LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET

English
QUARTER 2 –Week 1
Note Significant Details of Informational Text

I. Note Significant Details of Informational Text

Identify the purpose, key structural and language features of various types of
informational/factual text, EN6RC-IIIa-3.2.8

II. Concept Notes, Lesson 1

Noting Details is a reading comprehension skill that involves picking out, from a piece of
text, the particular piece or pieces of information to achieve a given purpose. It is one of
the advanced skills that a good reader possesses. This skill enables the reader to fully
understand a certain text and helps to unlock the questions he/she has before, during,
and after reading.

How to note details?

1. Always read the story with full understanding and internalize the lines printed.
2. Jot down notes or highlight texts. You will know that you’re doing the right thing when the
things you’ve taken down describe the main idea and the supporting ideas.

Informational Text is nonfiction writing, written with the intention of informing the
reader about a specific topic. It is typically found in magazines, science and autobiography
and history books. Its primary purpose is to inform the reader about the natural or social
world.

III. Learning Tasks

 Learning Task 1
Read the selections below. Then answer the questions that follow. Write your
answer on your answer sheet.

Sneezing

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1. What is sternutation?

A. the voluntary process of expelling dirt and dust from inside our nose

B. the involuntary process of removing an irritation inside the nose

C. a person’s natural reaction to bright light

 D. an explosion of allergen

2. Sneezing happens ____________________________.

A. to release energy C. to remove nose hair

B. to expel an irritant D. in response to a cough

3. Which of the following is NOT an example of an allergic reaction?

A. sneezing in a dusty room C. photic reflex from sun exposure

B. pepper-induced sternutation D. Sneezing when exposed to pollen

4. Which of the following does NOT help to create a sneeze?

A. abdominal muscles C. nasal passages

B. chest muscles D. voice boxes

5. Why must we cover our nose when we sneeze?

A. to prevent the further intake of pepper powder

B. to prevent the allergens from multiplying

C. to prevent irritants from spreading

D. to prevent ourselves from sneezing

 Learning Task 2

Read the selection then note significant details from the informational texts by answering the
following questions below. Write your answer on the space provided before the number.

MARIAN’S
EXPERIME
NT

Marian
came
home
from
school.
She went
to the

_____1. What did Marian look for in the kitchen?

A. mango seeds C. melon seeds
B. mongo seeds D. pear seeds

_____2. What did she do with the seeds?

A. She played with them. C. She watered them.
B. She cooked them. D. She planted them.
_____3. Which of the following events happened last?
A. Some stems and leaves sprouted from the seeds.
B. Marian planted the mongo seeds in a wooden box.
C. Marian watered the soil where the seeds were planted.
D. Marian did not watered soil where the seeds were planted.

_____4. What did Marian know about planting seeds?

A. Seeds should be placed in a wooden box in the house.
B. Seeds grow whether or not one takes care of them.
C. Seeds need water and sunlight in order to grow.
D. Seeds digs the soil and water them in order to grow.

_____5. What can one learn from Marian?

A. It is good to be happy.
B. It is good to be curious.
C. It is good to be obedient.
D. It is good to be sad.

 Learning Task 3
Directions: Read the selection carefully then note the significant details of the
informational text below by answering the following questions. Write your answer
on the space provided.

1. What is the title of the selection?