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English Activity Sheet

Quarter 3 – MELC 6
Inferring the Speaker’s Tone, Mood and
Purpose

REGION VI – WESTERN VISAYAS

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 English 4
Activity Sheet No. 6
First Edition, 2021

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Introductory Message
Welcome to English Grade Four!

The Learning Activity Sheet is a product of the collaborative

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Western Visayas through the Curriculum and Learning Management
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(teachers, parents and responsible adults) in helping the learners meet
the standards set by the K to 12 Basic Education Curriculum.

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with meaningful and engaging activities for independent learning. Being
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perform the activities and answer the assessments. This will be returned
to your facilitator on the agreed schedule.

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 Quarter 3, Week 6

Learning Activity Sheet (LAS) No. 6

Name of Learner: ______________________Grade & Section: ______

Date: __________________

Inferring the Speaker’s Tone, Mood and Purpose

I. Learning Competency with Code

Infer the speaker’s tone, mood, and purpose

II. Background Information for Learners

To be able to understand fully an article or a paragraph, it
is important for the reader to know/determine the tone, mood and
purpose of the author. In this learning activity sheet, you are
going to learn what the author’s reason for writing a text.

1. Tone is the attitude of the author toward the subject,

the reader, or the characters.
Examples:
angry, cheerful, formal, ironic, authoritative, gloomy,
sad, serious, important, amused, humorous,
contentment

2. Mood is the feeling the reader gets from reading the

author’s words.
Examples:
romantic, sorrowful, guilty, fanciful, gloomy, happy,
joyful, depressed, suspenseful, sentimental,
mysterious, anxious, funny, satisfied

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 3. Purpose of the author is the author’s reason for writing.
 To Persuade is to encourage the reader; the author
would like the reader to agree with his or her opinion
Examples:
advertisements, movie reviews, academic
arguments, political speeches, commercials,
newspaper, editorials
 To Inform is to give factual information; the author
would like to teach the readers something
Examples:
textbooks, encyclopedias, cookbooks, posters,
pamphlets,

 To Entertain is to give laughter or relief; the author

would like to tell stories and make readers laugh
Examples: novels, stories, poems, plays, jokes,
books, comic strips

III. Reference/s
Rabelas et.al ( 2015) English 4 Learner’s Material p.5
LR Portal,
https://www.slideshare.net/sharonelin/authors-tone
C: \Users\Deped\Desktop\existing learning
materials\english\MISOSA English Grade 6\41 -DETERMINING
THE PURPOSE OF THE AUTHOR grade6.doc Printed: 7/30/2013
6:06:00 PM [Ferdie] 8

IV. Activity Proper

Activity 1
Direction: Read the paragraph. Encircle the letter of the mood
of the story.

1. The sea! Kami’s eyes grew wide. The sea! What happened
to the sea? The sea was gone.
A. surprise B. happiness C. courage

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2. It wasn’t fair, he thought. His father and his brother would
spend the day on the ocean while he had to stay home and
do the chores of a woman.
A. happiness B. sadness C. nervous
3. “Come on let’s hide between the tall grasses. The
approaching men might see us,” shouted the girls in a
shivering voice.
A. happy B. angry C. afraid
4. Tommy studied very hard for the test. He spent several
nights reviewing his lessons and reading notes. On the day
of the test, he went to school early, very much prepared for
the test.
A. frustration B. excitement C. nervousness
5. Tanya was requested by her mother to ask some medicines
from her grandmother’s house for her baby brother.
Grandmother’s house is five houses away from their own
house. While she was walking, she heard the howling of the
dogs and somebody was calling her name with a strange
voice.
A. frustration B. excitement C. nervousness.

Activity 2
Directions: Read each description carefully. Identify the
author’s purpose whether it is to persuade, to entertain, to
inform. Write your answers on the blanks provided.

_______1. An article where the author argues about the

importance of having the vaccine or not.
_______2. A song about cooperation of people during the
pandemic.
_______3. A story of a boy who helped an old woman during
the typhoon.
_______4. A timeline showing the typhoons that greatly
affected Aklan.

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_______5. A comic strip about the COVID 19 pandemic
_______6. A poem about taking care of the animals.
_______7. A news article about the number of people affected
by COVID-19.
_______8. An instructional booklet describing how to be
prepared during calamities.
_______9. A speech written by a local official arguing the
people to be ready for upcoming calamities.
_______10. An advertisement of a toothpaste used by many
children.

Activity 3
Directions: Read each paragraph. Think about the authors’
purpose in writing them. Write E if the purpose is to entertain, I
if to inform, P if to persuade.

___1. The earth is made up of three layers: the crust, the

mantle and the core. The outer layer, called the crust, is
between 16 and 40 kilometers thick. It floats on a thicker layer
known as the mantle, which is 2,895 kilometers thick. The core,
which is 3,475 kilometers thick, is surrounded by the mantle.
The innermost part is solid (the inner core) while the outer part
is liquid (the outer core).

____2. Animals live in a particular place called habitat where

they can find the food they eat. There are live animals and
found in the pond, forest, seas, and grassland. The food is their
source of energy. In order to survive, they need a continuous
supply of food, Thus, obtaining food is their life activities.

____3. Ice cream cake, ice cream cake

I could eat it all day from the minute I wake
I wouldn’t miss peas or carrots or grapes
If I could eat loads of ice cream cake.
-Collete Hiller

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____4. Cooking is an important part of food preparation that
involves applying heat, in most cases this transforms the
chemical makeup of food, altering its texture, flavor, nutritional
properties and appearance.

____5. Everyone should think twice before deciding to eat fast

food. There are many health risks when it comes to eating food
that’s made within a matter of seconds. The food is not properly
taken care of, which leads all the way back to where the food is
originally produced. Even if it is easy to buy and cheap, one
should carefully think before they eat fast food.

REMEMBER
1. Tone is the attitude of the author toward the subject,
the reader, or the characters.
Examples:
angry, cheerful, formal, ironic, authoritative, gloomy,
sad, serious, important, amused, humorous,
contentment
2. Mood is the feeling the reader gets from reading the
author’s words.
Examples:
romantic, sorrowful, guilty, fanciful, gloomy, happy,
joyful, depressed, suspenseful, sentimental,
mysterious, anxious, funny, satisfied

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 3. Purpose of the author is the author’s reason for
writing.
 To Persuade is to encourage the reader; the
author would like the reader to agree with his or
her opinion
Examples: advertisements, movie reviews,
academic arguments, political speeches,
commercials, newspaper, editorial
 To Inform is to give factual information; the author
would like to teach the readers something
Examples: textbooks, encyclopedias, cookbooks,
posters, pamphlets,
 To Entertain is to give laughter or relief; the
author would like to tell stories and make readers
laugh
Examples: novels, stories, poems, plays, jokes,
books, comic strips

V. Reflection

____________ is the attitude of the author toward the

subject, the reader, or the characters.

____________ is the feeling the reader gets from

reading the author’s words.

The purposes of the author in writing a story are

___________________, _________________, and
__________________.

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Activity 1 Activity 2 Activity 3
1. A 1. to persuade 1. I
2. B 2. to entertain 2. I
3. C 3. to inform 3. E
4. B 4. to inform 4. I
5. C 5. to entertain 5. P
6. to entertain
7. to inform
8. to inform
9. to persuade
10. to persuade
Activity 4 Answer Key VI.