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Quarter 2-Module 5-Lesson 2

Infer Meaning of Borrowed Words and

Content Specific Terms Using
Context Clues (ICT terms)

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Quarter 2 – Week No. 5 Module 2: Infer Meaning of Borrowed Words
and Content Specific Terms Using Context clues (ICT terms)
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Quarter 2 –Module 5 – Lesson 2

Inferring Meaning of Borrowed Words and

Content Specific Terms Using Context clues,
Affixes and Roots and other Strategies
(ICT terms)

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 Table of Contents

How to Learn from this Module .............................................................................. i

Icons of this Module ............................................................................................... i

Lesson 1:
Infer Meaning of Borrowed Words and Content Specific Terms Using Context clues
( ICT terms)
What I Need to Know ........................................................................ 1
What’s In…………………………………………………………………...1
What’s New ....................................................................................... 2
What Is It .......................................................................................... 3
What’s More ..................................................................................... 4
What I Have Learned ........................................................................ 4
What I Can Do…………………………………………………………….5
Assessment ...................................................................................... 6
Additional Activity…………………………………………………………7

Key to Answers .................................................................................................... 8

References ........................................................................................................... 9
How to Learn from this Module
To achieve the objectives cited above, you are to do the following:
• Take your time reading the lessons carefully.
• Follow the directions and/or instructions in the activities and exercises diligently.

• Answer all the given tests and exercises.

Icons of this Module

What I Need to This part contains learning objectives that

Know are set for you to learn as you go along the
module.

What I know This is an assessment as to your level of

knowledge to the subject matter at hand,
meant specifically to gauge prior related
knowledge
What’s In This part connects previous lesson with that
of the current one.

What’s New An introduction of the new lesson through

various activities, before it will be presented
to you

What is It These are discussions of the activities as a

way to deepen your discovery and under-
standing of the concept.

What’s More These are follow-up activities that are in-

tended for you to practice further in order to
master the competencies.

What I Have Activities designed to process what you

Learned have learned from the lesson

What I can do These are tasks that are designed to show-

case your skills and knowledge gained, and
applied into real-life concerns and situations.
 Infer Meaning of Borrowed Words
Lesson and Content Specific Terms Using
2 Context Clues (ICT Terms)

What I Need To Know

After studying this module, you should be able to infer meaning of borrowed
words and content specific terms using context clues, affixes and roots and other
strategies (ICT terms).

What’s In

Directions: Using context clues, match the following underlined word/words to their
meaning inside the box below. Write the letter of the correct answer on your paper.

a. source of trouble
b. extremely difficult task
c. slim chance
d. the very beautiful woman in the party
e. good luck

1. Beating Covid -19 is a Herculean task for the government. It needs

“Bayanihan” and discipline for its efforts to succeed.

2. Winning a lottery? It is a fat chance.

3. Social problems like substance abuse, teenage pregnancies and prostitution

are just some of the world’s Pandora’s box.

4. “Break a leg”, My friend shouted when I participated in the Newswriting

contest during the Regional Schools Press Conference (RSPC).

5. Every gentleman wants to dance with the belle of the ball.

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 What’s New

Read the article and be ready to answer the comprehension question.

Computer

Are you threatened by the idea that computers will soon replace
man? Do you worry that computers might eventually take over everything?
Computer is an electronic machine that processes information- it’s
an information processor: it takes in raw information (data) at one end,
stores it until it’s ready to work on , munches and clutches it for a bit, then
spindles out the result at other end.
The processes of taking information is called input, storing
information is known as memory (storage), chewing information called
processing and spitting out results is called output. Computers undergo
stages to process information- input, memory/storage, processing, and
output.
Computer was invented to benefit and assist people, not to replace
them. Though this machine is versatile in many ways it can’t however make
emotional judgments, disobey instructions entered by humans, read
people's minds, or replace interpersonal relationships. On the contrary, it
still needs humans to perform even the simplest commands. These
machines are still ineffective without human interventions so they can work
efficiently to achieve good results. Ultimately, computers are dependent
upon people.

Comprehension check:

1. What is a computer?

2. Why do people think it as a threat?

3. How does this electronic machine process information?

4. How can computer become ineffective?

5. Are you also intimidated by the presence of this modern gadget? Why? Why
not?

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 What Is It

Try to guess the clues that will give the meaning of the highlighted ICT terms
in each of the following sentences.

1. Computer aids students in gathering data in their research work. This

information processor is widely used worldwide.

2. This electronic machine takes in raw information and stores the data to work
on.

3. The computer uses the Central Processing Unit (CPU), the brain of the
machine.

4. Use the Uniform Resource Locator (URL), a unique identifier used to locate
resource in the internet for your research topic.

5. The information system where documents and other web resources are
identified by Uniform Resource Locator is the World Wide Web (WWW).

How did you correctly guess the meaning of the word?

Remember that we can infer the meaning of the unfamiliar words like ICT
terms in a sentence through context clues. These clues are found within the
sentence as the word to which it refers. In some cases, the clues can be found in the
preceding sentence. Lets’ recall the types of context clues. There are at least four
kinds of context clues that are quite common.

1. Synonym
A synonym, or word with the same meaning, is used in the sentence.

Example:
Jose Rizal, our National Hero was highly intelligent, he was savvy and smart.

2. Antonym
Sometimes a word or phrase is clarified by the presentation of the opposite
meaning somewhere close to its use. Look for signal words when applying
context clues

Example:
I think my mechanic is a bird drain. My previous repairman was not a
birdbrained. He was savvy.

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 3. Explanation
The unknown word is explained within the sentence or in a sentence
immediately preceding.

Example:
Computer savvy are those knowledgeable or has an advanced skill in
computer.

4. Example
Specific examples are used to define the term.

Example:
Social media platforms include Facebook, twitter and Instagram.

What’s More

Read the following sentences and define the meaning of the highlighted word using
context clue. Write your answer on your paper.

1. As you browse websites, you are able to scan and read information from
them.

Meaning: _______________________
Type: __________________________

2. The Central Processing Unit (CPU) brain of a computer interprets and

carries out program instructions.

Meaning: ______________________
Type: _________________________

3. You may store your files in an external hard drive or hard disk such as floppy
drives and optical drives.

Meaning: _____________________
Type: ________________________

4. Malware is short for “Malicious Software” such as viruses, Trojan horses, and
spyware.

Meaning: ____________________
Type: _______________________

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5. In most countries, QWERTY keyboard is used. QWERTY keyboard is the first
six letters on the upper row of the keyboard.

Meaning: ___________________
Type: _______________________

What I Have Learned

Remember This

Context Clues are hints that the author gives to help define a difficult or
unusual word. The clue may appear within the same sentence as the word
to which it refers, or it may follow in a preceding sentence.
1. Synonym
A synonym, or word with the same meaning is used in the sentence.

2. Antonym
A word or group of words that has the opposite meaning reveals the
meaning of an unknown term.

3. Explanation
The unknown word is explained within the sentence or in a sentence
immediately preceding.

4. Example
Specific examples are used to define the term

What I Can Do

A. Directions: Based on context clues, match the following underlined ICT terms
to their meaning inside the box. Write the letter of your answer on your paper.

a. Portable hard drive

b. Electronic mail
c. Journal-like entries and links that are updated daily for public viewing
d. Real time communication via networked-connected computers
e. Wireless networking technology that allows users to send voice or data
g. The amount of memory physically installed in the computer

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 1. Remove the flash drive in the USB port.
2. My blog is flooded with likes. The viewers like my web page.
3. I want to listen soothing music so use the bluetooth device of my
computer.
4. I enjoyed good chat with my friends abroad, our conversation took for
hours.
5. I send an email application to the company where I applied for a job.

Assessment

A. Directions: Read each sentence and identify the meaning of the underlined
ICT terms using context clues. Copy the correct answer from the given
choices.

1. Republic Act No. 10175 or the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 imposes
penalty to legal offenders. This computer crime includes cybersex, child
pornography and identity theft through the internet.
Computer crime
Libel

2. The classroom law of Kim Chui went viral in the social media. It flooded with
million likes.
Disease caused by virus
Sudden spike of popularity
3. Embracing the new normal in education, we need to have fast and
uninterrupted wi-fi connection for online classes.
provides network connections
electronic telephone lines

4. The technician connects the cable modem to our computer to have high speed
internet access.
cable wires
a device used to connect computers by a telephone line

5. I surf the assigned topic in the net.

browsing from webpage to web page
to ride waves on a surfboard

B. Directions: Using context clues identify the meaning of the underlined literary
term in each sentence.

6. Pres. Duterte has extended the olive branch to the New People’s Army and
many people admired him for taking steps towards achieving peace with
them.
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 7. Government officials are committed to cleanse the Philippines from being
an Augian stable, because they are aware that progress can be reach
when we are cleared from corruption.

8. Some people are blaming and accusing each other. It’s like a pot calling
the kettle black or simply criticizing others of something they’re also guilty
of.

9. With the horrible things that the pandemic Covid-19 has brought to the
country, everyone seems crazy and unknowingly become mad as a hatter.

10. As a teacher, she already knows the ropes in handling children that is why
she can effectively explain how something is done.

Additional Activity

Using context clues, write the meaning of the following ICT terms:

1. Software

2. Browser

3. Phishing

4. Spam

5. Teleconference

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What’s In
1. B
2. C
3. A
4. E
5. D
Hat’s New (Comprehension questions)
1. Computer is an electronic machine that processes information, it’s an information processor.
2. People think computer might replace them.
3. The four (4) stages of information processing
4. Input, processing, output and storage (IPOS)
5. When there is no human intervention to perform commands
What’s More
1. Browse
Meaning: scan and read information
Type: synonym
2. Central processing Unit
Meaning: brain of the computer
Type: explanation
3. Hard drive
Meaning: hard disk
Type: synonym
4. Malware
Meaning: Malicious software such as viruses, Trojan horses and spyware
Type: example
5. QWERTY
Meaning: the first six letters on the upper row of the keyboard
Type : explanation
Assessment
1. Computer crime
2. Sudden spike of popularity
3. Provides network connections
4. A device used to connect computers by a telephone line
5. Browsing from web page to web page
6. Take steps towards achieving peace
7. Cleared from corruption
8. Criticizing others of something they’re also guilty of
9. Crazy
10. Explain how something is done
Additional Activity
1. Programs and other operating information in the computer.
2. Application for presenting,retrieving and navigating web pages on the internet
3. Illicit attempt to trick individual into handing over personal and confidential information.
4. Unsolicited e-mail
5. Virtual conference
Key to Corrections
References

Essential English p. 132

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