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Peter’s College of Ormoc

Ormoc City, Leyte, Philippines

Basic Education Department

Academic Year 2019 - 2020
SY 2019 – 2020x School Theme:
One community moving towards social transformation—Our gift to the 21 st century

ENGLISH 10 ACTIVITIES
I. RESEARCH RELATED TERMS.
Learning Competency: Get familiar with technical terms used in research EN10V-IVa-30

Choose from the pool of words what suits the description in each of the following items below. Write
your answer on the space provided before the number. (15 pts.)

survey interview primary source bibliography research thesis statement timeline

questionnaire note cards working outline independent variable secondary source
review of related literature flashback dependent variable statement of the problem

__________________________________ 1. It is a method of data gathering where a group of people are asked the
same question orally or in writing.
___________________________________ 2. It is a page that contains the list of all sources of information used in
research paper.
___________________________________ 3. It provides direct or first-hand evidence about an event, object, person,
or work of art.
___________________________________ 4. It is the cause, can stand alone and isn’t changed by the other variables.
___________________________________ 5. It is the systematic investigation into and study of materials and sources
in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions.
___________________________________ 6. It is a method of data gathering where an authority or an expert is asked
to answer a set of questions on a specified date and place.
___________________________________ 7. It is a data gathering instrument where questions from the research are
to be answered by a group of people.
___________________________________ 8. It refers to the structured used in arranging chronologically the
important events in a story or in a character’s real life.
___________________________________ 9. It is a second hand information, published account that is created after
primary source.
___________________________________ 10. It is a factor or phenomenon that is changed by the effect of an
associated factor.

___________________________________ 11. It is an index card that contain information borrowed from sources.
___________________________________ 12. It is a sentence-length guide that tells what your research paper will
prove.
___________________________________ 13. It is a temporary work that contains the major issue that the research
intends to solve.
___________________________________ 14. It contains the major issue that the research intends to solve.
___________________________________ 15. It is a process of remembering, collecting, selecting and reading
different sources of information that have a connection to the research
topic.

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II. COHESIVE DEVICES & TEXT COHESION.
Learning Competency : Expand ideas using principles of cohesion and coherence
EN10WC-IIIa- 14.1.1

A. Read each sentence carefully to understand the relationship between the different parts of the
sentence before deciding on the conjunction that expresses this relationship. In some cases, there
may be more than one possible answer. Choose your answers from the box below. Write your
answers on the spaces provided. (10 pts.)

since because as well as when however in other words

as but such as also consequently for example

1. The police spray the protesters with water cannons and ____________________________ they disperse.
2. _________________________________ the school was not built to a high enough standard, it collapsed
during the earthquake.
3. He wrote a number of well-known poems ______________________________ his novels.
4. _________________________ snakes reach maturity they have already reached their maximum length.
5. This is not, __________________________, true of the reticulated python, which goes on to grow three
times longer after maturity.
6. If you’ve got the faith; _________________________, if you believe in God, you can believe that anything is
possible. _______________________________, you will realise that you can be cured of any disease.
7. Graphene, the thinnest material ever created, is far stronger than steel. ____________________________, it
conducts electricity better than copper and is as flexible as rubber.
8. _______________________________ I won’t know anyone at the party, I don’t really feel like going.
9. In the 85th minute Van Percy had his big chance of glory, ______________________ he kicked the ball
straight into the keeper’s hands.
10. Gina Lopez has been active supporting causes _____________________________ environmental pollution
and the anti-nuclear movement.

B. SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS. Read the sentences below. Then, IDENTIFY the

subordinating conjunction used in each sentence by encircling or underlining the word.
(10 pts.)

1. Although no announcements had been made yet, the students knew about the suspension of classes.
2. She remained active in class this morning even if she suffered from migraine last night.
3. The official did not offer any solutions because the cause of the problem was still unknown.
4. Unless they become alert, all precautionary measures will not be effective.
5. Those who labor and sacrifice will reap their rewards, though I’m not sure when.
6. The United Nations was established on October 24, 1945 so that nations might come together in
peaceful cooperation.
7. Because it promotes equal rights of men and women and of nations large and small, the United
Nations Charter guarantees individual human rights.
8. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was widely used by international organizations since it
was instrumental in resolving cultural and humanitarian problems all over the world.
9. Whether members of ethnic minorities choose to remain within their own cultures or to become
integrated into the major culture, their dignity and worth as a people should be respected.
10. A company cannot turn away a fully qualified prospective employee even though his religious
affiliation is not acceptable to the company.
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