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ENGLISH 10

QUARTER 4 / WEEK 1 (June 7-11, 2021)

LESSON TITLE Determining the Meaning of Terminologies using
Dictionary, Thesaurus and Online Sources
MOST ESSENTIAL LEARNING MELC 21: Distinguish technical terms used in research
COMPETENCIES (MELCs)
ENABLING COMPETENCY ❖ Determine the definition of terminologies using
dictionary, thesaurus and online sources
CONTENT/CORE CONTENT ▪ Using Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Online Sources
▪ Research Technical Terms

LEARNING TASK 1: Search the Term

Directions: Replace the italicized words in the following sentences with their exact specialized
terms. Use a dictionary, the internet, and the words in the parentheses as your reference.
Configuration clues (boxed letters) are also given.
Ex.: Use a hand to grab the heavy metal ball by the handle and swing it up until it rests against
your forearm. (Physical fitness)
Answer: Use one hand to grab a kettle bell by the handle and swing it up until it rests against your
forearm.

1. Inside my purse is a mild drug for reducing pain and fever.

(medicine)

2. I do not mind buying used and repaired products. These are

sold at a reduced price. (shopping)

3. A brief appearance was made by the Pop Star Princess in that low
budget film. (movies)

4. When the supervisor returned, there was a lot of paperwork to catch up

on. (business, work)

5. Ignorant of our social customs and norms, the man doesn’t know proper
behaviors during a date. (sociology)

6. Shyr once worked as a custodian of artifacts at the National Museum.

(jobs)

7. Obtaining a property right for inventions is very important. (business, law)

8. The printer took ten minutes to be set for optimal color capability.
(Physics)

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9. 10.
9-10. the President restated his intention to vote against the proposal for a new law. (law,
government)

LEARNING TASK 2: Puzzling Study

Direction: Answer the crossword puzzle below by determining the research terms through the clues
given on the right. Write your answers on a separate sheet of yellow paper.

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ACTIVITY 1: Word Search Nutshell
Directions: The text below is an excerpt of Steve Jobs, “Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish” speech. To
understand his message better, look for the meaning of the eight (8) unfamiliar words in the speech.
Write your answers on a separate sheet of yellow paper. In doing so, refer to the sample below:

Word Entry: honored

Part of Speech: adjective
Meaning: proud because given respect
Similar Word: proud
Restrictive Label: n/a
Guide Words: n/a
Reference used: Internet (macmillandictionary.com)

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 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region IV-A CALABARZON
City Schools Division Office of Antipolo
District II-E

Sitio Paenaan, Brgy. San Jose, Antipolo City

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ENGLISH 10

QUARTER 4 / WEEK 2 (June 14-18, 2021)

LESSON TITLE Technical and Operational Definitions / Writing a Good
Expanded Definitions
MOST ESSENTIAL LEARNING MELC 22: Give technical and operational definitions
COMPETENCIES (MELCs) MELC 23: Give expanded definitions of words.
CONTENT/CORE CONTENT ▪ Expanded Definitions of Words

LEARNING TASK 3
Directions: Match the terms in Column A to its appropriate technical definition in Column B.

Column A Column B
A. a standard or unit of measurement
1. Reflection B. the production of an image by or as if by a mirror
C. a series of thoughts, images or emotions occurring during
2. Interest sleep
D. a table listing important events for successive years within a
3. Module particular historical period
E. a feeling that accompanies or causes special attention to
4. Dream something or someone
F. a passenger station that is central to a considerable area.
5. Timeline G. a set of values of the variables that satisfies an equation

LEARNING TASK 4
Directions: Match the term/ word in Column A to its possible expanded definition in Column B. Write
the letter of your answer on the blank before each number.

Column A Column B
A. What makes people happy? For us mortals, a few extra coins
1. Alzheimer’s in the pocket, a new
Disease friend, an excellent dish, a good book may bring pleasure.
Others pursue happiness
2. Happiness through wealth, power, or fame.
B. Affected individuals are, at first, forgetful. As the memory
3. Friendship disorder gradually worsens,
the Individuals, although able to recall occurrences in the
4. Computer distant past, are unable to
memory remember recent events.
C. It is one of three basic components of a computer which
5. Speed stores information for future
use--- both the data that will be operated on as well as the
programs that direct the
operations to be performed.

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about less than ten
kilometers per hour (kph).
E. This is, if either one of two friends is involved in difficulty, such
as problems with failing
courses at school, or even problems of a much more serious
nature; the other friend will
provide help, encouragement, concern, and perhaps even
direct intervention.

ACTIVITY 2
Directions: Fill in the semantic web with your ideas on “What makes/unmakes a good friend?” Use
the given template for webbing. Then, write an expanded definition of Friend based on the given
ideas.

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 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region IV-A CALABARZON
City Schools Division Office of Antipolo
District II-E

Sitio Paenaan, Brgy. San Jose, Antipolo City

SUMMATIVE TEST for Week 1 and Week 2

ENGLISH 10

PART I. Directions: Match the definitions in Column A to its appropriate research terms in Column B.
Put the letter of your answer on the space provided before the number.

COLUMN A COLUMN B
_____ 1. It addresses how the study will be a. ABSTRACT
narrowed in scope.
b. DELIMITATION
_____ 2. Structured sets of questions on
specified subjects that are used to c. CONTROL GROUP
gather info.
d. QUESTIONNAIRE
_____ 3. The arithmetic average
_____ 4. The basic, dictionary meaning e. DATA
_____ 5. A brief, overview of a research study
f. CONSTITUTIVE DEFINITION
_____ 6. Refers to how a word is used in a study
_____ 7. In experiments, the one that does not g. DESCRIPTIVE STUDY
get the treatment
h. EXPERIMENT
_____ 8. Information; can be number or words
_____ 9. The one that gets the treatment i. EXPERIMENTAL GROUP
_____ 10. Research design that describes
j. INDEPENDENT VARIABLE
“what is”
_____ 11. A research design used to find k. MEAN
“cause-effect” relationships
l. OPERATIONAL DEFINITION
_____ 12. The variable the researcher is
manipulating

For the following items, determine the part of a dictionary entry by using the jumbled letters of the
term and the provided meaning.

_______________ 13. A TRAP-OF-SCHEEP label gives the function or functions of a word.

_______________ 14. An OMETYLOGY, or word history, tells the origin of a word.

_______________ 15. A MOGRAPHHO is spelled the same as another word but has a different origin

and meaning.

PART II. Directions: Read and analyze the statements below. Write TRUE if the statement is true and
if the statement is false, underline the word or phrase which made the statement incorrect.

_________16. Definitions guide readers to understand the thought and idea presented in any
material.

_________17. Technical definitions are created to create clarity and avoid confusion on the part of
the readers.

_________18. Operational definitions contain reliable and specific meaning of a word or phrase
based on general references.

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_________19. Mental health is a person’s condition with regard to their psychological and emotional
well-being. The sample definition is technical.

_________20. A tantrum could include any time a child falls to the floor, cries, kicks, and screams in
response to his or her denied request from his or her mother at the theme park. The sample definition
is operational.

_________21. Operational definitions are essential in writing a research. This ensures that the readers
as well as other researchers would clearly understand the variables used in the study.

_________22. In accomplishing the definition of terms in a research paper, the researcher is required
to define the term conceptually and constitutively.

_________23. Definition is the basis and key component in establishing clarity and accuracy of
content in any material across different fields and disciplines.

_________24. Expanded definition of word goes deeper than a simple dictionary definition.

_________25. You could illustrate the concept of a word with anecdotes from your personal life, or
examples from the news or current events, or write an opinion piece.

_________26. The structure of expanded definition of word consists of formal sentence definition from
the dictionary followed by the appropriate technique/s that will help you explain further the term
to the readers.

_________27. Providing etymology means explaining by comparing two dissimilar topics, where the
second is familiar to the audience.

_________28. ’A whale is not a fish’. Is an example of a technique called negation.

_________29. Illustration means providing a blurry picture or image to explain or clarify a text.

_________30. Etymology shows the word's origin.

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