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ASSESSING THE READING COMPREHENSION LEVEL OF GRADE SEVEN

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A Research
Presented to the Faculty
Of Gerona Catholic School
Gerona, Tarlac

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In partial fulfillment
of the Requirements of the Subject
Research in Daily Life 2

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By:
Alamo, Mark Vincent P.
Arimbuyutan, Kobe M.
Ceballos, Mark Kenneth S.
Gamit, Katrina Bianca Z.
Tabobo, Kristal Jen C.

November 2019
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GERONA CATHOLIC SCHOOL

Poblacion 1 Gerona, Tarlac

APPROVAL SHEET

This research of Mark Vincent P. Alamo, Kobe M. Arimbuyutan, Mark Kenneth S.

Ceballos, Katrina Bianca Z. Gamit and Kristal Jen C. Tabobo entitled “Assessing the
Reading Comprehension Level of the Grade Seven” which is prepared and submitted in
partial fulfillment of the requirements of the of the Senior High School is hereby accepted.

MR. CARL JOHN D. FABROS

Adviser

RESEARCH COMMITTEE

MR. PRINCE ROMEL S. PANGILINAN MR. RAYMOND P. PANZO

Member Member

MR. ARIEL T. GUTIERREZ, Ph.D.

Chairman

Accepted and approved in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the Senior
High School.

SR. LORNA I. ABLOG, OP. SR. CRESENCIA R. SANCHEZ, OP.

Research Instructor Principal

Date: November 22, 2018

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ACKNOWLEDGENMENT

We would like to extend our sincere thanks and deepest gratitude to the following

people who have extended their generous support and assistance for the successful

completion of this research work.

To our School Principal Sr. Cresencia R. Sanchez OP. for giving her full

encouragement and constant moral support. To make this Research possible;

To our Research Teacher Sr. Lorna I. Ablog OP. for sharing her pearls of

wisdom with us during the course of this research;

And especially we would like to take this opportunity to express our profound

gratitude and deep regard to our Research Advisor Mr. Carl John D. Fabros for his

exemplary guidance, valuable feedback and constant encouragement throughout the

duration of the study. His valuable suggestions were of immense help throughout our

research work. His perceptive criticism kept us working to make this study in a much

better way. Working under him was an extremely knowledgeable experience for us;

To Ms. Marize B. Cayapan our research Statistician for her generous assistance

and valuable support in sharing his expertise.

To Mr. Paulo Jeremy A. Miral and Ms. Belinda De Vero Fider for their

comments that greatly improved the manuscript.

And we would like to thank also to our beloved panelist To Mr. Prince Romel S.

Pangilinan, Mr. Raymond P. Panzo, and Mr. Ariel T. Gutierrez, Ph.D. For their

encouragement, insightful comments, also for providing heartfelt support at all times. And
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has given us invaluable guidance, inspiration and suggestions in our quest for knowledge.

They have given to us all the freedom to pursue our research.

To the members of the panel for sharing their knowledge, competence and for

giving their comments and recommendations towards the improvement of the study;

And Loving thanks to our Friends, who played such important roles along the

journey, as we mutually engaged in making sense of the various challenges we faced and

in providing encouragement to each other at those times when it seemed impossible to

continue;

Nobody has been more important to us in the pursuit of this study than the

members of our family. We would like to thank our parents, whose love and guidance

are with us in whatever we pursue. They are the ultimate role models. And above all, to

the Almighty God, who gave us life, strength and wisdom, for guiding us all throughout

our Research. Glory and praise to Him.

The Researchers
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DEDICATION

This study is wholeheartedly dedicated to our beloved

parents who have been source of inspiration and gave us

strength when we thought of giving up who continually provide

their moral spiritual emotional and financial support.

To our brother sister relatives mentor friends and

classmates who shared their words of advice and

encouragement to finish this study.

And lastly we dedicate this book to the almighty god

thank you for the guidance strength power of mind protection

and skills and for giving us a healthy life all of these we offer to

you.

The Researchers
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page
TITLE PAGE…………………............................................................................................i
APPROVAL SHEET……………………………………………………………...............ii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT..................................................................................................iii
DEDICATION ...............................................................................................................v
TABLE OF CONTENTS...................................................................................................vi
LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURE..................................................................................viii

Chapter

1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND....................................................1

Introduction........................................................................................................1
Statement of the Problem...................................................................................3
Significance of the Study...................................................................................4
Scope and Delimitation of the Study.................................................................6
Definition of Terms............................................................................................6

2 REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES ..........................10

Related Literature.............................................................................................10
Related Studies.................................................................................................17
Foreign Studies................................................................................................17
Local Studies....................................................................................................22
Conceptual Framework....................................................................................29

3 METHODS OF STUDY AND SOURCES OF DATA...................................31

Research Design...............................................................................................31
Research Locale...............................................................................................31
The Respondents..............................................................................................31
Data-Gathering Instrument..............................................................................32
Data-Gathering Procedure...............................................................................32

4 PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION

OF DATA .......................................................................................................34

Respondents………………….........................................................................34
General sense of the sentence/passage.............................................................34
Synonyms…….................................................................................................35
Antonyms….....................................................................................................36
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Inference……..................................................................................................36
Identifying character traits...............................................................................37
Recognizing the main idea...............................................................................37
Drawing conclusion.........................................................................................38
Predicting outcomes.........................................................................................39
Distinguishing facts from opinions..................................................................39
Sequencing of events.......................................................................................40

5 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS................................................................................41

Summary of Findings ....................................................................................41

Conclusions ..................................................................................................42
Recommendations .........................................................................................44

REFERENCES .........................................................................................................46
A. Book ……………………………………………………………..…………46
B. Journals, Magazines, and Other Periodicals……………………...................46
C. Published and Unpublished Materials………………………………………46
D. On-line resources……………………………………………………………48

APPENDICES…………................................................................................................51

A Letter to the Principal.....................................................................................52

B Letter to the Teachers.....................................................................................53
C Letter to the Respondents...............................................................................54
D Diagnostic Test Questionnaire.......................................................................55
E Answer Key....................................................................................................70
F Documentation ..............................................................................................71

CURRICULUM VITAE. ..............................................................................................72

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LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES

Table Page

1 Respondents…………………........................................................................34
2 General sense of the sentence/passage...........................................................34
3 Synonyms……...............................................................................................35
4 Antonyms…...................................................................................................36
5 Inference…….................................................................................................36
6 Identifying character traits..............................................................................37
7 Recognizing the main idea.............................................................................37
8 Drawing conclusion........................................................................................38
9 Predicting outcomes.......................................................................................39
10 Distinguishing facts from opinions............................................................…39
11 Sequencing of events......................................................................................40

Figure

1 Paradigm of the Study……………………………………….………………29

2 Population of the Study……………..………………………..……………...32