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English
Quarter 3 – Module 4:
Identifying Possible Solutions
to Problems
English – Grade 3
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Quarter 3 – Module 4: Identifying possible solutions to problems
First Edition, 2020

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English
Quarter 3 – Module 4:
Identifying Possible Solutions
to Problems
Introductory Message
This Self-Learning Module (SLM) is prepared so that you, our dear learners, can
continue your studies and learn while at home. Activities, questions, directions,
exercises, and discussions are carefully stated for you to understand each
lesson.
Each SLM is composed of different parts. Each part shall guide you step-by-step
as you discover and understand the lesson prepared for you.
Pre-tests are provided to measure your prior knowledge on lessons in each SLM.
This will tell you if you need to proceed on completing this module or if you need
to ask your facilitator or your teacher’s assistance for better understanding of
the lesson. At the end of each module, you need to answer the post-test to self-
check your learning. Answer keys are provided for each activity and test. We
trust that you will be honest in using these.
In addition to the material in the main text, Notes to the Teacher are also
provided to our facilitators and parents for strategies and reminders on how
they can best help you on your home-based learning.
Please use this module with care. Do not put unnecessary marks on any part of
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And read the instructions carefully before performing each task.
If you have any questions in using this SLM or any difficulty in answering the
tasks in this module, do not hesitate to consult your teacher or facilitator.
Thank you.

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 What I Need to Know

This module was designed and written to help you find or give possible solutions
to problems presented in the pictures, sentences and stories.
At the end of this module, you are expected to learn to:

1. Identify possible solutions to problems (EN3LC-IIIb-2.19)

a. identify the meaning of the word solution and problem; and
b. increase knowledge in finding solutions to given problems.

What I Know

Hi, my Grade 3 pupils! Welcome to the world of the new-normal mode of

learning.
This activity will be easy for you to answer because it is simple to understand.
All you need to do is read it carefully, analyze the picture, and understand it very
well for you to give possible solutions to the problems given. Write the letter of
your answer in your paper.

________1. There are lots of dirty plates piled in the sink. What will you do?

a. Piled-up the dirty plates properly.

b. Throw away the plates.
c. Wait for your mother to arrive for her
to clean the plates.
d. Wash the plates.

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________2. Lina is not helping in the household chores instead she is playing.
What should Lina do?
a. Help the family members in cleaning the
house.
b. Don’t mind them.
c. Ask your sister to play with.
d. Keep all your toys and help your mother.

________ 3. Some people cut trees that cause flood. What will you do?

a. Plant new trees.

b. Do not cut trees.
c. Take care our nature.
d. Clean the surroundings.

________4. The children are always playing there gadgets instead of studying
their lesson. What should they do?

a. Eat nutritious food.

b. Have enough sleep to become
healthy.
c. Do not play gadgets while studying
the lesson.
d. Study first before using gadgets to
get high grades.

________5. The two girls are always quarreling in one toy. What is the best way
to solve it?
a. Ask mother to buy another toy.
b. Share the toy with one another.
c. Get another toy for them to play.
d. Be kind with one another.

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 Lesson
Identifying Possible Solutions to
4 Problems

Reading is very important to every learner because it involves word recognition,

fluency, comprehension and motivation. In order to find a problem or solution
on a certain text or passage, reading is inevitable.
There are some pictures, sentences, paragraphs and stories which can be
considered in finding possible solutions to the problem.
This lesson will enhance your knowledge to determine what problem and
solution means.
Problem is defined as a matter or situation regarded as unwelcome or harmful
and needing to be dealt with and overcome, while solution means solving a
problem or fixing a difficult situation.
In finding the possible solutions to the problem, you should read the story with
comprehension, and analyze pictures keenly for answering questions.

What’s In
Look at the picture. Because of the coronavirus
pandemic, face to face classes at school is not
allowed. How can we prevent being infected by
this virus that is widely spreading all over the
world? What are the possible solutions can you
give about the picture?

From the picture and questions presented

above, analyze what is the problem and give possible solution by completing
the graphic organizer in your paper.

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 Problem

_____________________________________

Solution Solution
____________ ____________
____________ ____________
____________ ____________
______

Solution
Solution ____________ Solution
____________ ____________ ____________
____________ ____________
____________
____________ ____________

If you have identified what is the problem and give solutions, you would know
that problem is defined as a matter or situation regarded as unwelcome or
harmful and needing to be dealt with and overcome, while solution means
solving a problem or fixing a difficult situation.

Let’s have a simple exercise. What is the

problem you can depict from the picture below?
Give the possible solution by reciting it in
front of your parents, guardian or siblings
you are with.

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 What’s New
Now, let us read a poem. Then, answer the questions in your notebook.

Problematic Mother Earth

Vivien F. Eulalia

Before, Mother Earth was beautiful

With her rivers, and seas fish-full
Mountains are filled with strong and tall trees
That prevent flood in communities.

Now, Mother Earth is struggling and slowly

dying
Cutting trees is what illegal loggers are doing
Garbage and pollution are everywhere
But only few people are aware.

1. What is the title of the poem?

2. What is the problem mention in the poem?
3. What would you do to solve the problem in the poem?
4. How many stanzas does the poem have?

You can answer the possible solutions to a problem by reading the poem with
comprehension and answering the questions afterwards.
Our environment or Mother Earth getting polluted is a problem because no
one can live comfortably in pollution. People can lessen pollution by doing
ways in order to avoid it.
Problem is an issue or difficulty that is wanted to change or fix while the
solution is the way to solve or fix it. Remember, there might be more than one
solution to a problem.

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 What is It
Now, let us read a story this time. But before that let me ask you, what is your
ambition? What are you going to do to achieve your ambition as you grow
older?
Today you are going to read the story about Andrea who wants to become a
teacher someday. Let us find out if Andrea achieves her dream to become a
teacher.
Andrea

Andrea is in the third grade. She was a very bright pupil. She received
several class awards and honors when she was a grader. She even applied to be
a scholar to pursue her studies until she deserved the scholarship and the
financial support given from her sponsor. She did her best to finish her
schooling. From then, she had overcome all her sacrifices. She is kind and
responsible. Her father was a tricycle driver. Her mother was a housekeeper.
She helped her mother in doing household chores. They live in a simple life.
As she started her schooling, her ambition is to become a teacher,
because she wants to teach young children and help her parents. But she is
wondering how she will continue her studies if her father is just only a tricycle
driver. It bears in her mind that she can achieve her dream. What she did is, she
goes to school every day. She listened well to her teacher. She tries to answer
all questions asked to her diligently. At home, she studied her lesson before
going to bed. She does her homework neatly and well. Inspite of their simple
living, she is very happy because she is a college graduate now.
Answer the following questions. Choose your answer in the box below.
Write it in your notebook.
1. What is the title of the story?
2. What can you say about Andrea?
3. What is her ambition?
4. What is the problem mentioned in the story?
5. What is the possible solutions in the problem?

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 -to become a teacher
-Andrea
-kind, responsible, and studious
-She studied very well.
-She helped her mother.
-She got scholarship.
-She is wondering how to continue her studies
because her father may lack financial support
from driving tricycle.

Let us discuss it further.

Meaning of Problem and Solution
Problem – is a conflict between characters, nature, and the character herself. It
is usually found at the beginning of the story.
Example: Vei’s younger brother Angelo is crying. Angelo does not know how to
tie his shoestring. His older brother had taught him many times. He listened
carefully and they practice together. Now, he already knew how to tie his
shoestring.
*Angelo does not know how to tie the shoestring.

Solution – is the way in which the problem is solved. It is usually found in the
middle or end of the story.
Example.
* His older brother had taught him many times.
He listened very careful and they practice together.

What’s More

Independent Activity 1
Did you understand the lesson? Now that you have learned about finding
possible solutions to a problem, let us see if you can identify the problem and
solution shown in the picture.

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Match the picture in column A with the problem and solution in column B.
Write your answers in your notebook.

Picture-Problem and Solution Match Up

Column A Column B
A
Problem: The boy broke the glass.
Solution: Sweep the floor so that no one can
hurt while walking.
B
1.
Problem: The girl is alone nothing to talk with.
Solution: Ask them to play and talk to them.
C
Problem: The plant is getting dry.
2. Solution: Water the plants every day.
D
Problem: The girl is crying.
Solution: Ask her mother to take care and be
with her.
3.
E
Problem: The girl broke the pencil while writing.
Solution: Get a new one in the pencil case or
4. sharpened again the broken pencil.
F
Problem: Sarah is always playing she did not
study her lesson that’s why she failed in the
test.
5.
Solution: Study your lesson for you to pass the
test before playing.
Independent Assessment 1
I am glad that you already know how to identify problems and solutions
depicted by the picture. Let us have another example for you to answer. Look
at the picture.
Jacob and Andrea planted tomato seeds in their garden plot. They are
wondering, a week had passed but still, nothing happens. They asked, “How
can we make our plant grow healthy?”

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What are the possible solutions can you give to their problem? Help them find
possible solutions to their problem. In your paper, write a check (/) if it can be
a solution to their problem, and (x) if not.

___________1.
(Water the plants.)

___________2. (Pull out weeds in the garden.)

___________3. (Cut the plant.)

___________4. (Put organic fertilizers.)

(Make sure the plant gets

___________5.
enough sunlight.)

What I Have Learned

Let me see if you really understand our lesson. Answer the following
questions?
 What is a problem?
 How can you define solution?
 How can you identify the problem and solution properly?

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 Assessment

Identify the best possible solution to the problem given. Write the letter of your
answer in your paper.
1. Edna’s stomach is aching. She ate a lot for dinner. What is the best way to
solve her problem?
a. Ask her mother for a massage.
b. She should eat less for dinner next time.
c. Request her mother to cook only nutritious food.
d. See a doctor with her parent and ask for a prescribed medicine.
2. The children were playing their toys inside the house. After they play the
toys were scattered every where. What should they do to their toys?
a. Always clean their toys after they use it.
b. Keep the toys in their proper place.
c. Take care of their toys.
d. Use the toys properly.
3. Lito finds it difficult to walk because his feet suffering from wounds. What
will be his solution?
a. Clean the feet every day.
b. Practice walking around the house.
c. Take some medicine for his wound.
d. Seek for a help to the family members.
4. Sofia cannot read well. How can she help herself?
a. Always read a book.
b. Study her lesson every day.
c. Ask for a help to your mother.
d. Practice reading the different kind of reading materials.
5. My father cannot work because he is sick. What should he do?
a. Get some medicine to take.
b. Eat nutritious food to become healthy.
c. Consult to a doctor what is the best medicine.
d. Always protect himself from any harmful disease.

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 Answer Key
What’s In: presented.
solution based on how it is
1. Do not go the problem and possible
outside or What Is It: 5./ one can identify properly
stay home. the poem. 4./
2. Wear your 4. There are two stanzas in 1. Andrea what the picture depicts,
2. kind, responsible, and
3.x
masks. environment.
well as understanding well
studious
2./
3. Always wash that can pollute the and with comprehension, as
your hands. avoid creating anything 3. to become a teacher 1./
3. Through reading carefully
4. Eat everywhere. Clean and 4. She is wondering how
to continue her studies
Assessment 1:
nutritious Avoid throwing garbage story.
food. them. Plant new trees. because her father Independent
the middle or end of the
5. Take some concern officials to stop may lack financial 5. B
solved. It is usually found in
exercises. 3. Report illegal loggers to support from driving 4. C
which the problem is
-Problem: The juice are everywhere. tricycle. 3. A
5. She studied very well.
2. Solution – is the way in
spilled on the table. - Garbage and pollution 2. D
trees. She helped her got
1. E
scholarship.
beginning of the story.
Solution: Clean or wipe - Illegal loggers are cutting
the spilled juice.
usually found at the
and slowly dying. Activity 1: and a character herself. It is
2. Mother Earth is struggling
What I Know:
Independent
1. Problematic Mother Earth between characters, nature,
1. Problem is a conflict
1.A 2.A 3.A 4.D 5.B What’s New:
What I Have Learned:

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