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Written Work No. 2

Learning Area: ENGLISH 4

Note significant details of various text types (MELC 3)

Directions: Read the text in the box. Then, answer the questions that follow. Encircle
the letter of the correct answer.

Musical Instruments
Most musical instruments can be grouped as stringed, wind, or percussion
instruments. In the first group, strings vibrate to make sounds. Short strings make
high sounds. Long strings make low sounds. All the strings can make soft and loud
sounds. In the second group, wind makes sound. The wind can be blown through
or into a tube. In some wind instruments, a piece of wood vibrates to make
sounds. In other wind instruments the player’s lips vibrate to make sounds. In the
third group, parts of the instruments are hit to make sound. Drums are percussion
instruments, so are gongs and bells. The part of the instrument that is hit vibrates to
make sounds.

1. This reading material is an informational text.

A. true B. false

2. Which of the following is the topic sentence of the text?

A. All the strings can make soft and loud sounds.
B. Drums are percussion instruments, so are gongs and bells.
C. The part of the instrument that is hit vibrates to make sounds.
D. Most musical instruments can be grouped as stringed, wind, or percussion
instruments.
 3. The text shows __________.
A. comparison-contrast C. sequence-order
B. problem-solution D. cause-effect

4. Based on the text, drums, gongs, and bells are __________ instruments.
A. wind C. stringed
B. metal D. percussion

5. Which of the following is true to all musical instruments?

A. All instruments have strings.
B. Sounds are made by vibrations.
C. Sounds are produced by hands.
D. Big instruments make loud sounds.

My Own and Only Land

This is the Philippines,
This is my own and only land.

I love her hills and plains,

I lover her rivers and oceans,
I love her radiant sunsets and blue skies.

I will make my country clean and safe,

I will work and live for her,
I will fight and die to keep her forever free.

This is my country
God gave it to me.

6. What is the poem about?

A. The Love for a Country C. The Love for a Friend
B. The Love for a Family D. The Love for a Hero

7. How does the character feel about his/her country?

A. Sad C. Proud
B. Happy D. Happy and proud

Direction: Encircle the letter that corresponds to the correct answer.

8. The story of the “Fox and the Crow” is a/an __________.

 A. informational text C. literary text
B. Science article D. News

9. To know about the new Corona Virus variant, we should read a/an __________
text.
A. fictional C. news
B. story D. poem

10. Answering Wh- and H- questions – who, what, when, where and how gives the
A. title of the story C. problem of the story
B. details of the story D. solution to the problem

Prepared and submitted by:

DIVINA GRACIA G. GALLARDO NANCY S. GUICO

Teacher/Ilaya ES Teacher/Simeon R. Bendaña Sr. MES

Evaluated by:

MERLINDA M. DAMASCO LOLITA D. DE LEON

Principal Consultant/Wawa ES Principal Consultant/Patricio Jarin MES