Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Caraga Administrative Region
Division of Agusan del Sur

TRENTO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Trento, Agusandel Sur

VELINA R. ROLLON, HT-I

Head Teacher 1

October 28, 2015

Objectives 1
Guide Card 2-3
Activity Card 4 -5
Assessment Card 6
Enrichment Card 7-9
Reference Card 10
General Objectives
At the end of the lesson, 85% of the
English 7 students are expected to
read, understand and describe the
selections.
Sub- Tasks
1. Read the selections.
2. Get the main idea of the
selections.
3. Appreciate the moral lesson.
4. Discover the cause-effect in
the selection.
 LEAST MASTERD SKILLS
Reading Comprehension Skills

Sub Tasks
1. Read the selections and the questions that follow.
2. Identify the characters of the selections.
3. Get the main idea of the selection.
4. Identify the cause-effect relationship of the selections..

Directions: Read each of the selection and the questions that

follow. From the choices given, shade the circle that
corresponds to the correct answer.

Activity 1
Selection 1 A young girl gave her teacher a Christmas
gift. It was a beautiful seashell. “Where did you
get this?” the teacher asked. The child told her
that such shells are found only on a certain far
away beach.
The teacher was deeply touched because she
knew that the girl had walked a mile to find the
shells. “ You shouldn’t have travel so far just to
find a gift for me, “ she said. The girl smiled and
replied, “ The long walk is part of the gift.”
 A B C D
OOOO 1. What is the main idea of the selection?
a. Rare shells are good Christmas gift for teacher.
b. A young girl walked a mile to look for a gift for her
teacher.
c. A young girl has her teacher a rare shell for a Christmas
gift.
d. A teacher was deeply touched by a young girl’s Christmas
gift.
OOOO 2. What is the general mood expressed in the selection?
a. gay c. appreciative
b. sorrowful d. irritable
OOOO 3. Based on the selection, which of the following statement
shows cause and effect relationship?
a. The gift was a part of the long walk because she lives far
from school.
b. The girl enjoyed picking up sea shells to the teacher
because her house was by the sea.
c. The young girl gave a beautiful seashells the teacher
because there are a lot of it in their place.
d. The teacher was deeply touched because she knew that
the girl had walked a mile to find the gift.
Activity 2
Selection 2

A man had two daughters who looked so different from one

another. Clara was so pretty. She had many friends. Clara was so
plain looking that she kept to herself most of the time.
One day, as they were getting ready for school, the pretty
girl peered into the mirror beside her gentle sister. The latter
cried out to their father that the action was done to show off her
sister’s beauty in contrast to her lack of looks.
The father, instead of taking slides, advised them. I want
both of you to look into that mirror everyday. You, who are favored
of nature, remind yourself never to dishonor the beauty of your
face by negligence of your actions. And you who lack beauty, do not
mind this lack- for you have the attractiveness of your beautiful
character.
OOOO 4. As used in the selection, the word “peered” means most likely
a. shouted c. played
b. looked d. hid

OOOO5. The main idea of the selection is that

a. Beauty alone makes one a real person.
b. Everyone possesses a certain virtue.
c. Appearance is more lasting than good character.
d. Outer beauty outlasts inner qualities.

OOOO6. The value emphasized in the selection is _____

a. .humility c.patience
b .honesty d. obedience

OOOO7. What type of conflict is found in the selection?

A .man vs society c. man vs nature
B .man vs himself d. man vs man

OOOO8. What figure of speech is used in the last line of the story?
a. simile c. hyperbole
b .irony d. metaphor
 Activity 3
Selection 3

We were on the last week of our grand vacation. For the very first
time my husband Ricky and I travelled with our three kids. We took our
lunch at fast food eatery and my eleven-year-old daughter set aside
her favorite sandwich for merienda, keeping a tight watch over it.
Apparently she noticed that her sisters wanted to eat too. But then
she saw an old beggar half naked and dirty. Her heart moved with pity.
She gave her favorite sandwich to the old man who watched to her.
The joy in her heart overflowed. She felt good that she was
able to share her favorite sandwich with a needy person.

OOOO 9. Why did the eleven –year-old girl’s heart overflow with joy?
a. She was able to eat what she wanted c. She went on a vacation with her parents.
b. She was able to help someone in need d. She ate at her favorite fast food restaurant.
OOOO 10. What could have happened next in the story?
a. The old beggar thanked the girl for her generosity and kindness.
b. The couple scolded their daughter for giving her sandwich away.
c. The girl’s sister wished they had not eaten their sandwich earlier.
d. The girl asked her parents to buy her another sandwich.
Activity 4
Selection 4 Onions make us cry. Yet the spice our appetites up. Beef stew without
onions is like bread without butter. Onions are frequently used in the
preparation of soups, noodles, fried rice, and roast beef among others.
This aromatic herb is typical of the allium group of plants. It is
strongly flavored and has a sharp odor. This is due to the pungent oil
that contains sulfur. But onions not only satisfy our stomachs. They
also possess medical uses. They can stimulate bite production, lower
blood sugar levels, cure hypertension, speed the healing of gunshot
wounds and cure scorpion bites.

OOOO 11. The word sharp as used in the selection means

a. Having and edge or point c. very clear
b. Easily seen d. very strong
OOOO 12. The pronounit in the first paragraph, sixth sentence refers to ___
a. Plants c. herb
b. Onion d. allium
OOOO 13. The selection as a whole is about
a. Onions as appetizer c. Onions as stimulant.
b. Onions as food and remedy d. Onions as ointment
Activity 5 One afternoon Rodrigo found a sick man lying by the road
Selection 5 side crying for help. When Rodrigo heard this, he lighted from
his horse. He placed the sick man on the beast before him and
carried him in this manner to an inn. There he ordered food and
beds for the sick man and for himself.

OOOO 14. Based on the selection, which of the following would complete the
statement to show cause-effect relationship?
Rodrigo took pity on the man buy the roadside because
a. The man wanted a place to eat and rest. c. The man was tired and unable
to walk.
b. The man wanted to ride on the horse back. d. The man was sick and crying
for help.
OOOO 15. If Rodrigo had not found the sick man, this sick man would have
a. Gotten well without help c. Gone to the hospital
b. Gone to an inn alone d. died
OOOO 16. This can be inferred that Rodrigo is _____.
a. humble c. helpful
b. Vigilant d. duteous

Directions: Read the selection and the questions carefully. From the choices
given, select the letter that corresponds to the correct answer. Shade it
before the number.

Activity 6
Selection 6 Man’s Best Friend
One of the animals that help people most is a dog.
In some countries, dogs pull wagons the way our horses do.
In some cold lands of the North, dogs pull sleds.
There are other ways that dogs help you, too.
Policemen use them to look for missing people. Soldiers use
them to carry letters and medicines.
On farms, dogs care for the sheep. They keep them
together in the fields. At night,, they take the sheep
home. Dogs help blind people, too. Different dogs do
different kinds of work. Some are good at one kind. Some
are good at another.
A B C D
OOOO 17.. What kind of animal is a dog?
a .Industrious c. helpful
b .Kind d. loving

OOOO 18. Give the meaning of the word Wagon through context clues as used
in the selection.
a. Bus c. a man
b. A vehicle d. a load
OOOO 19. The story as a whole is about
a. Looking for missing people c. dog’s attitude
b. Pulling sleds d. how dogs help people
OOOO 20. Dogs help blind people.
a. Yes c. does not say
b. No d. maybe
OOOO 21. All dogs can do any kind of work.
a. Yes c. does not say
b. No d. maybe

Activity 7
If people could only be more selfless, this world would be a much better
Selection 7
place to live in. If people could only be more giving and would share
their blessing with others, then this world would be less chaotic. If
people would only offer a helping hand to those who are needy rather
than depriving them of help, then there would be less hungry,
impoverished, sick, and unhappy people.

English Runway by,

Raymund T. Perez

OOOO 22. Which sentence shows cause and effect relationship?

a. THERE would be less hungry and unhappy people.
b. If people would be more selfless, this world would be a much better place.
c. This world would be less chaotic.
d. If people would only offer a helping hand to those who are needy rather
than depriving them of help.
OOOO 23. Which sentence shows cause and effect relationship?
a. There would be less hungry and unhappy people.
b. If people would be more selfless, this world would be a much better place.
c. This world would be less chaotic.
 d. If people would only offer a helping hand to those who are needy rather
than depriving them of help.
OOOO 24. What is the main idea of the selection?
a. People in this world are selfless.
b. If only peole could share what they have.
c. This world is unfair for there is no compassion.
d. People in this word are focused on their own account.
OOOO 25. What is the cause of all problems in this world?
a. We are all victims of this selfish world.
b. We are all concerned with our own family.
c. There is no compassion in all works on life.
d. Ther e is more technology that changed us.
OOOO 26.What is the speaker is trying to sayin repeating this line? ‘ If people could
only be …..’
a. It means that people nowadays are self centered.
b. It means that poverty forced us to be selfish.
c. It means that people nowadays forgot the value of peace.
d. Modernization changed our way of living.

Activity 8

Write S if the sentence is simple sentence and write C if the sentence is a compound
sentence on the space provided for.
______27. She loves to clean the house neatly.
______28. Ana listen carefully to her mother’s advice.
______29. Either Ben or Dave drive the car.
______30. The guest had arrive, the audience gave him a rousing welcome.
Reading is an avenue to success. It opens our minds to a
greater opportunity to success.
For further Readings . . . . .
Moving Ahead in English
By Socorro R. Villamejor, Ph. D.
Communicating in English II
By Ministry ofF Education and Culture
Journeying through Literature by lourna V. Tagay and
Luisa Z. Brutas
College English for Today by Fernando.HAbana. Cinco

Prepared by:

VELINA R. ROLLON
HEAD TEACHER I
October 28, 2015