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ENGLISH
Quarter 3 – Module 5
CITING TEXTUAL
EVIDENCE
Department of Education ● Republic of the Philippines
English – Grade 7
Alternative Delivery Mode
Third Quarter – Module 5: Citing Textual Evidence
First Edition, 2020
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Quarter 3– Module 5
Citing Textual Evidence
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Introductory Message
For the learner:
Welcome to the English 7 Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module 5 - Citing
Textual Evidence.
This material provides you with fascinating literary selections and passages
which relate to the positive Filipino values. With this, you will also discover how
Philippine literature in English develops and evolves. Moreover, it will also expand your
skills in reading, viewing, listening, writing, language and literature. It will also give you
a chance to discover yourself and have a deeper understanding of your family,
environment, community and the world.
This module is 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.
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.
What I Know
This part includes an activity that aims to
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.
Additional Activities
In this portion, another activity will be given 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.
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 your English notebook in answering exercises.
2. Don’t forget to answer What I Know before moving on to the other activities
included in the module.
3. Read the instructions 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!
TABLE OF CONTENTS
What I Need to Know
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What I Know
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What’s In
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Activity 1
What’s New
Tell Me Your Thoughts ------------------7
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Activity 2
Guess Me ----------------------------------9
What is It
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What’s More
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Activity 3
Fill Me Up `----------------------------------12
Activity 4
It says…I say…And So…---------------14
What I Have Learned
Activity 5
What I Can Do
Activity 6
Assessment
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I Fill You-------------------------------------17
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Believe It Or Not---------------------------18
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Additional Activities
Activity 7
Write How You Fell -----------------------22
Answer Key
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References
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What I Need to Know
Reading comprehension is an integral part of your learning process. It enables
you to identify the relevant information needed. However, it requires you to employ
effective strategies before you achieve a better understanding to a particular text.Thus,
this module introduces one important skill to have mastery in understanding a text.
In this lesson, you will engage in reading various texts, develop competencies
in reading, literature, writing, vocabulary development and grammar awareness.
After reading this module, you should be able to cite evidence to support a
general statement (EN7RC-IV-g-10.4). Specifically, you should be able to:
1. identify the words implied from a description clue;
2. fill in the required information based from a text indicating Filipino values and
culture;
3. explain a statement from a reading text through textual evidence;
4. use a reading strategy to make an inference based from a textual evidence;
5. answer questions based from a textual evidence in a given passage.
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What I Know
Read and understand each passage. Choose the letter of the best answer. Write your
answers in your English activity notebook.
The Filipino who travels abroad gets to thinking that the Philippines is the hardestworking country in the world. By six or seven in the morning, we are already up and on
our way to work, shops and markets are open; the wheels of industry are already
grinding.
Source: An excerpt from Montage: An Anthology in Philippine Literature in English
1. Which sentence from the text above best supports the statement? “The Philippines
is the hardest-working country in the world.”
A. Shops and markets are already open.
B. The wheels of industry are already grinding.
C. By six or seven in the morning we are already up and on our way to work.
D. Shops, markets, bus terminals and other public institutions are already open.
What most astonishes foreigners in the Philippines is that this is a country,
perhaps the only one in the world, where people buy and sell one stick of cigarette, half
a head of garlic, a dab of hair pomade, part of the contents of a can or bottle, one single
egg, one single banana. To foreigners used to buying things by the carton or the dozen
or the pound, and in large economy sizes, the exquisite transaction of Philippine tingi
cannot but seem Lilliputian.
Source: An excerpt from Montage: An Anthology in Philippine Literature in English
2. Which sentence from the text best supports the statement - Foreigners are
astonished with Filipinos.?
A. Filipinos buy a piece of cigarette.
B. Filipinos buy cartons of milk products.
C. Filipinos buy a dozen of eggs and dairy products.
D. Filipinos buy economy sizes of assorted products.
My mother brought us up single-handedly. It was an extraordinary task for a
woman so frail- dealing with three adolescent children. But she managed. She did not
finish high school, but her deft hands had skillfully eked out a living for the four of us. She
was good at knitting. Her job tided us over until the eldest got a diploma of teaching.
Then she put up a sari-sari store to send the other children to college. Mother wanted us
all to get a college degree and she had sacrificed much to see us through.
Source: An excerpt from A Shawl for Anita, English 7 Learner’s Material DepED
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3. Which pair of sentences from the text best supports the idea that the mother
wanted her children to get a college degree?
1. She was good at knitting.
2. My mother brought us up single-handedly.
3. Her job tided us over until the eldest got a diploma of teaching.
4. Then she put up a sari-sari store to send the other children to college.
5. It was an extraordinary task for a woman so frail-dealing with three
adolescent children.
A. 1&2
B. 2&3
C. 3&4
D. 4&5
4. Which evidence from the text best shows that the mother has a special skill?
A. She was good at knitting.
B. She did not finish high school.
C. My mother brought us up single-handedly.
D. Then she put up a sari-sari store to send the other children to college.
Mother could hardly refuse, but I knew that the task was just too much for her. Her
fingers had lost their flexibility; rheumatic pain told on her knuckles that felt a million pins
pricking. My heart went out to her every time I saw her painfully knitting the needles into
the yarn.
Source: An excerpt from A Shawl for Anita, English 7 Learner’s Material DepED
5. Which evidence from the text best shows that the task of knitting was just too
much for the mother?
A. My heart went out to her.
B. Mother could hardly refuse.
C. The task was just too much.
D. Her fingers had lost their flexibility.
Suddenly, the rain interrupted the contentious exchange of arguments.
“You are probably all wrong and all right. Yes, you all have your unique features.
But all of you have a special role. And more importantly, you need each other to
give the mixed colors of beauty. From now on, you will not be seen separately.
When it rains, a strip of colors will appear in the sky. You will appear together.
You will be called a rainbow. You will then represent cooperation and hope.”
Source: Copyright1988 Parables of the Barrio (Volume 1) New Day Publishers (Philippines)
6. Based from the text, the rain emphasized the need for cooperation. Which
sentence from the text supports this claim?
A. All of you have a special role.
B. A strip of colors will appear in the sky.
C. You need each other to give the mixed colors of beauty.
D. The rain interrupted the contentious exchange of arguments.
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7. Based on the text, what does the rainbow represent?
A. colors and beauty
B. colors and mixtures
C. cooperation and hope
D. differences and similarities
The color Blue could not help it anymore, so it shouted, “What can be more
expansive than the sky and the seas? Do you forget that the farthest skies and the
deepest seas are blue? I represent patriotism. I stand for the depth of feelings and
extensive spaces.”
The color Indigo came out with the statement, “You talk about wide areas. I hope
you realize that the largest area in the world is silence, and I represent that dimension
with my color. It means thoughtfulness. It is prayer expressed in the deepest of feelings.”
Source: Copyright1988 Parables of the Barrio (Volume 1) New Day Publishers (Philippines)
8. I represent patriotism. Which sentence expresses the meaning of the underlined
word?
A. Filipinos do patronize imported goods.
B. Filipinos always desire to go out of the country.
C. Filipinos are known to respect the symbols of the country.
D. Filipinos do criticize the traditions and customs of their country.
9. Which sentence expresses the meaning of the word thoughtfulness in the text?
A. You talk about wide areas.
B. The color came out with the statement.
C. I represent that dimension with my color.
D. I hope you realize that the largest area in the world is silence.
The Youngest Billionaire
The youngest billionaire in history is William H. Gates III, better known as Bill
Gates. He is probably the most famous living entrepreneur. His steaming career began
in high school when he and some friends founded a computer-software company. He
briefly attended a Harvard University but left to begin Microsoft in 1979 with partner Paul
Allan. But at the age of 31, Bill Gates shocked the world by becoming the youngest selfmade billionaire.
Source: DepEd English 7 LM, Scott Foresman LITERATURE and Integrated Studies Vol. II.
1977.p.153.
10. Which sentence below claims that Bill Gates is the youngest billionaire in history?
A. He left Harvard University.
B. He is probably the most famous living entrepreneur.
C. He and some friends founded a computer-software company.
D. At the age of 31, he shocked the world by becoming the youngest selfmade billionaire.
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11. What evidence from the text supports that Bill Gates did not finish college?
A. He is probably the most famous living entrepreneur.
B. He and some friends founded a computer-software company.
C. He shocked the world by becoming the youngest self-made billionaire.
D. He briefly attended Harvard University but left to begin Microsoft in 1979
with partner Paul Allan.
God Said, “ I Made a Man”
Jose Garcia Villa
God said, “I made a man
Out of clay”—
But so bright he, he spun
Himself to Brightest Day
Till he was all shining gold,
And oh,
He was handsome to behold!
But in his hands held he a bow
Aimed at me who created
Him. And I said,
“Wouldn’t thou murder me
“Who am thy Fountainhead”
Then spoke he the man of gold;
‘I will not
Murder thee! I do but
Measure thee. Hold
Thy peace! And this I did,
But I was curious
Of this so regal head.’
‘Give thy name!’ –Sir! Genius
Source: DepED English 7 LM, Philippine Copyright 2005 Across Culture in
Language and Philippine Literature
12. The poem shows man’s ingratitude to his Creator---the God who made all things
in the past, in the present, and even in the future. Which text evidence can be
cited from the poem to support this claim?
A. ‘I will not murder thee!
B. I do but measure thee.
C. But I was curious of this so regal head.’
D. But in his hands held he a bow, aimed at me who created him.
13. God was shocked and confused about His creation’s ingratitude. Which lines from
the poem support this?
A.
But so bright he,
he spun himself to brightest day
B.
He was handsome to behold,
but in his hands held he a bow
C.
Wouldn’t thou murder me,
who am thy Fountainhead?
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D.
Hold thy peace,
and this I did, but I was curious
14. When you are answering a question, you look for _______ within the text to give
your words validity and strength.
A. evidence
B. complexities
C. obscure ideas D. another question
15. Text evidence is when you use specific examples from a text. Which of the
following is not considered a text evidence?
A. quotations
B. inferences
C. direct speech
D. extra information
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Lesson
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Citing Textual Evidence
One of the important components of learning that helps you to retain information
is review or practice. It connects you to new knowledge and skills. It measures your
performance and how well you have mastered the lesson.
What’s In
Activity 1. Tell Me Your Thoughts
Directions: Below are pictures of different changes occurring in our society because
of the COVID-19 pandemic. In your English activity notebook, put a check mark (  )
if the picture shows a helpful way of stopping the spread of COVID-19 in our society
and a wrong mark ( X ) if it does not. Then pick out the statement that supports your
answer which is found beside each picture.
1.
 because temperature check will determine if
the person has the COVID-19 symptom.
X because thermal scanner cannot detect the
body temperature of the person.
2.
 because touching the hand of a person will
melt the COVID-19 virus.
X because touching the hand of a person
might cause the transfer of virus from one
hand to another.
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3.
 because one meter away from each other
prevents the virus from reaching its host.
X because keeping one meter away from each
other will encourage the virus to reach its host.
4.
 because wearing masks while talking protects
the person from catching the saliva of an
infected person.
X because wearing masks will suffocate the virus
as well as the person causing them both to die.
A. Based on Activity A, answer the following questions below. Choose the letter
only.
1. One simple way of stopping the spread of COVID-19 virus is through
physical distancing. How could it be possible?
A. Through physical distancing, you are giving the virus a chance to infect
you or not.
B. Through physical distancing, you allow yourself to be from those who do
not like you.
C. Through physical distancing, you are making yourself free from negative
elements that you two might share.
D. Through physical distancing, you are preventing yourself from catching
the saliva and getting in touch of the body parts of an infected person.
2. If COVID-19 pandemic is giving us many negative effects, it also has
positive effect into our lives. Which of the following is one of the positive
effects of the pandemic?
A.
B.
C.
D.
People taught themselves to exercise their power in the society.
People lost their jobs and always rely on the government’s help.
People learned to respect, wait and spend enough time on each family.
People are very busy gossiping on the personal lives of their neighbors.
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What’s New
Activity 2. Guess Me
Directions: Guess the word hidden in each set of jumbled letters. Use the description below
as a clue.
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Clues:
1. A conclusion or opinion that is formed because of known facts or evidence
2. Words of a piece of writing or speech
3. Something which shows that something else is true
4. To repeat something written or said by another person exactly
5. An information and educational context a learner already has before they
learn
new information
6. To quote by way of example, authority, or proof
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What is It
When we have ideas about what we read, we need to cite text evidence to
support our claims.
Text Evidence
 uses specific examples and ideas from a text to help support and
further define your own claims and ideas.
 gives your words validity and strength.
General Statement
 is a claim that needs to be proven.
 presents the topic of a paragraph, essay or book.
 usually expresses the main point or main idea of a piece of
writing.
Example:
“The rain forest is home to many creatures. Monkeys, birds,
reptiles, amphibians and mammals live in the rain forest. Butterflies and anteaters
also live in the forest.”
What is the general statement in the above selection?
“The rain forest is home to many creatures. “

This is the general statement that expresses the main idea of the
given paragraph. This claim needs to be proven.
So, what is the text evidence that supports the claim of the general
statement?
Monkeys, birds, reptiles, amphibians and mammals live in the forest.

This sentence is the text evidence that supports the claim of the
general statement. It uses specific examples like monkeys, birds,
reptiles and others to make the claim of the general statement valid.
Points to Remember in Citing Text Evidence:
1. Read and understand the text thoroughly.
 It is important to read the text thoroughly so that you may be able to identify
not only the main idea of the text but also the specific details to support the
main idea.
2. Identify the general statement or the main idea from the text you read.
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 When you are able to identify the general statement or the main idea of the
text, it would be easier for you to cite or search for the text evidence to
support your claims.
2. Identify the general statement or the main idea from the text you read.
 When you are able to identify the general statement or the main idea of
the text, it would be easier for you to cite or search for the text evidence
to support your claims.
3. Go back to the text to find supporting statements to give your claims
valid.
 Once the general statement is identified, that’s the time to look for some
specific details from the text that will support the general statement or
idea.
4. Add the quotes to your response.
 Finally, add the quotes of the author or use your own words to relay the
idea of the author to support or explain your claim.
5. Remember, not all ideas are explicitly stated in the text. Sometimes we have
to make an inference. To do this, we use evidence from the text and our prior
knowledge to understand the text better. This is also called “to read between the
lines.”
Example:
You are talking in the class while the class discussion is ongoing and
suddenly your teacher makes a frowning face.
Based from the text and your prior knowledge, it can be inferred that
your teacher is angry with you. (This is the general statement)
What evidence do we have about this claim?
You are talking in the class while the class discussion is ongoing. Your
teacher is trying to make a point in her discussion. Suddenly, she makes a
frowning face. (This is the text evidence through making inference.)
Few Examples of Citing Text Evidence:
Example 1
Religious gatherings represent Filipinos’ faithfulness to God. We may have
different religions but we commonly believe in one Supreme Being. Masses,
processions, feasts of Saints, weddings, baptisms are Filipinos’ best practices to
celebrate life with God.
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General Statement:
Religious gatherings represent Filipinos’ faithfulness to God.
Question: What religious gatherings that represent Filipinos’ faithfulness to God?
Text Evidence:
Masses, processions, feasts of Saints, weddings, baptisms are Filipinos’ best
practices to celebrate life with God.
Example 2
I always dreamed to become a philanthropist. Someone who dedicates oneself
into helping others. Someone who is capable of providing anything essential to others
abundantly. In other words, I dreamed to become a wealthy person to be able to help
and provide something for others especially the poor ones. I am only thirteen years old
but I have this desire to help many people. My young age frustrates me that I don’t have
the capacity to provide what others need. I don’t come from a well-off family by the way.
It seemed that I am hopeless to become what I want to be.
General Statement:
I always dreamed to become a philanthropist.
Question: What makes the author dream about becoming a philanthropist?
Text Evidence:
I dreamed to become a wealthy person to be able to help and provide
something for others especially the poor ones.
What’s More
Activity 3: Fill Me Up
Directions: Read the following essay properly. Copy and fill in the chart in your
English activity notebook with the required information based from the essay indicating
Filipino culture and values.
The Filipino Cultures and Values
History tells us that Filipinos are mixtures of different cultures and
values brought to us by our colonizers and elders. During the
colonization era we managed to uphold our own identity as Filipinos
and blend well with the foreign cultures and values resulting to produce
artistic population. These made us Filipinos unique among the others.
patient and strong.
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Thanks to our foreign and native elders whom we inherited the said cultures and
character traits. With their wisdom, we remain resilient, friendly, family-oriented, and deeply
Religious gatherings represent Filipinos faithfulness to God. We may have different
religions but we commonly believe in one Supreme Being. Masses, processions, feasts of
Saints, weddings, baptisms are Filipinos’ best practices to celebrate life with God.
Making God as the center of our lives, we were able to establish close ties with our
family and neighbors. We have birthdays, anniversaries, fiestas and holidays where we
share and exchange foods from our table. There are singing and dancing during these
festive occasions. We welcome our guests with utmost gestures of appreciation and
esteem despite the fact that we don’t have enough to offer. We always see to it that there
are happiness and contentment from our visitors upon leaving our home. With these, we
are known to be hospitable and generous.
Another trait that we Filipinos possess is very obvious nowadays. Due to the present
health crisis we are experiencing, the spirit of Bayanihan is shared and offered to one
another. It is an act to respond with kindness and help without expecting something in return
when someone needs or calls for help. Strangers or not as long as he calls and needs our
immediate help, Filipinos do always have hearts to extend and do something that would be
helpful.
Truly, Filipinos are commendable. Life has never been easy to us, but we always
refuse to give up. In fact, we always give life a good battle. We simply allow ourselves to
grow both from our defeats and triumphs, making us God-fearing, humble, determined,
patient and strong.
Thanks to our foreign and native elders whom we inherited the said cultures and
character traits. With their wisdom, we remain resilient, friendly, family-oriented, and deeply
religious. All we have to do then is to take good care of the great heritage that our ancestors
left to us.
Information Chart
Sample
Question: What made Filipinos unique among the other races?
Choices: (Check one.)
□ They have religious gatherings.
□ They managed to uphold their own identity.
Citing text evidence:
It says on paragraph number ___1__ that… “During the colonization era we
managed to uphold our own identity as Filipinos and blend well with the foreign cultures and
values resulting to produce artistic population. These made us Filipinos unique among the
others.”
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1. Question: How do the Filipinos establish close ties with families and
neighbors?
Choices: □ Making God as the center of their lives.
□ There are singing and dancing during festive occasions.
Citing text evidence:
It says on paragraph number ____ that…”
2.Question: What spirit do Filipinos possess that is shared with others?
Choices:
□ determination
□ bayanihan
Citing text evidence:
It says on paragraph number ____ that…”
3. Question: What makes the Filipinos commendable?
Choices:
□ They are known to be hospitable and generous
□ They simply allow themselves to grow both from defeats and triumphs
Citing text evidence:
It says on paragraph number ____ that…”
Activity 4. It Says...I Say… And So…
Directions: Read and study the following personal reflective essay below. Make
inference based from a textual evidence using a reading strategy.
I Can Be, If I Want To
Janice M. Amores
Dreams do come true to those who want them to.
Perhaps it can be a material thing, a profession or a
vocation. Whatever it is, whoever you are, if you
commit yourself to attaining something fulfilling, you can achieve it. I am a living
testimony to that.
I always dreamed to become a philanthropist. Someone who dedicates
oneself into helping others. Someone who is capable of providing anything
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essential to others abundantly. In other words, I dreamed to become a wealthy
person to be able to help and provide something for others especially the poor
ones. I am only thirteen years old but I have this desire to help many people. My
young age frustrates me that I don’t have the capacity to provide what others
need. I don’t come from a well-off family by the way. It seemed that I am hopeless
to become what I want to be.
Whenever I see homeless, old and dirty beggars in the streets, I couldn’t
help myself but feel sorry for them. I want to help them badly but I don’t have the
capacity. There were times that I found myself crying for despair, as I couldn’t
take a glimpse on the needy people but not able to give them what they need. I
couldn’t be any sadder than being in that situation. How I wished I was a rich kid.
One day, I visited from a church. I prayed fervently for guidance. I prayed
for the homeless and the needy. On my way home, I met an old beggar. He
begged for money with his thin and shaky arms stretched toward me. Being
touched by that gesture, I reached for my pocket and found a five-peso coin. I
gave it to him shyly for I thought it was not much to offer.
But to my surprise, he cried and grabbed it with shaky voice of gratitude. I
was shocked. The old man wept hardly while murmuring words. He said that four
meals had passed and he hadn’t had any of those. He was hungry and finally he
could buy a stick of banana cue from a stall across the street. Hearing that, I
offered to buy him food. With all that I have in my pocket, I went to a nearby
carinderia and bought a meal worth thirty pesos. Still with teary eyes, he
ceaselessly thanked me for giving him something to eat. That very day, I decided
one thing about myself. I will help others to the in anything that I can.
Every day, I tried to fill in my piggy bank with any amount that I could save from
my allowances. I also solicited any amount from my aunties and uncles. At first,
they just laughed. But when they realized that I was determined for my intention,
they helped me realized my desire- to feed the homeless and the poor. I was
amazed and thankful for my family and relatives for joining me in this compassion.
Every twice in a week, my family and I will be seen in the streets, feeding the
hungry.
I might be very young to take away a burden from others, but if I desire a
dream that could make me happy, no matter how young or who I am, with the
support of my family, I can be what I want to be.
Every day, I tried to fill in my piggy15bank with any amount that I could save
from my allowances. I also solicited any amount from my aunties and uncles. At
first, they just laughed. But when they realized that I was determined for my
Reading Strategy: Graphic Organizer
The following graphic organizer helps you to find information from a text and
put it together with what you already know to come up with a complete answer. Copy
the graphic organizer in your English activity notebook and fill in with appropriate
answers.
Name:
__________________________________________________________
It Says--- I say--- and So…
Question
Step 1…
Write the question.
(created or
provided)
It Says
Step 2…
Find information
from the text that will
help answer the
question.
I Say
Step 3…
Think about what
you know about the
information.
Example 1:
Why did she break
Baby Bear’s chair?
It says she sits in
the baby chair but
she is not a baby.
She is a young girl.
Baby chairs aren’t
very big. They’re for
babies, but she is
bigger, so she
weighs more.
Not having the
capacity to give
what others need
will leave you feel in
despair.
Example 2:
Why did she find
herself crying for
despair?
It says that there
were times that she
found herself crying
for despair, as she
couldn’t take a
glimpse on the
needy people but
not able to give
them what they
need.
1.
2.
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And So..
Step 4…
Combine what the
text says with what
you know to come
up with the
answer.
So she is too
heavy for it and it
breaks.
So she has
nothing to do but
cries herself into
desperation.
3.
What I Have Learned
Activity 5. I Fill You
Fill in each blank with the correct answer.
In order to present ideas, the following are essential evidence to clarify
one’s claims. (1)_______________________ is using specific examples and ideas
from a text to support and further define your own claims and ideas. Another is
(2)___________________________, usually express the main point or main idea of
a piece of writing.
Below is a text. Read and fill in the needed information after.
Normally, the basic education system in the
Philippines starts every June of the year. Because of the
COVID-19 pandemic, schools are closed and will open on
August 24,2020 as mandated by Education Secretary
Leonor M. Briones last May 28, 2020.
The Department of Education is doing its best to
adjust on this new set up of learning to happen. COVID19 caused major changes in the Philippines’ education system. All of us felt these
changes. One of these, is the online, text format messaging and drop box method of
enrolment.
Once classes are opened, there will be no face to face sessions between
teachers and learners. This will protect us from the virus infection. As an alternative,
distance learning will be utilized. This means that homes will be the learners’
classroom. This includes online, television and radio approach and modular learning.
With the help of the school, parents will be asked to assist their children while learning
at home. It is clear that parents will play vital roles this time towards their children’s
educational attainment with the help of the school.
During these hard times, everybody is expected to put an extra effort on each
expected task. This is a not a matter of who should do it or not. It will always be a
matter of helping each other to achieve one’s goal.
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What is the main point expressed in the text?
Give at least one specific idea that supports the main point in the text?
What I Can Do
Activity 6. Believe It Or Not
Read the poem and answer the activity that follows.
Unforgettable Past
Chelou D. Pantaden
I remember from many years ago
Being disobedient was all I know
I felt mom and dad did not love me so
Coz of things I was not allowed to do
Those I really wanted to give the go.
Until I finally had decided
Never to obey mom and dad I did
Giving them discomfort, I succeeded
Being with my friends I felt delighted
What I did to them was really unfair
Every now and then we never parted.
On bended knee I promised to be better
With tearful eyes, they said, get up my
dear.
But all the happiness I thought would last
Were unpleasant memories left to cast
A beautiful life I once had was lost
To all children of this generation
All my friends I thought real ran off so fast
You are all the future of this nation
There I lived the misery of my past.
As long as your hearts and minds are
open
Thanks to mom and dad who showed me
To all your parents’ teachings and lesson
they care
Each of you will become better person.
Good times and bad times they were
really there
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Directions: Explain a statement from a reading text through textual evidence.
Explain by completing the given open-ended sentence.
1. Why did the author of the poem feel that her parents did not love her so? Explain.
The author of the poem feel that her parents did not love her because …
________________________________________________________________.
2. Did the author succeed in giving her parents discomfort? Is it alright? Why?
The author… _____________________________________________.
It is alright/not alright because…______________________________.
3. What did the author realize about her friends?
The author realized that… ___________________________________.
4. Who were really there for her through good times and bad times? Do you agree with
the lines in the poem? Why?
I agree because…______________________________________________.
5. What was the advice of the author to the youths of her generation? If you were the
author of the poem, what advice would you like to give to the youths of your
generation?
My advice would be…_________________________________________.
Assessment
Multiple Choice. Choose the letter of the best answer and write them in your
English activity notebook.
In a faraway mountain, there was a happy couple Ethel and Ariel living
together with a very simple life. They used to live in a NIPA hut, eat foods from
their farm, and catch fishes from the river. The husband was a farmer working all
day at the farm.
An excerpt from the story” The Good Harvest” by Ritchie Javier
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1. Based on the text, how do you know that Ariel is a farmer?
A. He had tools.
B. He wore a hat.
C. He had abundant harvest.
D. He worked all day at the farm.
2. What type of person is Ariel?
A. a hardworking
B. helpful to others
C. an obedient
D. courageous
3. What relationship did Ethel and Ariel have? They
A. were neighbors
B. were colleagues.
C. were husband and wife.
D. were brother and sister.
4. When you are answering a question, you look for _______ within the text to give
your words validity and strength.
A. evidence
B. complexities
C. obscure ideas
D. another question
5. Which statement shows that the author is very sad?
A. He shouts louder with a deep anger.
B. The feeling of anger and sadness deeply in his heart.
C. He kneeled down with the tears in his eyes fall apart.
D. He was very shocked as he saw the entire farm destroyed by the pest.
Being disobedient was all I know
I felt mom and dad did not love me so
Coz of things I was not allowed to do
Those I really wanted to give you go.
An excerpt from the poem:” Unforgettable Past”
6. The author’s tone in the passage is
A. comforted
B. disappointed
C. pleased
D. satisfied
7. What is meant by the underlined word in the statement,” Being with my friends I felt
delighted.”
A. depressed
B. happy
C. lonely
D. miserable
8. Which of the following statements provides the best evidence of direct spreading
of Corona Virus?
A. Virus is highly contagious if one is infected.
B. Virus spread quickly by touching infected things.
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C. Virus will spread without following the safety standards.
D. Virus spread through droplets produced when one coughs or sneeze.
9. From the line,” Their hair is shining like a star”. What is being compared to
A. Star
B. Night
C. Street
hair?
D. Gold
But mine is so curly
Which really frustrates me
It's hard to comb night and day
Because it is so Kinky.
10. From the passage above, what feeling is being implied by the author?
A. glad
B. inspired
C. frustrated
D. delighted
Every day, I tried to fill in my piggy bank with any amount that I could save from
my allowances. I also solicited any amount from my auntie and uncle.
An excerpt from an essay “I Can Be, If I Want To”
11. Which of the following might infer about the author in the given text? The author is
A. thrifty
B. helpful
C. generous
D. courageous
12.What Filipino culture or value is shared and offered to others without expecting
something in return.
A. The Spirit of Bayanihan
B. Filipino are commendable
C. Belief in one Supreme Being
D. Making God as the center of our lives.
13.Which of the following refers to the use of specific examples and ideas from a text
to help support and further define your own claims and ideas?
A. Summary
B. Paraphrase
C. Text Evidences
D. General Statement
14. Which of the following refers to a claim that needs to be proven?
A. Quotes
B. Inferences C. Text Evidences
15. The following are points in citing evidences, EXCEPT:
A. Identify the main idea.
B. Read and understand the text thoroughly.
C. Find supporting statements to give your claims.
D. Use only your own words to relay the idea.
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D. General Statement
Additional Activities
Activity 7
Write How You Fell
Directions: Write your reaction based from the text you below.
Write it on your English activity notebook.
Simple Ways to Avoid COVID 19
Ritchie C. Javier
Coronavirus brought hardship to all the people
around the world. It really affects many lives most
especially the source of their living.
If we are going to observe our community during this pandemic, it looks
like an obsolete society. We suffer limited stocks of our daily needs since it’s not
easy to furnish product because many people are afraid to expose themselves
and be infected with this virus.
For us to prevent the spread of virus, it is simple as washing our hands
thoroughly with soap as what we taught our children in school after coughing or
sneezing, touching garbage and toilets.
Since coronavirus is everywhere and not easy to detect, We should wear
face mask and follow social distancing for us to be protected all the time. Using
alcohol and hand sanitizer is also effective in dismantling the virus.
Because the virus spreads quickly, it’s important to disinfect things that
are regularly touched and used like doorknobs, remote controls, mobile phones,
etc.
Coronavirus is highly contagious nowadays, so we must stay at home and
avoid crowds specially those who are unhealthy because this virus spreads
through droplets produced when one coughs or sneezes. Finally, avoid touching
surfaces where the virus may stay. This is to protect the vulnerable groups of
our community from contacting the disease.
We need to support and work as one to fight against Corona virus.
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My Reaction
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Assessment
What I Know
1. D
1. C
2. A
2. D
3. C
3. C
4. A
4. A
5. D
What’s More
5. C
D
15.
D
14.
C
13.
A
12.
A
11.
6. cite
C
10.
5. prior knowledge
9. A
4. quote
9. D
8. D
3. evidence
8. C
7. D
2. text
7. C
6. D
1. inference
6. C
D
15.
A
14.
C
13.
D
12.
D
11.
D
10.
Answer Key
References
Book
Foresman, Scott. English 7 Learners’s Material. Literature and Integrated
Studies.
”The Young Billionire”DepEd, 1977
“A Shawl for Anita.” English 7 Learner’s Material. DepED, 2012
“ Montage: An Anthology in Philippine Literature in English 7”. “ Parables of the
Barrio.” Volume 1/New Day Publishers.” Philippines: New Day Publishers,
Copyright 1988
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