GRADE

Leveled Reader (Chapters 1-4)

The Scavenger Hunt

Story by Nathalie Louge and Suzanne Simard

Illustrations by Rea Diwata Mendoza

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Leveled Reader in English
The Scavenger Hunt (Chapters 1-4)

Story by Nathalie Louge and Suzanne Simard

Illustrations by Rea Diwata Mendoza
Reviewed by Dr. Rosalina Villaneza (DepEd Bureau of Learning Delivery),
Dr. Paraluman Giron, and Regina Ubaña
2016 by U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
Produced for the Department of Education under the Basa Pilipinas Program

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Philippine Government’s early grade reading program. Implemented in close
collaboration with the Department of Education (DepEd), Basa Pilipinas aims to improve
the reading skills for at least one million early grade students in Filipino, English, and
selected Mother Tongues. This will be achieved by improving reading instruction, reading
delivery systems, and access to quality reading materials.

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 Chapter 1

Jean reads the clue again, “A deep

place full of trees.”

“Maybe it’s a garden?” Lee says quietly.

“There are not a lot of trees in gardens,
Lee,” Jean says thoughtfully.
“Oh wait, I know!” Jean squeals. “I think
it’s a forest.”
“Great idea,” Steve says.

They all quickly leave for the forest. Jean

and Lee hope they will find their next
clue there.

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In the forest, they are greeted by many
big, green trees. It is quite lush. It is
a lovely scene.

“Hmm, the place where two trees lean,”

Jean reads carefully.

They all walk ahead and peek up into

the tall trees. They walk here and there
through the paths. Jean and Lee want
to find the next clue.

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“Over here!” Lee calls loudly. He has
found something. Maybe it’s the next
clue?

They all speedily run over to see Lee.

“I found two trees that lean,” Lee says

proudly.
“Those are not trees,” Jean says. “They
are just weeds.”
“Oh,” says Lee, sadly. “But at least they
lean.”

They quickly walk on to find the next

clue.

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Then, they come into a clearing in the
forest. Two tall leaning trees are in the
middle.

“Two trees that lean!” Jean screams.

“We have to step under them and find

out the next clue,” Lee says hurriedly.

They all carefully kneel down under the

leaning trees. They see a small bag of
beans and another clue. Lee quickly
reaches for the clue to read it.

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Lee reads slowly, “Seek the next clue by
following the stream to the east. In front
of a steep hill of water and mist, you will
find the next clue.”

“Follow the stream to the east,” Jean says.

“How do we know which way is east?”
Lee asks thoughtfully.
“And what is a steep hill of water and
mist?” asks Jean.

They team together to see where they

need to go next. They have a lot to think
about.

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 Skill Builder 1
Skill Builder

Phonics: Long e vowel spelling

Patterns: VCe (silent e), ee, ea

Fill in the missing letters to make the

long e sound.

Find the word in the leveled reader.

Then, copy it in your notebook.

str_ _m tr_ _s gr_ _ted

h_re b_ _ns st_ _p
_ _st n_ _d th_se

Spelling Words

read find which here read

green me tree eat these

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 Chapter 2

“When we face the sun, it is east,” Jean

says.
“A steep hill of water and mist … ,” they
think aloud.
“I’ve got it!” Lee screams suddenly.
“Steve, you want us to go to that tall and
loud waterfall east of here.”
“Yes, a waterfall is a steep hill of water
and mist,” Steve says happily.

They all take off to find the stream.

Lee and Jean are so happy to have

figured it out.

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They arrive at the fast flowing stream.

“We need to follow it going east,” Lee

says.

“But we can’t do it from here. We

need to get our feet wet and cross this
stream,” Jean says.

Lee is fearful. He is scared to cross the

rushing stream. Steve kindly takes his
brother by the hand. They roll up their
pants to their knees and cross the rushing
stream carefully.

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At the waterfall, they look around
everywhere. They look left, they look
right. They look up, they look down.

Jean quickly reads the clue again,

“In front of a steep hill of water and mist,
you will find the next clue.” “This mist
looks like steam,” she says.

She stands in front of the tall waterfall

and looks down at a rock. “I found the
clue!” she screams joyfully. “It says look
for the bag of mangoes.”

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They all run over fast.

“A little bag of mangoes?” Jean asks.

“We now have beans and mangoes.”
“And, we have a new clue,” Lee says
excitedly. He reaches for it.

Lee reads the clue this time, “Up high

in the sky where it is bright, you can see
everyone in town but you are out of
sight.”
“Up high in the sky?” Jean asks wrinkling
her nose.
“You can see everyone in town but you
are out of sight?” Lee asks.

“Where could that be?” Lee and Jean

think hard.
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 Skill Builder 2
Skill Builder

Vocabulary: Match the synonyms.

stream look

puzzle river

scared scream

see riddle

squeal afraid

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 Chapter 3

Jean reads the clue again, “Where the

bread is white and they bake a pie,
you will find your next clue in a pile of
lemons.”

Jean thinks of where the bread is white.

Bread is almost always white.

Lee thinks of where pies are baked.

Pies are mostly baked in kitchens or in
bakeries.

And Steve thinks of eating a pie. There

are so many kinds of pies.

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“I know where it is,” Jean says. “It’s at
Uncle Mike’s bakery!”

They pile into the elevator and ride

down. They walk left and then right to
the bakery. They are almost there.
Lee gently pushes the door to the
bakery. The chimes on the door ring like
a bell.

“Hello, children. Hello, Steve,” says Uncle

Mike. “I was waiting for you. Are you
looking for another new clue?”
“Yes, Uncle Mike!” Lee shouts excitedly.
“Please, where are your lemons?”

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Uncle Mike guides them to the back.
It is quite small in the back of the shop.
He kindly gives them each a slice of
lemon pie. They all eat quickly.

“Here is the pile of lemons,” says

Uncle Mike. “And, here is a bag of flour.”

“We now have beans, mangoes, rice,

and flour,” Jean says.

“And, you have a new clue,” Steve says

with a smile.

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Lee reads the last clue. “It’s in a wide
room where a fire burns and meals are
made. This is a place where you have
played.”

“A wide room where a fire burns?”

Jean asks.

“In a wide room where a fire burns and

meals are made?” Lee asks.

“In the place where you have played,”

Steve says. “Where could that be?”

They all finish their pie. Lee and Jean

think deeply.
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 Skill Builder 3
Skill Builder

Phonics: VCe (silent e), igh

Search through the text and find

three words with each of these
spelling patterns:

VCe igh
(kite) (bright)

Spelling Words

think together where night rice

bright smile right spice kind

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 Chapter 4

It is almost night. They all think and think

about the last clue. They need to think
quickly! The day is almost over.

“I know,” Lee says loudly. “It’s the kitchen

in our house, Jean.”

“That’s right, Lee,” Steve says. “It’s

Mama’s kitchen!”

They walk back home in a good mood.

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When they arrive, Steve says, “You made
it! You are so smart and bright.”

“We made it. You gave us hard clues.

We have beans, mangoes, rice, and
flour,” Jean says.

“And now, you have spices,” Steve says.

“What are we going to do with beans,

mangoes, rice, flour, and spices?”
Lee asks.

“Ah! That is your final task,” Steve says

with a smile.

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Jean looks around the kitchen.

“Hmm, we have all we need to make a

meal,” Jean says.

“What a great team you are!” Steve says

proudly. “You figured it out.”

Lee takes the beans, rice, and spices.

Jean takes the mangoes and flour.

What will they make?

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Lee skillfully makes a big pot of rice and
beans. He carefully adds a pinch of his
spices.

Jean makes a big mango pie. It smells

good.

Steve invites Uncle Mike to join the meal.

They neatly set the table. The meal is
ready to eat.

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As they eat, they talk about their trip to
the green forest. They talk about their trip
to the tall waterfall. They talk about their
trip to the top floor of the tall building up
high in the sky. They talk about their trip
to Uncle Mikes’s bakery. They talk about
their trip back home when it was almost
night.

Steve says, “I am so proud of you. What

did you learn?”
Jean speaks up, “I learned that when we
all work together, we can find answers to
puzzles and problems.”
“And we get hungry doing it,” Lee adds
smiling.

They all clap and agree.

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 Skill Builder 4
Skill Builder

Grammar: Change the following

words into adverbs.

quick sad proud

slow nice light

neat loud careful

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Skill Builder

Describe the illustration from the

story you read. Write 1-2 sentences
about it.

1 _______________________
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2 _______________________
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3 _______________________
_______________________
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 Extra Fun
Leveled Reader (Chapter 1-4)
Scavenger Hunt Fun!

You can write clues for your

classmates and send them on
a scavenger hunt!

1. Think of five clues that describe

places in your classroom. Write them
on five different small pieces of
paper.

2. Number the clues 1-5.

3. Write a nice message to surprise

your friend and put it in the final
place you describe in clue 5.

4. Hide clues 2-4 in the places you

describe in your clues. Keep clue 1
and give it to your friend to start the
scavenger hunt.

5. Have fun!

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 Leveled Reader (Chapters 1-4)

The Scavenger Hunt

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