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MTB-MLE
(Mother Tongue Based-Multi Linguistic Education)
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Unit 4

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 Table of Contents

Quarter 4
Caring for My Environment

Week 31 - ....................................................................................... 2
Activity 1 ....................................................................................... 3
Activity 2 ....................................................................................... 4
Activity 3 ....................................................................................... 6
Activity 4 ....................................................................................... 6
Activity 5 ....................................................................................... 8
Activity 6 ....................................................................................... 8
Activity 7 ....................................................................................... 8
Activity 8 ....................................................................................... 9
Activity 9 ....................................................................................... 10
Activity 10 ..................................................................................... 11
Activity 11 ..................................................................................... 10

Week 32 - ...................................................................................... 13
Activity 1 ...................................................................................... 14
Activity 2 ......................................................................................15
Activity 3 ......................................................................................16
Activity 4 ...................................................................................... 17
Activity 5 ...................................................................................... 18
Activity 6 ...................................................................................... 18
Post Assessment .......................................................................... 18

Week 33 - .................................................................................... 20
Activity 1 ..................................................................................... 20
Activity 2 ..................................................................................... 22
Activity 3 ..................................................................................... 23
Activity 4 ..................................................................................... 23
Post Assessment ........................................................................ 23

Week 34 - ..................................................................................... 25
Activity 1 ..................................................................................... 26
Activity 2 ..................................................................................... 26
Activity 3 ..................................................................................... 29
Activity 4 ..................................................................................... 30
Activity 5 ..................................................................................... 31
Post Assessment ........................................................................ 32

Week 35 - .................................................................................... 35
Activity 1 .................................................................................... 36
Activity 2 .................................................................................... 36
Activity 3 .................................................................................... 39
Activity 4 .................................................................................... 39
Activity 5 .................................................................................... 39
Activity 6 .................................................................................... 40
Activity 7 .................................................................................... 40
Activity 8 .................................................................................... 42
Activity 9 .................................................................................... 42
Post Assessment ........................................................................ 43

Week 36 - ................................................................................... 44
Activity 1 .................................................................................... 45
Activity 2 .................................................................................... 48
Activity 3 .................................................................................... 48
Activity 4 .................................................................................... 50
Activity 5 .................................................................................... 51
Activity 6 .................................................................................... 53
Activity 7 .................................................................................... 55
Activity 8 .................................................................................... 56
Post Assessment ........................................................................ 56

Week 37 - ................................................................................... 58
Activity 1 .................................................................................... 58
Activity 2 .................................................................................... 61
Activity 3 .................................................................................... 62
Activity 4 .................................................................................... 62
Activity 5 .................................................................................... 63
Activity 6 .................................................................................... 63
Post Assessment ........................................................................ 64

Week 38 - ................................................................................... 65
Activity 1 ....................................................................................65
Activity 2 ....................................................................................66
Activity 3 ................................................................................... 67
Activity 4 ....................................................................................68
Activity 5 ....................................................................................68
Activity 6 ................................................................................... 73
Activity 7 ....................................................................................73
Activity 8 ....................................................................................74
Activity 9 ................................................................................... 75
Activity 10 ................................................................................. 76
Post Assessment ....................................................................... 77

Week 39 - .................................................................................... 78
Activity 1 .................................................................................... 78
Activity 2 .................................................................................... 83
Activity 3 .................................................................................... 83
Activity 4 .................................................................................... 84
Activity 5 .................................................................................... 84
 Quarter 4
Caring for My Environment

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Week 31

Tell and Learn!

Read the dialogue of the two pupils.

Jayson, you forgot to turn off the

faucet. Look, you have wasted
too much water. I’m sorry. There was no
water earlier that’s why
I forgot to turn it off.
It’s alright but we
should remember
A drop? Oh! But
not to waste even
there’s much water
a drop of water.
around. Look, even
the rain gives us
much water.

What were Myra and Jason talking about?

What do you think happened?
What might happen if people would not conserve water?
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Activity 1

Unscramble the following words. Clues are given so you can give
the words correctly. Write the word in the blank.
1. (When the weather is warm, it is good to
c d l o
drink ___ water)

y t r i d 2. (Water and food that are ____ can make

us sick)
3. (No one would like a food
t e s t s l e a s
that is _____ )

l e c a r 4. (Even if water is _______, it may not be clean)

Tell and Learn!

Listen to the story “Why the Sea is Salty”. Answer the questions
below.

1. Why would people cross the ocean to go to the giant’s island?

2. Why could people prepare tastier meals?
3. Why could the people not sail out to gather salt?
4. Why did the giant stretch out his leg over the ocean?

Cause answers the question why.

It gives the reason.

5. What happened when the villagers ran out of the salt?

6. What happened when the ferocious ants bit the giant’s leg?
7. What happened when all the salt fell into the water?

Effect gives the result. It answers

the question what happened?

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Activity 2
In the chart below, write the cause for its effect.

Cause Effect
The people could not
enjoy their meals

The people were able to

walk to the giant’s island

Write the effect of its cause.

Cause Effect
Ferocious red ants bit the
giant’s leg.

The giant cried and thrust his

ant-bitten foot into the water

The packed salt fell into the

water

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Study the following underlined words:
1. There are seven yellow ducks on the pond.
2. The pond is wide and the water is clean.
3. There is a tall tree beside the pond.
4. Three boys are sitting on a long bench near the pond.
5. Some green frogs are jumping near a big rock.

Use the underlined words to complete the following chart. The

number one sentence is done for you

Characteristics Words referred Kind of word

Underlined being pointed to by the referred to by
words out by the underlined the underline
underlined word words word
Seven Number ducks noun
Yellow Color ducks noun

What do the underlined words do to the nouns?

What characteristics of the noun are pointed out by the
underlined words?
The underlined words are adjectives.
What are adjectives?

Remember!

Adjectives are words that describe nouns or pronouns.

Adjectives tell or point out the number, the size, the color,
the height or the kind of noun being described.

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Activity 3

Underline the adjectives in the following sentences:

1. The lazy boy forgot to brush his teeth.

2. My blue shirt has a stain.
3. My aunt’s house is big and beautiful.
4. I got new pair of slippers.
5. Father has ten cows in the farm.

Activity 4

Copy on your paper all the adjectives used in the following

paragraph:

Nelia has ten delicious cupcakes. She brought the

cupcakes to school. Nelia placed each inside clean small bags.
She gave three cupcakes to her kind teacher. Then, she gave
two cupcakes to the old janitor. During recess time, she called
her best friend Mara. They shared the cupcakes left. Nelia was
happy to share the cupcakes with others.

Read this folktale and find out why the pineapple has plenty of
“eyes”.

The First Pineapple

Once there lived a family in a far village. Mang

Andres was an industrious farmer while Aling Sebya was a
hardworking housewife. They had a young daughter named
Josefina. She was fondly called Pina by her parents and
friends.
Since there was no one to help Aling Sebya, Pina
had to help in the chores. She swept the floor, washed dishes
and sometimes helped her mother cook. But there was one
trait that Pina’s parents didn’t like about her. She would often

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complain about her tasks. She also had the habit of saying, “I
don’t know” or “I cannot find it” whenever she was asked to
look for something.
One day, while Pina was lying in bed, her mother asked
her to look for a pair of scissors. Pina started grumbling and
mumbling words. Mother became angry. She wished for Pina
to have numerous eyes so that she could find things without
lifting a finger.
The moment she spoke these words, a loud thunder was
heard. Suddenly, Pina disappeared from sight.
Mother looked everywhere but Pina was nowhere in
sight. She sat on the very spot where she saw her daughter
last. After a few minutes, she saw something unusual in a
corner. She bent and picked up what looked like a fruit. It was
oblong and was yellow in color. It had brown spots all over
that looked like eyes. Suddenly Mother remembered her last
words to her daughter. With a deep sigh of regret, she cried
out her daughter’s name.
And that was how the first pineapple or “pinya” came to
be.
-Adapted-

Think It Over!

1. Who are the characters of the story?

2. Where did the story happen?
3. What kind of girl was Pina?
4. What attitude did Pina have that her parents disliked?
5. Were there instances that you grumbled when you were
asked to do something?
6. What must the person feel if you grumble to him while doing
the errand?
7. What did Mother do when she heard Pina grumble while
doing her errand?
8. What happened to Pina?
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Activity 5

Give the cause to the given effect as based on the story read:

Cause Effect

1. No one helped Aling Sebya in the

chores.
2. Pina grumbled while looking for
the pair of scissors.
3. Mother wished Pina would have
numerous eyes.

Activity 6

Underline the cause in each sentence below. Encircle the effect.

1. Teresa gets good grades because she studies hard.
2. I slept late so I woke up late.
3. The stars are clearly seen when the night is dark.
4. We will go to the store to buy some eggs.
5. Benny cried when she lost her umbrella.

Activity 7

Give adjectives that would describe the characteristics of the

following objects. Write a phrase about it.

Example: pencils - size, kind (long, new pencils)

a. mangoes - number , color

b. dress - size, color
c. house - size, kind
d. building - height, kind
e. boys - number, kind

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Activity 8

Give at least two adjectives that would describe the following

pictures:

1.

____________________

2.
____________________

3.

_________________

Tell and Learn!

Read the following events from the story. Arrange them according
to how they happened.

____ Mother looked everywhere but Pina was nowhere in sight.

____ Pina started grumbling.
____ Mother asked Pina to look for a pair of scissors.
____ Mother became angry and a loud thunder was heard.
____ She saw an oblong, yellow fruit with brown spots all over that
looked like eyes.

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Study the following paragraph. Take note of the underlined words.

First, mother asked Pina to look for a pair of scissors.

Then, Pina started grumbling. So mother became angry
and a loud thunder was heard. Next, mother looked
everywhere but Pina was nowhere in sight. Finally, she saw
an oblong, yellow fruit with brown spots all over that
looked like eyes.

What words were used to show the sequence of the events?

These words are called signal words.
Why are they called signal words?

Remember!

Signal words can be used to tell the sequence of

events in a story read or heard.
Examples are first, second, third, next, after, finally or
lastly.

Activity 9

Arrange the following sentences into a paragraph. Use signal

words to tell its order.
- The sea became rough so the people could not cross to get
salt from the cave.
- The giant agreed to stretch his leg so the people could cross
from the island gong to the cave.
- The giant’s leg landed on an ants’ anthill and ferocious ants
bit his leg
- The giant thrust his swollen leg to the water
- The people carrying sacks of salt fell into the water.

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Activity 10

Form the following sentences into a paragraph. Use signal words

to tell its order:
- Two hunters started out to catch a lion in the forest
- They found the lion’s den.
- They set a large, strong trap.
- When the lion left its den, it walked straight to the trap.
- They caught the lion.

Tell and Learn!

Study the following outline of the story “Why The Sea is Salty”
I. How the people got salt
A. People crossed to the ocean to go to the gentle giant’s
island.
B. The giant allowed the people to get salt from his cave.
C. The people brought back salt to the village.

II. What the giant did to help the villagers to go to his island
A. He stretched his leg across the ocean to serve as
bridge.
B. He let the villagers to walk on his leg so they could go to
his island.
C. He let them walk on his leg again to go back home with
the sacks of salt.

What is the topic or main idea of I?

How many details are given under I?
What is the topic or main idea of II?
How many details are given under II?

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 Remember!

An outline is a skeleton of a story or a paragraph.

A two-point outline has a main idea and supporting
details as shown below:
I.
A.
B.
II.
A.
B.
A Roman Numeral precedes the main idea or topic. The
details are preceded by capital letters such as A, B, C, etc.

Activity 11
Read the following paragraph. Then complete the outline that
follows:

Water is an important resource on earth. Man and animals

drink water in order to live. Plants need water so they will grow.
Water is needed to clean our body. It is used to clean many of our
things. We cannot cook our food without water. Therefore, we
need to take care of the water.

I. Water, _______________________
A. Man and animals drink water
B. _______________________
C. Needed to clean body
D. _______________________
E. _______________________

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Week 32

Let’s Try This!

Find words that tell kinds of occupation or community helpers. Put

a line through the word. It may be in a horizontal, vertical,
diagonal, bottom-to-top order.

F t r a r w g h t v
A i q a o x b m b c
R t s c d o s p a n
M d g h n p p t k u
E r a t e a c h e r
R o z c v r s l r s
F t b v r s m y r e
G c l b e t a a d s
P o l i c e m a n j
H d b u t c h e r c

Tell and Learn!

Read the following sentences. Try to find the meaning of the

underlined words. Choose a word from Box A that has its similar
meaning and choose from Box B a word that has its opposite
meaning. Then, write these words in the chart that follows:
A B
alert engaged indifferent lazy
diligent mindful unaware uninvolved

 Father is a conscientious worker. He works even if it is late. He

never stops unless he is done.

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  Many people are now aware that the environment should
be taken care of.
 Everyone should be involved helping the victims of
earthquake in Bohol.
 The government is calling for all people to take care of the
rivers and streams. We have to be responsive to this call by
not throwing any trash into the rivers and streams.

Adjectives Similar Meaning Opposite Meaning

conscientious
Aware
Involved
Responsive

What do you call words that have similar meanings?

What is called to the words having opposite meanings?

Remember!

Synonyms are words that have similar meanings.

Antonyms are words that have opposite meanings.

Activity 1

Underline the adjectives in each sentence below. Then write on

the blank S if the adjectives are synonyms and A if the adjectives
are antonyms.

___ 1. Violeta’s favorite color is white while Lorna’s favorite is black.

___ 2. The ferocious ants bit the giant’s leg. They were unafraid of
the giant.
___ 3. The tiny bird sang with such a soft, little voice.

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___ 4. The old building has some ancient portraits of soldiers.
___ 5. Ana’s dress is very big for her small body.
___ 6. Bamboo trees are slim. Their slender body could bend low to
the wind’s blow.
___ 7. The store sells expensive bags but there are also cheap
shoes for sale.
___ 8. The narrow benches on the wide plaza can accommodate
only two persons.
___ 9. I need a long stick and a short broom.
___10. Mariana’s long dress makes her look short.

Activity 2

Look for the pair of adjectives in each sentence below. Then write
this pair of adjectives in the appropriate column in the chart:
1. The water in the ocean is very deep while the pond has
shallow water.
2. I like the pretty flowers. They are beautiful to look at.
3. Hard and solid rocks fell to the ground.
4. Some poor people would ask help from the rich ones.
5. I like crispy and crunchy chicken.

Synonyms Antonyms

What do you want to be when you grow up?

What characteristics must you possess so you can be an efficient
community helper?

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 Tell and Learn!

Do you join clubs in school? What club would you be interested to

join?
Read the following:
Do you have a sweet singing voice? Are you a
graceful dancer? Can you act well? Then, be one of us. THE
GIFTED GUILD is in need of members.
There will be auditions on December 16, Monday at
1:00 to 5:00 in the afternoon at Santa Teresa School Gym.
Be confident!
Be involved!
Be YOU!

Think It Over!

1. What kind of selection have you read?

2. What is the purpose of the announcement?
3. Do you think you would qualify as a member of this club? Why?
4. Should clubs in school be allowed? Why?
5. Talk about some problems in school that can possibly be solved
by organizing pupil clubs.

Activity 3

Find adjectives in the following paragraph. Then pair them as

synonyms or antonyms. Write the pair in the appropriate box.

Father and I are really opposites although we agree on

many things. For instance, my father is tall and slim, while I am
such a short and stout boy. My skin is fair like my mother while
father got a dark skin. But I believe we are both handsome. As
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mother said, we are good-looking. Father likes to eat salty food
while I delight on sweet cakes and cookies. I learned to keep
myself clean because I learned it from my father who is neat in
everything. As father tells me to be honest, he always shows me
how to be truthful. Even if father is old and I am young, we like to
do things together. Father is my favorite while I am his pet from
among us siblings. Maybe, because I am the only boy while my
two other siblings are girls.

Synonyms Antonyms

Activity 4

Encircle the correct pair of the given word. Then, write on the
blank S if the pair is synonyms and A if the pair is antonym.

_____ 1. rich ( pretty sturdy wealthy)

_____ 2. active ( long weak enormous)
_____ 3. many ( plenty expensive tiny)
_____ 4. loud ( quiet long shrill)
_____ 5. cold ( wide pure warm)

Tell and Learn!

Reread the announcement on page ___.

List down the information given by the announcement:

a. Activity __________________________
b. Date & Time __________________________
c. Place __________________________

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What information must be included in an announcement?

Activity 5

Your school will choose the staff for “The Ripples”, your school
paper. As the Editor, make an announcement to invite pupils to
join the selection process.

ANNOUNCEMENT

Activity 6

Your club will sponsor a film-showing in your school. Write an

announcement to invite your school mates to watch. Write it on a
piece of paper.

Post Assessment
Read the following sentences. Write the letter of the correct
answer on a piece of paper.

1. They may be twins but Mona is moody while Mina is jolly.

Which is called to the underlined words?
a. antonyms b. synonyms c. nouns

2. Which is the synonym of the underlined word in the

sentence: “Our house is small but clean.”
a. tiny b. big c. wide

3. Which pair of words are synonyms?

a. dirty - clean b. pure- spotless c. fresh-wasted

4. Which sentence expresses a fact?

a. Teachers work in school.
b. Teachers are the most important community helpers.

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 c. Teachers are inspiration.

5. Which sentence expresses an opinion?

a. Firemen put out fire.
b. Firemen are the highest kind of profession.
c. Firemen helped everyone.

6. “Doctors do the noblest work.” How is the adjective used in

this sentence?
a. in positive degree
b. in comparative degree
c. in positive degree

7. Which sentence has an adjective expressed in positive

degree?
a. Karen has a long hair.
b. Perla has longer hair than Karen.
c. Manilyn has the longest hair of the three.

Read the following:

There will be a parents’ meeting on December 14,

Saturday at 9:00 a.m. in Grade III Daisy Room. All parents of
Grade III-Daisy class are requested to attend.

Miss Rina Pacle

Teacher

8. What did you read?

a. a riddle b. an announcement c. a story

9. What is the announcement about?

a. parents’ Christmas party
b. parents’ meeting
c. Clean-up activity

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 10. Why was the announcement made?
a. for the information of the parents
b. for the enjoyment of the parents
c. for the information of the teachers

Week 33
Activity 1

Complete this puzzle.

2 1 5

3 2

3 4

Across Down
1. antonym of miserable or sad 1. antonym of black
2. antonym of thick 2. synonym of tiny
3. antonym of destructive 3. antonym of loud
4. antonym of big or great 4. synonym of big
5. synonym of silent 5. synonym of
destructive

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Why is water important? Why must we conserve water?
Would water run out? Find out in this story.

Wasteful Maki
by: Gretel Laura M. Cadiong

One day, Maki opened the faucet and thought “I

wonder if the water would run out if I would not turn the
faucet off.” So he turned on the faucet and let the water
continually flow. Ten minutes… twenty minutes…thirty
minutes… one hour passed but the water continued to flow.
“Oh, I think this would never stop.” Maki said.
One, two… two more hours passed but the water
never stopped. While waiting for the water to stop, Maki fell
asleep. Suddenly, the water stopped. No more flow. No
more water “Aha!” Maki said, “At last you stopped flowing!”
Suddenly Maki felt thirsty. But there was no water in the
pitcher. There was no water in the faucet. He ran outside to
ask water from his neighbors. But there was no water
everywhere.
“Please give me some water.” Maki shouted and
cried.
“Maki! Maki!” called Mother.
Maki suddenly woke up. “Why are you crying?”
Mother asked. “The pail is overflowing with water. You have
not turned off the faucet again,” Mother added.
“Oh, thank you, Mother. At last the water is back,”
Maki said.
Mother wondered why Maki said it.

Think It Over!

1. What did Maki do?

2. Why did he let the water flow continuously?
3. What happened to Maki?

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 4. Where did he go to ask for water?
5. Who woke him up?
6. Why was he happy when his mother told him that the water
was still flowing from the faucet?
7. Would it possible that water would run out? Why?
8. Why must we conserve water?

Let’s Try This!

Write a paragraph using the following events from the story. Use
signal words.

- Maki fell asleep

- Mother woke him up
- Maki opened the faucet and let the water flow to see if it will
run out of water.
- He asked for water but there was no water
- He was happy there was water.

Activity 2
Form the following into a paragraph. Use the correct signal
words.

What must you do when you are not sure that the water is
not safe for drinking? Here are the ways to do it.

1. Bring water to boil.

2. Let the water keep boiling for 5 minutes
3. After 5 minutes, lower the fire and let it boil for 5 minutes
more.
4. Cool the water on the boiling pot.
5. After it cools down, place the water on clean containers.
6. Chill it before drinking.

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Activity 3

Form the following steps into a paragraph. Use the appropriate

signal words.

How to Make a Paper Bag Mask

1. Put on the paper bag on your head.
2. Point to the center of both eyes then draw a dot on
the bag.
3. Point to the center of the mouth and draw a line.
4. Remove the paper bag from your head.
5. Draw the mask features.
6. Cut out the eye holes and mouth hole.
7. Decorate your mask.

Activity 4

Form a two-level outline out of the following paragraphs:

Energy

An energy source is a system which makes energy in a

certain way, for instance a hydro-electric station. A hydro-electric
station uses the current of water for the making of electricity.

Nowadays we need energy sources for electricity. Without

electricity, there would be no computers, no television, no electric
fans. A lot of apparatus would not work without electricity.

Post Assessment

Read the following selection. Then, answer the question that

follows.

Mangoes grow where it is hot. A mango is a fruit that is oval

in shape. Mangoes are greenish yellow and have a thick skin.
When they are ripe, they are usually eaten raw.

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A. Answer the questions that follow.

1. Which are the adjectives in the selection?

a. grow, hot, oval, greenish yellow, thick, skin, ripe, raw
b. hot, oval, greenish yellow, thick, ripe, raw
c. mangoes, grow, fruit, skin, eaten
2. Which sentence has the superlative degree of adjective?
a. Mangoes in Davao are sweet.
b. Mangoes in Cebu are sweeter.
d. Mangoes in Guimaras are the sweetest.
3. Which is the antonym of raw?
a. cooked b. uncooked c. fresh
4. Which is not the synonym of hot?
a. burning b. warm c. cold

B. Complete the following outline:

I. Mangoes
A. Grow where it is hot
B. Oval-shaped
C. greenish-yellow
D. ________________ (5)
E. ________________ (6)

C. Write the following sentences into a paragraph. Use signal

words.

1. Wash the green mangoes thoroughly.

2. Peel off the skin using a sharp knife.
3. Soak the peeled mangoes in water with salt.

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Week 34

Tell and Learn!

Read the following sentences. Study the underlined words /

phrases taken from the selection “The Father of Philippine Arts”.
a. Guillermo Tolentino was a famous sculptor.
b. His designs were simple.
c. He began to formulate simpler designs than the one he
would originally make.
d. He approached more reliable sources than himself for first-
hand enlightenment.
e. He got the highest award as an artist.
f. The Cry of Balintawak monument was the most symbolic
interpretation of the Supremo of Katipunan.

What do the underlined phrases express?

What suffix or words were added to the adjectives?

Remember!

Adjectives are the words used to describe nouns and

pronouns
There are three degrees of comparisons are: Positive
Degree; Comparative Degree and superlative Degree
Positive degree is the primary form of adjective, it has no
comparison or relation with others
Comparative Degree shows relationship; a comparison
of two things, places, events, groups and others. Suffix –er is
added to the word or more/less is added before the
adjective.

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 Superlative Degree uses an expression that is in the
highest degree or highest order of all
The suffix –est is added to the adjective or the words
most or least are added before the adjective.

Activity 1
Underline the adjectives on the following sentences. Then, write on
the line its degree of comparison.

______ 1. Roses are mother’s most favorite flowers.

______ 2. I like to read books better than playing video games.
______ 3. The plaza has a beautiful landscape.
______ 4. Bea has a bigger bag than Kendra.
______ 5. There was a long snake in the cage.

Activity 2

Write the adjective in its correct form.

1. This week’s temperature is (cold) than last

week.
2. Father’s arms are (long) than mother.
3. Jiezel dances (gracefully) among the class.
4. The story we read today is (interesting) .
5. Isn’t he the (nice) little boy you’ve ever meet.

Read and Learn!

What do you experience when there is a brownout?

Read the following story.

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 Dark Light
by: Gretel Laura M. Cadiong

Teresa hurriedly gathered her books and placed them in her

bag. “Bye, mother, I have to go now,” she said while kissing Aling
Tina.
Aling Tina heaved a deep sigh as she went into her
daughter’s room and started keeping it in order. A heap of
clothes on her bed, scattered unused paper on the floor, dripping
water from the faucet and the unclosed tube of toothpaste were
usual sights every morning. As she went into the kitchen, Teresa’s
half-eaten breakfast was still on the table. Aling Tina shook her
head. “Oh, when will Teresa ever learn to conserve all these
things?” she told herself.
One day, Teresa went home with a letter from the school.
She excitedly asked her mother, “Will you permit me to join a Girl
Scout activity on Saturday and Sunday in Barangay Limasawa
Mother?”
Aling Tina thought for a while but said, “I will permit you
Teresa but never disobey what your teacher tells you to do.”
The following Saturday, Teresa with some Girl Scouts was set
for the Scout Activity. Not long after, the group was in Barangay
Limasawa, the farthest barangay in their town.
With eagerness, Teresa thought they would pitch a tent
where they could sleep and rest. But to her surprise, her teacher
announced that each of them would separately stay in the
house of the residents.
Soon, Teresa stayed with Mang Tony and Aling Dora’s
family. She found out that the barangay has no electrical and
water supply so she had to wake up early to fetch water for
bathing. During the night, she missed watching some of her
favorite TV programs and could not play video games. But most
of all, the dark night caused difficulty in doing the activities the
teacher asked them to do. “Kerosene lamps have dark lights.”
Teresa thought.
The two-day camping soon ended. Teresa was very happy
to be home. She decided to do something. The dark light made
her saw the right thing to do.

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 Think It Over!

a. Why was Teresa in a hurry?

b. What things were not taken care of by Teresa? Why do you say
so?
c. What activity did she join?
d. What was the source of light in the barangay at night? Why
was it so?
e. What kind of light did the kerosene lamp have?
f. Did Teresa enjoy her camping experience? Why or why not?
g. What lesson did she learn from her camping experience?
h. Why is there a need to conserve electricity and water?
i. What other things or resources do we have to conserve? Why
must we do it?

Tell and Learn!

Read the following parts taken from the story. Then answer the
questions that follow.
1. A heap of clothes on her bed, scattered unused paper on
the floor, dripping water from the faucet and the unclosed
tube of toothpaste were usual sight every morning. As she
went into the kitchen, Teresa’s half-eaten breakfast was still
on the table.
• What kind of person Teresa is?
• Why do you have such a guess?
• What helped you make such a guess?
2. Teresa hurriedly gathered her books and placed them in her
bag.
• Where do you think Teresa is going?

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 • Why do you have such a guess?
• What helped you make such a guess?

3. Teresa was very happy to be home. She decided to do

something. The dark light made her saw the right thing to do.
• What do you think Teresa is going to do?
• Why do you have such a guess?
• What helped you come up with such a guess?

Remember!

Inferences are intelligent guesses based on what has

been observed or from a previous knowledge or
experience. It is an idea that is indirectly stated.

Activity 3
Give your inferences on the following situations:
1. The table has books opened to pages with highlighted texts.
The paper has some notes written on it. The study lamp was on.
a. What could the person be doing?
b. What clues in the story helped you made such an
inference?

2. Erlin’s sweat dropped to her brow. It was noontime but there

were still some packs of delicacies in her basket. She shouted all
the more, “suman, suman, delicious suman!”
a. What could be Erlin’s work?
b. What clues in the story helped you made such an
inference?

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3. Anna was surprised. The money her mother gave her was not
inside his pocket. When she dug deeper into the pocket, she
felt there was a hole.
a. What must have happened to Anna’s money?
b. What clues in the story helped you make such an
inference?

Activity 4
Read the following story. Answer the questions that follow.
1. "Achoo!" Teri sneezed. She sneezed again and then a third
time. She felt very warm and her head hurt. She dragged
herself out of bed and told her mother she was not going to
school.
a. Why wasn't Teri going to school?
b. What clues in the story helped you to make this inference?

2. It had been a long, boring day, and Ted was excited to have
something to do. After lunch, he hopped on his bike and
pedaled over to Roy's house. The house was quiet, and when
he knocked on the door, there was no answer. Ted hopped
back on his bike and rode home.
a. What had Ted thought?
b. What clues in the story helped you to make this
inference?

Tell and Learn!

Study the following graph that shows the monthly electric bills of
three families.

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 Think It Over!

1. What does the vertical line with numbers show?

2. What does the horizontal line with months mean?
3. What does the whole bar graph tells?
4. Whose family is represented by the blue bar? by the red bar?
by the green bar?

Answer the following questions:

1. Whose family has the biggest bill on the month of

September? October?
2. Whose family has the least bill on the month of September?
December?
3. From among the three families, whose bill was the highest?
4. Which month has the bill of the families very high?
5. Why do you think so?

Activity 5

Read and study the following bar graph then answer the
questions that follow:

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 Water Bills for the Months of September to December 2012
of Three Families

1. What is the graph about?

2. Whose family has the highest bill on November?
3. Whose family has the least bill on December?
4. Whose family has the least consumption of water?
5. Whose family has the greatest consumption of water?

Post Assessment
Read the following selection. Then do the tasks that follow.

This year the intermediate pupils in Sto. Tomas Elementary

School decided to have a theme Christmas program. Soon, the
parade started. The teachers, parents and visitors were delighted
of what they saw.

First, Grade IV pupils came in splendid Dracula, King Kong

and Frankenstein and Transformer Robots. Next, the Grade V
pupils paraded in colorful costumes of Superman, Batman,
Catwoman, Spiderman, Volta and Darna. Finally, the Grade VI
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pupils came with loud cheers wearing beautiful Cinderella,
dwarfs, Rapunzel, princes and princesses.

When the program came, each grade level presented

wonderful performances.

I. Answer the following questions. Write the letter only.

1. Why did the pupils wear different costumes?

a. They have a themed party.
b. They have a costume contest.
c. They are attending a birthday party.

2. What grade levels attended the activity?

a. Grades I to VI
b. Grades IV-VI
c. Grades V-VI

3. What inference can you make about the theme of Grade IV

pupils?
a. They are portraying characters of fairy tales.
b. They are portraying characters of movies.
c. They are portraying characters of superheroes.

4. Whose grade level is portraying movie characters?

a. Grade IV b. Grade V c. Grade VI

5. Which is called to the underlined words in the sentence:

Each grade level presented wonderful performances.
a. verb b. noun c. adjective

6. How is the adjective expressed in the following sentence?

The grade V pupils have the most colorful costumes.
a. positive degree
b. comparative degree
c. superlative

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II. Study the following graph. Then answer the questions that
follow.
Audience During the Program

160

140

120

100

80 Audience During
Program
60

7. What is called
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to this illustration?
a. bar graph
20
b. drawing c. chart
0
8. What group ofParents
audience has the biggest
Teachers Visitors number?
Primary Pupils
a. parents b. primary pupils c. teachers

9. What group of audience has the smallest number?

a. visitors b. teachers c. parents

10. Why do you think more parents watched the program than
the visitors?
a. Parents have more time than the visitors.
b. Parents support their performing children.
c. Few visitors were invited.

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Week 35

Tell and Learn!

Study the word / phrases taken from the story “Plastiko”.

Notice the word being described or referred to by these words /
phrases.

Word referred
Phrases that Word referred to Phrases/ word
to by the
indicate place by the phrase that tell time
phrase
to school walking one morning walking
along walking Later Trapped
Carmino
street
on the ground scattered tomorrow Trapped
towards a rolled next day Thinking
trash can
under the lying
trash bin
along water trapped
ways

What kind of words is being referred to by the place or time?

Words that tell when and where the verbs take place are called
adverbs.

What are adverbs?

What do adverbs of time tell?
What do adverbs of place tell?

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 Remember!

Adverbs are words that describe verbs, adjectives and

other adverbs.
Adverbs of time tell when the action takes place.
Adverbs of place tell where the action takes place.

Activity 1
Underline the adverb in each sentence. Then, write on the blank
time or place to indicate its kind.
_______ 1. We walked through Roxas Boulevard before reaching
home.
_______ 2. The dinner is at 6 o’clock.
_______ 3. Some boys ran towards the plaza.
_______ 4. We will visit our relatives next weekend.
_______ 5. Marilyn slept in the tent.

Activity 2

A. Choose the correct adverb of time or adverb of place to

complete the sentences below.
1. Pilar reported school __________.( early morning, late in the
morning, noon time)
2. We brush our teeth ___________. ( twice a week, regularly,
rarely)
3. Pupils must submit school projects ___________. (after the
deadline, before the deadline, on the deadline)
4. The project must be submitted now. The deadline is _______
(next year, today, tomorrow)
5. In the class, the teacher told us to refrain from using our
phones. I will text my mother _______ (during the class, after
the class, next week)

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B. Underline the adverb and tell what kind of adverb is being used
in the sentences.
__________ 1. The ball is under the table.
__________ 2. Mother cooks food every day.
__________ 3. Father sometimes washes dishes.
__________ 4. Plastics are found anywhere.
__________ 5. We must throw our garbage in the proper places.

Read and Learn!

Have you ever joined contests? How did you feel?

Read the following autobiography:
My Life Story

My name is Jiezel Saavedra. I was born on September 21,

2005 in Gabi, Cordova Cebu. We are five in the family. My
father is a seaman and is presently employed in a private
company. My mother is a teacher. She is a government
employee. I study at Gabi Elementary School.
When I was four years old, I voluntarily participated in an
Art contest in a Kinder school. Contest details were
incompletely relayed to me. Theme was improperly told by the
school janitor. I just learned the theme during the opening
program.
I thought I made my design imperfectly. To my surprise,
they greatly admired my work. First, I confidently drew a big
heart-shaped figure on the cartolina. Then, I carefully placed
photos of my family at the center. Next, I clearly designed
angel on the right upper portion of the cartolina. Finally, in
bold letters I plainly wrote a caption that goes “I love my
family”.

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 Awarding ceremony finally came. Art winning pieces
were proudly brought on stage. I felt more nervous because
my work was there. The host then announced the final winners.
My goodness! I was the champion. The crowd clapped their
hands loudly when my work was shown. Mama ran to me
quickly and hugged me tightly. We came up the stage and
claimed the awards. My parents were very proud of me.

Think It Over!

1. What contest did Jiezel join?

2. Why were her parents proud of her
3. What was her winning piece?
4. Why do you think did Jiezel win?
5. Is it good to join school activities? Why?

Tell and Learn!

Study the underlined words in the story.

voluntarily greatly clearly quickly
incompletely confidently proudly tightly
improperly carefully loudly

What are the root words of the words?

What suffix has been added to the adjectives?
What could suffix –ly mean?
What is described by words added with –ly?
These words are called adverb of manner.
What are adverbs of manner?

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 Remember!

Adverbs of manner describe or tell how an action is done.

The suffix –ly added to adjective changes it into an
adverb.

Activity 3
Write on your notebook the adverb of manner in each sentence.
1. Grandfather talks weakly.
2. Henry shouted at me loudly.
3. Nelia sang sweetly.
4. Happily, mother told me the good news.
5. I excitedly called up my sister.

Activity 4
Give the meaning of the following adverbs using the meaning of
the suffix –ly which means “having the characteristic of being”
a. completely e. clearly
b. invisibly f. hourly
c. inactively
d. impossibly

Activity 5
Encircle the adverb of manner in each sentence. Then give the
meaning of each adverb by using the meaning of suffix –ly.
1. Cynthia is sitting quietly at her desk this morning.
2. She is trying hard to find a word in the dictionary.
3. Hellen is laughing loudly at the joke just stated a while ago.
4. Elvie is looking blankly at the guests.
5. We are going to camping tomorrow excitedly.
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 Tell and Learn!

Read the following paragraph taken from the autobiography:

First, I confidently drew a big heart-shaped figure on

the cartolina. Then, I carefully placed photos of my family
at the center. Next, I clearly designed angel on the right
upper portion of the cartolina. Finally, in bold letters I
plainly wrote a caption that goes “I love my family”.

What do the words first, then, next and finally tell?

How do these words help us understand the order of events
in the story?

Activity 6
Write the following into a paragraph using signal words such as
first, second, next, then or finally.
- Karina woke up early.
- She combed her hair.
- She took a bath quickly.
- Karina is ready for school.
- She changed into her clean uniform
- She ate breakfast and brushed her teeth.

Activity 7
Form the sentences into a paragraph. Use appropriate signals.
- Mother woke up early.
- She hurriedly washed her face and brushed her teeth
- She changed her clothes
- She took her wallet and the basket
- Mother called a motorcab.
- Soon, Mother was in the in the market.

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 Tell and Learn!

Study the graph that shows the number of households

having good practices in keeping the community clean.

Answer the following:

1. How many households practice putting their garbage in

proper places?
2. How many households recycle their garbage?
3. Tell the number of households that practice segregation
of waste.
4. Identify the number of households that uses paper bags.

What does this graph show?

Does the graph present the data systematically?
In what way the data were presented?
How do you call this graph?

Remember!

Graphs help present data clearly and systematically.

A bar graph displays data using vertical or horizontal bar.

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Activity 8
Study the following graph. Answer the questions below.

Number of Pupils who have cellphones

90
80
70
60
50 Number of Pupils
40 who have
30 cellphones
20
10
0
Grade VI Grade V Grade IV Grade III

1. Which grade level has the most pupils with cellphones?

2. Which grade level has the least pupils with cellphones?
3. Why do you think Grade III level has pupils with the least
number of cellphones?
4. If Grades I and II had been included in the graph, what grade
level do you think would have the least number of cellphone
owners? Why do you think so?

Activity 9
Look at the graph below which shows kids’ favorite hobbies.

Children's Favorite Hobbies

100
Children's
50 Favorite
Hobbies
0
Watching Playing Reading Playing
movies video a book with
games friends

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Answer the following questions:

1. How many children like watching movies best?

2. How many children like playing video games best?
3. How many children like reading a book best?
4. How many children like playing with friends best?
5. Which hobby do most children like best?
6. Which hobby do fewest children like best?
7. What do you think could happen if more and more children
would go video playing rather than reading a book?

Post Assessment
Read the following:

Mother wakes up early in the morning. She immediately

cooks the rice. Next, she cooks some eggs and ham. Then, she
calls us for breakfast. After that, she prepares the food we have to
bring to school. Finally, she bids us goodbye.

I. Answer the following. Write the letter of the correct answer.

1. What does mother do every morning?
a. prepares the children for school
b. prepares for her work
c. prepares the food for father only

2. Which is called to the underlined phrase in the sentence:

Mother wakes up early in the morning.
a. adjective b. adverb c. noun

3. Which sentence has an adverb of manner?

a. Mother wakes up early.
b. Mother wakes up in the morning.
c. Mother lies down on her bed.

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II. Following events. Write them into a paragraph. Use appropriate
signal words.
- Mother puts rice in a casserole.
- She puts water on the rice.
- She places it on stove and turns it on.
- She waits for the rice to cook.
- She places the cooked rice in a bowl.

Week 36

Tell and Learn!

Read and the following sentences taken from the autobiography

“I Am Me” you listened to:

a. I can read faster than my classmates.

b. I can read musical notes better than my father.
c. Of the three siblings, I learned the quickest.
d. I could ask questions more intelligently than others.
e. I write most legibly in the class.

What is called to the underlined word?

How are the adverbs of manner used in the sentences?
What tells you that the adverbs are used for comparison?

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 Remember!

Adverbs of manner can be expressed in different degrees

of comparison:
•Positive Degree – is the primary form of adverbs, it has no
comparison or relation with others.
•Comparative Degree – shows relationship; a comparison
of two things, places, events, groups and others.
- To state this degree, one-or two-syllable adverbs are
added with prefix –er.
- To state comparative degree of three- or more
syllable adverbs, the word “more” is used.

•Superlative Degree – uses an expression that is in the

highest degree or highest order of all
- To state this degree, one-or two-syllable adverbs are
added with prefix –est.
- To state superlative degree of three- or more syllable
adverbs, the word “most” is used.
There are some adverbs whose spelling are changed
when stated in comparative and superlative degree.
Example: well / good – better – best
bad – worse - worst

Activity 1

Underline the adverb in each sentence and tell whether it is in

positive, comparative or superlative degree. Write your answer on
the blank.

_______ 1. The mango tree on the front yard of the house grew
faster than the mango tree at the back.

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_______ 2. Sheena sings the sweetest from among the ten
contestants.
_______ 3. I write fast when I am in a hurry.
_______ 4. Roman got out from the classroom more quickly than
Harry.
_______ 5. Leni wiped the table neatly.

Read and Learn

What do you feel when you are about to take a test in school?
How do you prepare for an examination in school?
Find out how Luis prepared himself to be a doctor.

The New Doctor

by Gretel Laura M. Cadiong

It was past midnight but Luis was still wide awake. The soft
sound of the electric fan whispered irritating noise that added
to the problem Luis felt. He switched on the light and was met
with the pile of papers on the table staring widely at him. He
sat on the chair and started going through the tons of papers.
“Ah, this examination is killing me.” he said.
The next day, Luis got up early. With lack of sleep, he
felt his head swimming on a pool of dark waters. It was a big
rock to carry. The hot shower woke up his senses. As he kissed
his mother’s hand, she said, “You will make it Luis. God be with
you.”
Soon he found himself sitting in a wide classroom. The
examiner started distributing the test booklets. Luis heard his
heart playing a wild beat… a loud deafening beat. The cold
sweat on his hands reminded him that his examination was
about to begin.
Luis said a silent prayer then he got his pencil. As he
opened the test booklet, he felt the page warmed him with
courage as he started to read the questions which seemed to
be quite familiar. All the things he read after months of review
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 flooded into his mind. As hours passed, nothing…no one
moved in the examination room except the ticking of the
clock, telling silently how much time was left to finish the test.
Soon, one by one, the examinees gave the test booklet
to the examiner. Meanwhile, Luis used his extra time to look
through some test items while making sure he made the right
answers.
Months passed. “Luis, you made it!” shouted mother.
“Thank you God, my son is now a doctor!” she added.

Think It Over!

1. Who is the new doctor?

2. What did he do to prepare for the test?
3. What were Luis’ sacrifices while preparing for the test?
4. How did he take the test?
5. What did he do before answering the test?
6. Do you also pray before taking a test? Why do you do it?
7. What must have Luis felt before the test? After the test?
8. Would Luis be a big help to the community? Why?
9. If you grow up, what plans do you have to help your
community?

Read the following underlined phrases from the story:

 the electric fan whispered irritating noise
 the pile of papers on the table staring widely at him
 Luis heard his heart playing a wild beat
 The cold sweat on his hands reminded him that his
examination was about to begin
 the page warmed him with courage
 the ticking of the clock, telling silently how much time was
left to finish the test

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Whose characteristics were given to the objects in the phrases?
What could these lines mean?

The phrases express a figure of speech called personification.

Remember!

Personification is a figurative language that gives

human characteristics and qualities to non-living objects.

Activity 2

Underline the phrase that expresses personification. Encircle the

object being personified.

1. Justice is blind and, at times, deaf

2. The cactus saluted any visitor brave enough to travel the
scorched land.
3. He sang a lonely song to the moonlight.
4. The candle flame danced in the dark.
5. The silence crept into the classroom.
6. The wind whispered the rumors of the forest.
7. The tall trees stood proudly by the roadside.
8. The clean water of the river ran fast to meet the water of the
sea.

Activity 3

A. Use the following adverbs to compare how the verbs are done
by the given nouns :

1. softly - talk - Mina, Lina, Gina

2. gracefully - dance - Luna, Verna, Paula

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B. Read the following paragraph. Copy on your paper all the
phrases expressed in personification:

Martha woke up with a beautiful song in her heart. Today,

she knows that the world would be smiling at her. It is her tenth
birthday. When she went out from the room, she was happily
greeted by bunches of balloons placed on the table. The sweet
smell of food seemed to invite her to dance in joy. She saw some
gifts on the table gaily inviting her to open them. Martha was
overjoyed.

Tell and Learn!

Read and study the following sentences from the story “The New
Doctor”

 He started going through tons of papers.

 His head was a big rock to carry.
 His heart played a loud deafening beat.
 Nothing… no one moved in the room.

Could these phrases be possible? Why?

These sentences are examples of a figurative language expressed

in exaggeration. They are called hyperbole.

Remember!

Hyperbole is a figurative language expressed in

exaggeration.

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Activity 4

Choose the meaning of the following hyperbole. Write the letter of

the correct answer.

1. Charlie gazed hopelessly at the endless pile of bills stretching

across the counter.
a. Charlie has many bills to pay
b. Charlie has plenty of money

2. That was the easiest question in the world.

a. The question can be answered easily
b. The question can be answered by the whole world

3. I can smell pizza from a mile away.

a. The person loves pizza
b. The person has a very sensitive sense of smell

4. These shoes are killing me.

a. The shoes cause the person pain
b. The shoes make the person sick

Tell and Learn!

Reread the following paragraph taken from the story, “The

New Doctor”.

It was past midnight but Luis was still wide awake.

The soft buzz of the air conditioning unit whispered
annoying noise that added to the burden Luis felt. He
switched on the light and was met with the pile of papers
on the table watching widely at him. He sat on the chair
and started going through the tons of papers. “Ah, this
examination is killing me.” he said.

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What must Luis be doing?
What must he felt that night?
What helped you make your ideas?
Your ideas are what we called conclusions.
What is a conclusion?

Remember!

A conclusion is a decision about what may happen

or might have happened or the result of an event may
have.
How to draw a conclusion:
o Observe all the facts and information given by the
author
o Consider what you already know from your own
experiences
o When faced with multiple choice answers, determine
whether each is true or false based on the information
in the passage

Activity 5

A. Read the following paragraph then choose the letter of the

correct answer of the given questions below. Write the letter on
your notebook.

Jaime is only eleven years old but he already knows how to

appreciate works of art. Oftentimes, he would draw whatever
picture may come to his mind. He can paint beautiful scenes.

One day, he went with his grandmother to the province.

How he loved the wide horizon, the green fields, the rugged
mountains and the peaceful atmosphere of the countryside.

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1. What do you think did Jaime do upon reaching his
grandmother’s home in the province?
a. He slept the whole day.
b. He grumbled because he was tired.
c. He sat down to paint the beautiful things he saw.

2. What do you think will Jaime be when he grows up?

a. an engineer
b. an architect
c. a painter

3. Do you think Jaime enjoyed his vacation?

a. Yes b. No c. Maybe

B. Study the pictures below. Write your conclusions about each

picture in the blank.

What kind of day is it?

What information in the picture helped you draw out a
conclusion?

Who could be the lady?

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 Where could they be?
Write down the clues that helped you draw out the
conclusion.

Activity 6

A. Read the following paragraphs. Study the conclusions that

follow each. Choose one conclusion that can be drawn from
each paragraph. Write the letter only

1. When the woman heard the news, her face turned pale; her
smile turned to a frown and her eyes filled with tears.
a. The woman was upset because of the bad news.
b. The woman was tired and sleepy because of too much
reading.
c. The woman just came from the kitchen where she
chopped ten onions.
2. Aling Sepa drew her sweater closer about herself. It was dark
but the sky would soon brighten in half an hour. Already
other farmers’ wives like her were picking eggplants, squash
flowers and stringbeans to take to the market. Sunday was
market day and Sepa knew she’d sell all her vegetables in
two hours.
a. Aling Sepa was going to plow the field.
b. Her husband was a carpenter.
c. It was very early in the morning.
3. As Mariano got on his motorbike, he was afraid he’d miss
seeing his sister before she ended her duty at the hospital
and left for home to prepare supper for the family.
a. Mariano’s sister was sick in the hospital.
b. Mariano has a car.
c. Mariano was in a hurry to get to the hospital.

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B. Copy the phrase that expresses hyperbole in each of the
following sentences:

1. I am so hungry I could eat a horse.

2. After his parents died, he seemed to be carrying the whole
world.
3. I could cross the ocean just to be home at this moment.
4. Henry was thirsty enough to drink a river dry.
5. I could listen to that song forever.

Tell and Learn!

Study the following graph:

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no. of pupils who got sick with

25

20
dengue

15

10

0
June July August September October

Months

Answer the following:

a. What does the line indicate? Is this similar to a bar graph? In

what way are they similar? In what way are they different?
b. What kind of graph is this?
c. What month has the biggest number of pupils who got sick
with dengue?

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 d. What month has the least number of pupils who got sick with
dengue?
e. What could be the reason why June has the most number of
pupils who got sick with dengue?

Activity 7

Read and study the following line graph. Then answer the
questions that follow:

Number of Late Pupils

90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20 Number of Late
10 Pupils
0

1. Which day has the most number of late pupils?

2. Which day has the least number of late pupils?
3. Which days have almost the same number of late pupils?
4. Which day would have many pupils unable to attend the
flag ceremony? Why?
5. Which day would be best for teachers to hold an early
program? Why?

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Activity 8

Read and study the following graphs. Then answer the questions
that follow:

Number of Stories Read

60
s
t
50
o
r
40
i
e
s 30 Lorna
s Rey
20
r
e 10
a
d
0
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5

1. Which day did Lorna read the most?

2. Which day did Rey read the most?
3. Who read more stories?
4. Which day did Lorna and Rey read almost the same number
of stories?
5. Who has read more books on Day 3?

Post Assessment

Read the following selection.

Many people think bats are dirty. They are afraid bats will
bite them and make them and make them sick. Most bats,
however, are clean. They rarely bite.

Bats do many things that can help humans as well as nature.

They eat harmful insects. They eat many kinds of fruits and drop
the seeds in other places where they grow into new fruit trees.

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I. Write the letter of the correct answer on your paper.
For numbers 1 to 2, choose the statements that tell an
acceptable conclusion about the story above.
a. Bats are useful animals.
b. Bats are among one of the most dangerous animals.
c. Without bats there would be fewer trees that would grow
on forests.
d. Bats are nocturnal or night animals.

3. Which sentence is expressed in hyperbole?

a. I turn white whenever I saw some bats.
b. Bats are not dirty.
c. Bats could eat different kinds of fruits.

II. Arrange the following events into a paragraph. Use the correct
signal words.
Was there an event that a bat got into your house? Do the
following steps.
1. Drape a blanket over the bat,
2. Gently bunch it up and bring it outside
3. Let it go. Remember, bats have very fragile bones in their
wings, so be careful not to injure it.

Study the following paragraphs. Answer the questions that follow.

Record of Bats found

100000

90000

80000

70000

60000

50000
Record of Bats found
40000

30000

20000
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10000

0
 1. What is the paragraph about?
2. Which place has the least number of bats found?
3. Why do you think Samar has the most number of bats found?

Week 37
Activity 1

Study the following pictures. Make a sentence about it. Use

adverbs of time and place.

a.

b.

c.

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 Read and Learn!

In what ways trees could be like human beings?

Read the following poem with correct intonation and expression.

Trees
by: Joyce Kilmer

I think that I shall never see

A poem lovely as a tree.

A tree whose hungry mouth is

pressed
Against the earth's sweet flowing
breast;
A tree that looks at God all day,
And lifts her leafy arms to pray;
A tree that may in summer wear
A nest of robins in her hair;

Upon whose bosom snow has lain;

Who intimately lives with rain.

Poems are made by fools like me,

But only God can make a tree.

Think It Over!

1. Do you agree that there is nothing lovelier than a tree? Why do

you say so?
2. In what ways are trees like human beings?
3. Where do trees get food in order to grow?
4. Why must we plant trees?

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 Let’s Learn This!

Do you know how trees are planted? Read the steps:

First, have a seedling of the kind of tree you want to

plant. Second, dig a hole on the soil using a shovel. Next
put the seedling in the hole. Then, fill the soil back to the
hole. Make sure the soil is not tight enough to let air and
water seep into it. Then, put enough water. Lastly, put a
tree guard around it.
After you’ve done all these steps and you take care
of your tree, it would grow into a healthy tree

What are the steps in planting a tree?

What words were used to tell the order of steps in planting a tree?
How do these words help tell order of events or procedures?

Remember!

The words used to tell the order of events are called

signal words. These words will help write a paragraph
when describing particular procedure of doing things or
the order how events happen.
Some of the examples are first, second, last, next,
then, lastly, after, finally.
Paragraphs that tell procedures can be given a title
using the words “How to…”

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Activity 2
Read the following steps on how to make a paper hat. Write a
paragraph about it using signal words. Give your paragraph a
title.
1. Get a rectangular paper of any color.
2. Fold the rectangle in half. Then fold the top corners toward
the middle.
3. Crease the folds so that the piece lay almost flat.
4. Take the bottom edge of the paper and fold it upwards.
5. Flip the piece over and fold the other edge upwards.
6. Open up your paper hat.

Tell and Learn!

Read the following lines from the poem “The Trees”:

 whose hungry mouth is pressed
 looks at God all day
 lifts her leafy arms to pray
 a nest of robins in her hair
 whose bosom snow has lain
 intimately lives with rain

What figure of speech is shown by these lines?

What is personification?

Read these lines:

 I think that I shall never see, a poem lovely as a tree.
 Poems are made by fools like me but only God can make
a tree.
Do you agree that there is nothing on earth is lovelier than a tree?
What figure of speech is shown by these lines?
What is a hyperbole?

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Can you think of other examples of hyperbole?

Activity 3
Write P if the statement tells personification. Write H if the
statement tells hyperbole.
____ 1. The leaves dance with the wind.
____ 2. “Kling, klang!” shouted the bell, as if reminding me to
attend the mass.
____ 3. His brain is the size of the pea.
____ 4. This book weighs a ton.
____ 5. The load of work I need to do would not let me rest. They
keep hunting me.

Activity 4
Write a personification or hyperbole that would tell about the
following pictures:

1. 3.

2. 4.

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 5.

Activity 5
Describe the following objects and animals using personifications.
Present your ideas on this graphic organizer:

bamboo tree

stars

a pile of garbage

Activity 6
Using the following graphic organizer, present your ideas of what
adverbs are.

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Post Assessment
I. Read the sentences carefully. Answer the questions that follow:
1. Which sentence states a personification?
a. The tree dances with the wind.
b. Fe feels she is at the top of the world.
c. Maria keeps a secret.

2. Which sentence has an adverb of place?

a. Mila works in the factory.
b. She reports every day.
c. She works hard.

3. Which title can best fit this selection?

The planet Saturn has many moons. Of these, the
largest is Titan. Titan is 4, 990 kilometers across, making it
larger than Earth’s moon.
a. Titan, Saturn’s Moon
b. Titan , the Moon
c. Saturn & the Moons

4. Which title can best fit this selection?

Mirrors are good reflectors of light. Many mirrors are
made of glass backed by silver. Some mirrors are made of
polished metal. We see ourselves in a mirror because light
reflected from us strikes the mirror and is reflected back to
our eyes.
a. Mirrors as Light Reflectors
b. Helpful Mirrors
c. The Mirror

II. Using the following information about the mirror, make a

graphic organizer that shows the details of the selection.

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Week 38
Activity 1

Find the missing words in the puzzle below by using the given
clues:
1h

3a 6i

1p 2r 5o

4a

2b 7n

3a

4b

5a

down:
1. a figure of speech which expresses exaggeration but not
meant to be taken literally.
2. part of a plant that sips the water and mineral from the soil
3. a preposition that can be used to compare
4. a word which means go far or be gone
5. an adverb which mean” repeatedly”
6. a preposition which means” inside”
7. an adverb which means” not at all”

across:
1. to whom an object is being compared to in a figure of
speech called personification
2. a preposition which means “in the middle”
3. a preposition used to introduce a singular noun
4. a preposition which means “through”
5. a word used to describe a verb, an adjective or another
adverb

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Activity 2

Write correctly on your notebook the words described:

(nepglatg) 1. Violet and long, a vegetable easily grown.

(qssahu) 2. Rich in vitamin A, a vegetable that can make
your eyes healthy.
(torcar) 3. Healthy skin I can give you, beta carotene my
orange skin can offer you.
(tinturiosu) 4. I am a word that exactly tells what vegetables
are.
(gveetbleas) 5. Along with fruits on your every meal, you are
sure to keep your body illness-nil.
(diessea) 6. I am more powerful to invade your body
without the nutrients from vegetables and fruits
that would fight me off.
(naitimvs) 7. I am a strong power that surely comes from
eating vegetables and fruits.

Let’s Learn This!

Read the following sentences:

The tomatoes are inside the basket.
The squash is on the plate.
The carrot is under the chair.
The eggplant is between the two glasses.

Where are the tomatoes? Where is the squash?

Where can you find the carrot? Where is the eggplant?
What words tell where the vegetables are?
What do we call these words?
What word follows the preposition?
What is a preposition?
What does the preposition do to the words in the sentence?

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Read these phrases:
inside the basket
on the plate
under the chair
between two glasses

What words compose the phrase?

What do prepositions do to the word that comes after it?
What do you call these phrases?

Remember!

Prepositions connect nouns, pronouns, and phrases

with other words in a sentence. It gives information about
location, direction, space, or time. Prepositions are usually
part of a phrase because they often have a noun or
pronoun after them.
Example: The dog jumped over the fence.
I will go to the doctor.
A group of words with the preposition and the word
it modifies is called a prepositional phrase.

Activity 3

Circle all the prepositions or the prepositional phrases used in

the following paragraph:

Mr. Solis is a salesman of housewares. He sells different house

supplies to people. Everyday, he travels around the city so he can
sell his items. He would ride on buses and jeepneys to go to
nearby towns so he could increase his sales. He would go into
houses to demonstrate and convince people about his wares.

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Activity 4

Follow-Me Game

Do what the teacher says. Then tell the prepositional phrase used:

a. Put your pen on the desk.

b. Stand by the board.
c. Put your bags between you.
d. Keep your paper in the bag.
e. Let a paper plane fly over the chairs
f. Sit in front of your classmate at the right.
g. Keep your book inside your bag.

Activity 5

Choose the correct phrase that would tell about the picture.

a. books on the shelf.

b. books in the shelf
c. books under the shelf

a. cat under the table

b. cat on the table
c. cat between the tables

a. a boy between the girls

b. a boy among the girls
c. a boy going to the girls

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 Read and Learn!

Do you believe in buried treasures? Why or Why not?

Read the following story.

The Treasures
by: Gretel Laura M. Cadiong

The sun had barely awakened but Mang Nilo was

already up. He got his bolo and shovel and went down from
the house. He started weeding and loosening the soil of his
plants. All around him were vegetable plants of various kinds.
Lined like soldiers, the healthy tomatoes, eggplants and okra
were at the sides of the fences. The crawling string beans,
ampalaya, and patola occupied the middle part of the lot
with its fruits pealing like bells of different shapes and sizes.
The dwarf calamansi trees that abound with big and healthy
fruits stood proudly along the path.
“Nena, wake up.” Mang Nilo called his daughter.
“Please water the plants.” But Nena stayed on bed. His
father’s call fell on deaf ears. So Mang Nilo watered the
plants himself.
One day, Nena heard her parents talking. “Nilo, our
daughter Nemia needs a large sum for her school fees. If she
can’t pay, it would be the end of the world.” Aling Perla said.
“The money I saved from the rice may fall short,” she added.
Mang Nilo said, “Don’t worry Perla, we have treasures on our
backyard. We could get and sold them and it could add to
our savings.”
Nena was bowled over by what she heard. “A treasure
in our yard?” she thought. “Father must have buried a chest
of gold in the ground.” she excitedly told herself.

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 Early the next day, her parents were busy as bees
harvesting the vegetables from their garden. Soon, there
was a vegetable truck to load all the vegetables her parents
harvested. Later, Mang Nilo and Aling Perla were counting
the proceeds from the vegetables they sold.
Aling Perla smiled, “There, we have more than enough
money for Nemia. We can even buy Nena some of her
school materials.” she said.
“We should never worry, Perla. As long as we have
these treasures on our yard, we will always have something
to lean on.” Mang Nilo replied.
Nena realized what the treasures were. From then on,
she lent a hand in taking care of the plants on their yard.

Think It Over!

1. What were the treasures?

2. Why did Mang Nilo consider the vegetables as treasures?

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3. If Mang Nilo and Aling Perla had no vegetables grown on the
yard, what could have been the source of the money they
needed?
4. If Mang Nilo thought it wise to have some vegetables grown on
their yard, should other people do the same? Why?
5. One of the problems in our country is hunger and poverty. How
would backyard vegetable-planting help?
6. What other ways could people do if there are no available lots
to plant vegetables?

Tell and Learn!

Read the hyperboles and personifications from the story:

 If she can’t pay, it would be the end of the world.
 the sun had barely awakened
 tomatoes, eggplants and okra were lined like soldiers at the
sides of the fences
 Lined like soldiers, the healthy tomatoes, eggplants and okra
were at the sides of the fences
 the crawling string beans, ampalaya, and patola with fruits
pealing like bells of different shapes and sizes
 the dwarf calamansi trees stood proudly

Which are examples of personification? Why are they

considered personifications?
Which are examples of hyperbole? Why are they called
hyperbole?

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 Let’s Learn This!

Personification and hyperbole are called figurative

language.
Consider these phrases from the story. Then fill up the second
column of the following chart:
How I Understand
Phrases Real Meaning
the word
fell on deaf ears
large sum
busy as bees
something to lean on
fall short
lent a hand

What meaning have you given to the phrases?

What is the correct meaning of each phrase?
Are your meanings different from the meanings given by the
teacher?
Why do you think your given meanings are incorrect?
Are these phrases examples of figurative language? Why?
They are called idioms.
What are idioms?

Remember!

Figurative language is a word or phrase that does

not have it normal or literal meaning to make stories more
interesting.
Idioms are expressions whose meanings are not
predictable from the usual meanings of the usual words.
Idioms are examples of figurative language.

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Activity 6

Read each sentence carefully. Copy the idiom on your

notebook then choose its meaning inside the box:

a. tell everybody a secret d. very hard rain

b. tidy and orderly e. death
c. make one laugh

1. Lani always keeps her room spic and span.

2. Ben’s humorous stories keep her friends in stitches.
3. The sudden passing away of Belinda’s father was a big
shock to the family.
4. We were not able to go home early yesterday. It was
raining cats and dogs.
5. Don’t trust Rachel our secrets because she always spills
the beans.

Activity 7
Read the following selection.

One day, a lady, big as an elephant rode on a bus with a

baby. A man sitting next to her turned and said, “Oh my, your
baby has a face only a mother could love. If she looks into the
mirror, it’s going to shatter.”
The woman was horrified. She stood up and screeched like a
siren, “Conductor, conductor, this man had put me down.”
“I’m sorry, ma’am,” the conductor replied. “What he did
caused you to lose your face. I will deal with him later. But for now,
please come with me. We will give you a nice seat in the first class
area – and a banana for your monkey.”

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Do the following:

1. Write the author’s purpose in writing this selection.

2. List down all the figurative language used in the selection.
3. Copy all the prepositional phrases in the selection.

Activity 8

Write a paragraph using the statements below. Use signal

words. Then encircle all the prepositions used.

a. Mother asked Dina to clean her room.

b. She made her bed.
c. She sorted her clothes into clean and dirty piles.
d. She hung the clean ones in the closet and put the dirty
ones in the laundry basket.
e. She arranged her school things on the shelf.

Let’s Learn This!

Read the following:

How to Hand Wash Clothes

First, sort the laundry into white and colored clothes.
Second, mix water and detergent in a basin. Third, soak
the clothes in the water and start washing clothes one
after the other. Then, rinse each piece of clothing in water
until all the detergent is gone. Lastly, hang the clothes up
to dry.

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Study the following:

How are the steps presented?

What is called to this illustration? Did it help present the steps
clearly?
Why is it called a graphic organizer?

Graphic organizers are visual charts and tools used

to represent and organize knowledge or ideas. It helps
present ideas clearly and systematically.

Activity 9

Read the following then present the ideas in the given

graphic organizer:

How to Cook Hard Boiled Eggs

First carefully put the eggs inside the pan without

cracking them. Second, add water and a little salt. Next,
bring to boil on a high heat. Then, turn off the heat but
leave the eggs in the water. After 10 minutes, drain and
cool the eggs under cold running water. Finally, peel and
serve them.

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Activity 10
In the following graphic organizers, put down the ideas of
the following story. Then, in a separate graphic organizers put in
the prepositions/prepositional phrases.

Rita found a wallet on the sidewalk. She went to the

police station and handed it over to the authorities. Two
days later, she received a letter of thanks and a small
reward from a person she did not know.

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Post Assessment

Read the following selections. Then answer the questions that

follow.

Running makes the heart and lungs stronger. Runners’ hearts

work less to pump the same amount of blood as the hearts of the
people who don’t run. The more people run, the less work their
lungs do to get the same effect.
Running helps a person’s mind and body. It makes many
people calmer and more confident.

1. What can you say about a person who prefers running as an

exercise?
a. The person is faster than anybody else.
b. The person becomes stronger and healthier.
c. The person heart works less to pump blood.

2. Which is the author’s purpose for writing this article?

a. to persuade b. to entertain c. to inform

Father looked so tense. He had been listening to the weather

news last night. The weather was not getting any better. Outside,
trees swayed violently; the wind whistled a mournful tune. Father
rushed to the back of the house wore his raincoat, took some
rope and immediately went to the fields.

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 Just as he went down from the house, he was surprised to
see a man taller than the coconut tree and whose body was
much bigger than the acacia tree sitting on the wide yard.

3. Which facts would help us conclude that father was worried?

a. The weather was not getting any better.
b. Father looked so tense.
c. Father rushed to the back of the house, wore his coat,
took some rope and went to the fields.

4. What could father be doing?

a. Father would harvest his crops earlier than the harvest
time.
b. Father would invite the neighbors to tie all their carabaos.
c. Father would tie down some of the plants to support them
from the storm.

5. Which is the author’s purpose for writing this selection?

a. to entertain b. to inform c. to persuade

Show the following facts in a graphic organizer.

Running
a. Makes the heart and lungs stronger
b. runners heart work less
c. makes one calmer and confident

Week 39
Activity 1

Find nine (9) words that are related to natural calamities and
activities or objects related to it. You may find them horizontally,
vertically (top- to- bottom or bottom- to- top), or diagonally. Make
a line through the word by using a red crayon.

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 e v a c u a t e l r
v a x b t r c r a s
a x r e t s a s i d
c z s t o r m b r o
u r m s h i e l d o
e b g u o q b n i l
e m t n l w u g l f
s n q a p a d a k j
v l e m o r s c k t
m a a i d m t s r e

Write down the words:

1. ________________________ 6.
2. ________________________ 7.
3. ________________________ 8.
4. ________________________ 9.
5. ________________________

Read and Learn!

Have you ever heard someone tell his experience about a

calamity his or her family experienced? What do you feel for
them?

Read the following story.

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 The Falling Mountain
by: Gretel Laura M. Cadiong

It has been raining for several days. Due to brown out,

my family and I slept early. Before I went to bed, I prayed to
God to spare us from any danger brought by the hard and
continuous rain. It was past midnight when I heard a loud
thudding sound. ”Thud!” I thought something heavy fell just
near our house.
Immediately I rose and woke my sister, Nessa up. The
two of us had to find way to where our parents and our
younger brother, Paulo were sleeping. Again, we heard a
thudding sound. This time, it was louder and the sound
seemed nearer.
My parents were already awake. They too heard the
loud sound. “Noel, please look after your younger siblings,”
father instructed me. Since it was very dark, we huddled
together while my father with his flashlight went to see what
the cause of the sound was.
Just when father was about to peep into the window,
the sound came again and we felt something fell into our
roof. Father shouted, “Everybody go out from the house. The
mountain is falling.”
Fast as lightning, we got out from the house and ran
amidst the dark way going far from our house. Meanwhile,
father kept shouting to awake all our neighbors. Just as we
find a safer place, more big chunks of rocks and a large
mass of soil covered our house and our neighbors’ houses.
We were all terrified.
The next day, authorities came to see our place while
we were made to evacuate to a safe place. People came
to help us by giving food and clothes.
Until now, I still dreamed about the falling mountain. But
I thank God that He showed us the way to safety.

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 Think It Over!

1. To what the falling mountain is referred to?

2. If Noel and his family had not woke up, what do you think
could have happened?
3. What do you think saved Noel’s family from the landslide?
Why?
4. How did the people saved themselves?
5. Has there been a landslide that occurred in or near your
place?
6. Why do landslides happen?
7. If calamities occur, like landslides, what must you do?
8. Why must we prepare ourselves for incidents like this?

Let’s Learn This!

Study the following words from the story, “The Treasures”

Meaning as used in the sentences

Words
in the story
spare us from danger to save us from danger
I rose I stood up
huddled together get close
way going far road going far
a mass of soil a heap of soil
see our place inspect our place
showed us the way guided our way

Read the following sentences using the same words. Find out
if the meaning is still the same:

1. Mario needs a spare tire for his car.

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 2. The water level on the river rose after it rained for several
days.
3. The boy huddled under the table so he won’t be seen.
4. This is the way we cook rice.
5. The family attended the mass.
6. We will see our grandparents today.
7. Lea Salonga has a show on TV.

Are the meanings of these words similar to the first sentences?

Why do you say so?
What gives you a clue that the words have different meanings?

Fill in the following chart with the meaning of the given words as
used in the sentences:

Meaning as used in Meaning as used in

Words
the First Sentence the Second Sentence
Spare Save
Rose stood up
Huddled get close together
Way Road
Mass heap, amount
See Inspect
Show Guide

Are the meanings of the same word similar to the two

sentences?

What caused the change in the meaning of the words?

Some words have multiple meanings.

Why are they called words with multiple meanings?

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 Remember!

Words with multiple meanings give several meanings

depending on how they are used in a sentence.

Activity 2

Read each sentence carefully. Then choose the letter that tells
the meaning of the underlined word as used in the sentence.

1. That yellow ruler is thirty centimeters long.

a. a person who governs b. a tool for measuring

2. My grandmother has an old trunk filled with her valuables.

a. the main stem of a tree
b. a big box for holding clothes and other things
c. elephant’s snout

3. The principal’s office is in the first floor.

a. the right to speak in an assembly
b. the inside bottom surface of a room
c. a level or a story in a building

4. Please show us the way to the H.E. building.

a. exhibition
b. allow to be seen
c. guide or instruct

Activity 3
Read the following selection. Then write on a paper the phrase
with words having multiple meanings. Give the meaning of each.

My grandmother has an old trunk made from a

mahogany tree trunk. It is filled with her valuable things.
She keeps inside some of her antique jewelry. One of
them is an ivory bangle made from an elephant’s trunk

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Activity 4

Read the sentences below. Then choose the meaning of the bold
word. Write on your paper the letter of the correct answer:

1. Celia plays piano in a band called Musicat.

a. a flat strip of material
b. a group of musicians
c. a musical instrument

2. The students found it difficult to pass the test.

a. to go by
b. a permit
c. to get successfully through a requirement

3. Do you attend to your teachers’ discussion in school?

a. to care for
b. to pay attention
c. to be present at

4. Mrs. Mendez always wears a pair of shoes that matches her

dress.
a. persons or things that go well together in appearance or
some quality.
b. one of a pair
c. a contest

Activity 5

A. Arrange the following statements into a paragraph. Use signal

words.

a. People bowed whenever they saw statue.

b. He had his statues made.
c. Long time ago there was a ruler called King Hadi.
d. He made an order for all people to bow before him
wherever they were.
e. The soldiers placed the statues all over the kingdom.

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B. Choose the letter of the correct meaning of the following words
as they were used in the story above:

1. ruler
a. a person who governs
b. a tool for measuring

2. order
a. command b. arrangement c. tidy

3. bow
a. arch b. give respect c. curve

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