GED0001 Scoring:

POST-READING WORKSHEET 10 = Complete with all appropriate entry

8-9 = Lacks 1 appropriate entry
Name: Angelo U. Payod Section: K01 Date: October 14, 2019 Score: /30 6-7 = Includes inappropriate entries
4-5 = Does not demonstrate familiarity with strategies
Title of Reading Selection: EDSA as Metaphor 1-3 = unfinished

A. Recall vocabulary. Direction: Use in a sentence the five (5) specialized terms listed you listed in the
prewriting worksheet for this selection. (5 pts)
Specialized terms Sample Sentence
EDSA (Epifanio de los Santos Avenue) The pollution along EDSA is principally a problem for those who are exposed to it during most of the day.
MRT (Metro Rail Transit) People are standing in queues and cramming themselves in the few MRT trains available.
MMDA (Metropolitan Manila MMDA is the agency responsible for the delivery of public services in Metro Manila.
Development Authority)
GDP (Gross Domestic Product) Growth in GDP remains the bedrock of government economic policy.
APEC (Asia Pacific Economic The preparation for APEC summit caused chaos to some.
Cooperation)

B. Recall information. Direction: Answer the following questions. (10 pts)

1. What is the topic of the selection? The topic of the selection is all about EDSA
2. What is the author’s main point about the topic of the selection? The main point of the author is to elaborate the facts about EDSA to enlighten the readers about
the issues that we’re still facing up to this day.
3. Which idea(s) in the text support(s) the author’s thesis? Corruption was not eradicated. Transportation projects envisioned as early as the 1970s, were marred by
corruption and inefficiency, delaying their implementation.
4. Which specific details are used to support the author’s points? If you truly understand what people living in the city are going through, then you will understand
that EDSA is a metaphor of the things we have been enduring for far too long.

C. Fill out graphic organizers.

Direction: Use the KWL graphic organizer for the selection you have just read and fill it with information from the text. The back of this paper can be used for more space. (10
pts)

What I Know What I Want to Learn What I Learned

• Edsa is known for heavy traffic • Is there really a transportation crisis in our country? • EDSA is a 23.8 km highway
• People power revolution was held in EDSA • Can we conclude that corruption is ineradicable? • 19% of the people who die on our roads were walking

D. Express opinions. (5 pts)

1. Do you agree with the author’s thesis? To what extent do you agree/disagree? Yes, I agree, and I think many citizens would do the same. Mr. Lasco presented a very
relatable perspective that serves as a metaphor to the daily struggles that we endure each and every day.
2. Are you convinced by the evidence the author presented in the text to support its main idea? Why? Yes, because he included historical events and statistical facts in his
statements to support his main idea given the fact that his argument is already evident to most of us.