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It will not be long from now and Tandang Sela will not go begging anymore, "Mel told his sister Sheila. Why did you say that?" asked Sheila. Didn't you know? "Mel asked. "The government had decided to help the beggars, young and old." "But how?" asked Sheila, still puzzled. "There are hundreds of beggars around. How can the government help them all?" "It is like this," explained Mel. "The young ones will be placed in the care of their relatives if they have any. The others will be sent to the provinces where they came from. The children who do not have anybody to look after them will be placed in an orphanage. The old ones who have neither families nor relatives will be housed in the Home for the Aged. They will be taken care of by the government "How nice!" Sheila said. "It is really a pity to see beggars, especially the Questions.
1. Who is Tandang Sela?
2. What news does Mel have for Sheila?
3. How did Sheila feel about the government's decision?
4. What is the message of the story?
Directions: Read the paragraph and answer the questions that follow.
HOME FOR THE AGED
It will not be long from now and Tandang Sela will not go begging anymore, "Mel told his sister Sheila. Why did you say that?" asked Sheila. Didn't you know? "Mel asked. "The government had decided to help the beggars, young and old." "But how?" asked Sheila, still puzzled. "There are hundreds of beggars around. How can the government help them all?" "It is like this," explained Mel. "The young ones will be placed in the care of their relatives if they have any. The others will be sent to the provinces where they came from. The children who do not have anybody to look after them will be placed in an orphanage. The old ones who have neither families nor relatives will be housed in the Home for the Aged. They will be taken care of by the government "How nice!" Sheila said. "It is really a pity to see beggars, especially the Questions.
1. Who is Tandang Sela?
2. What news does Mel have for Sheila?
3. How did Sheila feel about the government's decision?
4. What is the message of the story?
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1. Tandang Sela is one of the beggars known by Mel and Sheila.
1. Mel told Sheila the news about the government's plan for those homeless either young or old beggars.
3. Sheila felt happy and grateful about the government's decision.
4. The message of the story is that there will be no homeless beggars can be found anymore for the amazing government's plan for them.
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