Instructions: Read the story and answer the questions that follow. The Loving Monster - A Heartwarming Tale by: Mary Ross T. Castañares One morning, the child woke up from his long sleep because of the ham..ering and banging on the veranda. He exited the bed, rubbed his eyes, and went downstairs to see where the sounds came from. As he neared the front door, he found his father squatting over a broken lawnmower. The boy was used to seeing things like this. His father was always fixing things. They could be a leaking roof or a broken appliance. He was a man of few words, or maybe he was not just interested. "Good morning, Father!", despite the noise and the early hour, Baste greeted his father pleasantly. His father gave a fleeting glance up, his look uncommunicative, before returning to his work without saying anything. Baste sighed and went into the kitchen to prepare breakfast. His father entered the room and wiped his hands with a rag. "Eat up and get ready for school.", his father responded casually.
Answer (1)
Most likely event to occur next: Baste will go to school quietly, trying to hide his sadness. He will keep thinking about how his father treats him and wonder if something’s wrong with him, but still choose to do well in school to make his father proud.Textual Evidence: The father's cold reaction (“his look uncommunicative”) and casual tone when telling Baste to eat and get ready for school shows that he’s emotionally distant. Baste sighs and continues with his chores. This shows Baste’s emotional maturity and routine response to his father's indifference.
