Activity Sheet

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ENGLISH 6
QUARTER 2
Week 3-Day 1
Listening Comprehension
EN6LC-IIc- 3.2
Distinguish various types of informational/factual text

Vocabulary Development
EN6V-IIc- 12.3.3
EN6V-IIc- 12.4.1.3
EN6V-IIc- 12.4.2.3
Infer meaning of borrowed words and content specific terms using
-context clues -affixes and roots -other strategies (Health)

Attitude
EN6A-IIc-16
Observe politeness at all times
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Let’s Learn This

In the previous week, you learned about various types of informational text.

Today, you will learn more about types of informational text and how to distinguish one
from the other.

Let’s Try This

Task 1. For Your Information (FYI)

Listen to your teacher as he/she reads the text below. Be ready to answer questions
about the text.

Eating Healthy
Ethan loved eating chicken nuggets, pizza, fries, and burgers. To drink, he
always liked milk shakes, cola, or sugary drinks. The sweeter it was, the more he liked
it.
“You can’t keep eating this stuff!” Ethan’s mom complained.
“Why? It tastes so good.”
His mother frowned and crossed her arms. “You eat too much sugar.”
“Yum! Sugar.” Ethan smiled happily. “Look at what you’re eating for
breakfast.”
Ethan looked at the food in front of him. It looked good to him.
“I’m having juice, super rainbow sugar sprinkle krispies, and a donut.” He smiled
and took a bite of his glazed, jelly-filled donut. He chewed and then stopped when his
teeth began to ache.
“Ethan, you’re going to have to go to the dentist if you’re getting cavities.” “No,
I’m not!” Ethan denied it. He took another bite to prove he was fine. His
teeth really ached, though.
“See?” His mother sighed.
“Why do all the delicious things have to be bad for me? I can’t eat
broccoli forever. I’m not a rabbit.”
“I know, but you don’t get all the vitamins and minerals you need from the stuff
you like to eat. All that food is sugar and fat. You need good food for healthy teeth,
eyes, and even your brain!” His mother explained. “If you can’t start making healthy
choices more often, I won’t buy any junk food or sweets to keep in the house for
snacks.”
“That’s not fair!” Ethan whined.
Whining didn’t work with mother. It made her more serious. “Snacks are
supposed to be occasional treats, not your regular meals. I should have bought more

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healthy breakfast foods for you. Tomorrow you will have eggs, toast without jam, bacon,
some fresh fruit, and a glass of milk.”
“That doesn’t sound too bad.”
“I’m not going to put all these sweets in your lunch anymore, either. You will get
yogurt, raisins, or fresh fruit for your dessert in your lunch, okay?”
Ethan didn’t want to agree, but his mom’s suggestion wasn’t really that bad.
Maybe his teeth wouldn’t hurt so much anymore, either. He really didn’t like trips to the
dentist.

Use the information in the story to answer the following questions.

1. What kind of food does Ethan like to eat?
A. Healthy food
B. Only meat
C. Sweet food
D. Organic food

2. Why do Ethan’s teeth hurt?

A. He’s getting cavities.
B. He’s chewing too much.
C. He just went to the dentist.
D. None of the above

3. Which is a NOT a reason why Ethan’s mom wants him to eat healthy?
A. Healthy foods have vitamins.
B. Healthy foods won’t hurt his teeth.
C. Healthy foods help his body.
D. Healthy foods taste bad.

4. Why does Ethan think he won’t mind breakfast tomorrow?

A. He gets to eat the same sweet stuff still.
B. He gets to go to a restaurant for breakfast.
C. He gets to eat ice cream for breakfast.
D. The food he gets to eat tomorrow sounds delicious.

5. What is another benefit for Ethan of eating healthy?

A. He won’t have to see the dentist so often.
B. He will get fat.
C. He will not like the food.
D. He will be sad, because he can’t eat delicious food.

Source
“Eating Healthy.” Accessed August 24, 2917.
http://files.havefunteaching.com/worksheets/reading/reading-comprehension/eating-healthy-second-
grade-reading-comprehension-worksheet.pdf

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Task 2. Look for that Clue

Remember that the five types of context clues are (1)definition (synonym/restatement),
(2)contrast, (3)examples, (4)general sense of the sentence, and (5)clue from another
sentence. For each sentence below, use the context to help you determine the
meaning of the italicized word.
1. Because there was so little precipitation this year, the crops dried up and died.
A) fertilizer
B) planting
C) rain

2. Although I was unable to understand all of the details of the presentation, I did get
the gist of it.
A) humor
B) main point
C) notes

3. At a special ceremony, the police chief gave the officer a commendation for bravery.
A) an award for an outstanding achievement
B) an object designed to bring good luck
C) a lecture

4. One brother is an erudite professor; the other brother, however, has never shown any
interest in books or learning.
A) old; elderly
B) well-educated; well-read
C) snobbish; stuck up

5. Night is the time when many animals forage, or search, for food.
A) come out at night
B) sleep
C) search for food

6. The waiter was so brusque that we left only a small tip. He was impolite
and impatient, and seemed annoyed whenever we asked for something.
A) acting or speaking in a rude, abrupt manner
B) frightening looking
C) knowledgeable and skilled

7. The store specializes in cutlery, such as forks and knives, that has unique designs.
A) spices and seasonings
B) plates, bowls, and cups
C) silverware; eating utensils

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8. My sister loathes broccoli, but she loves spinach.

A) dislikes intensely
B) eats eagerly
C) prepares and cooks

9. Psychologists have conducted research on altruism, which can be defined as

"putting the needs and welfare of others above one's own needs and well-being."
A) psychologists who conduct research
B) research conducted by psychologists
C) putting the needs and welfare of others above one's own needs and well-
being

Reference:
"Context clues." Accessed June 17, 2017.
http://highered.mheducation.com/sites/0073123587/student_view0/chapter3/context_clues__exercise_1.h
tml

Let’s Study This

You listened to an informational text. Informational text is defined as text with the
primary purpose of expressing information about the arts, sciences, or social studies.
This text ranges from newspaper and magazine articles to digital information to
nonfiction trade books to textbooks and reference materials.

There are specifically four types of informational text: literary nonfiction, expository,
argument or persuasion, and procedural.

ThereLiteraryarespecificallyNonfictionfour types of informational text: literary nonfiction,

expository, argument or persuasion, and procedural.
Literary nonfiction includes shorter texts, such as “personal essays, speeches,
opinion pieces, essays about art or literature, biographies, memoirs, journalism, and
historical, scientific, technical, or economic accounts (including digital sources) written
for a broad audience.” Autobiographies, biographies, other narrative nonfiction,
informational picture books, and informational poetry often fit into this category.

Narrative informational text typically communicates accurate information and

has a well-defined beginning, middle, and end. Informational poetry weaves facts into
poems.

Finally, informational alphabet and counting books allow authors to use a

creative format to share factual information, as in Alan Schroeder’s Ben Franklin: His
Wit and Wisdom from A–Z. Schroeder includes details of Franklin’s life and his sayings
in a clever, almanac style.

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Procedural Texts

Procedural texts provide step-by-step guidelines that describe how to complete

a task. They often include a materials-needed section and graphics that illustrate the
process, as found in Doug Stillinger’s The Klutz Book of Paper Airplanes. Jane Drake
and Ann Love’s Get Outside provides readers with rules for games and directions for
making things like bird feeders, kites, and sundials.

Expository Texts

Expository texts utilize various text structures, such as description, cause and
effect, comparison and contrast, problem and solution, question and answer, and
temporal sequence.

Argument or Persuasion Texts

Argument or persuasion texts provide evidence with the intent of influencing

the beliefs or actions of the target audience. These texts typically include claims,
evidence, and warrants to explain how the evidence is linked to the claims. Writers of
persuasion or argument also make appeals—appeals to the author’s credibility, to the
audience’s needs, or to reason and evidence.

Can you distinguish the types of informational text?

References:
"Informational texts." Accessed June 17, 2017. https://www.booklistonline.com/Classroom-Connections-
Informational-Texts-and-the-Common-Core/pid=5641482.

Let’s Do This

Task 3. Talking About This

With your groupmates, read and talk about the informational text you listened to. Fill in
the table below with your responses.

Title Type of Informational Text

Task 4. I Heard Them Right!

Group yourselves into four. Your teacher will assign informational text to your group.
With your groupmates, read the text in front of the class. As you read, ask the other
groups to listen and tell them to identify what type of informational text you are reading.
Let them write their answer on a “show me board.”

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Group 1
Dr Jose Protacio Rizal was born in the town of Calamba, Laguna on 19th June
1861. The second son and the seventh among the eleven children of Francisco Mercado
and Teodora Alonso.
With his mother as his first teacher, he began his early education at home and
continued in Binan, Laguna. He entered a Jesuit-run Ateneo Municipal de Manila in 1872
and obtained a bachelor's degree with highest honors in 1876. He studied medicine at
the University of Santo Tomas but had to stop because he felt that the Filipino students
were being discriminated by their Dominican tutors. He went to Madrid at Universidad
Central de Madrid and in 1885 at the age of 24, he finished his course in Philosophy and
Letters with a grade of “Excellent.”

Group 2
A sundial compass is a combination of these two instruments, consisting of a
portable sundial which is attached over a compass via a hinge. There are some
adjustable legs that need to be used to level the instrument if not on level ground. The
gnome is hinged and needs to be put in the up position where it locks into place. There
should be what looks like a protractor that is to the right of the gnome that is on a hinge,
and this needs to be flipped up as well. The protractor is used to set the sundial to the
correct latitude angle, while the compass is used to find true north based on the area’s
magnetic north declination.
Once your sundial compass has been leveled, set to the correct latitude, and to
true north, a shadow will be cast onto the sundial’s face by the gnome. For use in the
southern hemisphere, the same procedure is followed with the exception that true South
must be found instead of true North.

Group 3
Just like visible light, infrared light, and radio waves, ultraviolet light is
electromagnetic radiation. On the spectrum, ultraviolet light lies between violet light and x
rays, with wavelengths ranging from four to 400 nanometers. Although it is undetectable
to the naked eye, anyone who has been exposed to too much sunlight has probably Group 4
noted the effects of ultraviolet light, for it is this radiation that causes tanning, sunburn,
and can lead to skin cancer.

Group 4

Teenagers are forever being told that they need a good education so that they can
have the career they want, but many do not listen. However, it is important to remember
that your schooling, no matter how long it may feel, lasts for just a few short years
compared to the rest of your life ahead of you. Therefore, it is better to sacrifice a little bit
of fun now so that you can find happiness in later life, as you will be happier if you can do
a job that you enjoy and afford to do the things you want.

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References:
"Sun dial." Accessed June 17, 2017. http://www.crazycrow.com/site/sundial-compass/.
"Jose rizal." Accessed June 17, 2017. https://hubpages.com/education/jose-rizal.
"Ultraviolet rays and Radiation." Accessed August 24, 2017. http://www.encyclopedia.com/science-and-
technology/physics/physics/ultraviolet-radiation.
"Argumentative Essay: The Benefits of Going to School." Accessed August 24, 2017.
https://www.scholaradvisor.com/essay-examples/benefits-of-going-to-school/.

Task 5. Mix and Match

Match the following types of informational text to its decription. Write the letter of the
correct answer on the blank before each number.

____1. Argument text A. utilizes question and answer, problems and

____2. Literary Nonfiction
____3. Procedural text
____4. Expository text
solutions
B. provides step-by-step guidelines that
describe how to complete a task
C. includes, biographies, memoirs, journalism,
and historical, scientific, technical, or
economic accounts
D. includes claims, evidence, and warrants to
explain how the evidence is linked to the
claims.

Let’s Enrich Ourselves

Task 6. Cut it Out

Cut a short selection from old newspapers or magazines. Paste it in your notebook
then, write what type of informational text it is.

Prepared by:

MELISSA D. VIDAD

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ANSWER KEY
(For Teachers’ Use Only)

Task 1. For Your Information (FYI)

1. C
2. A
3. D
4. D
5. A

Task 2. Look for that Clue

1. C) rain
2. B) main point
3. A) an award for an outstanding achievement
4. B) well-educated; well-read
5. C) search for food
6..A) acting or speaking in a rude, abrupt manner
7. C) silverware; eating utensils
8. A) dislikes intensely
9. C) putting the needs and welfare of others above one's own needs and well-being

Task 3. Talking About This

Title Type of Informational Text
Eating Healthy Literary Non-fiction

Task 4. I Heard Them Right!

Group 1- literary nonfiction

Group 2 -procedural text
Group 3- expository text
Group 4- argument/persuasion text
Task 5. Mix and Match

1. D
2. C
3. B
4. A

Task 6. Cut it Out

Answers may vary.

Prepared by:

MELISSA D. VIDAD

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