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English
Quarter 3 – Module 4.2
Listen to Stories and Poems
English – Grade One
Self-Learning Module (SLM)
Quarter 3 – Module 4.2: Listen to Stories/Poems
First Edition, 2020

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Introductory Message
For the facilitator:

Welcome to the English Grade - One Self-Learning Module (SLM) on Listening to

the Stories/Poems!

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 Grade - One Self-Learning Module (SLM) on Listening to

the Stories!

Hello children. Listening to beautiful stories and poems will give you joy, fun and
excitement. So, listen up! Stories and poems will bring you to visit the different places. It is
a great adventure to everyone. It will also help you wander and appreciate about
God’s creations.

Through listening and reading stories /poems we may learn a lot of things, new ideas
and knowledge to create and accomplish. Furthermore, with this learning resource
signifies that you as a learner is capable and empowered to successfully achieve the

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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.

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

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 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:

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

Good day learner!

Stories are great adventures to everyone. It will give

you joy, fun and excitement. Listening to them are the
best way to improve your understanding, vocabulary and
listening skills.

In this module, you will learn about identifying cause

and effect of events. This will truly develop your
knowledge, skills and comprehension in reading.
Predicting possible ending of the story will help you
understand the poems and stories better.

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

1. Listen to stories and poem

1.1 Identify cause and effect of events

1.2 Predict possible ending of of a story read

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 What I Know
Listen as your parent reads the story. Encircle the letter of
the correct answer.

Elena does not eat vegetables, fruits and fish. She

likes to eat hotdogs, fries and junk food.
One day, her stomach ached. Mother brought her to
the hospital.
Since then, Elena promised to herself to eat healthy
food every day.

1. Who are the characters in the story?

a. Elena b. Mother c. Elena and Mother

2. What did Elena like to eat?

a. hotdogs b. vegetables c. fruits

3. Which of the following is the cause why her stomach

ached?
a. She ate candies. c. She ate an egg.
b. She ate junk food.

4. Which of the following is the effect?

a. Mother brought her to the hospital.
b. Elena became strong and healthy.
c. Mother told Elena to sleep well.

5. What is the possible ending of the story?

a. Elena will keep eating junk food.
b. Elena will keep on eating candies.
c. Elena will start eating healthy food.

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Lesson Listening to Stories and Poem
• Identifying Cause and Effect of Events
1 • Predicting Possible Ending of a Story
Read

What’s In

Plants are living things. They grow anywhere.

Guess what will happen with the plant on the third box?
Draw it.

What do you think will make a plant grow?

___________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________

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 What’s New

Read the story.

“Hello Red Flower, it is nice to see you today”, said

Yellow Flower.”Hi, I am glad and excited to see you too,”
said Red Flower.
“ Mr. Sun is smiling on us today,” Red Flower said. “It
is going to be a great day!”

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Circle the best answer.

1. Who are the characters in the story?

a. Red and Blue Flowers c. Yellow and Pink Flowers
b. Red and Yellow Flowers

2. Where did the story happen?

a. in the garden c. in the kitchen
b. at the mall

3. What makes it a great day for Red Flower?

a. Mr. Sun is angry. c. Mr. Sun is smiling.
b. Mr. Sun is crying.

Activity 1.

Which picture shows the kind of day Red Flower and

Yellow Flower have? Color it.

A.

B.

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C.

What is It

Cause means the reason why something happened

while effect means the result of what happened.

Example:

CAUSE The boy steps on a banana peel.

EFFECT The boy slips.

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 Predicting possible ending of the story means
guessing what will happen next in the story.
Example:

Answer: Finally, the tadpole became a frog.

What’s More?

Read the poem.

Little Butterfly

Little butterfly, fly, fly,

Sipping flower pollens on high.
Along came a spider,
Who crept beside her
And frightened little butterfly away!

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Activity 1
Write on the blank if it is cause or effect.

___________________1. A spider crept beside her.

___________________2. Frightened little butterfly away!

Activity 2

Color the yellow if it is a cause and blue if it

is an effect.

1. Delia cannot open the door.

The door was locked.

2. His pencil was broken.

Danilo did not finish the test.

3. Sara did not take a bath.

Sara got sick.

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Activity 3. Identify the possible ending for each situation.
Color the red of the correct answer.

Gemma went to hang the clothes to dry. Then she

heard the thunder. She saw the dark heavy clouds in the
sky.

1. What will most likely happen?

It will not rain. It will rain hard.

It will be a fine weather.

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 One sunny day, Mother Duck and her seven little
ducklings were in a hurry looking for a pond.

2. What will most likely happen?

They will sleep in the pond.

They will swim in the pond.

They will dance in the pond.

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 What I Have Learned

Fill in the missing words. Choose your answer on the

box.

cause effect guessing

A ______________is the reason why something

happened.

An ____________ is the result of what happened.

Predicting possible ending of the story is

_____________ what will happen next in the story.

What I Can Do

Read the story.

One day, Benjo found a bird who can’t fly. Benjo took
care of the injured bird.

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I. Answer the following questions. Encircle the letter of the
best answer.

1. Why did Benjo take care of the bird?

a. The bird can fly. c. The bird got wet in the rain.
b. The bird got injured.

2. What happened when Benjo saw the bird?

a. Benjo threw the bird into the river.

b. Benjo gave the bird to their neighbor.
c. Benjo took care of the injured bird.

3. What is the possible ending of the story?

a. Benjo killed the bird.

b. Benjo cooked the bird.
c. The bird can fly again and Benjo let it fly away.

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II. Look at the picture. What will most likely happen next?

Color the correct answer.

A. B.

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 Assessment

A. Listen as your parent reads the story.

Miss Cora planted flowers in her garden. She waters

them every day. They grow healthy and beautiful.
But one afternoon, a boy came and destroyed all
the flowers.

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Answer the following questions. Encircle the letter of the
best answer.

1. Which of the following is the cause why flowers grow

healthy and beautiful?

a. Miss Cora waters them every day.

b. Miss Cora didn’t take good care of the flowers.
c. Miss Cora put the flowers under the tree.

2. Which of the following is the effect after Cora watered

the flowers?

a. The flowers became rotten.

b. The flowers becomes sickly and ugly.
c. The flowers grow healthy and beautiful.

3. What could be the possible ending of the story?

a. The flowers will grow well.

b. The flowers will stay beautiful as they are.
c. Cora will be sad and the flowers will die.

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 It was rainy day. Mother cooked delicious Arroz caldo.
Berto went to the kitchen when he smelled the food. He
got his spoon and bowl.

4. Which of the following is the cause why Mother

cooked delicious Arroz caldo?

a. It was windy day. c. It was rainy day.

b. It was sunny day.

5. What is the possible ending of the story?

a. Berto threw the food.

b. Berto enjoyed the food.
b. Berto did not enjoy the food.

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 Additional Activities

Draw what will likely to happen in each situation. Do this in

a short bond paper.

1. I take good care of my pet cat.

Cause Effect

2. My ball fell on the mud.

Cause Effect

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What I Have Learned What’ s More
1. cause Activity 1 Activity 3
2. effect 1. cause 1. It will rain hard.
2. effect 2. They will swim in the pond.
3. guessing
What I Can Do Activity 2
I. 1. b II. 1. b
2. c
1. 3.
3. c
Assessment
1. a 4. c 2.
2. c 5. b
3. c
What I Know
A
1. c
What’s New
2. a
A. B. 3. b
4. a
1. b 1. b
5. c
2.a
What’s In
3. c
Enough water and
sunlight will make a plant
grow.
Lesson 1 Answer Key
References

English Activity Sheets for Grade 1

English Expressways Reading and Language p. 164, 236-

239.

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