Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region IV – A CALABARZON
Division of Rizal
District of San Mateo
Guitnangbayan Elementary School

ENGLISH 5 – ANSWER SHEET

4th QUARTER (WEEK 4)

Name: ____________________________________________ Score:____________________

Grade & Section:_____________________________________Adviser/ Teacher:___________
Writing a Feature Article
One useful writing material is a feature article. Features are more in-depth than traditional news
stories and go beyond providing the most important facts. The purpose of these stories is to provide
a detailed description of a place, person, idea, or organization.
Features are not meant to deliver the news first-hand. They do contain elements of news, but their
main function is to humanize, to add color, to educate, to entertain and to illuminate. They often
recap major news that was reported in a previous news cycle.

TYPES OF FEATURE ARTICLES:

NOTE: Most feature articles have elements of more than one kind.

1. THE HUMAN-INTEREST FEATURE

❖ This type typically reports on someone’s success in spite of great odds.
❖ It may recall a tragic predicament.
2. THE PERSONALITY FEATURE
❖ The subject of the article may be famous or not so famous but has done something of interest to others.
❖ The personality feature is very much like a character sketch.
3. “THE BEST” ARTICLES
❖ The Courier-Journal has a column that publishes reviews of the “best” products of all kinds.
❖ This type of article usually includes the writer’s personal experiences with the product.
❖ It includes proof and examples that the product is the best of its kind.
4. THE NEWS FEATURE
❖ This type of article brings a human-interest focus to breaking news.
❖ It adds personal involvement to what may otherwise be a distant, seemingly unimportant event.
5. THE HOW-TO FEATURE
❖ This article explains how to do something – usually a complex process that most people would not
know how to do.
❖ The article explains the steps of the process in enough detail so that another person can do this
process.
6. THE PAST EVENTS FEATURE
❖ The article typically includes research but is not like an encyclopedia report. The article serves as a
human interest history lesson.
❖ This type of writing usually puts a “human face” on history. In other words, it lets the reader know
something about the people who were part of history.
7. THE INFORMATIONAL FEATURE
❖ This type of article shows insightful coverage of a topic.
❖ The article often refers to sources of research but is not like an encyclopedia report. Instead, the writer
makes a personal connection to the subject and includes his or her voice.

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 Here is a sample of a feature article:
The Finest Festival in Lucena
The Pasayahan Festival in Lucena is an annual festival that promotes tourism held in the city. It began
on May 28, 1987 under the administration of the Officer-In-Charge Euclides Abcede and former Bureau of
Internal Revenue Office Chief, Aguinaldo Abcede.
This is a week-long celebration in the streets of Lucena City, and it usually starts on the first day of the
last week of the month. This is in time for the celebration of the feast of St. Ferdinand, Lucena’s patron
saint. There are some sign shops orbazaars, performances of local bands on different areas of the main
streets, food stalls, colorful Flores de Mayo and the grand parade which is held every 28th of May.
Other activities are Chami Festival, Mr. and Ms. Pasayahan, Chami Eating Contest, Gandang Lola,
Street Dancing competition, Parade of huge and colorful floats of the participating companies and
organizations with street dancing and
marching bands. This symbolic festivity of the said city honors the cultures and traditions of the Lucenahin.
Questions:
1. What is the title of the feature article? _________________________________
2. Does it have an introduction of the topic? ______________________
3. Do all the sentences talk about the topic? ____________________________
4. While reading it, can you imagine the events taking place? ________________________
5. How did the writer end his article? __________________________
6. What type of a feature article is it? _________________________

Learning Task 1
Directions: Read the feature article then answer the questions about it.

Niyogyugan Festival: The Best of Quezon Province

Quezon is one of the best places to visit every August, when basking on the beach is often a no-go
activity due to monsoon rains, and the province steadies the spotlight on food tourism and its top product -- the
coconut.IV.
At the Niyogyugan Festival, the province's 39 municipalities and two cities fill the capitol grounds with
coconut-themed booths that turn the city center into a merry-town of well-crafted coconut huts. The week-long
festival is held from August 16 to 26. The eight-year-old festival was launched in 2011, it was originally a
gathering of some coconut farmers selling their products, making a unique presentation of their respective booths
that gets better every year. The aesthetically pleasing booths are a potent sales-booster for local farmers and
entrepreneurs. Locals and tourists need not travel for hours to each of Quezon's towns to have a taste of all its
famed delicacies -- booth hopping does the trick.
Questions:
1. What is the title of the feature article? _______________________
2. Does it have an introduction of the topic? _________________________
3. Do all the sentences talk about the topic? ________________________
4. While reading it, can you imagine the events taking place? ___________________
5. How did the writer end his article? __________________________
6. What type of a feature article is it? ______________________________

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 Republic of the Philippines
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region IV – A CALABARZON
Division of Rizal
District of San Mateo
Guitnangbayan Elementary School

ENGLISH 5 – WEEKLY TEST

4th QUARTER (WEEK 4)

Name: ____________________________________________ Score:____________________

Grade & Section:_____________________________________Adviser/ Teacher:___________
Directions: Write a feature article about any of the given topics below. Organize your ideas following
the format. Use the following rubric below as guide standard in writing a feature article.

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