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English
Quarter 2
Week 5
Learning Activity Sheets (LAS) 1

Summarizing a Text

Writer:

May Ben Tingson - Bayogbog

Taft National High School
SDO – Surigao City
 These Learning Activity Sheets (LAS) were designed and written with you in mind to
help you master the Key points in Summarizing a Text. The scope of this learning material
focuses on the many different learning situations. Moreover, the language used recognizes
the diverse vocabulary level of learners. The lessons are also arranged following the
standard sequence of the course. Hence, the order in which you read them can be changed
to correspond with the textbook you are now using.

The LAS contains:

Lesson 1: Summarizing A Text

After going through this LAS, you are expected to:

1. unlock vocabulary words using a cross word puzzle ;
2. study the key points in summarizing a text,
3. answer questions from a text using graphic organizers; and
4. write a five sentence summary from the story read.

Pretest
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Directions: Read and analyze each item carefully. Write the letter of the correct answer on a
separate sheet of paper.

1. A summary is a brief, clear statement of the most important points of a paragraph or

passage.
A. True C. Maybe
B. False D. Not Sure

2. When you determine the main idea of a text, significant details and condensing
information into a short one or two sentence summary, you are:

A. judging C. evaluating
B. predicting D. summarizing

3. Summarizing can be best described as taking the passage and listing briefly the most
important points in your own idea.

A. True C. Maybe
B. False D. Not Sure

4. To summarize an informational text in writing or discussion, which is NOT a strategy of

summarizing?

A. Read the entire text.

B. Describe the central ideas.
C. Identify the title, author and text type.
D. Write opinions and unimportant details.
5. The purpose of summary is __________?
A. Share your opinions about it.
B. Explain every detail of the text.
C. To briefly recount what a text is about.
D. Tell your audience with every minor details.

Ritchie was very excited and confident that he was going

to win the volleyball match because he is one of the best
players. During the game, he tried hard and worked with his
team, but nothing went his way. The other team worked harder
and scored more points than Ritchie’s team.
6. Which
A. They won the victory.
B. They were excited.
C. Ritchie’s team was defeated.

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 D. After the game, Ritchie’s team got pizza.

A dog does things with all vigor. However, when there is nothing to do, it
lies down and rests. It does not waste its strength and energy needlessly. Many
working people are burning the candles at both ends. Many suffer nervous
breakdown due to stress. Perhaps, they should learn to rest like a dog does.

7. Which of the following choices below select the best summary of this paragraph?
a. The dog wastes its strength and energy.
b. They should learn to rest like a dog.
c. Many suffer nervous breakdown due to stress.
d. Humans and dogs are different in terms of working, while the man never
take rests, the dog does.
8 . What does the text tell about the dog?
a. A dog sets a perfect example of contentment.
b. A dog teaches us a thing or two about unselfish love.
c. A dog does things with all vigor.
d. A dog is truly a man’s best friend.
9. You should not include specific details when you summarize a text.
A. True C. Maybe
B. False D. Not Sure

10. When summarizing a text, if I’m not sure with what I’m writing, I should ______.
a. Keep writing.
b. Keep reading.
c. Reread the original piece.
d. Judge the text with my own opinion.

11. A_____________ is a shortened version of a piece or a gist.

a. Classify c. Precis
b. Paraphrase d. Summary

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12. Which is NOT a tip for summarizing?
a. Keep your summary quite long.
b. Use your own words.
c. Point out the main idea of the text.
d. The summary should be based from the original piece.

Getting to Camiguin island from Misamis Occidental is not easy.

The fastest way to travel to Camiguin is through bus and ferry. You
need to take a bus from Ozamiz to Cagayan de Oro City via car ferry.
Then from Cagayan, a jeepney or van can take you to Balingoan port,
which is 38.5 kilometers away from Camiguin. Then you can sail to
Benoni Port, Camiguin through a shuttle ferry. That is the fastest way
to get to Camiguin island.

13. Which is the best summary of the paragraph?

a. Getting to Camiguin island is easy.
b. The fastest way to travel to Camiguin is through bus and ferry.
c. Camiguin island is far from Misamis Occidental therefore getting there takes a long time
d. The fastest way to travel to Camiguin island from Misamis Occidental is
through a bus and ferry.

Nobody wants to be bitten by a dog. Dog bites can be

dangerous. It can cause death if the dog has rabies. But what if a dog
bites you? Take these steps right away if you are bitten by a dog. First,
wash the wound. Slow the bleeding with a clean cloth. Next, apply over-
the-counter antibiotic cream if you have it. You can apply the crushed
garlic to the wound as alternative. Then wrap the wound in a sterile
bandage. Finally, keep the wound bandage and see your doctor for a

14. What is the best summary of this paragraph?

a. Dogs have rabies, so don’t get near a dog.

b. A dog bite can cause death especially when the dog has rabies.

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 c. A dog bite can be harmful, so if you are bitten by a dog, you need to apply
first aid and get a vaccine for anti-rabies immediately.
d. Dog bites need to be treated, although it can’t cause harm, a vaccine is
needed to relieve the pain which the patient experiences.

Happy, to let you know

You make me glow
I feel so good, it’s true
So glad that I have you
You love me so
Now all is bright

Excerpt from the song “Glowing

Inside” by Nikki Gil

15. . What is the best summary for this text?

A. The singer is thankful.

B. The singer is glad for a bright day.

C. The singer is thankful for making her glow.

D. The singer is glad and thankful to somebody who loves her so.

A summary is a shortened version of a text, piece or a gist. Remember the

following:

Base your summary on the original piece.

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Keep your summary short.
Use your own wording.
Refer to the central and main ideas of the original piece.
Read with who, what, when, where, why and how questions in mind.
Avoid putting in your opinion about the issue or topic discussed in the original
piece.
Example 1:
Lessons One Can Learn About Life from A Dog

There are so many lessons one can learn about life from a dog. Imagine this
scenario: it is raining heavily outside and you need to leave for someone’s house. The dog is
up and eager, to go with you. You tell it to stay home.

As you leave, you see it squeezing out through the gap in the doorway. You scold it
and order it back home. Then at every
turn you make, you suddenly see it
following you sheepishly at a distance. It
follows at the risk of being reprimanded
for the sore reason of being somewhere
nearby. How else can we experience so
selfless an instance of love and
faithfulness? We can learn a lifelong
lesson from this sincere warm display of
perpetual companionship.

Observe the eating habits of your dog. It

does not eat, except when hungry. It does not drink, unless it is thirsty. It does not gorge
itself. It stops eating when it has had enough.

A dog also sets a perfect example of adaptability. If it is moved to a strange place, it

is able to adapt itself to that place and to its thousand peculiarities without a murmur of
complaint. It is able to learn and adapt to a new family’s ways and customs. It is quick and
ready to please. Man, being accustomed to comfort and wealth will be lost if suddenly
stripped of all he is accustomed to.

A dog also teaches us a thing or two about unselfish love. When a dog knows
death is approaching, it tries, with its last vestige of strength, to crawl away elsewhere to
die, in order to burden its owners no more.
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 A dog does things with all vigor. However, when there is nothing to do, it lies down
and rests. It does not waste its strength and energy needlessly. Many working people
are burning the candles at both ends. Many suffer nervous breakdowns due to stress.
Perhaps, they should learn to rest like a dog does.

Summary

Dogs can teach us many lessons of life. It can teach us through its acts of love and
faithfulness, endangering itself just to accompany you. We can also learn from its eating
habits. It will never over-indulge and knows which food to avoid. Dogs are also able to adapt
to its surroundings quickly without complaining as compared to man who complains at the
slightest change. Dogs are also unselfish, choosing not to burden his loved ones but to go
away and die. Dogs also know when to work and when to play. They do not waste their
efforts unnecessarily like some of us do at work. Thus, dogs can set us great examples
through their day-to-day living.

Source: DepED English 7;www.englishdaily626.com/summary.php?023

A dog above all is truly man’s best friend.

Example 2:

It’s 5 o’ clock in the morning. Mang Eloy woke up early for work. He is a security
guard at a downtown pawnshop in Ozamiz City. Aleng Mameng, his wife prepared breakfast
for the family and readied herself for work too. She is a cashier at a department store.

“ Coco, wake up now and take a bath!” called Aleng Mameng. “ Yes, mother,” He
replied while stretching and yawning. When everyone has seated for breakfast, Mang Eloy
talked to his son.“ When you’re done with your breakfast, you need to throw our garbage.
Don’t forget to wash your hands too after doing that,”his father reminded.“Yes father,” he
nodded while reaching a glass of milk and called on to his mother.“Mother, we are running
out of alcohol supply already,” he said. “Alright, just text me later about it so I can be
reminded,” she answered.

Exactly 7:00 a.m. when they finished breakfast, Mang Eloy and Aleng Mameng wore
their face masks , grabbed their bags and rushed out of the house.
After a while, Coco wore his face mask, took out a bag of garbage from the trash
bin, threw it away in their compost pit, and washed his hands with a foamy antibacterial
soap. He made sure he washed his hands properly and dried them thoroughly.

At 9:00 a.m., he completed all his tasks, he then opened his cellphone, texted his
mother for the alcohol and finally opened his DepEd Commons mobile app for his online
learning.
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 Summary
A couple named Mang Eloy and Aleng Mameng got up and prepared
early for work one morning.They had a son named Coco whom Aleng Mameng
called to get up early too. When the whole family seated at the dining table for
breakfast, they discussed about home necessities such as throwing the
garbage, washing the hands and buying home disinfectants. The couple then
went to their works, leaving Coco doing his home tasks until he finished them
all and he’s ready for his online learning during the time of pandemic.

General Directions: Read each activities carefully and follow each directions. Write
your answers on your Activity notebook.

Activity 1. WORD CENTIPEDE

Directions: Unlock the vocabulary words from the story “ The Centipede by Rony V. Diaz”.
Complete the cross-word puzzle using the clues inside the box below.

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1
8

3
 CLUES
ACROSS DOWN

1. pronounced guilty 2. a small flock

3. sharp high-pictched sounds or cries4. shake involuntarily
6. a leather-covered seat for the rider5. to fear greatly
of a horse

Activity 2. STORY PYRAMID

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Directions: Read the story “ The Centipede by Rony V. Diaz” refer to your English Learner’s
Materials on pages 160 – 164. After you read the story, fill in your answers on the story
pyramid below. Write your story pyramid on your Activity Notebook.

1. ONE
WORD
NAME OF
MAIN
CHARACTER

2. TWO WORDS DESCRIBING

THE MAIN CHARACTER

3. THREE WORDS DESCRIBING

THE SETTING

4. FOUR WORDS STATING THE

PROBLEM

5. FIVE WORDS DESCRIBING ONE EVENT

6. SIX WORDS DESCRIBING A SECOND EVENT

7. SEVEN WORDS DESCRIBING THIRD EVENT

8. EIGHT WORDS DESCRIBING A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM

Activity 3. GIST

Directions: Read and understand the text below. Summarize the story “Que Sera Sera” by
picking out some important details. Use the Gist /Summary graphic organizer.

“QUE SERA, SERA”

Chelou D. Pantaden

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 Zeah was a girl who grew up in a home where she cleaned her bed after waking
up, prepared foods for a meal of the family and washed dishes after eating. On Saturdays
and Sundays, her household chores became more compared to the days where she had
to go to school.
She felt very upset every time she sees her older sister and older brother feeling
happy being with their father. Although she had this kind of feeling, she never complained.
One night, she asked her father if she could go with them. “Who will be left here to
stay with your mother? “her father asked. Without a word, she nodded and went inside
her room.
After few minutes, her mother asked, do you really want to go with your father
tonight? “ . She looked at her mother with a smile. She ran fast to her room and
shouted, “Thank you mother! “ .
They headed when everything was ready. To Zeah’s surprised that her mother is
going with them she couldn’t help singing until everybody was singing. “Que Sera, Sera.”
“What will be, will be.” They laughed at each other.
Her father said, “We will do it always. “ . “We are very busy tending our own chores
and forget to express how important each other is in building a very good home.”. “Yes
father, I am glad you have come to sense the way I am sensing years ago! “, Zeah’s
mother replied. They all smiled and “Que Sera, Sera.”, “What will be, will be! “
They were repeating the song again and again approaching their destination.

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Activity 4.
Directions: Read the story “ The Centipede by Rony V. Diaz” refer to your English

Learner’s Materials on pages 160 – 164.Write a five sentence summary of the story.

Summary

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Directions: Complete the 3-2-1 Chart about your discoveries in summarizing a text. Write
your answers on a separate sheet of paper.
Directions: Read and analyze each item carefully. Write the letter of the correct answer on a
separate sheet of paper.

A dog does things with all vigor. However, when there is nothing to do, it
lies down and rests. It does not waste its strength and energy needlessly. Many
working people are burning the candles at both ends. Many suffer nervous
breakdown due to stress. Perhaps, they should learn to rest like a dog does.

1. Which of the following choices below select the best summary of this paragraph?
a. The dog wastes its strength and energy.
b. They should learn to rest like a dog.
c. Many suffer nervous breakdown due to stress.
d. Humans and dogs are different in terms of working, while the man never
take rests, the dog does.
2 . What does the text tell about the dog?
a. A dog sets a perfect example of contentment.
b. A dog teaches us a thing or two about unselfish love.
c. A dog does things with all vigor.
d. A dog is truly a man’s best friend.
3. When summarizing a text, if I’m not sure with what I’m writing, I should ______.
a. Keep writing.
b. Keep reading.
c. Reread the original piece.
d. Judge the text with my own opinion.
4. A_____________ is a shortened version of a piece or a gist.

a. Classify c. Precis
b. Paraphrase d. Summary
5. Which is NOT a tip for summarizing?
a. Keep your summary quite long.
b. Use your own words.
c. Point out the main idea of the text.
d. The summary should be based from the original piece.

Happy, to let you know

You make me glow 14

I feel so good, it’s true

So glad that I have you
6. What is the best summary for this text?

A. The singer is thankful.

B. The singer is glad for a bright day.

C. The singer is thankful for making her glow.

D. The singer is glad and thankful to somebody who loves her so.

Ritchie was very excited and confident that he was going

to win the volleyball match because he is one of the best
players. During the game, he tried hard and worked with his
team, but nothing went his way. The other team worked harder
and scored more points than Ritchie’s team.

7. Which sentence is the best summary of the text mentioned above?

A. They won the victory.
B. They were excited.
C. Ritchie’s team was defeated.
D. After the game, Ritchie’s team got pizza.

8. A summary is a brief, clear statement of the most important points of a paragraph or

passage.
A. True C. Maybe
B. False D. Not Sure

9. When you determine the main idea of a text, significant details and condensing
information into a short one or two sentence summary, you are:

A. judging C. evaluating
B. predicting D. summarizing

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10. Summarizing can be best described as taking the passage and listing briefly the most
important points in your own idea.

A. True C. Maybe
B. False D. Not Sure

11. To summarize an informational text in writing or discussion, which is NOT a strategy of

summarizing?

A. Read the entire text.

B. Describe the central ideas.
C. Identify the title, author and text type.
D. Write opinions and unimportant details.
12. The purpose of summary is __________?
A. Share your opinions about it.
B. Explain every detail of the text.
C. To briefly recount what a text is about.
D. Tell your audience with every minor details.

Nobody wants to be bitten by a dog. Dog bites can be

dangerous. It can cause death if the dog has rabies. But what if a dog
bites you? Take these steps right away if you are bitten by a dog. First,
wash the wound. Slow the bleeding with a clean cloth. Next, apply over-
the-counter antibiotic cream if you have it. You can apply the crushed
garlic to the wound as alternative. Then wrap the wound in a sterile
bandage. Finally, keep the wound bandage and see your doctor for a

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 13. What is the best summary of this paragraph?

a. Dogs have rabies, so don’t get near a dog.

b. A dog bite can cause death especially when the dog has rabies.
c. A dog bite can be harmful, so if you are bitten by a dog, you need to apply
first aid and get a vaccine for anti-rabies immediately.
d. Dog bites need to be treated, although it can’t cause harm, a vaccine is
needed to relieve the pain which the patient experiences.

Getting to Camiguin island from Misamis Occidental is not easy.

The fastest way to travel to Camiguin is through bus and ferry. You
need to take a bus from Ozamiz to Cagayan de Oro City via car ferry.
Then from Cagayan, a jeepney or van can take you to Balingoan port,
which is 38.5 kilometers away from Camiguin. Then you can sail to
Benoni Port, Camiguin through a shuttle ferry. That is the fastest way
to get to Camiguin island.

14. Which is the best summary of the paragraph?

a. Getting to Camiguin island is easy.
b. The fastest way to travel to Camiguin is through bus and ferry.
c. Camiguin island is far from Misamis Occidental therefore getting there takes a long time
d. The fastest way to travel to Camiguin island from Misamis Occidental is
through a bus and ferry.
15. You should not include specific details when you summarize a text.
A. True C. Maybe
B. False D. Not Sure

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 ACROSS
A C
A 1. condemned D
C 3. shrilly A
C 6. saddle D
C DOWN C
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B 2. covey A
B 4. tremble D
C A
5. dread
D D
A D
D Activity 2. C
D (Answers may vary) D
D Activity 3. B
(Answers may vary)
Activity 4.
(Answers may vary)
Answer Key
 D A
Posttest Learning Activities Pretest

References:

BOOKS
Summary,English7 Learner’s Material, p. 170,DepEd-BLR, 2017
Lessons One Can Learn About Life From A Dog, English 7 Learner’s Material, p.171,
DepEd – BLR, 2017

ELECTRONIC RESOURCES

Writing a Summary homepage.smc.edu/reading_lab/

www.englishdaily626.com/summary.php?023

Pablo A. Eracem et.al. (2002). Functional Text in English 1 Cubao, Quezon City:
Lorimar Publishing Co.,Inc

Source: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt https://hmhfyi.com/6-12/reading-tips/key-ideas-and-

details/summarize-informational-text/

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