ENGLISH 7 – WEEK 5

Quarter 3- Module 5: Citing Evidence to Support a General Statement

Name: ____________________________________ Grade & Section: ___________ Date: _______________
MELCs: Cite evidence to support a general statement (EN7RC-IV-g-10.4)
Competencies:
1. Give the general statement and specific statement in the text;
2. Identify the general statement and specific statements; and
3. Distinguish between relevant and irrelevant statements or ideas.

Information explosion in this digital age is a fact. Yet, for the information to be considered factual, it
should be supported by pieces of evidence that are proven to be true. ‘Reading takes you to places’ – and
that’s what you will experience as you expose yourself to recounts and informative paragraphs about Region
IV.

What’s New
Most people love to belong to a certain group. Everything belongs to a certain category. In the same way, little
ideas or what we call supporting details lead to the main idea or topic.
Pre-Activity: Directions: Scan the illustrations below for the missing main idea or supporting detail that will
complete the information about the provinces in Region IV-B. Select the answer from the choices. Write your
answer on your paper.

2. (party, festival, ritual)

3. Popular Description of the Province

Palawan – “The Last Frontier of the Philippines”
Marinduque – “The Heart of the Philippine Islands”
Mindoro – “The Rice Granary and Fruit Basket of Southern Tagalog”
Which is correct for the province of Romblon?
Romblon – (“The Province of Smile, The Marble Capital of the Philippines”)

Source: Department of Education – MIMAROPA REGION

  How do you call the big idea that encompasses all the given ideas? How about the details that describe
the main topic? In the activity, you formed the big idea known as main idea or topic out of the
given supporting details and vice-versa. Now, it’s time for you to apply the concept in a paragraph.
 A paragraph usually has one main idea that is stated in a sentence. It usually comes at the
beginning but can also be found in the middle or last part of the paragraph.
 Finding the main idea will help you understand and remember the information in the paragraph. To
find the main idea or the general statement, first decide on the topic, the one thing that all of the
sentences are about. Then, look for a sentence that sums up what all the sentences say about the topic.

Activity 1: General Statement & Evidence in Focus

Directions: Study the paragraphs that show the simple daily life of a MIMAROPAn in the midst of the
pandemic. Take note also of the illustration then answer the questions pertaining to them. Write the letter of
the correct answer.

1. What is the topic of the paragraph?

A. food B. hobbies C. plants
2. What is the main idea or the general statement of the paragraph?
A. Mother’s hobby is cooking. B. Father likes to do gardening. C. All members of the family have hobbies.
3. Which of these does not belong to the pieces of evidence that point towards the main idea?
A. I love curling up in bed and read books. B. Father loves his job more than gardening.
C. My elder brother bikes with his friends regularly.
4. How do you cite the implied main idea?
A. Look for the sentence that states the strongest evidence.
B. Form a sentence that states the main idea of the supporting details.
C. Simply pick the sentence in the paragraph that states the general statement.

Source: Department of Education – MIMAROPA REGION

 Learning how to discriminate the pieces of evidence that support the general statement is an essential
reading skill. By this, you can tell if the sentences are coherent or out of the topic.
Relevant idea is something that belongs to or is a part of the whole. It may be a detail or a sentence that
supports the main idea to form a unified and coherent composition.
Irrelevant idea is something that does not belong to the group. It is the “odd one out” and destroys the
coherence and unity of composition.

Travel Blogs and Informative Texts give us information about a place, the people, and their culture.
Learn and discover about other provinces in MIMAROPA as you test your skill in distinguishing general
statement from supporting details, and qualifying sentences as relevant to the former.

Activity 2: Directions: A. Write the letter of the sentence that BEST supports the given general statement.
____1. General Statement: Dugoy Festival is a celebration of the Dugoy Spirit or camaraderie between and
among various cultures found in the town of Sablayan.
A. The colorful celebration coincides with the town fiesta.
B. The people celebrate the cultural parade with gaiety in Mindoro.
C. It celebrates the harmonious ties of the lowland settlers and the Mangyan tribes.

____2. General Statement: Mangyan is the collective name for the eight indigenous groups living in Mindoro.
A. The tribes are from the aborigines of Australia.
B. They are the tribes of Iraya, Alangan, Tadyawan, Tau-Buhid, Hanuno, Ratagnon and Buhid.
C. Modern lowlands influence has a great effect on their vanishing culture.

Directions: B. Underline the main idea in the sentence. If it is not expressed in one sentence, write the most
suitable general statement on the blank labeled as Implied General Statement. Crash out the irrelevant
statement.
1. Marinduque is found between Oriental Mindoro and Quezon Province. The island has the shape of a
human heart. It is floating on a clear blue sea. Its location on the arrangement of the archipelago is also
similar to the anatomy of where the heart is in the human body.
Implied General Statement: ______________________________________________________________________________

Activity 3: Discriminating Statements

Directions: Put a √ check mark for each correct statement and an X mark to the statement that is wrong.
____ 1. General Statement refers to the main idea of a paragraph.
____ 2. An evidence statement sums up what the other sentences tell about the topic.
____ 3. General Statement appears at the start of the paragraph only.
____ 4. Make one up if there’s no main idea in the paragraph.
____ 5. Skill in citing the supporting details as part of a whole is necessary to have sentences that are geared
to one big idea.

Activity 4: What I Can Do More

Directions: Read the paragraph carefully and answer questions 1-3.
1. What is the main idea of this paragraph?
Students compete in A. Students must be creative to win.
robot sumo contests. They B. Students compete in robot sumo contests.
learn how to build their own C. Students need a good plan for defeating other robots.
robots. They compete against D. Students compete against their classmates and students from other
their classmates and students schools.
from other schools. To win, 2. Which of these is the BEST to describe supporting details?
A. Details that support other details.
students must be creative.
B. Sentences that make the main idea stronger and clearer.
They must have a good plan for C. Important facts that talk about the overall idea of a piece of writing.
defeating other robots. D. The sentences that make up the bulk of a paragraph in a piece of writing.
3. Which of the following is a supporting detail of this paragraph?
A. Students like building sumo robots.
B. Students compete in robot sumo contests.
C. They must have a good plan for defeating other robots.
D. They compete against their classmates and even professionals.
Source: Department of Education – MIMAROPA REGION