Practice Set Worksheet

Making Inferences NOW I KNOW | A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO READING

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Activity 8.1

Going back to your lesson from the textbook, you learned that inferring is the ability to
understand, identify, surmise, or derive something from graphics or passages where you
figure out what is not directly expressed. This means that you can deduce, opine or draw
conclusions based on your analyses and experiences as you study the clues you find in the
material.

Directions: Below are selected passages/quotations that are worthwhile to

understand. Write your opinion or conclusion about each of the passages.

1. Many individuals have shining qualities like uncut diamonds beneath a rough exterior.
By: Juveral
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2. It is never safe to look into the future with eyes of fear.

By: Edward Harriman

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3. You cannot push anyone up the ladder unless he be willing to climb himself.
By: Edward Harriman
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4. A man is too apt to forget that in this world he cannot have everything; a choice is all
that is left him.
By: H. Matthews
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5. Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere.

By: Chinese Proverb

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6. Today, see if you can stretch your heart and expand your love so that it touches not
only those to whom you can give easily, but also those who need it much.
By: Daphne Rose Kingma
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7. Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a
trail.
By: Ralph Waldo Emerson
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8. Experience is not what happens to you; it’s what you do with what happens to you.
By: Aldous Huxley
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9. The tragedy of life does not lie in not reaching your goal but the tragedy lies in having
no goal to reach. It is not a calamity to die with dreams unfulfilled, but it is a calamity
not to dream. It is not a disgrace not to reach the stars, but it is a disgrace to have no
star to reach for.
By: Benjamin Elijah Mays
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10. A person who has no fire in his heart cannot warm others.
By: Anonymous

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Activity 8.2

Directions: Each pair of students shall bring to class a picture. Write down your
drawn conclusion or opinion about the picture you brought.
Use the previously learned vocabulary structures for Making Inferences reading skill.
The checklist that shall serve as the guide in rating your work is given below.

Criteria Yes No
1. Were the identified words/images used to make inferences
applicable? Why? Why not?
2. Was your prior knowledge lead you to infer in writing your
analysis?
3. Have you used the “Why” and “How” questions to help you
infer?
4. Have you used the following words such as: I think…, I
infer…, I predict…, My guess is…, Perhaps…, This could
mean…, It could be that…, Maybe…, This could mean… in
writing your analysis?
5. Have you followed the format in writing a critique?
6. Are the paragraphs neatly written, integrating capitalization,
punctuation, indention and following the prescribed fomat?

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Activity 8.3

Directions: With the picture you have brought, select another pair of students in the
class and exchange your pictures. Write down your drawn conclusion or opinion
about their picture.
Use the previously learned vocabulary structures for Making Inferences reading skill.
The checklist that shall serve as the guide in rating your work is given below.

Criteria Yes No
1. Were the identified words/images used to make inferences
applicable? Why? Why not?
2. Was your prior knowledge lead you to infer in writing your
analysis?
3. Have you used the “Why” and “How” questions to help you
infer?
4. Have you used the following words such as: I think…, I
infer…, I predict…, My guess is…, Perhaps…, This could
mean…, It could be that…, Maybe…, This could mean… in
writing your analysis?
5. Have you followed the format in writing a critique?
6. Are the paragraphs neatly written, integrating capitalization,
punctuation, indention and following the prescribed fomat?

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Name: _______________________ Date & Time: ______________

Program: _____________________ Score: ____________________

Performance Task 2 (Individual Oral Speed Reading – READ ALOUD)

Directions: In two (2) minutes, read the following 270-word essay with proper
enunciation of words. Twenty (20) points shall be earned for completing the task;
otherwise, you will only get 10 points.

Begin with the End in Mind

Most of us find it rather easy to busy ourselves. We work hard to achieve victories --
promotions, higher income, more recognition. But we don't often stop to evaluate the
meaning behind this busyness, behind these victories -- we don't ask ourselves if these
things that we focus on so intently are what really matter to us.

In everything we do, we should begin with the end in mind. Start with a clear destination.
That way, we can make sure the steps we’re taking are in the right direction.

Our self-awareness empowers us to shape our own lives. Being a manager is about
optimizing for efficiency. But being a leader is about setting the right strategic vision for
your organization, and asking, "What are we trying to accomplish?"

Before we can start setting and achieving goals, we must be able to identify our values.
This process may involve some re-scripting to be able to assert our own personal values.
Re-scripting is recognizing ineffective scripts that have been written for you, and
changing those scripts by proactively writing new ones that are built of your own values.

It is important to identify our center. Whatever is at the center of our life will be the
source of our security, guidance, wisdom, and power. Our center affects us
fundamentally -- they determine our decisions, actions, and motivations.

Therefore, we should strive to be principle-centered. We should identify the timeless,

unchanging principles by which we must live our lives. This will give us the guidance
that we need to align our behaviors with our beliefs and values.

Hussain, Anum. 2019. Stephen Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Ret on Dec. 29, 2018 at
https://blog.hubspot.com/sales/habits-of-highly-effective-people-summary