English 4 DLP 26 - Noting Significant Details

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Module 26
English
Noting Significant Details
A DepEd-BEAM Distance Learning Program supported by the Australian Agency for International Development
To the Learner
Hello! How are you?

In your previous module we have learned about using
possessive form of plural nouns. Now we will have an exciting
lesson to take up.
Let’s start now. Good luck!
Let’s Learn This
In this module you will learn how to get significant details.

You need to read the stories and understand their details.
Let’s Try This
Direction: Read the story below and answer the questions

that follow.
A fox said to a crow with a piece of cheese between its beak,

“If you can sing as pretty as you sit, then you are the prettiest
singer.”
The fox thought that once the crow starts to sing, the
cheese would drop from her beak. But the crow carefully removed
the cheese with her claws of one foot, and said, “They say you are
sly, but you cannot fool me.” Not giving up, the fox continued to
praise the crow. “You are really talented and famous. I wish I
could hear you tell about your talents but I have to look for food
because I’m hungry.”
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“Wait!” called the crow quickly. “Here, have a share of my
lunch while you listen as I tell about myself.”
After a while, the fox, stroking his tummy and with a smile
on his face, bade goodbye to the crow who was still talking.
1. Who has a piece of cheese?
a. crow
b. fox
c. singer
2. Who praised the crow?
a. crow
b. fox
c. dog
3. Why do you think does the fox want the crow to sing?
a. He wants to eat the cheese.

b. He wants to hear the voice of the crow.
c. He wants to praise the crow.
Are you done?
Are your answers like the ones below?
1. a
2. b
3. a
Don’t worry if you got incorrect answers.
This time we will learn the skill.
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Let’s Study This
Read the poem.
Said the strong typhoon to

the hardwood tree,
“Please bend, let me pass,
and give way to me.”
“Oh, no,” said the hardwood,
“don’t you know I am a king?
I won’t bend as you pass,
not for anything.”
Said the strong typhoon to

the bamboo plant,
“Please bend, let me pass,
give way as I land,”
“Yes, I’ll bend,” said the
bamboo, “till you’ve
gone away,
You may pass as you please
while I sing and sway.”
Answer the following questions.
1. What are the characters in the poem?

2. What situation was described?
3. What did the typhoon say to the hardwood tree? to the bamboo
plant?
4. Which of the two gave way to the typhoon? What about the
other one? Why?
5. What can you say about the hardwood tree? about the bamboo?
Why?
6. What do you think happened to the hardwood tree? to the
bamboo plant?
7. What lesson does the poem give?
8. To what kind of people can you compare the hardwood tree?
the bamboo plant?
9. Which of the two do you admire?
10. What can you advise the hardwood tree so it can become
better creature, or perhaps the best?
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Answers are:
1. bamboo, typhoon, hardwood

2. storm/typhoon
3. Please bend, let me pass and give way to me.
4. Please bend, let me pass, give way as I land.
5. The hardwood tree is proud.
The bamboo plant is humble.
6. The hardwood tree might have been uprooted.
The bamboo plant bent and stood still after the typhoon.
7. We should not be too proud.
8. The hardwood is comparable to proud people.
The bamboo is comparable to humble people.
9-10. It’s your choice.
Were you able to answer the questions?
What questions were asked in the poem?

Wh questions
They give us information which is explicitly stated in the poem.
Explicit answers are those that can be found directly in the story.
Let’s Do This
Read the announcement and answer the questions that follow.
Please Read
To all Grade Four pupils,

There will be an interpretative reading
contest on Thursday, August 26. It will be held in
the Audio-Visual Center at 8 o’clock in the
morning.
If interested, see Miss Rosario at Room 202.
Come, join! Feel the Power of Books!
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A. Answer the question:
1. For whom is the announcement?

2. What is the announcement all about?
3. Where will be the contest?
4. When will be the contest?
Check your answers against the Answer Key.
Let’s Do More
Direction: Read the paragraph and answer the questions that

follow.
Ricardo’s parents were well-to-do. They could afford to give

him as much money he needed. But when Ricardo studied in the
United States, he did not ask his parents for any amount. Instead,
he worked at the swimming pool in his school to earn his pocket
money. He also washed dishes at a nearby restaurant.
1. Whose parents are well-to-do?

a. Ricardo c. Rodrigo
b. Roberto d. Rogelio
2. Where did he study?
a. United Arab Emirates c. United Kingdom
b. United States d. United Nations
3. Where did he get his money?
a. From his classmates
b. From his friends
c. From his parents
d. From his earnings in a swimming pool and restaurant
Finished?
Now let’s check your answers against the “Answer Key”.
What’s your score?
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Now you are ready and work on the next activity.
Let’s Remember This
What questions are used to get the important details?

Wh questions are used to get the important details.
This time you are now ready to answer the test exercise.
Let’s Test Ourselves
Read the selection. Find out what happened to a boy during

a water procession held in Bulacan.
On the first Saturday of July, the Feast of the Cross of Wawa

is celebrated in Bocaue, Bulacan. Each year, there is a procession
to honor the Blessed Virgin Mary. Her image is placed on a
pagoda. A pagoda is a kind of water transportation built for a
parade. It is made of bamboo and is paraded along the river.
On July 2, 1993, a pagoda carried the Virgin Mary and
hundreds of devotees. This sank underneath the river. Many of
the people did not know how to swim. They shouted for help and
gasped for air to breathe. Many of the children drowned. It could
have been more if not for a brave little boy.
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This boy courageously swam towards the other drowning
children. One by one he saved them. He carried each one as he
swam to the riverbank. But unluckily, a big post from the sinking
pagoda fell on him.
This brave boy is Sajid Bulig. For the children he saved, he
was a little hero.
Answer the questions that follow.
1. What is celebrated every first Saturday of July in Bocaue,

Bulacan?
a. The Feast of the Cross of Wawa
b. The Feast of the Virgin Mary of Bulacan
c. The Feast of the Holy Cross
2. During the feast, why is a pagoda built?

a. To carry and parade the image of the blessed Virgin Mary
along the river.
b. To house people who like to swim in the river.
c. To make a place for worshipping the Blessed Virgin Mary.
3. Why do you think did the pagoda sink?

a. The pagoda was overloaded with hundreds of images.
b. The pagoda was overloaded with children.
c. The pagoda was overloaded with hundreds of devotees.
4. How did Sajid Bulig save some children?

a. He swam and carried them to the riverbank one by one.
b. He pushed the pagoda towards the riverbank.
c. He bought a lifeboat for the drowning children.
5. Why did he die saving the children?

a. A man hit him on the head with a bamboo post.
b. A big post from the pagoda fell on him and hit his head.
c. A drowning child dragged him into the bottom of the river.
Now, let’s check your answers.
What’s your score?
Congratulations for a job well done!
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Answer Key
Let’s Do This
1. Grade IV pupils
2. About interpretative reading contest
3. Audio-Visual Center
4. August 26 at 8:00 o’clock
Let’s Do More
1. a
2. b
3. d
Let’s Test Ourselves

1. a
2. a
3. c
4. a
5. b
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What is the story about?

What is the story about?

What lessons does the poem give?

What lessons does the poem give?

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Hello! How are you?

Let’s Learn This

In this module you will learn how to get significant details.

Let’s Try This

Direction: Read the story below and answer the questions

A fox said to a crow with a piece of cheese between its beak,

1. Who has a piece of cheese?

2. Who praised the crow?

a. He wants to eat the cheese.

Are you done?

Are your answers like the ones below?

Don’t worry if you got incorrect answers.

This time we will learn the skill.

Read the poem.

Said the strong typhoon to

Said the strong typhoon to

Answer the following questions.

1. What are the characters in the poem?

1. bamboo, typhoon, hardwood

Were you able to answer the questions?

What questions were asked in the poem?

They give us information which is explicitly stated in the poem.

Read the announcement and answer the questions that follow.

To all Grade Four pupils,

Come, join! Feel the Power of Books!

1. For whom is the announcement?

Check your answers against the Answer Key.

Direction: Read the paragraph and answer the questions that

Ricardo’s parents were well-to-do. They could afford to give

1. Whose parents are well-to-do?

Let’s Remember This

What questions are used to get the important details?

Let’s Test Ourselves

Read the selection. Find out what happened to a boy during

On the first Saturday of July, the Feast of the Cross of Wawa

Answer the questions that follow.

1. What is celebrated every first Saturday of July in Bocaue,

2. During the feast, why is a pagoda built?

3. Why do you think did the pagoda sink?

4. How did Sajid Bulig save some children?

5. Why did he die saving the children?

Now, let’s check your answers.

What’s your score?

Congratulations for a job well done!

Let’s Test Ourselves

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