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English
Quarter 1 – Module 15:
Real or Make Believe;
Fact or Non- fact
Subject Area– Grade 6
Self-Learning Module (SLM)
Quarter 1 – Module 15: Real or Make Believe; Fact or Non-fact
First Edition, 2020

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English
Quarter 1 – Module 15:
Real or Make-Believe;
Fact or Non-fact
Introductory Message
For the facilitator:

Welcome to English 6 Self-Learning Module (SLM) on Real or Make Believe; Fact or

Non-fact!

This module was collaboratively designed, developed and reviewed by educators both
from public and private institutions to assist you, the teacher or facilitator in helping
the learners meet the standards set by the K to 12 Curriculum while overcoming
their personal, social, and economic constraints in schooling.

This learning resource hopes to engage the learners into guided and independent
learning activities at their own pace and time. Furthermore, this also aims to help
learners acquire the needed 21st century skills while taking into consideration their
needs and circumstances.

In addition to the material in the main text, you will also see this box in the body of
the module:

Notes to the Teacher

This contains helpful tips or strategies that
will help you in guiding the learners.

As a facilitator you are expected to orient the learners on how to use this module.
You also need to keep track of the learners' 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.

For the learner:

Welcome to the English-6 Self-Learning Module (SLM) on Real or Make-Believe; Fact

or Non-fact!

The hand is one of the most symbolized part of the human body. It is often used to
depict skill, action and purpose. Through our hands we may learn, create and
accomplish. Hence, the hand in this learning resource signifies that you as a learner
is capable and empowered to successfully achieve the relevant competencies and
skills at your own pace and time. Your academic success lies in your own hands!

This module was designed to provide you with fun and meaningful opportunities for
guided and independent learning at your own pace and time. You will be enabled to
process the contents of the learning resource while being an active learner.

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This module has the following parts and corresponding icons:

What I Need to Know This will give you an idea of the skills or
competencies you are expected to learn in the
module.

What I Know This part includes an activity that aims to

check what you already know about the
lesson to take. If you get all the answers
correct (100%), you may decide to skip this
module.

What’s In This is a brief drill or review to help you link

the current lesson with the previous one.

What’s New In this portion, the new lesson will be

introduced to you in various ways such as a
story, a song, a poem, a problem opener, an
activity or a situation.

What is It This section provides a brief discussion of the

lesson. This aims to help you discover and
understand new concepts and skills.

What’s More This comprises activities for independent

practice to solidify your understanding and
skills of the topic. You may check the
answers to the exercises using the Answer
Key at the end of the module.

What I Have Learned This includes questions or blank

sentence/paragraph to be filled in to process
what you learned from the lesson.

What I Can Do This section provides an activity which will

help you transfer your new knowledge or skill
into real life situations or concerns.

Assessment This is a task which aims to evaluate your

level of mastery in achieving the learning
competency.

Additional Activities In this portion, another activity will be given

to you to enrich your knowledge or skill of the
lesson learned. This also tends retention of
learned concepts.

Answer Key This contains answers to all activities in the

module.

At the end of this module you will also find:

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References This is a list of all sources used in developing
this module.

The following are some reminders in using this module:

1. Use the module with care. Do not put unnecessary mark/s on any part of the
module. Use a separate sheet of paper in answering the exercises.
2. Don’t forget to answer What I Know before moving on to the other activities
included in the module.
3. Read the instruction carefully before doing each task.
4. Observe honesty and integrity in doing the tasks and checking your answers.
5. Finish the task at hand before proceeding to the next.
6. Return this module to your teacher/facilitator once you are through with it.
If you encounter any difficulty in answering the tasks in this module, do not
hesitate to consult your teacher or facilitator. Always bear in mind that you are
not alone.

We hope that through this material, you will experience meaningful learning and
gain deep understanding of the relevant competencies. You can do it!

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 What I Need to Know

Hello! What a fine day to start our new lesson! Hope you are still with me as we
continued learning new things on fact or non-fact.
This module was designed and written for you to learn about facts and non-facts.
Moreover, you will also know how to categorize the difference between the fact or
non-fact; how to use each one of them in making statement and you will be utilizing
your artistic gift while learning this topic.

The lessons are arranged to follow the content standards of the English 6
curriculum guide with their corresponding learning competencies.

Most Essential Learning Competency

1. Identifying real or make believe; fact or non-fact.

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

1. define fact or non-Fact;
2. differentiate the fact from non-fact;
3. use statements to decide whether its fact or non-fact.
4. determine factual and non-factual texts,
5. decide whether each sentence is fact or non-fact,
6. give the importance of factual and non-factual texts.
7. transform non fact statements into factual statement.

What I Know

Direction: Read each statement and decide whether it is fact of non-fact. Put a Y
mark if it is fact and X mark if it is non-fact.
.Statement Fact Non-
Fact
1. COVID19 is a virus.
2. The COVID19 originated in Wuhan, China
3. COVID19 cannot kill humans.
4. Social distancing is one of the best precautionary
measures we do to prevent COVID19 from spreading.
5. The whole world is suffering from the pandemic.
6. The government urged people to use face masks.
7. The frontliners are nurses and doctors only.
8. Regular handwashing prevents viruses.
9. Eating healthy foods boost our immune system.
10. Drinking soda makes us healthy.

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 Lesson
Fact or Non-Fact; Real or
1 Make Believe

What’s In

Congratulations! You have done a great job in the previous activity given to you.
Now, what can you share on the various tasks that will be given to you.
Good luck!

Task 1: Fill in the table

Using the KWL table, write your notions about fact and non-fact.
What I Know What I Need to Know What I Learned

Task 2: “Word Puzzle” game

All you need to do is to look for the essential word completely defined below.
Encircle it and present in class.

❖ It can be proven true or false through objective evidence. - relies on denotative

language. - frequently uses measurable or verifiable numbers, statistics, dates
and measurements.
❖ It is a statement that is neither true nor false. Or it may feel true for some.
S F R G V B P H H B
O P F H F Z K Z Q H
N O N F A C T X A M
Z Z X B C Z M Y Z N
X P C V T F L M X M
C K Y C P P P P C N
V L H X L G G K V L
B V P Z F F F L B M

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Task 3: Word Search through Solving

Using the table, look for the significant words through answering the guide
questions. Write your answer provided after the question.

B2 1 V53 G53 F34 R53 T34 N53

X14 F53 T34 T53 F53 N53 T16
Z53 Z53 Q53 F53 X34 C10 T53
X34 D53 R34 X53 A11 Q53 Z53
V53 N53 W53 F14 U53 R53 X53
Y53 T34 N7 T53 X53 R34 K53
T53 O20 X53 Z53 F53 T53 H53
N12 C53 T34 F30 A2 C8 T53

Guide questions:
1. The first letter is the sum of 6 and 6. ______________________________
2. The second letter is the difference of 30 and 10. __________________________
3. The third letter is the product of 1 and 7. ________________________________
4. The fourth letter is the sum of 10 and 4. _________________________________
5. The sixth letter is the difference of 30 and 19. ____________________________
6. The seventh letter is the product of 2 and 5. ______________________________
7. The last letter is the product of 8 and 2. __________________________________

Combine all the letters and put it the box.

8. The first letter of the second word is the product of 10 and 3. _____________
9. The second letter is the sum of 1 and 1. __________________________________
10. The third letter is the product 2 and 4. ____________________________________
11. The last letter is the sum of 50 and 3. ____________________________________

Combine all the letters and put it the box.

Task 4: Share a Thought

Directions: Answer the questions below. Indicate your answer by putting a check
mark inside the box. Please provide justifications of your answers.

Statement Fact Non- Justify your answer

Fact
1. New York City is the most
exciting city on earth!
2. Barrack Obama is the first
African-American elected
president of the United State.
3. Niel Armstrong is the first
person to walk on the moon.
4. Coronavirus disease was first
originated in Wuhan, China.
5. President Duterte is the best
president in the world.

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Guide questions:
a. What have you observed in the activity?
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________.
b. How do you classify non-fact to a fact? Explain your answer.
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________.

Task 5: Transformation Time!

Transform the factual statements to a non-fact statement.

FACT NON-FACT
1. President Duterte is the 16th
president of the Philippines.
2. English is the language of the world.
3. Jennifer Lopez is a Hollywood artist.
4. The world revolves around the sun.
5. The world’s biggest continent is Asia.

Guide questions:
a. What have you observed in the activity?
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________.

b. How this activity helped you?

__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________.

Task 6: Classify Me!

Classify all factual and non-factual statements using the table below.
Fact Non-Fact

1. “We are the world” is a beautiful song.

2. It was composed by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie to help the hungry and
homeless people in Africa and America.
3. It became the best song because more than 20 million copies were sold out.
4. It was sung by more than 45 famous singers from all over the world.
5. Michael Jackson is one of my favorite singers.

Guide question:
a. Why do you think that you need to differentiate fact from a non-fact statement?
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________.

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 Notes to the Teacher
This module contains activities on fact or non-fact. It will broaden
learners’ knowledge or understanding on how to evaluate their own
judgment in terms of identifying true and false statements. Any
contextualized materials related to this lesson can be of help
especially to the LEARNERS.

What’s New

Amazing! You did it once again. This time let us discover more about facts and
non-facts.
Task 7: Transformation Time!

Transform the factual statements to a non-fact statement.

FACT NON-FACT
1. President Duterte is the 16th
president of the Philippines.
2. English is the language of the world.
3. Jennifer Lopez is a Hollywood artist.
4. The world revolves around the sun.
5. The world’s biggest continent is Asia.

Guide questions:

c. What have you observed in the activity?

__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________.
d. How this activity helped you?
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________.

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Task 8: Classify Round 2!

Classify all factual and non-factual statements using the table below.
Fact Non-Fact

1. “We are the world” is a beautiful song.

2. It was composed by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie to help the hungry and
homeless people in Africa and America.
3. It became the best song because more than 20 million copies were sold out.
4. It was sung by more than 45 famous singers from all over the world.
5. Michael Jackson is one of my favorite singers.

Guide question:
b. Why do you think that you need to differentiate fact from a non-fact statement?
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________.

This time, let us read the definition of fact and non-fact.

❖ A fact is a statement that can be proven based on objective evidences. It is

also proven to be true using the human senses.
❖ Non-fact is a statement that expresses a feeling, an attitude, a value judgment,
or a belief.

What is It

Bravo! You did it once more.

Task 9: Just tell me!

Let us explore more by looking at the picture and be guided by the questions
given below.

Adopted from olirec Nibur photo album

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Guide question:
a. Construct factual and non-factual statements using the above pictures.
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________.

What’s More

Hurray! I am so excited what you do next.

Task 10: Spot the Difference!

Using the Venn diagram, compare and contrast the difference of fact and
non-fact texts.

What I Have Learned

Remarkable! You really amaze me. You work so hard to learn.

Now let me see if you can still nail it.

Task 11: Speak up!

Share your significant learning insights in undertaking this lesson.

_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
___________________________________________.
_____________________________________________________
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_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
 What I Can Do

Magnificent! You continuously amazed me. Let us see if you can still do it. Answer
the questions below.

Task 12: Justify please.

1. Do you usually watch television or listen to the radio when you want to be
updated with the current news? Why?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________.
2. Are you aware that some of the news is fact and some are non-fact? How?

_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
________________________.

Assessment
Terrific! You give your point in answering the questions above. This time, let us check
if you’ve learned a lot from the activities that we did. Let us to the posttest.

Task 13: It’s Evaluation Time!

Put whether the statement is a fact or non-fact.

.
Statement Fact Non-
Fact
Elephants eat grass and leaves.
A dog is an animal.
Ducks are prettier than Parrots.
Pandas all over the world are black and white.
Snakes do not make good pets.
Carabao is the national animal of the Philippines
Barrack Obama is the first African-American elected
president of the United State.
Niel Armstrong is the first person to walk on the moon.

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 Coronavirus disease was first originated in Wuhan,
China
President Duterte is the best president
in the world.

Classify the facts and non-facts statements you heard about the
world.
Write as many as you can.
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________

Additional Activities

Great Job! You really nailed it! It will be more exciting if you can still do great
on this task.

Task 14: Let us draw!

On the upper part of a clean sheet of paper draw the factual scenario that you think
every family is doing this time of COVID crisis and under the picture you have
illustrated you are going to write the places that you imagined to visit.

Image (our actual scenario at home)

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Statement (my dream places)

________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________

Congratulations kid you did it amazingly.

Well done! You really did a great job! I hope you’ll enjoy the next lesson.

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What’s In What’s More
Task 1 Task 10
What I know that fact is correct and true. Fact is verifiable,
What I need to know is the difference between true and correct
fact and non-fact. while non-fact is
What I learned that opinion is based of your based on
personal emotions. someone’s feelings.
Task 2
1. Fact
2. Non-fact What is it
Task 3 Task 9
1. 12- N 1. The baby is
2. 20- O wearing a pink
3. 7- N and white dress.
4. 14- F 2. She is an
5. 11-A adorable child.
6. 10-C
7. 16-T
9. 30-F
10. 2-A What’s New
11. 8- C Task 8
12. 53-T
1. Non Fact
2. Fact
Task 4 3. Fact
1. Non Fact – It is based on someone’s feeling. 4. Fact
2. Fact- It can be proven. 5. Non Fact
3. Fact- It is correct.
4. Fact- It can be verified. What I Know
5. Non Fact- It is how I feel.
1. Y
2. Y
Task 5 3. X
4. Y
1. He’s the best president. 5. Y
2. I like the person using the English language. 6. Y
3. She’s the best performer in Hollywood. 7. X
4. The world is amazing! 8. Y
5. Michael Jackson is a hot star. 9. Y
10. X
Answer Key
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What I Can Do
Assessment
Yes! I usually watch and
1. Fact listen to television and
2. Fact radio for me to be aware
3. Non-Fact of what’s going on in my What I Have
4. Fact environment. Learned
5. Non-Fact
6. Fact As I studied the difference Task 11
7. Fact of fact and non-fact, I can
I learned that fact is
8. Fact already classify the
supported by
9. Fact factual and non-factual
evidences while non-
10. Non-Fact statements reported in
fact is neither true
the TV or radios.
nor false.
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Almonte, Liza et.al, Connecting to the World. Quezon City. Phoenix Publishing
House, Inc.

Villamin, Arceli et.al (1994). Innovative Strategies in Communication Arts,

Quezon City. Phoenix Publishing House, Inc.

Goodman, K. (1992). College Teaching: A system Approach. New York: McGraw

Hill Book Company.

Salazar, E. (1992) Skill Builders for Efficient Reading, Quezon City, Phoenix
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Pikulski, J.J. & Chard, D.J. (2005). Fluency: Bridge between decoding
comprehension, The Reading Teacher, 58-57

DepEd Cites Region 6 on Content. Retrieved on May 16, 2020 from

http://www.depedregion6.ph/content/blogcategory/970/204/.

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with the primary objective of preparing for and addressing the new normal.
Contents of this module were based on DepEd’s Most Essential Learning
Competencies (MELC). This is a supplementary material to be used by all
learners of Region XII in all public schools beginning SY 2020-2021. The
process of LR development was observed in the production of this module.
This is version 1.0. We highly encourage feedback, comments,
and recommendations.

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