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English
Quarter 1 - Module 1:
Parts of a Simple Paragraph
English– Grade 4
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Quarter 1 – Module 1: Parts of a Simple Paragraph
First Edition, 2020

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English 4
Quarter 1 – Module 1:
Parts of a Simple Paragraph
Let’s Get Started!
For the parent/adult facilitator:
Welcome to Module 1 of the Grade 4 English Supplementary Learning
Materials for the First Quarter, which focuses on the Parts of a Simple
Paragraph.
This module was collaboratively developed by educators from the public
schools to assist your child to meet the standards set by the K to 12 Curriculum
while overcoming personal, social, and economic constraints in schooling.
This learning resource hopes to engage the learners in guided and
independent learning activities that they can do at their own pace and time.
Furthermore, this material also aims to help learners acquire the needed 21st
century skills while taking into consideration their needs and circumstances.
As a parent/adult facilitator, you are expected to help the young learner in
using this module. It would also be helpful for you to keep track of the learner’s
progress while allowing them to manage their own learning. Furthermore, you are
expected to encourage and assist the learners as they do the tasks included in the
module.
Thank you for partnering with your child’s school and teachers in ensuring
that learning will continue in spite of these challenging times.
For the learner:
Welcome to Module 1 of the Grade 4 English Supplementary Learning
Materials for the First Quarter. This material will help you learn about the parts
of a simple paragraph.
This module was designed with meaningful and fun activities to help you
learn at your own speed and time. As you use this material, you will see that it has
the following signs and parts:

This part tells you what skills you

What I Need to Know are expected to learn in the module.

This part will check what you

What I Know already know about the lesson you
are about to take. If you get all the
answers correctly (100%), you may
skip this module.

This is a short drill or review to help

What’s In you link the current lesson with the
one that came before.

In this portion, the new lesson will

What’s New be introduced to you in different
ways such as through a story, a
song, a poem, a problem opener, an
activity or a situation.
What Is It This part gives a simple explanation
of the new topic or concepts to be
learned in the module.
This part has additional activities to
What’s More help you master the skills you are
learning.
This part of the material aims to find
What I Have Learned out what you learned from the
lesson.
 This section has an activity which
What I Can Do will help you use your new
knowledge or skill in real-life
situations.
This is a task which aims to evaluate
Assessment how well you learned the skill.

In this portion, another activity will

Additional Activities be given to you to add to your
knowledge or skill.
This contains answers to all
Answer Key activities in the module.

This is a list of all materials used by

References
the author in making this module.
Here are some reminders in using this module. If there are some parts that you do
not understand, ask your parent/adult facilitator for help.
1. Use the module with care. Do not write or draw on any part of the module.
Use a separate sheet of paper or a notebook to write your answers on.
2. Don’t forget to answer the What I Know part before moving on to the other
activities in the module.
3. Read the instructions carefully before doing each task. If you do not
understand an instruction, ask your parent or adult facilitator for help.
4. Be honest when doing the activities and when checking your answers.
5. Finish the task at one task before moving on to another.
6. Ask your parent/adult facilitator to return this module to your teacher or to
the school once you are through with it.
If you find it difficult to do some tasks in this module, do not be afraid to ask your
parent/adult facilitator or teach for help. Always bear in mind that you are not
alone.
We hope that you will learn much through this material. Don’t forget, you can do
it!
 What I Need to Know

This module was designed and written with you in mind. It is here to help
you master the parts of a simple paragraph.
After going through this module, you should be able to:
1. Identify the parts of a simple paragraph: topic sentence (main
idea), supporting details, and closing (concluding) sentence.
Code: EN4LC-IIa-1 (CG

Now, let’s begin our journey……….

What I Know
Direction: Write True if the statement is correct, and False if not:
______1. A paragraph is a group of sentences about one topic.
______2. The first sentence of a paragraph is indented.
______3. Paragraph has topic sentence, supporting sentences and a
concluding sentence.
______4. The main idea of a paragraph is stated in the topic sentence.
______5. The topic sentence doesn't have to be the first sentence in a
paragraph.
______6. The supporting sentences in a paragraph provide details about the
topic sentence.
______7. The concluding sentence may be identified by a transition.

Filipinos are helpful. They are ready to help one another especially
in time of need. During natural calamities like typhoons, fires, and
earthquakes, they are always ready to give help to the victims of these
calamities. Amidst this COVID-19 pandemic, they help each other to
address the health crisis by providing food and medical supplies to their
front liners, to the poor including people with disabilities and the elderly,
as well as daily wage earners in the informal labor market. They strongly
believe that they have to play their part during these extraordinary
times to immediately help the people who are in need.
_____8. The underlined sentence in the paragraph (inside the box) is the topic
sentence.
_____9. The sentences in the paragraph that are in italics are the supporting
sentences.
_____10. The concluding sentence of the paragraph is in bold.
What is your score in this test? ____________
How do you find the test, is it easy or difficult? _____________
Do you want to know more about recognizing the parts of a paragraph?
________________
Do you still remember our great men and women?
In this “new normal” world, who are our great men and
Women

What’s In
Let’s have a review on sentences:
Draw a happy face if the group of words is a sentence, and
a sad face if it is not.
________ 1. New normal in education
________ 2. Filipino health workers are trying their best to fight the
COVID-19 virus.
________ 3. Stay at home.
________ 4. weeks of empty streets
________ 5. He cleans his hands often and disinfects frequently touched
surfaces at home.
________ 6. She coughs and sneezes into her elbow or tissue paper.
________ 7. About staying home
________ 8. From others
________ 9. Keep a safe distance from others.
________ 10. With other people
What is a sentence?
A sentence is a word or group of words that expresses a
complete thought or idea.
Why are the group of words in numbers 1, 4, 7, 8 and 10 not
sentences?
The group of words are phrases because they express a single
idea but do not form a complete idea or thought.

What’s New
Now, you are going to read a paragraph about one of our great
women.

Melchora Aquino helped Andres Bonifacio and the Katipuneros.

Melchora Aquino and Her Contributions, Gateway Gallery, Quezon City Local Government FB Page.

She fed the hungry soldiers who came to her house. She gave them
clothes. She took care of the wounded and sick soldiers. She was not
afraid to do all these things. The Katipuneros called her Tandang Sora.

A. Melchora Aquino helped Andres Bonifacio and the

Katipuneros.
B. Melchora Aquino fed the hungry soldiers.
C. Melchora Aquino gave them clothes.
D. Melchora Quino took care of the wounded and the sick.

1. From the sentences above, which sentence expresses the main idea of
the paragraph?
1. a 3. c
2. b 4. d
 2. From the sentences above, which provide details about the main idea
of the paragraph?
1. a b c 3. b c d
2. a c d 4. a b d
 Where can we usually find the topic sentence in the paragraph?
 How about the supporting sentences or the details that support the
topic sentence?
Where can we find the concluding sentence?

What is it

What is a Paragraph?
A paragraph is made up of sentences that explain or present the
details of a topic. It has three parts:
1. The beginning sentence or the topic sentence, which states the main idea
2. The middle sentences or supporting details, which support the main idea
3. The ending sentence, which summarizes or gives a conclusion

The sentences follow one another from the beginning to the end of the
paragraph.
In our example,
The
underlined
sentence is The
the topic Melchora Aquino helped Andres Bonifacio and the italicized
sentence Katipuneros. She fed the hungry soldiers who came to her house. sentences
or main She gave them clothes. She took care of the wounded and sick are the
idea. soldiers. She was not afraid to do all these things. The supporting
Katipuneros called her Tandang Sora. details.

The sentence in bold print is

the concluding sentence.

Take a look at the picture of a hamburger. The parts of a paragraph

can be represented by looking at the picture below. The upper part of the
 ban is the topic sentence, the middle part which is the fillings are the
supporting details, and the lower part of the ban is the concluding sentence.

What’s more
Guided Practice
A. Read each paragraph. Choose the topic sentence or main idea from the
given options after each paragraph. Write your answers on a sheet of paper.

1.
There are many kinds of small animals in a
pond. There are tiny fish and tadpoles swimming in
the river. There are frogs and turtles on top of small
rocks. Some maya birds are seen flying near the
pond. Butterflies fly just above the water. There are
other small creatures living near the pond.

A. There are tiny fish and tadpoles in the river.

B. There are many kinds of small animals in a pond.
C. Frogs and turtles are on top of rocks.
2.
Ants live together in colonies. Each ant has a
job to do. Some ants are workers. They look for
food and clean the nest. Others are soldiers. They
help protect the nest. The ant colony has a queen.
The whole colony takes care of her. She lays all the
eggs. Without her, there would be no ant colony.

A. What ants protect

B. What the queen ant do
C. What ants do
 There is an animal that looks like a carabao,
3. but smaller. It is called a tamaraw. Its horns grow
straight like a letter “V” while the carabao’s horns
form a wide “C”. The tamaraw can be found in the
island of Mindoro. When it is full-grown, it
measures about 120 centimeters.
A. How the thorns look
B. How the carabao looks
C. How the tamaraw looks

4. The scaly anteater or balikon is an unusual

animal. It has small eyes, a long snout, a small mouth,
and a long tongue. What makes this animal unusual is
its coat of very thick scales. To protect itself, the
balikon curls up into a very tight ball. Then it rolls
away from its enemy until a rock or tree stops it.

A. The scaly anteater or balikon is a famous animal.

B. The scaly anteater or balikon is a scaly animal.
C. The scaly anteater or balikon is an unusual animal.

5. One of the rarest animals found in Palawan

is the porcupine. The people there call this animal
durian. It looks like a small pig but it is covered
with long black spines. It uses these spines for
protection. When an enemy comes, it releases
some spines from its body. To be hit by these
spines is like getting hit by arrows.

A. One of the rarest animals is the porcupine.

B. People of Palawan called it durian.
C. To be hit by spines is like getting hit by arrows.

Questions for Reflection:

6. What can you say about the tamaraw and carabao? Balikon? Porcupine?
7. These animals are now in danger of becoming extinct or will no longer exist.
What can you do to help preserve these animals?
B. Write supporting details found in each paragraph below. Write your answers on
a sheet of paper. Follow the given format.

1. There are many kinds of small animals in a pond. There are

tiny fish and tadpoles swimming in the river. There are frogs and
turtles on top of small rocks. Some maya birds are seen flying near
the pond. Butterflies fly just above the water. There are other small
creatures living near the pond.

I. There are many kinds of small animals in a pond.

A. ___________________________________________
B. ___________________________________________
C. ___________________________________________

2. Ants live together in colonies. Each ant has a job to do. Some
ants are workers. They look for food and clean the nest. Others are
soldiers. They help protect the nest. The ant colony has a queen.
The whole colony takes care of her. She lays all the eggs. Without
her, there would be no ant colony.

I. Ants live and work together in colonies.

A. ___________________________________________
B. ___________________________________________
C. ___________________________________________

3. There is an animal that looks like a carabao, but smaller. It

is called a tamaraw. Its horns grow straight like a letter “V” while
the carabao’s horns form a wide “C”. The tamaraw can be found
in the island of Mindoro. When it is full-grown, it measures about
120 centimeters.

I. A tamaraw looks like a carabao but smaller.

A. ___________________________________________
B. ___________________________________________
C. ___________________________________________
 4. The scaly anteater or balikon is an unusual animal. It has
small eyes, a long snout, a small mouth, and a long tongue. What
makes this animal unusual is its coat of very thick scales. To
protect itself, the balikon curls up into a very tight ball. Then it rolls
away from its enemy until a rock or tree stops it.

I. The scaly anteater or balikon is an unusual animal.

A. ___________________________________________
B. ___________________________________________
C. ___________________________________________

5. One of the rarest animals found in Palawan is the porcupine.

The people there call this animal durian. It looks like a small pig
but it is covered with long black spines. It uses these spines for
protection. When an enemy comes, it releases some spines from its
body. To be hit by these spines is like getting hit by arrows.

I. One of the rarest animals is the porcupine.

A. ___________________________________________
B. ___________________________________________
C. ___________________________________________

C. Write the concluding sentence of each paragraph below. Write your

answer on a sheet of paper.
1. There are many kinds of small animals in a pond. There are
tiny fish and tadpoles swimming in the river. There are frogs and
turtles on top of small rocks. Some maya birds are seen flying near
the pond. Butterflies fly just above the water. There are other small
creatures living near the pond.

Ants live together in colonies. Each ant has a job to do. Some
2. ants are workers. They look for food and clean the nest. Others are
soldiers. They help protect the nest. The ant colony has a queen.
The whole colony takes care of her. She lays all the eggs. Without
her, there would be no ant colony.
 One of the rarest animals found in Palawan is the porcupine.
The people there call this animal durian. It looks like a small pig
3. but it is covered with long black spines. It uses these spines for
protection. When an enemy comes, it releases some spines from its
body. To be hit by these spines is like getting hit by arrows.

⮚ What is a paragraph? _________________________

 What is a topic sentence or main idea? ________________________
 What is supporting sentences or details? __________________________
 What is a concluding sentence? ______________________

What I have learned

A paragraph is made up of sentences that explain or
present the details of a topic. It has three parts:
1. The beginning sentence, which usually states the main idea.
2. The middle sentences which support the main idea, and
3. The ending sentence, which summarizes or gives a conclusion.
The sentences follow one another in logical order from the
beginning to the end of the paragraph.

What I can do
Independent Practice
Read each paragraph below. Identify the topic sentence, the supporting
details, and the concluding sentence. Copy the graphic organizer and write
your answers on a sheet of paper.
Tree
1. A tree is a home to animals. Birds build their nests on
its branches. Bees make their hives in its holes. Rabbits live
underneath it. Animals stay with their families in the tree.
 Dogs
Dogs help people in a lot of ways. They help blind
people find their way. Others help the policemen solve a
2.
crime. They alarm the house owners when there are
strangers around. Dogs are man’s best friend.

Pantabangan is a beautiful place to live in. It is a small

3. town of rolling hills. The climate is cool. There are plenty of
delicious and sweet fruits. Floating pieces of driftwood in the
winding rivers look beautiful to a tired traveller’s eyes. This
hilly town is one of the tourist spots in Central Luzon.
Assessment
Read the paragraphs about “Bamboos”. Copy the graphic
organizer and write your answers on a sheet of paper.

Bamboos
The bamboo is the giant of the
grass family. Some bamboos can grow as
tall as trees. Some can even grow to
about 40 meters high. They can grow in
the lowlands or in mountains. There are
different kinds of bamboos.
 Additional Activities
Read the paragraph below. Write the parts of the paragraph
using the template below. Write your answers on a separate sheet of
paper.
Honey Bees
Honey bees are insects about ¾ of an inch big. They are
reddish-brown and black with yellow stripes in the abdomen. The
head, legs, and antennae are black. Their thorax is covered with thick
pale hair. The brightly colored bodies of the honey bees act as a
warning to honey robbers.
They live in a hive. A hive accommodates at least 80,000 bees,
most of which are worker bees. The hive is sometimes built in a hole
of a tree. It is ruled by a queen bee. She is the biggest bee in the hive.
Along with her live the bee workers. They do all the work in the hive.
Their tasks include caring for larvae, making wax, building
honeycomb, cleaning__________________
the hive, and storing pollen.
Title
I. Topic Sentence:__________________________________________
www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/honey
Supporting Detail: ____________________________________
-bee.htm
Supporting Detail: ____________________________________
Supporting Detail: ____________________________________
Concluding Sentence: _________________________________

II. Topic Sentence:__________________________________________

Supporting Detail: ____________________________________
Supporting Detail: ____________________________________
Supporting Detail: ____________________________________
Supporting Detail: ____________________________________
Concluding Sentence: _________________________________
 Answer Key
True 9.
concluding sentence 8. True
True
10.
False – sometimes a 7. 9.
True 8.
True 6. 7.
False
True 5. 6.
What I know What’s In

2. 3 What’s more B.
1. 1 1.
What’s new A. There are tiny fish and tadpoles swimming in the river.
B. There are frogs and turtles on top of small rocks.
C. Butterflies fly just above the water.
2.
5. A A. They look for food and clean the nest.
4. C B. Others are soldiers. They help protect the nest.
3. C C. The whole colony takes care of the queen who lays the eggs.
2. C 3.
1. B A. Tamaraw looks like a carabao, but smaller.
B. Its horns grow straight like a letter “V” while the carabao’s
A. horns form a wide “C”.
What’s more C. When it is full-grown, it measures about 120 centimeters.
4.
A. It has small eyes, a long snout, a small mouth, and a long
arrows. tongue.
getting hit by B. Its coat is very thick scales.
spines is like C. To protect itself, it curls up into a very tight ball and rolls away
3. To be hit by from its enemy.
ant colony. 5.
there would be no A. It looks like a small pig but it is covered with long black spines.
2. Without her, B. It uses these spines for protection.
pond. C. When an enemy comes, it releases some spines from its body.
living near the
small creatures
1. There are other
C.
What’s more
 Answer Key

What can I do
A tree is a home to animals
1.
Birds build their nests on its branches.

Bees make their hives on the holes.

Rabbits lives underneath it.

Animals stay with their families in the tree.

2.
Dogs help people in a lot of ways.

They help blind people find their way.

Others help policemen solve a crime.

They alarm the house owners when there are strangers around.

Dogs are man’s best friend.

3.

Pantabangan is a beautiful place to live in.

It is a small town of rolling hills.

The climate is cool.

There are plenty of delicious and sweet fruits.

This hilly town is one of the tourist spots

in Central Luzon.

Answer Key

Assessment

The bamboo is the giant of the grass family.

Some bamboos can grow as tall as tress.

Some can even grow to about 40 meters high.

 They can grow in the lowlands or in mountains.

There are different kinds of bamboos..

Additional Activities
Honey Bees
Title
I. Topic Sentence: Honey bees are insects.
Supporting Detail: They have black and yellow stripes in the
abdomen.
Supporting Detail: The head, legs, and antennae are black.
Supporting Detail: Their thorax is covered with thick pale hair.
Concluding Sentence: The brightly colored bodies of the honey
bees act as a warning to honey robbers.

II. Topic Sentence: Honey bees live in a hive.

Supporting Detail: A hive accommodates at least 80,000 bees, most
of which are worker bees.
Supporting Detail: The hive is sometimes built in a hole of a tree.
Supporting Detail: It is ruled by a queen bee.
Supporting Detail: Along with her live the bee workers.
Concluding Sentence: Their tasks include caring for larvae, making wax,
building honeycomb, cleaning the hive, and storing pollen.

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