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ENGLISH
Quarter 1 – Module 7:
Title: Reading Strategies

Department of Education MIMAROPA REGION

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English – Grade 7
Quarter 4- Module 6: Reading Strategies
First Edition, 2020

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Introductory Message
For the facilitator:

This Self-Learning Module (SLM) focuses on using appropriate reading

strategies to meet one’s purpose (e.g. scanning, skimming, close
reading, etc.) as one of the Most Essential Learning Competencies (MELCs)
in Grade Seven English. This learning material was patterned on Bloom’s
Taxonomy Instructional Design wherein learning activities were aligned with
the identified objectives and were sequenced according to their level of
difficulty considering the learner’s needs, interest and abilities.

You need to ensure that the learner clearly understand the lesson or
concepts discussed in the module. You are also expected to guide him/her
in answering the activities or accomplishing the different learning tasks
thereby enabling him/her to master the competency.

For the learner:

This Self-Learning Module (SLM) is especially made to enhance your

attitude, knowledge and skills vis-à-vis the identified learning competency.
Through this module, you will engage in fun and interesting learning
activities and answer varied exercises and tasks to help you gain mastery of
the target competency which will enable you to effectively use the English
language in listening, speaking, reading and writing. Those learning
activities are appropriately selected and carefully crafted according to your
needs, interests, and abilities.

To successfully achieve the objectives of this module, kindly do the

following:

 Read and follow the instructions in all the learning activities

and exercises very carefully,
 Be honest in answering all the learning activities and exercises,
 Write your answers neatly and legibly in your subject notebook
or on a separate sheet of paper, and
 Seek guidance from your parents, guardians or subject teacher
if you encounter difficulty in accomplishing the learning
activities.

Working on each learning activity in this module will surely enable

you to learn certain aspects of the target language in an enjoyable and
meaningful way. So take good care of this module and have fun while
learning!

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 What I Need to Know

At the end of this module, you are expected to:

1. differentiate reading strategies (Skimming, Scanning and Close Reading Strategy)
2. appreciate reading strategies as a helpful tool in comprehension
3. use different reading strategies depending on purpose

What I Know

Before we proceed to our discussion, let us check first what you already have in
mind about the different reading strategies. Let us see if you are familiar with some
and if you have some ideas. Who knows you are already using it and you just don’t
know that it is a reading strategy? Answer the activity below and let’s see what
you’ve got in your mind.
Directions: Encircle the letter of the correct answer.
1. It is a reading strategy where looking for a specific word or keyword is the primary
objective.
A. scanning B. skimming C. close Reading

2. It is a reading strategy that requires the reader to read parts of the text only.
A. scanning B. skimming C. close Reading

3. Close reading is also called extensive reading.

A. True B. False

4. Close reading is another effective strategy for reading because it requires the
reader to ________________________.
A. read the text closer to his/her eyes
B. read the entire text from the beginning until the end
C. picture reading which leads to a closer conclusion about the topic

5. Which situation is an example of a skimming strategy?

A. See if the new recipe is easy to make.
B. Read the whole article in a magazine.
C. Looking for keywords in a newspaper.

Were the terms familiar to you? Let’s check your answers.

Lesson
Reading Strategies in Meeting One’s Purpose
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 Reading is part of our life. It is a vital necessity to survive. Without reading, our
life has no direction. Though we are privileged that we can read, some may dislike
reading for it consumes time, hard to comprehend, etc.

That is why in this module, we will discuss important strategies on how to make
your life in reading as easy as possible.

For this module to be effective and helpful, read and analyze the presented
information and do every activity as follows.

What’s In

Directions: Read and analyze the different activities below and answer the
question(s) that follow.
Activity 1. Riddle
“I am the beginning of everything, the end of everywhere. I’m the beginning of
eternity, the end of time and space. What am I?”
Source: https://parade.com/947956/parade/riddles/

Answer: _____________
Clue: Letter

Activity 2. Poster
Look at the poster below. What are the first three words
that you saw?
1. ________________________________
2._________________________________
3._________________________________
Source: https://www.dreamstime.com/posterdifferent-type-inspirations-inspirational-
wordshand-drawn-vintage-illustration-letteringdecoration-elements-image128487535

Activity 3. Finding Similarities

Study the three sentences below. What do you think is the main idea or the
commonality among them?
“I have to wear a face mask whenever I go out”.

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 “Social Distancing is a must to prevent the spread of the virus”.
“Frequent hand washing must be done at least every hour.”

Answer: _________________________

Comprehension Questions:
1. How did you get the answer in activity 1? How about activities 2 and 3?
2. What do you call the words that you look for activity 2?
3. What are the things that you consider in getting the main idea for activity 3?

What’s New

Reading Strategies to meet one’s purpose

 Scanning - looking through a text to find keywords and phrases that are
likely to indicate the specific information that you are seeking, then
reading just this piece of the text (situations 1 and 2)
 Skimming - reading just those parts of a text that are most likely to
indicate what the authors are talking about at different points in order to
gain an overview of the content (situations 3 and 4)
 Close reading/ Intensive Reading - reading through every word of a text
from beginning to end (situations 5 and 6)

Consider whether you ever read for these purposes and what reading strategy
you tend to use.

Reading purpose Example from daily Example from academic

life work
1. look for specific information when look for a
information when you know how to particular reference
you know how to locate it by following in a reference list of
locate it by following a procedure an article

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a procedure
look up the
meaning of a word
in a dictionary
2. search for specific check particular check what research
information that details of an methods
may be somewhere a incident reported the authors of a
text in a newspaper research report
article article used
3. look quickly through see whether a see whether an academic
a text to see what it magazine article article is
is about before will be worth going to be relevant
deciding to read it reading for your task
4. read quickly through read through a read a front-line text which
a text to gain an new recipe is
overview of its relevant but not
content central to your task
5. read through an easy read a novel read a textbook
text where it is not chapter to revise a
important to subject that you
remember all that know well
you’ve read
6. read a text read the read a front-line
thoroughly to instructions for text whose content
understand and booking and is central to your
remember what paying for a task
you’ve read journey on-line
Source:
http://www.restore.ac.uk/logicofenquiry/logicofenquiry/gst/Reading/Pages/Readingstrategies.html

What Is It

Directions: Read and analyze the following sentences. Fill in the word skim, scan
or close read on the space provided.
1. I would _________________ a chapter from a book for my research paper.

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2. I would _________________ a brochure for the best tourist spot in MIMAROPA.
3. I would _________________ the step by step process on how to make a cassava
cake just to evaluate if it is easy or not.
4. I would _________________ the title of every chapter in the story “Ibong Adarna”.
5. I would _________________ the different legends in MIMAROPA to determine
each province’s origin.
6. I would _________________ different terms in the glossary.
7. I would _________________ the story “How my Brother brought home a wife” to
get its message.
8. I would _________________ movie posters as quick as possible to see which is
more entertaining and worth the price.
9. I would _________________ the new release article about K pop artist to see if it
is interesting.
10. I would ________________ bible stories to share the moral lessons to the kids in
our community.

What’s more

Activity 1: Read and analyze the following situations below. Identify what reading
strategy the situation requires. Choose your answer from the box.

Skimming Scanning Close Reading

____________1. Reading the story “I love you Since 1892” in Wattpad

____________2. Your teacher gave you the assignment to look for the meaning of
the difficult words in the story of How the World was made. She gave you five words
and you look for the meaning of the word in the dictionary.
____________3. Your school released a school paper which covers mainly the
important events which happened in your school. Since you are excited inreading all
the articles, you decided to look first on their title then spot some words which caught
your attention. What reading strategy is present in this situation?
____________4. Your teacher in Filipino asked you to read the first chapter of Ibong
Adarna as part of an introduction to the lesson. She also said that she will be asking
you questions regarding the chapter. What reading strategy should be employed in
this situation?
_____________5. You were assigned to report in MAPEH about the different
festivals in your province. You were running out of time because you forgot to
prepare your report last weekend. What is the best reading strategy that you can do
in order to read the lesson and report on time?

Activity 2. Below are sample of riddles. Use any reading strategy to solve each.

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_________________1. Mary has four daughters, and each of her daughters has a
brother. How many children does Mary have?
Clue: The number is in your hands.
_________________2. You see me once in June, twice in November and not at all
in May. What am I?
Clue: It is a Letter.
_________________3. The person who makes it has no need of it; the person who
buys it has no use for it. The person who uses it can neither see nor feel it. What is
it?
Clue: Used when someone died.
__________________4. I have lakes with no water, mountains with no stone and
cities with no buildings. What am I?
Clue: Can be round or flat.
_________________5. I am always hungry and will die if not fed, but whatever I
touch will soon turn red. What am I?
Clue: The enemy of firemen.

What I Have Learned

Reading can be easy with the help of these three strategies. These three
strategies vary depending on their purpose.
Skimming is a quick reading to check or to get an overview of the text and to
decide whether you will read it or not. It can be used to check if the text is related
to what you’re looking for just like in research or just merely deciding on what
story to read.
Scanning is looking for keywords only that might give you a hint on what the
text is all about. It can be used when you look for words in dictionaries or
scanning news reports or everything that can be read in a short period.
If you want full comprehension of the text, Close Reading is the best
strategy for you. It allows you to read and analyze the text word for word and if
you have time reread it. It can help you analyze significant elements from the text
such as the theme, author’s purpose, etc.

What I Can Do

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Directions: Look for any book (could be English or Tagalog book or whatever is
available) in your house. Look at the indicated page and answer the next column.

Page Number Task Answer

Page 3 Write two words ending in
vowel and beginning with
a consonant.
Page 10 Write two compound
words from the page and
give its meaning.
Page 12 Look for two words and
give their meanings.
Page 15 Write the title of the
paragraph/task/activity/
story that can be found in
that page.
Page 20 Give the meaning of the
text or picture in this page.

What I Can Do On My Own

Directions: Read the following selection below and answer what is being asked.

Your Reading Text

Philippines Lowest in Reading Comprehension among 79 countries

MANILA, Philippines — Among 79 participating countries and economies, the
Philippines scored the lowest in reading comprehension in the 2018 Programme for
International Student Assessment (PISA), according to the results released Tuesday.

PISA is a worldwide study by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and

Development that examines students’ knowledge in reading, mathematics, and
Science.

Reading was the main subject assessed among 15-year old students in the 2018
PISA. The Philippines had an average reading score of 340, more than 200 points
below China (555) and more than 100 points less than the OECD average (487).
In the Philippines, boys’ and girls’ performances in reading both ranked lowest
among PISA-participating countries.

“Reading proficiency is essential for a wide variety of human activities - from

following instructions in a manual; to finding out the who, what, when, where, and
why of an event; to communicating with others for a specific purpose or transaction,”
the summary of the PISA 2018 results reads.

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The Philippines also placed the second-lowest in mathematics (353), along with
Panama, and science (357). Only the Dominican Republic scored lower in these
categories.

China also led the ranking in mathematics and science. The OECD average for
mathematics is 489 and the average for science is 483.

“Results from PISA indicate the quality and equity of learning outcomes attained
around the world, and allow educators and policymakers to learn from the policies
and practices applied in other countries,” a post on the OECD website reads.

According to the PISA 2018 profile of the Philippines, socio-economic status

accounts for 18% of the variance in reading performance in the country, compared to
the OECD average of 12%.

The country has the largest percentage of low performers in reading among socio-
economically disadvantaged students.

The profile noted that average class sizes of 15-year olds in the Philippines are the
largest, and the ratio of students to teaching staff in socio-economically
disadvantaged schools is the highest.

The Philippines also had the highest percentage of students reporting being bullied
at least a few times a month.

Education Secretary Leonor Briones said they did not expect high marks based on
National Achievement Test results, according to a report by The STAR.

Source: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2019/12/03/1974002/philippineslowest-reading-
comprehension-among-79-countries

Task 1. Scanning for details. Look for the important details or keywords from the
text indicating the number being asked.

Data from the text Answer/ Representation

Example: 15 Age of participants
79
340
353
357

Task 2. Skimming. Look at the highlighted sentences in the reading text. Based on
those sentences, make a brief generalization of the text by answering the question,
What is the main idea of the text?

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Task 3. Close Reading. Answer the following questions correctly.
1. What is the news article all about?
2. What does the organization Program for International Student Assessment (PISA)
want to measure?
3. What is the effect of the news to you as a student?

What I Can Do More

Activity 1: Identify which reading strategy is to be used in each situation and make a
brief explanation.

Situation 1. Your teacher asked you to make a simple research about the step-by-
step process on how to cook a native delicacy. You look for numerous books as a
reference for the recipe.

Reading Strategy:
___________________________________________________________________

Situation 2. Your teacher asked you to make a story analysis of the story “The
Origin of the World”. She/he asked you to include the elements of a short story.

Reading Strategy:
___________________________________________________________________

Activity 2. Read the text below. Perform any from the three reading strategies and
answer the questions that follow.

Your Reading Text.

Legend of the Cashew Nut

The Legend of the Cashew Nut reveals why the seed is outside the fruit.

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(1) A long time ago, in a faraway forest, the seed inside the cashew fruit often wonder about
the world outside. One day, the seed heard some merriment and revelry of different animals
in the forest and asked, "What is the cause of all the noise outside? Oh, if I can only release
myself from this dark chamber!" He couldn't do anything but listen and pray for his release.

(2) A kind-hearted fairy, who joined the celebration heard his wish. The fairy took pity on the
cashew nut and said, "You poor little thing! From now on, you will be outside this fruit so that
you can enjoy the outside world" and in one gentle touch, the nut was immediately out of the
fruit.

(3) The seed was overwhelmed with the brightness and beauty of the outside world. He
closed his eyes and savored the fragrance of the flowers and the gentle touch of the breeze.
The seed was so excited that he wished that he would never return to the life of darkness
that he used to live in. The fairy granted his wish.

(4) The seed relished the sight of the festivity and enjoyed the world around him. However,
after a few hours the revelry stopped and the animals started to retreat, hoping to take
shelter. In a moment, the sky was filled with dark clouds, the wind blew hard and rain fell
heavily. The heavy raindrops painfully hit his skin, the gentle breeze is now a strong gust of
wind that seems to sweep him away from the fruit that used to be his shelter and the
deafening thunder and lightning raised his fear even more.

(5) The seed called the fairy and begged to return him back to his old shelter where he is
safe. The fairy seems to be nowhere in sight and nobody seemed to hear his plea. Once the
storm has stopped, the fairy once more appeared and saw the seed begging to be returned
to his chamber.

(6) The fairy said, "I will not return you to your chamber, I want to teach you a lesson. Be
contented with what you have. Appreciate whatever God has given you." Then the fairy left.

(7) From then on, the cashew nut can be found outside the fruit unlike all other fruits.

Source: https://penielzeth.blogspot.com/2016/04/legends-in-mimaropa.html

Answer the following questions.

1. What are the underlined words in the story? Define each word based on how
they were used in the story.
2. What is the meaning of paragraph number 2?
3. Based on the story, where can we find the seed of the cashew before the
storm?
4. What is the sentiment of the cashew seed that caught the attention of the
fairy?
5. What is the moral lesson of the story? How can you apply it to your personal
life?

Answer Key

What I know
1. B

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2. D
3.A
4.C
5.A

TASK 1: Vocabulary Detectives

1. B
2. E
3. A
4.C
5.D

References:

http://peac.org.ph/learning-module/repository

http://www.browsebiography.com/bio-carlo_p_romulo.html

https://www.carlospromulo.org/about

https://creately.com/blog/diagrams/personal-swot-analysis/amp

July 30, 2020

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 This is to certify that the Quarter 1- Module 4: Reading Strategies for Grade 7
by Jessica B. Telegrapo underwent quality assurance to check that all
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grammatical, typographical, book design, and other errors and suitable for use.

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