LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET IN ENGLISH 7

Worksheet No. 8, Quarter 3

Learner’s Name: _______________________________________________
Grade Level/Section: _____________ Date ____________________________
I. LEARNING SKILLS

A. Most Essential Learning Competency

Raise sensible, challenging, thought provoking questions in public forums/panel
discussions, etc.

B. Objective
Formulate sensible , challenging and thought provoking questions on pictures
/situations presented

II. INTRODUCTORY CONCEPT

Confusion is always around in this busy and noisy world. In order to understand
and clarify things, you tend to ask questions. Asking question is a skill that you
should learn and take note that it varies from one activity/ situation to another.
Vocabulary List
1. Question (n)- a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in
order to get information and reply
2. Sensible (adj) -having, using or showing good sense or sound judgement
3. Thought provoking (adj)- causing a person to think, stimulating careful
consideration or attention
4. Challenging (adj) -offering a challenge , testing one’s ability, endurance,
provocative
5. Forum (n) -a situation or meeting in which people can talk about a problem or
matter especially of public interest

6. Panel discussion (n)-a format used in a meeting, conference or convention

Importance of Asking Questions
It gives you incentive and motivates you to learn something.
It prompts and requires your listeners to give you answers.
It allows and encourages you to explore the world and look for what you want.
It lets you discover and finds new and innovative things.
It drives you to keep on obtaining knowledge about a topic and eventually you
become an expert and master of it.
 5 Great Reasons to Ask Questions
1. To discover something new -learning things out of your way or field
2. To put things together- giving chance to sum up and reconcile things
3. To remember things- recalling important things usually forgotten
4. To resolve issues - clarifying things to avoid confusion.
5. To understand people better- making adjustment to people and eventually love
them.

Qualities of a Sensible and Thought Provoking Questions

1. Relevant- connected and appropriate to what is being done or considered.
2. Clear- easy to understand.
3. Concise- short but with complete thoughts
4. Purposeful- showing focus.
5. Guiding but not leading- directing but not giving the exact answer.
6. Stimulates thinking –encourages thinking.
7. Single-dimensional – focuses only to one idea or direction.

How to Ask Questions

1. Use the right tone then ask questions in a casual way.
2. Pay attention to group dynamics.
3. Give the best response.
4.Decide on what to share.
5. Decide on what to keep private.

III. LEARNING ACTIVITIES

A. Practice Tasks

Task 1. Make a question based on the picture.

Example: What do you think is being discussed in the meeting?
1.

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2_______
 3.

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Task 2. Assume that you are in those pictures/situations, write a question for each
picture that you are going to ask on a separate sheet of paper.

Picture 1.______________________________________________

Picture 2.______________________________________________

Picture 3.______________________________________________
Task 3. Assume that you are a reporter, and you are going to conduct an interview
with the mayor of your town regarding its present condition. Ask 3
challenging or thought-provoking questions for your interview on a
separate sheet of paper.

Example:What health measures did you introduce to prevent the spread of

COVID -19?
b. Assessment
Ask a challenging or thought-provoking question for each picture on a separate
sheet of paper.

1.
 Barangay Assembly on Drug Prevention
2.

Barangay Council Meeting

3.

Talk Show

Prepared by:
CLAIRE T. MARQUESE, Master Teacher I, Pamukid NHS, SDO Camarines Sur

Layout Artist:
EDMARK M. PADO, Teacher I, Cabugao ES, SDO Camarines Sur
Quality Assured by:
GILDA A. CASTAÑEDA, Principal I, Dalipay HS, SDO Camarines Sur
GEMMA A. REALO, Principal-II, Don Mariano C. Veneracion NHS, SDO Camarines Sur
KAREN GUERINA and CLEOFE D. ARIOLA – Sorsogon City Division
PRECIOSA R. DELA VEGA – EPS-I – English, SDO Camarines Sur