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Cpyreading Hdline Writing Activities

This document contains exercises on copyreading and headline writing for English and Filipino. For the English portion, students are asked to identify errors in sample sentences and match copyreading symbols with their purposes. They are also asked to count the number of units in sample headlines. Similarly, the Filipino portion contains exercises to correct sample sentences using appropriate punctuation and to count the number of units in sample Filipino headlines.

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Cpyreading Hdline Writing Activities

This document contains exercises on copyreading and headline writing for English and Filipino. For the English portion, students are asked to identify errors in sample sentences and match copyreading symbols with their purposes. They are also asked to count the number of units in sample headlines. Similarly, the Filipino portion contains exercises to correct sample sentences using appropriate punctuation and to count the number of units in sample Filipino headlines.

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COPYREADING and HEADLINE WRITING (English)


Activity #1
Write C if the sentence is already correct. If there are errors, write X
and underline the errors.
_____1. Time plys so past.
_____2. The students attended the launching of the anti-poverty program.
_____3. Mrs. Reyes, principal of mabini high school, gave the spoke to the students
after the flag raising ceremony.
_____4. The Philippines takes pride in its beauti==ful beacxhes and mouintainranges.
_____5. In an interview with the guidance councilor, it was learned that the drop-out
rate increased last year.
B. Write the copyreading symbol used for each purpose:
1. to insert _________________________
2. to capitalize a letter _____________________
3. to close space ________________
4. to retain the original or to disregard a correction made earlier _________________
5. to delete a letter ______________________________________
C. count the number of units in each headline. Write your answer on the space
provided.
1. Teach hard work by example, principal urges tutors ________________
2. 60 studes drop out; :absenteeism up ________________
3. Foreign studes bleed for a cause ________________
4. English Club Meeting Cancelled ________________
5. MMSU launches Nutrition Drive ________________
COPYREADING and HEADLINE WRITING (Filipino)
Pagsasanay #1
A. Iwasto ang mga sumusunod na pangungusap sa pamamgitan ng
angkop na panada.
1. Inamin kahapon ni dating pangulong Estrada na nagkamali siya
nang pagpii ng kaibigan.
2. Muling napatunayan ang pag-kakaisa ng mga Pilipino sa people
power IV.
3. Ang cold water diet ay itinuturing na bago komsepto sa
pagpapabawas ng timbang.
4. Ayon sa inbestigasyon, electrical fauly wiring ang sanhi ng sunog.
5. Inaresto ng mga taohan ng Western police district ang mga sospek.
B. Bilangin kung ilang yunit mayroon ang mga sumusunod na ulo ng
nalita.
1. 50,000 units pabahay ________________
nakahanda na
2. Impeachment case , isusulong _______________
3. Pamasahe sa MRT, itataas _________________
4. Magsasaka, tinalikuran ng DAR _____________

5. Lumalaking populasyon __________________


nakasasama sa kapaligiran

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