1. Reading Comprehension
Theme: World of Animals
Topic: The Ant and the Cricket
(English Year 5, pg 60-61)
Class: 5 Cerdik (Average pupils)
Time: 60 minutes

2. Pre-reading
Activity A (3.3.1)
Label the insects using the phrases given.

3. Pre-Reading
Activity B (3.2.2)
Match the pictures to the correct seasons.
summer
autumn
spring
winter

4. While Reading
Activity A (3.8)
Read the story and as you read , find the answers to the questions at the side of the text.
1. What did the ant do during summer?
2. Why did the leaves turn brown and fall to the ground?

5. 3. Why did Cricket go to Ant’s house?

6. While Reading Activity B (3.6)
Read the story again. Complete the table to describe the characters of the ant and the cricket. Use the words given to help you.
playful
hardworking
lazy
diligent
irresponsible
kind
energetic
idle

7. Post Reading
Activity A (3.6.2)
Find the words in the passage that are similar to the following words.
happy
Line 1 1
keep
Line 5 2
began
Line 13 3
hungry 4
Line 17
gather
Line 21 5

8. What does the incident teach you as pupils?
Post Reading
Activity B (3.9.6 & 3.9)
Group discussion. 1.
The cricket did not store food for himself during winter. He was starving.
What does the incident teach you as pupils?
What do you think will happen if the ant did
not store enough food for winter? 2.

9. Nor Aziah Binti Jamaluddin
Prepared by:
Nor Aziah Binti Jamaluddin
Mahani Binti Hamzah
Hazidah Binti Abd Aziz
Salbiah Binti Tunggal
Rizana Binti Jahidin