Mang Ben's carabao, a strong farm animal, pulled the cart of rice sacks. What does 'carabao' mean?

Mang Tonyo pushed his bangka, a small wooden boat, into the quiet sea. What does 'bangka' mean?

Lita buys sugar at the sari-sari store, a small neighborhood shop, before breakfast. What does 'sari-sari store' mean?

Farmers in Bicol grow abaca, a plant with strong fibers, and make it into rope. What does 'abaca' mean?

For the fiesta, Aling Rosa cooked adobo, a dish simmered in vinegar and soy sauce. What does 'adobo' mean?

A typhoon, a powerful storm with strong winds and heavy rain, closed the schools. What does 'typhoon' mean?

Families slept in the evacuation center, a safe building for people who left flooded homes, that night. What does 'evacuation center' mean?

Each family received a ration, a fixed share of food, during the emergency. What does 'ration' mean?

The farmers dried palay, rice grains that still have their husks, under the sun. What does 'palay' mean?

Ana rolled out the banig, a mat woven from dried leaves, for the children. What does 'banig' mean?

The class planted mangroves, trees that grow in salty water, along the shore. What does 'mangrove' mean?

The city stores its water in a reservoir, a large lake built to hold water, outside town. What does 'reservoir' mean?

Irrigation, the work of bringing water to dry fields, helped the farmers plant rice. What does 'irrigation' mean?

Our class makes compost, rich soil made from rotted leaves, for the school garden. What does 'compost' mean?

The Ifugao built rice terraces, wide flat steps cut into a hillside, for planting. What does 'terrace' mean?

The veterinarian, a doctor who treats animals, checked the farmer's sick goat. What does 'veterinarian' mean?

The meteorologist, a scientist who studies the weather, said rain would fall by Friday. What does 'meteorologist' mean?

Ric read the glossary, a list of terms explained in a book, before the test. What does 'glossary' mean?

Ms. Cruz is the curator, the person who cares for a museum's collection, at our town museum. What does 'curator' mean?

The students painted a mural, a large picture painted straight onto a wall, near the gate. What does 'mural' mean?

Her uncle is an artisan, a worker who makes things by hand, in the pottery shop. What does 'artisan' mean?

Weavers in Ilocos use a loom, a wooden frame for weaving cloth, to make blankets. What does 'loom' mean?

Birds rest in the sanctuary, a place where wild animals are safe, beside the lake. What does 'sanctuary' mean?

Bats are nocturnal, awake and active at night, so we rarely see them by day. What does 'nocturnal' mean?

Every year the birds begin their migration, a long trip to another place, before the cold months. What does 'migration' mean?

The moth uses camouflage, colors that let an animal blend with its surroundings, to hide. What does 'camouflage' mean?

The deer is a herbivore, an animal that eats only plants, so it looks for grass. What does 'herbivore' mean?

The drought, a long stretch of weeks without rain, dried the rice fields. What does 'drought' mean?

Erosion, the slow wearing away of soil by water and wind, cut lines into the hill. What does 'erosion' mean?

After the flood, sediment, the sand and mud carried by water, covered the road. What does 'sediment' mean?

Mang Isko pushes a kariton, a wooden cart with wheels, to collect bottles and old papers. What does 'kariton' mean?

They rested inside a kubo, a small hut roofed with dried palm leaves, beside the field. What does 'kubo' mean?

The farmer sharpened his bolo, a long, wide knife for cutting grass and branches. What does 'bolo' mean?

Every morning Rita buys pandesal, soft bread rolls baked before sunrise, from the bakery. What does 'pandesal' mean?

Lolo grilled tinapa, fish that has been smoked to keep it fresh, for our breakfast. What does 'tinapa' mean?

The neighbors showed bayanihan, the custom of helping one another, when they rebuilt a roof. What does 'bayanihan' mean?

Our barangay, the smallest unit of local government, held a clean-up drive on Saturday. What does 'barangay' mean?

At three o'clock we had merienda, a light snack eaten between meals, under the mango tree. What does 'merienda' mean?

Ate squeezed kalamansi, a small green citrus fruit, into the fish sauce. What does 'kalamansi' mean?

The pupils rode a jeepney, a long vehicle with side seats for many passengers, to the program. What does 'jeepney' mean?