Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
CARAGA REGION
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF CABADBARAN CITY
SOUTHEAST CABADBARAN DISTRICT
DEL PILAR NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
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ACTIVITY SHEET NO. 1 IN EAPP

What are the Different Reading Strategies?

Name: _________________________________
Section: _______________________________

Activity 1
Directions:Search about contractions. Find the two words in each sentence that can
becontracted and underline them. Then, write the contraction on the line. Number 1 is done for
you.
1. If we know this, we will make some money for sure! we’ll
2. He does not seem to understand simple instructions. ________
3. I could not stop if I tried. ________
4. If I were you, I would try a little harder. ________
5. I have given up on waiting for her. ________
6. How is that project coming along? ________
7. If it were not for his behavior, the class would be eating lunch now. ________
8. Ask as many questions as you want; it is your business. ________
9. If I were you, I would try a little harder. ________
10. I hate cupcakes: they will cause illness. ________

What are the Purposes of Reading?

People read different kinds of text (e.g., scholarly articles, textbooks, reviews) for
different reasons. Some purposes for reading might be

 to scan for specific information  to relate new content to existing knowledge

 to skim to get an overview of the text  to write something (often depends on a

prompt)

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 to critique an argument  for general comprehension

 to learn something

So, it is important that you adjust your reading strategies to your purpose of
reading. Here’s how to do it.

BEFORE READING
 Establish your purpose for reading Speculate about the author’s purpose for writing
 Review what you already know and want to learn about the topic (see the guides below)
 Preview the text to get an overview of its structure, looking at headings,figures, tables,
glossary, etc.
 Predict the contents of the text and pose questions about it. If the authors have provided
discussion questions, read them and write them on a notetaking sheet.
 Note any discussion questions that have been provided (sometimes at the end of the text)

DURING READING
 Annotate and mark (sparingly) sections of the text to easily recall important or interesting
ideas
 Check your predictions and find answers to posed questions
 Use headings and transition words to identify relationships in the text
 Create a vocabulary list of other unfamiliar words to define later
 Try to infer unfamiliar words’ meanings by identifying their relationship to the main idea
 Connect the text to what you already know about the topic
 Take breaks (split the text into segments if necessary)

AFTER READING
 Summarize the text in your own words (note what you learned, impressions, and reactions) in
an outline, concept map, or matrix (for several texts)
 Talk to someone about the author’s ideas to check your comprehension
 Identify and reread difficult parts of the text
 Define words on your vocabulary list and practice using them

Activity 2

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SOUTHEAST CABADBARAN DISTRICT
DEL PILAR NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
__________________________________________________________________________________

Author’s Purpose Activity

Directions: Read the descriptions of each item and determine the author’s main purpose (to
entertain, persuade, or inform). Then, in a sentence or two, explain your answer.
1. An instructional booklet describing how to operate a smart phone
Author’s Purpose:
___________________________________________________________________
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Explain Your Answer:
___________________________________________________________________
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2. A poem about why the iPhone is the greatest consumer electronic device ever made
Author’s Purpose:
___________________________________________________________________
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Explain Your Answer:
___________________________________________________________________
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3. The story of a young athlete who takes steroids and his life and future fall apart
Author’s Purpose:
___________________________________________________________________
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Explain Your Answer:
___________________________________________________________________
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4. A story written about a young boy who moves to a new school and is bullied, but he gains self-
confidence by joining a sports team and learns to stand up for himself.
Author’s Purpose:
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Explain Your Answer:
___________________________________________________________________
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5. An article where the author argues that an iPhone is better than an Android phone
Author’s Purpose:
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Explain Your Answer:
___________________________________________________________________

Purok 3, Barangay Del Pilar, Cabadbaran City, Agusan

del Norte
Tel. No: 085- 806-3586
Email:
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
CARAGA REGION
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF CABADBARAN CITY
SOUTHEAST CABADBARAN DISTRICT
DEL PILAR NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
__________________________________________________________________________________

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What are the Different Reading Strategies?

Strategies differ from reader to reader. The same reader may use different strategies for different
contexts because their purpose for reading changes. Ask yourself “why am I reading?” and “what
am I reading?” when deciding which strategies to try.trategies of Highly Effective Readers
Seven Strategies of Highly Effective Readers

STRATEGY DEFINITION

Activating "Priming the cognitive pump" in order to recall relevant prior knowledge and
experiences from long-term memory in order to extract and construct
meaning from text

Inferring Bringing together what is spoken (written) in the text, what is unspoken
(unwritten) in the text, and what is already known by the reader in order to
extract and construct meaning from the text

Monitoring Thinking about how and what one is reading, both during and after the act of
Clarifying reading, for purposes of determining if one is comprehending the text
combined with the ability to clarify and fix up any mix-ups.

Questioning Engaging in learning dialogues with text (authors), peers, and teachers
through self-questioning, question generation, and question answering

Searching Searching a variety of sources in order to select appropriate information to

answer questions, define words and terms, clarify misunderstandings, solve
Selecting problems, or gather information

Summarizing Restating the meaning of text in one's own words--different words from those
used in the original text

Visualizing Constructing a mental image or graphic organizer for the purpose of

extracting and constructing meaning from the text
Organizing

Activity 3
LET’S DO IT( Reading Strategy: VISUALIZING)

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CARAGA REGION
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF CABADBARAN CITY
SOUTHEAST CABADBARAN DISTRICT
DEL PILAR NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
__________________________________________________________________________________

Directions: Read a story, an article, an essay or any reading material and after the
reading, do the activity below.

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