Bulacan's Barefoot Millionaire

Bulacan's Barefoot Millionaire

When we encounter difficult words, we study the surrounding sentences or words to find out its meaning through context.

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Context Clues

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Multiple Choice

His project is not due until two months from now. He is not worried about it; he has ample time. Ample means:

• very limited

• more than enough

• no more

Multiple Choice

The group of students were reprimanded by the school administration for their revolutionary beliefs. They did not adhere to the normal order. Revolutionary means:

• simple and practical

• common or often encountered

• something that is not normal

Open Ended

Do you think a poor person can become rich? How?

cochero - coachman

consequence - the result of an action

cultivate - to prepare land for the raising of crops​

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​Words to Learn

overseer - a person who supervises

peddler - a person who travels to sell wares​

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​Words to Learn

Guide Questions

1) Why was Ba Ramon's elementary education cut short?

2) A few years later, when Ba Ramon returned to his hometown, what did he decide to work as?

3) What kind of business did Ba Ramon venture into in 1925?

4) When he accompanied his son to make formal marriage proposal, how did the girl's father react?

5) What happened when Ba Ramon tried to buy some wristwatches?​

Answers

1) His education was cut short because his father was arrested by the Spaniards.

2) When Ba Ramon returned to his hometown, he worked as a cochero.

3) Ba Ramon ventured into the fishpond business.

4) When he accompanied his son, the girl's father was unimpressed by him.

5) When Ba Ramon tried to buy some wristwatches, the salesmen ignored him.