2. Word View: The word in bold italics are used in the selection.
Encircle the letter of the best meaning of each italicized word as
used in the sentence.
1. Missey was playing in the plaza. Suddenly, it
rained. She was drenched all over before she
could find shelter.
a. dry b. wet c. cold
3. Word View: The word in bold italics are used in the selection.
Encircle the letter of the best meaning of each italicized word as
used in the sentence.
2. There is peril in sailing during stormy weather
because the sea is rough.
a. wreckage b. danger c. disaster
4. Word View: The word in bold italics are used in the selection.
Encircle the letter of the best meaning of each italicized word as
used in the sentence.
3. The wreckage of the plane was found by the
mountainside.
a. broken fragments
b. burned bodies
c. missing parts
5. Word View: The word in bold italics are used in the selection.
Encircle the letter of the best meaning of each italicized word as
used in the sentence.
4. A week before the fiesta, the residents
festooned the streets with strings of paper
flaglets.
a. decorated
b. covered
c. painted
6. Word View: The word in bold italics are used in the selection.
Encircle the letter of the best meaning of each italicized word as
used in the sentence.
5. Our parents toil hard to send us to school.
a. earn
b. dream
c. work
7. Word View: The word in bold italics are used in the selection.
Encircle the letter of the best meaning of each italicized word as
used in the sentence.
6. The owl is a queer bird. No other bird is quite
like it.
a. common
b. strange
c. ugly
8. Word View: The word in bold italics are used in the selection.
Encircle the letter of the best meaning of each italicized word as
used in the sentence.
7. Nestor stood on the shore and looked at the
vast expanse of water before him.
a. clear
b. bright
c. wide
9. Word View: The word in bold italics are used in the selection.
Encircle the letter of the best meaning of each italicized word as
used in the sentence.
8. At sunrise, I watched the sun slowly rise over
the horizon.
a. the line where the sky seems to meet the
earth
b. the limit of one’s experience
c. the edge where land and water meet
10. Word View: The word in bold italics are used in the selection.
Encircle the letter of the best meaning of each italicized word as
used in the sentence.
9. Tada kindled a pine torch and gave it to his
grandfather.
a. made
b. cover
c. lighted
11. Word View: The word in bold italics are used in the selection.
Encircle the letter of the best meaning of each italicized word as
used in the sentence.
10. The farmer was killed by the raging bull.
a. violently angry
b. severely wounded
c. newly tamed
12. Pre-Reading
The story that follows is about an old
Japanese farmer who had to make a difficult
choice between keeping his wealth or saving an
entire village population. Find out what choice he
made and decide whether or not it was a wise
one.
To prepare yourself for a more pleasurable
reading, scan paragraphs 1, 3, and 16 then
answer the following questions:
1. Where and when did the story happen?
2. Who was the farmer?
3. What did he do to his ricefield?
13. Let’s Discuss
1. Where and when did the story happen?
The story happened in. . .
a. a village in Japan some time ago
b. a village in Japan a long time ago
c. a city in Japan a long time ago
15. Let’s Discuss
3. How many thatched houses were in the foot
of the mountain?
a. forty b. fifty c. ninety
16. Let’s Discuss
4. What was the reason why there would be a
dance celebration to be held?
a. to celebrate their harvest
b. to celebrate their feast
17. Let’s Discuss
5. How would you describe the weather or air
that fateful day?
a. cold and light
b. heavy and warm
18. Let’s Discuss
6. Why was Tada not frightened by the
earthquake?
a. because Japan has many typhoons
b. because Japanese are very brave
c. because Japan has many earthquakes
19. Let’s Discuss
7. What signs or indications prompted Ojiisan
to make a crucial decision?
a. heavy, warm, and still air
b. sudden darkening of water and its
drawing back from the village
20. Let’s Discuss
8. Why do you think did Ojiisan burn his rice field?
a. He burned his rice field because he thought
everybody would die anyway so nobody would
benefit from the harvest.
b. He burned his rice field because he lost his
mind.
c. He burned his rice field to stop the tsunami.
d. He burned his rice field to save the lives of the
400 villagers.
21. Let’s Discuss
9. How did Ojiisan save the villagers from the
disaster?
a. He saved them by burning his rice field,
alarming the villagers to climb up the
mountain.
b. He saved them by telling them advices
about life and love.
c. He saved them by teaching them how to
farm.
22. Let’s Discuss
10. If you were Ojiisan, what would you choose,
your wealth (rice fields) or the lives of 400
villagers? Why?
a. My wealth – because I don’t want to starve.
b. My wealth – because I could still survive
without the villagers.
c. The villagers – because they could repay me
with their own rice fields.
d. The villagers – because it’s the right thing to
do.
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26. Select the correct interpretation of the
given passage. Write the letter of your
answer.
A:
They saw a tidal wave
swiftly moving away
from them.
PASSAGE #6
“Through the twilight
eastward all looked and
saw at the edge of the
dusky horizon a long
dim line like a shadow
of a coast where no
coast ever was and it
grew darker; it moved
swiftly toward them .”
B:
They saw a tidal wave
swiftly moving toward
their direction.
27. Process Questions
1. How did you choose the correct meaning or
interpretation of the given passages?
2. Does each interpretation contain the same
words from the given passage?
3. What do you call the act of using someone’s
own words in giving the meaning or
interpreting a specific idea or message?
28. What is paraphrasing?
“Paraphrasing means restating
an author or speaker’s ideas
using your own words.
Paraphrasing can help you
understand and remember what
you read or hear.”
29. Responding to the text
1. What facts about nature are shown in the
story?
2. What real life stories illustrate theses facts?
3. What do you understand by selflessness?
4. Give concrete examples.
5. Do you expect people whom you have helped
to show their gratitude, or to return the
favor? Why or why not?
30. 6 STEPS TO EFFECTIVE PARAPHRASING
1. Reread the original passage until you
understand its full meaning.
2. Set the original aside, and write your
paraphrase on a note card, pieces of paper,
post-it, or in an electronic manner. (your
rendition should be shorter, but it should
contain all the essential elements. Some
paraphrases may be as long as the original.
31. 6 STEPS TO EFFECTIVE PARAPHRASING
3. Jot down a few words below your
paraphrase to remind you later how you
envision using this material. At the top of the
note card, write a key word or a phrase to
indicate the subject of your paraphrase.
4. Check your rendition with the original to
make sure that your version accurately
expresses all the essential information in a
new form
32. 6 STEPS TO EFFECTIVE PARAPHRASING
5. Use quotation marks to identify any unique
term of phraseology you have borrowed
exactly from the source.
6. Record the source (including the page) on
your note card so that you can credit it easily
if you decide to incorporate the material into
your paper.
33. Quiz: Identify the best paraphrase for each
sentence. Write the letter of your answer.
1. Despite their massive size, elephants are
known for being agile.
A. Although they are very big, elephants are not
good at moving their bodies.
B. Although they are very big, elephants are
popular for being able to move quickly and
easily.
C. Although they are very big, they can walk
gracefully.
34. Quiz: Identify the best paraphrase for each
sentence. Write the letter of your answer.
2. Because elephants consume up to 500 pounds
of food a day, they are able to strip a forest bare
in no time.
A. Because elephants eat a huge amount of food,
they are able to clear a forest by eating its
plants.
B. Because elephants food intake is very minimal,
they are able to clear a forest by eating its
plants.
C. Because elephants food intake is moderate, they
are able to maintain their weight.
35. Quiz: Identify the best paraphrase for each
sentence. Write the letter of your answer.
3. Over the centuries, lions have been used in
art to represent power and magnificence.
A. Over hundreds of years, lions have been
ambassadors of “power and magnificance.”
B. Over thousands of years, lions have been
representatives of “power and
magnificance.”
C. Over hundreds of years, lions have been used
to symbolize “power and magnificance.”
36. Quiz: Identify the best paraphrase for each
sentence. Write the letter of your answer.
4. Lions are social animals with one dominant
male in each pride.
A. Lions live in groups with one male leader in
each pack.
B. Lions are solitary with one male leader in
each pack.
C. Lions live in groups with one female leader in
each pack.
37. Quiz: Identify the best paraphrase for each
sentence. Write the letter of your answer.
5. The recent inflation has a great impact on the
indigent Filipinos.
A. The depreciation of value of the Philippine
peso has a negative effect on the poor
Pinoys.
B. The appreciation of value of the Philippine
peso has a positive effect on the rich Pinoys.
C. The depreciation of value of the Philippine
peso has a positive effect on the poor Pinoys.
38. Enrichment Activity (DYAD) Choose three
statements and paraphrase each one of them.
Copy and answer on a piece of ½ crosswise
.
1. If symptoms persist, consult your doctor.
2. Are you willing to walk down the aisle with
me?
3. A scout is always ready.
4. I’m sorry for being absent yesterday because
I was not feeling well.
5. If there’s a will, there’s a way.
39. Objectives:
• Point out the correct paraphrase of a given
passage.
• Use context clues to arrive at the meaning of a
difficult word.
• Express the main idea of a reading text.
