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English
Quarter 1 – Module 14:
Real or Make Believe;
Fact or Non- fact
Subject Area – Grade 6
Self-Learning Module (SLM)
Quarter 1 – Module 14: Real or Make Believe; Fact or Non-fact
First Edition, 2020

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English
Quarter 1 – Module 14:
Real or Make-Believe;
Fact or Non-fact
Introductory Message
For the facilitator:

Welcome to the English 6 Self-Learning Module (SLM) on Real or Make Believe; Fact
or Non-fact!

This module was collaboratively designed, developed and reviewed by educators both
from public and private institutions to assist you, the teacher or facilitator in helping
the learners meet the standards set by the K to 12 Curriculum while overcoming
their personal, social, and economic constraints in schooling.

This learning resource hopes to engage the learners into guided and independent
learning activities at their own pace and time. Furthermore, this also aims to help
learners acquire the needed 21st century skills while taking into consideration their
needs and circumstances.

In addition to the material in the main text, you will also see this box in the body of
the module:

Notes to the Teacher

This contains helpful tips or strategies that
will help you in guiding the learners.

As a facilitator you are expected to orient the learners on how to use this module.
You also need to keep track of the learners' progress while allowing them to manage
their own learning. Furthermore, you are expected to encourage and assist the
learners as they do the tasks included in the module.

For the learner:

Welcome to the English-6 Self-Learning Module (SLM) on Real or Make-Believe; Fact

or Non-fact!

The hand is one of the most symbolized part of the human body. It is often used to
depict skill, action and purpose. Through our hands we may learn, create and
accomplish. Hence, the hand in this learning resource signifies that you as a learner
is capable and empowered to successfully achieve the relevant competencies and
skills at your own pace and time. Your academic success lies in your own hands!

This module was designed to provide you with fun and meaningful opportunities for
guided and independent learning at your own pace and time. You will be enabled to
process the contents of the learning resource while being an active learner.

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This module has the following parts and corresponding icons:

What I Need to Know This will give you an idea of the skills or
competencies you are expected to learn in the
module.

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check what you already know about the
lesson to take. If you get all the answers
correct (100%), you may decide to skip this
module.

What’s In This is a brief drill or review to help you link

the current lesson with the previous one.

What’s New In this portion, the new lesson will be

introduced to you in various ways such as a
story, a song, a poem, a problem opener, an
activity or a situation.

What is It This section provides a brief discussion of the

lesson. This aims to help you discover and
understand new concepts and skills.

What’s More This comprises activities for independent

practice to solidify your understanding and
skills of the topic. You may check the
answers to the exercises using the Answer
Key at the end of the module.

What I Have Learned This includes questions or blank

sentence/paragraph to be filled in to process
what you learned from the lesson.

What I Can Do This section provides an activity which will

help you transfer your new knowledge or skill
into real life situations or concerns.

Assessment This is a task which aims to evaluate your

level of mastery in achieving the learning
competency.

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to you to enrich your knowledge or skill of the
lesson learned. This also tends retention of
learned concepts.

Answer Key This contains answers to all activities in the

module.

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At the end of this module you will also find:

References This is a list of all sources used in developing

this module.

The following are some reminders in using this module:

1. Use the module with care. Do not put unnecessary mark/s on any part of the
module. Use a separate sheet of paper in answering the exercises.
2. Don’t forget to answer What I Know before moving on to the other activities
included in the module.
3. Read the instruction carefully before doing each task.
4. Observe honesty and integrity in doing the tasks and checking your answers.
5. Finish the task at hand before proceeding to the next.
6. Return this module to your teacher/facilitator once you are through with it.
If you encounter any difficulty in answering the tasks in this module, do not
hesitate to consult your teacher or facilitator. Always bear in mind that you are
not alone.

We hope that through this material, you will experience meaningful learning and
gain deep understanding of the relevant competencies. You can do it!

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 What I Need to Know

Hello! I am Teacher Ariane Marie, I will be the one to help you in discovering
things in this module. I hope you will be enjoying each activity and learn more
new things to in enhancing your learning. Hope to see you on the next module.
This module helps you discover fact from non-fact sentences and aid you in
recalling community based activities fighting against health issues and problems.

At the end of this lesson you should be able to:

1. employ appropriate response in the given fact images;

2. assess given sentences if fact or non-fact;
3. prepare facts through the given activities and
4. recall community-based activities which help fight health
problems through factual information.

What I Know

Let us know your knowledge about fact and non-fact sentences.

Answer the activity below and write your answer in your activity sheets.
Choose only the letter of the correct answer.

A. Directions: Read and understand the following questions/statements.

Choose the correct answer from the given choices.

1. Choose the sentence that is a fact.

a. Frontliners wear PPE’s and follow safety protocols for protection
against COVID-19.
b. People should stay at their backyard always during this pandemic.
c. It is fun going outside after quarantine period.
d. Washing of hand can help fight the virus.

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2. It is a piece of information used as evidence or as part of a report or
news article.
a. fact
b. opinion
c. make-believe
d. techniques
3. Choose the sentence that is a fact.
What is the most effective way to clean the virus off your hands?
a. With non- alcohol based sanitizer.
b. By rubbing your hands on your jeans
c. Washing with soap and water for 20 seconds
d. By using bleach
4. Watching television causes people to waste time that could spend on
more educational activities. This statement is a/an ______________.
a. fact
b. opinion
c. idea
d. none of the above
5. A sentence that tells what a person feels or believes to be true is...
a. fact
b. an author's purpose
c. an opinion
d. the point of view

B. Directions: Identify if the following statements are fact or opinion.

6. Manila is the capital city of the Philippines.

7. Pens are easier to write with than pencils.
8. Fifty plus sixty equals one hundred ten.
9. There are twelve months in a year.
10. There are seven days in a week.

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 Lesson

1 English: Fact or Non-Fact

What’s In

Activity 1. Be fantastic!

Directions: The pictures below show of what’s happening in the community

nowadays. Your task is to write something about it using
factual information.

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 Notes to the Teacher
This module contains activities on fact or non-fact. It will broaden
learners’ knowledge or understanding on how to evaluate their own
judgment in terms of identifying true and false statements. Any
contextualized materials related to this lesson can be of help
especially to the LEARNERS.

What’s New

Activity 2. Get well to ad!

Directions: Read and understand the ad below, then answer the following guide
questions.

There are simple things you can do to help keep yourself

and others healthy.

• Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least
20 seconds, especially after blowing your nose,
coughing, or sneezing; going to the bathroom; and
before eating or preparing food.
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with
unwashed hands.
• Stay home when you are sick.
• Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw
the tissue in the trash.

Guide questions:
a. What is the message of the advertisement?
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________.

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 b. Who will benefit from it?
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________.

c. How can you help spread this factual information in your community?
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________.

What is It

Fact or Non-fact

Get to know the lesson on facts and opinions.

❖ A fact is a statement that can be verified. It can be proven to

be true or false through objective evidence.

❖ It can be proven true or false through objective evidence. -

relies on denotative language. - frequently uses measurable or
verifiable numbers, statistics, dates and measurements.
❖ An opinion is a statement that expresses a feeling, an attitude,
a value judgment, or a belief. It is a statement that is neither
true nor false. Or it may feel true for some, but false for others.

Why should you collect factual information?

1. Knowledge. Reality talks. Knowing the facts is a stark way of determining the size
of the gap between your vision of a healthy community and the reality in which you
live. Gathering information from the time period before your organization got started
(also known as baseline data) is an excellent way to show the magnitude of the
problem.

2. Credibility counts. If you are able to talk easily in a casual conversation about
the exact numbers of people affected by the issue you are involved in, you come
across as knowledgeable, serious, and well organized. Writing down those same
figures (in greater detail, of course) as part of a grant application or project summary

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for potential funders and evaluators says that you are a well-run group who can get
the job done.

3. Awareness leads to change. You can use the statistics you have found to raise
community awareness of a number of things: how serious the problem is, how well
(or how poorly) your community is doing in relation to other communities or to the
nation as a whole, and last but not least: how well your coalition is attacking the
problem at hand.

What’s More

Now, I know that you are also aware of the crisis that’s happening in our country
and world today. Keep in touch of the current situation as you do the activity below.
Please do the Activity 3. ! Interview

Activity 3. Interview

Directions: Your task is to interview someone who is older than you (brother, sister,
or anyone at home or in the community) and ask questions about their
life in the midst of crisis/pandemic and how they find solutions to cope
with it. Write this in a bond paper or send it through the chat box. Please

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include your question/s.

Question/s:

______________________________________
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
_________________________

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 Rubric for Conducting an Interview

Descriptor 4 3 2 1 Weight Total

Relevance Asked Asked Asked Asked 4x4 12

of questions questions questions questions
Questions relevant to relevant relevant relevant
the topic to the to the to the
throughout topic most topic topic
the entire part of the some
interview interview parts of
the
interview

Factual Asked Asked Asked Did not

Information questions questions questions ask
with facts with facts with facts questions
(Answers) throughout through through with
the most some facts
interview parts of parts of
the the
interview interview
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What I Have Learned

This lesson made me understand that:

1.

2.

3.

4.

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 What I Can Do

Very Good! Since you learned a lot of things regarding the topic, this time I want
you do the Activity 4. Am I a Good Listener. Your task is you will be answering a
checklist of a good listener on how you perceived the speaker and the topic being
heard or seen.

Activity 4. Am I a Good Listener?!

Directions: On this part of the lesson, you will be answering a checklist of a good
listener on how you perceived the speaker and the topic being heard or
seen. This will help you in identifying your own weaknesses when viewing
or listening news.

1. I am a good listener when something I hear is interesting to me.

2. I sometimes have trouble paying attention to someone who is talking

to me.

3. I can easily focus my attention on a topic being discussed.

4. I take down notes to remember important facts or details.

5. I sometimes ask my seatmate about some points I did not understand.

6. I listen attentively to a person talking to me.

7. I sometimes think other things while listening.

8. I ask for clarification from the speaker on things not clear to me.

Activity 5. Spot Me On!

Directions: Write a short reflection about the quote below.

“A good digital citizen applies critical thinking to all online sources and
doesn’t share non-credible resources, including fake news or
advertisements.”

__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________

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 Assessment

Directions: Identify the following statements if it’s fact or non-fact. Write your
answer on the activity sheets.

1. Diseases can make anyone sick regardless of their race or ethnicity.

2. Communicate with your community members if events and services are
changed, postponed, or cancelled.
3. Older adults and people who have severe underlying medical conditions like
heart or lung disease or diabetes seem to be at higher risk for developing
more serious complications from COVID-19 illness.
4. There are 12 months in a year.
5. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday are weekdays.
6. Your birthday comes only one day a year.
7. Social media platforms can be of help in acquiring accurate information.
8. Christians celebrate Christmas every month of December.
9. The first day of the school year is scary.
10. Sunday is the best day of the week.

Additional Activities

Activity 7. Let’s check facts!

Directions: Read and understand the news article below by Julie M. Aurelio-
@inquirerdotnet. List at least 2 to 5 facts from it.

Gov’t eyes new protocols for opening of classes

MANILA, Philippines — The government may issue new protocols for the
resumption of classes if some areas are still under enhanced community quarantine
(ECQ) by Aug. 24.
Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said the Inter-Agency Task Force
(IATF) on Emerging Infectious Diseases agreed to resume classes on Aug. 24 based
on the premise that all areas would be under general community quarantine (GCQ)
by then.

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 In an interview on dzBB, Roque said the Department of Education’s (DepEd)
Basic Education Learning Continuity Plan, as adopted by the IATF, did not
distinguish class resumption guidelines for ECQ and GCQ areas.
“There’s no distinction for now. We’re assuming that we will be on GCQ by Aug. 24.
But if the ECQ will remain, the DepEd will have new guidelines for those areas,” he
said.
He said the government was still monitoring the latest developments “but our
assumption is, we will have GCQ by Aug. 24 since that date is still far off.”
Roque made the remarks after announcing that classes in public schools
would resume by Aug. 24, as approved by the IATF. This means that face-to-face
classes in public schools will begin only in August.
He noted that private classes could resume in June but there would be no face-to-
face interactions until Aug. 24.
Roque said private schools would use flexible learning methods such as online
learning, homeschooling or the use of modules. Private schools can only resume face-
to-face learning by Aug. 24. He added that schools could tap alternative learning
methods, while suspending extracurricular activities and events that would involve
mass gatherings.
“There will also be the cancellation of extracurricular activities where there are large
crowds like school sports, campus journalism, job fairs and others,” Roque said.
The IATF has yet to decide on the fate of the ECQ and GCQ in the country which is
set to expire on May 15.

Factual Information

1.________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
____________________.

2.________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________.

3.________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________.

4.________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________.

5.________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________.

Well done! You really did a great job! I hope you’ll enjoy the next lesson.

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Additional Activities
*Sample answers/ Students can summarize the answers based on the article.
1. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said the Inter-Agency Task Force
(IATF) on Emerging Infectious Diseases agreed to resume classes on Aug. 24.
2. Roque said private schools would use flexible learning methods such as
online learning, homeschooling or the use of modules.
3. “There will also be the cancellation of extracurricular activities where there
are large crowds like school sports, campus journalism, job fairs and others,”
Roque said.
4. In an interview on dzBB, Roque said the Department of Education’s (DepEd)
Basic Education Learning Continuity Plan, as adopted by the IATF, did not
distinguish class resumption guidelines for ECQ and GCQ areas.
5. “There will also be the cancellation of extracurricular activities where there
are large crowds like school sports, campus journalism, job fairs and others,”
Roque said.
Assessment
1. F What’s In
2. F
3. F Answers may vary
4. F depending on the
5. F responses.
6. F
7. NF
8. F
9. NF
10.NF
What I Know
1. A What's More What’s New
2. A
3. C Scoring varies Answers may
4. B depending on vary depending on the
5. A the given responses.
6. Fact rubrics.
7. Opinion
8. Fact
9. Fact
10.Fact
Answer Key
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