PHIL IRI Reading Tool for Grade 11

When Staying Home Means Saving Lives

By: E.R.D. Vins
“Stay Home! Save Lives!”
This is the thunderous sound of 2020; the plea of the frontliners to escape the threat of the
unseen enemy, the CoViD-19 (Corona Virus Disease). President Duterte, the government
officials, the personnel from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Department of
Health (DOH), the policemen are shouting to stay home so that the rising number of positive
cases of CoViD-19 will not increase which can lead to death.
Staying home is being advised in the meantime that vaccine for the virus is still on the
process of producing. However, it resulted both positively and negatively in all aspects of the
people’s lives. Since they stay in their homes, they have enough time to sleep and rest, and
develop new skills or use the talents and skills that were not practiced anymore. They have also
quality time with the members of the family to chit-chat as a result of home quarantine. Hence,
parents are able to monitor their children, teaching them household chores and other skills.
Furthermore, less carbon dioxide is being emitted thereby making the air and the sea clean. It
seems that the seas and the sky have relaxed from pollution. Consequently, people have the time
to take care of their plants at home, and plant vegetables in their backyard. Thus, they have also
the time to meditate, reflect, and pray to God that He will protect them from this pandemic.
On the other hand, it also yielded disadvantages physically, mentally, socially,
economically, and spiritually. Due to not allowing people to go out of their houses except for
very important reasons, they became sedentary and less active physically. That is why, others
really see to it that they can have physical exercise even if at home. In as much as they wanted to
go out, they could not go to the places where they want to go like churches, malls, beaches, and
other places. Drastically, it also affected the livelihood of many of the people as they were not
allowed to work and that they just relied on the government subsidy. Thus, it can be realized that
there is a great anxiety the CoViD-19 pandemic brought that even if they wanted to look for a
living, they were not allowed because their safety should be prioritized. It became the waterloo
of people around the globe.
Even if there are pros and cons of staying at home caused by the COVID-19 pandemic,
indeed the situation is telling that everything has changed, and that humanity is experiencing
uncertainties and vulnerabilities. Therefore, by staying home one could not be infected by the
virus, and it is a great help for the frontliners who battle to save the lives of those infected by the
virus
Source: E.R.D. Reading and Writing 11 Q3M2. DepEd SOCCSKSARGEN Region. 2020. Pp.25-26.
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Name of Writer/s: Ritchielyn M. Equipilag
School/station: Magsaysay NHS Sibagat I
Division: Agusan del Sur
Contact Number: 09383864891/ritchielyn.equipilag@deped.gov.ph
Comprehension Check-up:
1. What is the plea of the frontliners? (Literal)
A. Stay alive.
B. Stay happy.
C. Stay healthy.
D. Stay at home.
2. Less carbon dioxide is being emitted. Emitted in the sentence means (Inferential)
A. To light out.
B. To save out.
C. To send out.
D. To share out.
3. Which of the following states positive effect of staying at home to people’s lives?
(Inferential)
A. They create Tiktok accounts.
B. They spend more time watching videos.
C. They are able to enjoy their internet fees.
D. They have enough time to rest and develop new skills.
4. How is staying at home disadvantageous to people? (Literal)
A. They became home buddies.
B. They became less active physically.
C. They became contented of what they have.
D. They became money saver for they spend less.
5. What could possibly happen if people will not stay at home? (Critical)
A. They can be infected by the virus.
B. They can visit different beautiful places.
C. They can meet their friends and relatives.
D. They can save themselves from boredom.

Key Answer:
Comprehension Check-Up:
1. D
2. C
3. D
4. B
5. A
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Name of Writer/s: Ritchielyn M. Equipilag
School/station: Magsaysay NHS Sibagat I
Division: Agusan del Sur
Contact Number: 09383864891/ritchielyn.equipilag@deped.gov.ph
Reference
E.R.D. Reading and Writing 11 Q3M2. DepEd SOCCSKSARGEN Region. 2020. Pp.25-26.

PHIL IRI Reading Tool for Grade 12

Fast-food Addiction
It is no secret that the US is leading the world in its swelling obesity. The nation is
subsisting on a diet of high-calorie convenience food. In fact, Americans have increased their
spending on fast-food items from Ṩ 6 billion to Ṩ 160 billion annually over the past four decades.
What may come as a shock, however, is the accumulation of evidence suggesting that the main
ingredients in the typical “hamburger, fries and a cola” are addictive compounds that keep
customers lining up for their next fix.
The key culprits are sugar and fat. Empirical studies reveal that the heavy dosage of these
substances in today’s super-sized standard of a fast-food meal can trigger brain activity similar to
that endured when a person is on hard drugs. A representative individual serving McDonald’s or
Burger King can dish out up to 2000 calories, including more than a cup of sugar and 84 grams
of fats.
Single-handedly, this meal sized portion meets the full daily caloric requirement for the
average woman. Moreover, it exceeds the recommended daily allowances of both sugar and fat
for any adult, regardless of gender.

__________________________________________________________________________________
Name of Writer/s: Ritchielyn M. Equipilag
School/station: Magsaysay NHS Sibagat I
Division: Agusan del Sur
Contact Number: 09383864891/ritchielyn.equipilag@deped.gov.ph
 Whereas herein is an opiate, both sugar and fat stimulate endogenous opioids such as
beta-endorphins in the hypothalamus, just above the brain stem. These naturally occurring
painkillers activate the release of dopamine, a neurotransmitter, into small cluster of cells located
in the midbrain called the nucleus acumens. Here, dopamine functions to elicit feelings of
pleasure or euphoria. What’s more, it motivates an individual to proactively repeat any action
that originally fueled its production. In the case of sugar and fat, purported addiction is a
consequence of the body craving the release of dopamine inherent in their consumption.
To validate reports that fat and sugar behave in a drug-like fashion, researchers have
conducted laboratory studies demonstrating that they induce classic addictive symptoms. For
example, eliminating sugar from the nutritional regime of rats that are used to a primarily sweet
diet produced anxiety asymptomatic of heroin and nicotine withdrawal. Moreover, increased
tolerance to addictive food substance was noted. In one experiment, rats were fed a chocolate
drink containing a high ratio of both fat and sugar. Although the animals were found to ingest
increasing amounts of the potent liquid, their total production of resulting brain opiates was, in
fact, diminished. This would suggest that the rodents had become progressively more tolerant to
the effects of fat and sugar. Furthermore, it is likely they would subsequently require a greater
quantity in order to achieve the same high.
Likewise, in humans, brain-imaging scans of obese and non-obese persons illustrate that
the heftier the individual, the fewer dopamine receptors are present. Researchers are uncertain
whether this is the basis or the outcome of obesity. However, as weight rises, individuals need to
consume increasingly larger portions to experience a comparable euphoric effect.
Source: English for Academic and Professional Purposes Q2M8. DepEd Region 10. 2020. Pp. 21-22

Comprehension Check-Up:
1. What are those addictive compounds that keep customers lining up in fast-food store?
(Literal)
A. calories
B. carbohydrate
C. dopamine
D. Sugar and fat
2. Studies illustrate that the heftier the individual, the fewer dopamine receptors are present.
Heftier in the sentence means (Inferential)
A. slim and fit
B. sexy and toned
C. large and heavy
D. narrow and slender
3. Which of the following states the effect of sugar and fat in the human body? (Inferential)
A. It activates the release of dopamine.
B. Increased consumption of fatty foods.
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Name of Writer/s: Ritchielyn M. Equipilag
School/station: Magsaysay NHS Sibagat I
Division: Agusan del Sur
Contact Number: 09383864891/ritchielyn.equipilag@deped.gov.ph
 C. Purported addiction is the result for craving for pleasure.
D. It motivates an individual to proactively repeat any action.
4. What was the effect of increasing amounts of the potent liquid in the laboratory study
performed with rats? (Inferential)
A. It makes the rat fatter.
B. It increases the rats consumption.
C. The rats become more addicted to fat and sugar.
D. The rats become more tolerant to the effects of fat and sugar.
5. “As weight rises, individuals need to consume increasingly larger portions to experience a
comparable euphoric effect”. What does this statement imply? (Critical)
A. People need to eat more and more.
B. Sugar and fat must be consumed by people daily.
C. Once a person reaches obesity then he/she must eat more to feel full.
D. As body weight increases, a larger portion needs to be consumed in order to experience
satisfaction.

Key Answer:
Comprehension Check-Up:
1. D
2. C
3. C
4. D
5. D

Reference
English for Academic and Professional Purposes Q2M8. DepEd Region 10. 2020. Pp. 21-22

__________________________________________________________________________________
Name of Writer/s: Ritchielyn M. Equipilag
School/station: Magsaysay NHS Sibagat I
Division: Agusan del Sur
Contact Number: 09383864891/ritchielyn.equipilag@deped.gov.ph