Whatever garden we have now are patterned after either the Japanese or Western
styles or they are not worth calling gardens. A Filipino garden must be so designed as
to give one an immediate feel that it Indeed something Filipino. Western or Japanese
garden may stress restraint for that is the essence of their natural surroundings. Our
jungles declare profusion and exuberance and here lies the secret of our individuality.
We may not have the profuse flowers of Western gardens nor the delicate tracery
and definite shapes of Japanese plants. But we do have foliage riotous with color.
1. In this selection, the author most probably wants his readers to:
a. learn how to design a garden
b. give their gardens Filipino touch
c. be more nationalistic
d. create a garden of your own
2. The secret of individuality lies on our jungles declaring:
a. restraint
b. coolness
C. profusion and exuberance
d. imaginative
3. From reading this selection, we can conclude that:
a. It is not difficult to have a truly Filipino garden
b. a lovely garden that needs a lot of care
C. Filipino gardens are more beautiful than Japanese and western gardens
d. a Filipino garden needs to follow exact procedure
4. In this selection, the author is concerned mainly on:
a. how to arrange rocks and plants in a Filipino garden
b. how a Filipino garden should look
c. how Filipinos can make their own Philippine-inspired garden
d. how Filipinos take care of their gardens
5. In writing this selection, the author does:
a. advising
b. comparing
C. narrating
d. motivating​