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English
Quarter 1 – Module 4
Predicting Possible Ending
English – Grade 1
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Quarter 1 – Module 4.1: Predicting Possible Ending
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English
Quarter 1 – Module 4.1
Predicting Possible Ending
Introductory Message
This Self-Learning Module (SLM) is prepared so that you, our dear learners, can
continue your studies and learn while at home. Activities, questions, directions,
exercises, and discussions are carefully stated for you to understand each lesson.

Each SLM is composed of different parts. Each part shall guide you step-by-
step as you discover and understand the lesson prepared for you.
Pre-tests are provided to measure your prior knowledge on lessons in each SLM.
This will tell you if you need to proceed on completing this module or if you need
to ask your facilitator or your teacher’s assistance for better understanding of
the lesson. At the end of each module, you need to answer the post-test to
selfcheck your learning. Answer keys are provided for each activity and test. We
trust that you will be honest in using these.

In addition to the material in the main text, Notes to the Teacher are also
provided to our facilitators and parents for strategies and reminders on how
they can best help you on your home-based learning.
Please use this module with care. Do not put unnecessary marks on any part of
this SLM. Use a separate sheet of paper in answering the exercises and tests.
And read the instructions carefully before performing each task.

If you have any questions in using this SLM or any difficulty in answering the
tasks in this module, do not hesitate to consult your teacher or facilitator.
Thank you.
 What I Need to Know

This module is designed and written to help you listen to short

stories/poems and predict possible ending of a story read.

After this module, you are expected to learn how to:

1. predict possible ending of a story read; (EN1LC-IIIa-j-
1.1) likewise, the following sub and supporting
competencies:

give the correct sequence of three

events; and
relate story events to one’s experience.

Notes to the Teacher

This module is designed to help the learners to predict
possible ending of a story read, give the correct sequence
of events and relate story events to one’s experience.
 What I Know

Look at the picture, predict what will happen next based on the
illustrations.
Draw a line to match each picture.

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 Lesson
Predicting Possible Ending
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Predicting possible ending or outcomes means thinking what will
happen next.
Predicting requires guessing while reading and analyzing
information and events in the story.

What’s In
Do you have favorite toy? I know, a child like you, love toys very
much. So, look at the picture below. Name each picture. Can you
predict what toys belong for a boy and a girl? Draw it inside the
box.

Boy Girl
 What’s New

This is Andrea. Just like you, she has

also a favorite toy. Do you want to
know what Andrea’s favorite toy is?

Listen carefully as your parent or

guardian read the story.

Andrea’s Favorite Toy

Andrea has a favorite toy.
She has a toy doll.
She named her doll Lian.
Everyday, Andrea played with her doll Lian.
“Crack”, Oh, no! The doll’s shoulder fell down.

What do you think she will do with her doll?

Let’s find out if you understand the story. Write the letter of
the correct answer on the blank before the number.

____1. What is the title of the story?

a. Andrei’s Car b. Ana’s Favorite c. Andrea’s Favorite Toy
_____2. Who is the character of the story?
a. Ana b. Anton c. Andrea
_____3. What is her favorite toy?
a. apple b. ball c. doll
_____4. What happened to her favorite doll?
a. broken b. lost c. burned
5. What do you think will Andrea do next with her favorite toy?
 a. She will throw the doll in the trashcan

b. She will fix the broken shoulder of her doll

c. She will buy a new doll

What is It

Look at the set of events happened in the story.

Andrea plays with her doll. Andrea’s doll broken. Andrea fix
her toy doll.

It is easy to predict possible ending or tell what happen next

to the story by analyzing the events carefully. We may also use
the information from our experiences.

We can also predict possible ending based on the pictures,

situations and poems.

A. Predicting Possible Ending based on the Pictures:

Look at the pictures in Group A. Color the pictures in Group B that
shows what happen next.
A B
B. Predicting Possible Ending based on the Situations/Events:

With the help of your parent or guardian, read the situation

below then predict what will happen next. Put a check inside the
box.
1. Andrei saw a ripe Mango on the tree. He got a long stick.
What do you think he will do with the stick?
He will hit the ants on the branch of the tree using the stick.
He will get the birds using the long stick.
He will get the ripe mango using the stick.

C. Look at the picture and arrange them to show the sequence of

events. Write 1-3

_______ _______ _______

What’s More

Activity 1.1 Choose the letter of the picture that tells what will
happen next. Write your answer on the space provided.

___1.
a b c

___2.
 a b c

___3.

a b c

___4.

a b c

___5.

a b c

What I Have Learned

Predicting possible ending/outcomes is telling or guessing what will

happen next in a story.

You can make a guess by:

looking for clues in the story

understanding events in the

pictures
 What I Can Do

How do we grow?

Look at the picture from left to right. Arrange them in proper

order. Write 1-3 on the blank. Number one is done for you.

2 1 3

________ ________ ________

________ ________ ________

_________ ________ _______

 Assessment

Predict what will happen next to the following situations. Write the
letter of the correct answer on the space provided before the
number.

____1. Kian played in the rain the whole day.

a. Kian will get sick.
b. Kian will be happy.
c. Kian will stay under the rain.

_____2. Rizza eats nutritious foods. She

exercises regularly.

a. She will get sick.

b. She will be a supermodel.
c. She will be healthy.

____3. Jolo got home from school. He got his pencil and notebook
and sat on the table.

a. He will do his homework.

b. He will do a trick on the table.
c. He will eat some cookies.

_____4. Mother cooked some delicious foods. There are many

balloons and cake, too.

a. The children were noisy.

b. There was a birthday party.
c. The family was hungry.
___5. Mrs. Mendoza gave her class a poem to recite. Cassy
memorized the poem at home.
a. She can recite the poem well.

b. She can’t recite the poem.

c. She will be absent.

Additional Activities
A. Look at the pictures on the left. Then, draw a picture and
write about what will happen next. Draw and write your
answer in the box provided.

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3.
References
Department of Education (DepEd). Guide for English Teachers in Using the Most
Essential Learning Competencies (MELCs), (2020)

Department of Education (DepEd). K to 12 Curriculum Guides: English, 2016

English 1 Activity Sheets. Revised Edition, 2014, Pasig, City Philippines:

Department of Education

(Fun in English 1 Reading and Language 1999)

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