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Identifying Major Points and Key

Themes
What am I good at?
Study the text in each set. Write the letter of the correct answer.
Write it on your paper.
_____ 1.Chicken adobo is my favorite dish. It has onion, garlic, pepper, and
potato. It is marinated with vinegar and soy sauce. What is the text
about?
A. Chicken Adobo B. Cooking Adobo C. Eating Adobo
_____ 2. My grandmother loves to make women’s clothes. She made my
gown out of scrap fabric. Aunt Lorna also learned dressmaking from
her. What is the text all about?
A. The Granddaughter
B. The Great Aunt Lorna
C. The Grandmother
_____ 3. Lorenzo has a bread. He saw a girl asking for food. He shared it with
the girl. What kind of a boy is Lorenzo?
A. Smart B. Generous C. Polite
_____ 4. Hannah waters the plants every day. She also cleans her room by
herself. She does some household chores by her own. What kind
of a girl is Hannah?
A. Kind B. Brave C. Responsible
_____ 5. I always watch on our television. I am always updated about the
news. I always know what is our weather condition. What is the text
all about?
A. Television for Information
B. television for Entertainment
C. Television for Business
What’s to look back?
What is the picture about? Write the letter of the correct answer.

_____ 1. A. He is playing basketball.


B. She is playing basketball.
C. They are playing basketball.
_____2. A. Beth is picking flowers.
B. Beth is watering the plants.
C. Beth is digging the soil.
_____3. A. They are going to the mall.
B. They are going to the market.
C. They are going to the zoo.

_____ 4. A. She is swimming.


B. She is fishing.
C. She is surfing.

_____5. A. He kicks the ball.


B. He lifts the ball.
C. He holds the ball.
What will I do?
Study each event in the picture. Write the correct traits
for each picture.

clean loyal good boy kind kind


helpful helpful good friend honest honest
cruel polite good sports polite patriotic
What’s the meaning?
Major point is also called the main idea. It tells the main topic of the text or
story. It maybe found in the first sentence. It may also be found in the last
sentence. Here are some tips to find the main idea.
1. Look at the picture.
2. Identify the topic.
3. Look for words that are used more.
4. Read again the first and last sentence.

Key themes is the lesson or message of the story. It tells the character’s
feelings or traits.
What’s more to do?
Read the text below and answer the question. Choose the letter
of the correct answer.
Bees are one of the most important insects in the
environment. They are known for their sweet and
organic honey. Aside from that, they are the great
pollinators of different seeds which helps us to have
more plants and fruitbearing trees.
1. What is the text about? a. Bees are important to the environment.
2. How does bees help the b. Bees help pollinating different seeds.
environment? c. Honey
3. What does bees spread? d. Important Insects
e. Seeds
4. What is the major point of the text?
f. The Bees
5. What is the key theme of the text?
What did I get?

Major point is the main topic of the text or story.


It helps us understand what a text is about.
Key them is the lesson or message of the story.
It tells the character’s feeling or traits
Short Quiz
Answer the following activity with
a heart and honesty.
If you need an assistance you can
ask your parents.
What can I show?
The carabao is a useful animal. It is a farm animal. It helps
the farmer on the farm. It plows the field. It pulls the cart.
It carries things to the market. The carabao does many
things for the farmer.

__________ 1. What is the text all about?


__________ 2. What kind of an animal is a carabao?
__________ 3. What does the carabao plow?
__________ 4. To whom does the carabao do many things to?
__________ 5. What is the key theme of the text?
B. Study each pictured event. What is the major point of each picture?
Write the letter of the correct answer
_____1. a. Philip is cleaning the bike
b. Philip is fixing the bike.
c. Philip is riding the bike.
_____ 2. a. The policeman arrests the criminal.
b. The policeman spies the criminal.
c. The policeman investigates the criminal.
_____ 3. a. They are answering their test papers.
b. They are passing their test papers.
c. They are checking their test papers.
_____ 4. a. Fiona is sorting the papers.
b. Fiona is tearing the papers.
c. Fiona is cutting the papers.
_____ 5. a. Linda is drinking the juice.
b. Linda is stirring the juice.
c. Linda is squeezing the juice
How’s my target now?
Read the text beside each picture. Choose the main point of each text.
Write the letter of the correct answer.
1. There are many kinds of flowers. There are daisies. There are
tulips. There are roses. There are orchids, too.
a. There are many petals in a flower.
b. There are different kinds of flowers.
c. There are different colors of flowers.
2. Look at Mother. She is preparing the food for the family.
It is their favorite menudo. It looks delicious. Mother
can’t wait to serve it on the table.
a. Mother is preparing the meal.
b. Mother is preparing the clothes.
c. Mother is preparing the fruits
3. Some fruits are sweet like grapes. Some were not. Some
were sour like oranges. Some were bitter like lemons.
But still, we should eat them.
a. Fruits have different colors.
b. Fruits have different shape.
c. Fruits have different taste.
4. There are different breed of dogs. There are pugs. There
are hush puppies. There are chihuahuas. There are
dalmatians. And of course, our beloved aspins.
a. Different sizes of dogs.
b. Different breeds of dogs.
c. Different colors of dogs.
5. The boys on the farm loves to play kites. They make their
own kites by using some bamboo strips, yarn, and scrap
papers. They make the lightest kite to fly.
a. Boys playing kites.
b. Light and durable kites.
c. Beautiful kites in the farm.
What else can I do?

There are different ways in cooking eggs. If you don't want


too much oil, you can boil it. Also, you can bake it. If you
want it fluffy, scramble it. If you want it hot, you can make a
soup. If you want it as a snack, you can make a sandwich
spread. It is easy to serve both for the kids and adults.

1. What is the paragraph about? ___________ Eggs Kids


Adults
2. What will do if you want a fluffy egg? __________
Boil it Scramble it

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