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English
Quarter 3 Module 6
Week 6
Retelling Events from a
Story
Day 1

What I Know/Pretest

Directions: Read each question carefully and circle the letter

of the correct answer.
1. What element of the story tells about the events that
happened?
A. character B. plot C. setting
2. What way of retelling a story that shows the correct
order of events?
A. elements of the story
B. sequencing events
C. series of pictures
3. What do you call first, next, then and finally?
A. character B. setting C. signal words
4. How will you arrange the following pictures to retell a
story?

1 2 3 4 5
A. 3-4-1-5-2 B. 3-2-5-1-4 C. 3-1-5-2-4
5. Which of the following events are arranged correctly?
1. Then, we walk around the plaza.
2. Next, I lead him down the street.
3. Finally, I take the dog home.
4. The first thing I do when I walk my dog is to put on his leash.
A. 4-1-2-3 B. 4-3-2-1 C. 4-2-1-3

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Day 2

Lesson Retelling by Identifying the Elements

1 of the Story

What I Need to Know

• Identify the elements of the story

• Retell a story using the elements

What’s In

Directions: Match the meaning in column A with the elements of

the story in column B. Number 1 is done for you.
A B
1. the place and time A.characters
the story happened

2. the persons, animals,plants or B. plot

magical creatures in the story

3. the events that happened in C.problem

the story

4. the trouble or something that goes D. setting

wrong in the story
5. the fixing of the problem in
the story E. solution

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 What’s New

How do you celebrate your birthday? Have you received a surprise

on your birthday? Carefully read the short story below and answer
the questions that follow.

The Birthday Surprise

It was Miss Amor’s birthday. All of us in Grade 2-Santol
were excited because we had a surprise for her. When she
entered the room, our classmate Ana gave her a set of cards
numbered 1 to 3.
“Miss Amor, we have a surprise for you,” Ana said.
“Please read and follow the clues on the cards so you can
find the surprise,” Gabriel continued.
All of us in the classroom sat on our seats quietly. “Okay,
here it goes,” Miss Amor said as she read the first clue. “Walk
forward five steps.” Miss Amor said as she started to move
forward. She stopped in the middle of the room. Then, she
looked at the next clue. “Sing a few lines from your favorite
song.”
All of us waited happily to find out what Miss Amor’s
favorite song was. When she sang Moon River, we were
amazed at her beautiful voice. We clapped our hands after
her song.
“Thank you, class. Now let’s move on to the final clue.”
Miss Amor said, reading the next card. “Close your eyes and
make a wish.” She closed her eyes for a while.
When she opened them, we all shouted, “Surprise!”
She looked at the framed class picture we held in front
of her and said, “How did you know what I wished for?”

1. Whose birthday was it?

A. Ana B. Gabriel C. Miss Amor
Yes, it was Miss Amor’s birthday.

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2. What did the children do for their teacher on her birthday?
A. They had a surprise for her.
B. They sang a birthday song.
C. They went to her house.
Yes, they had a surprise for her.

3.What did Miss Amor have to do first in order to find the children’s
surprise for her?
A. Walk forward five steps.
B. Close her eyes and make a wish.
C. Sing a few lines from her favorite song.
Yes, Miss Amor walked forward five steps.

4. What did the Grade 2- Santol pupils give to Miss Amor on her
birthday?
A. a bouquet of flowers
B. a framed class picture
C. a birthday card
Yes, the Grade 2- Santol pupils gave her a framed class picture.

5. How do you feel after giving a birthday gift to your teacher or

to somebody? ___________________________________________

What Is It

If you are to retell the story “The Birthday Surprise” to a friend, how
will you do it? Will you tell everything? Why?

In retelling the events of a story, we tell the most important

details only. We do not have to tell everything that happened.
We must understand it well.
One way of retelling a story is through the elements. They
are the characters, setting, problem, plot and the solution.

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 If we are to retell the story “The Birthday Surprise”, we have
to identify the following elements:
Characters – The characters of the story were Miss Amor, Ana,
Gabriel, and Grade 2-Santol pupils.
What I Can Do
Setting- On Miss Amor’s Birthday, in the classroom
Directions: Read the short story below.
Problem- The pupils wanted to give a surprise birthday gift to their
teacher, Miss Amor.
Plot
Beginning- The Grade 2- Santol pupils had a surprise for Miss
Amor and gave her a set of cards with some instructions
on it so she could find out the surprise.
Middle- Miss Amor read and followed the instructions written
on the cards “Move five steps forward”, “Sing a few lines
of your favorite song” and “Close your eyes and make a
wish.”
End- When Miss Amor opened her eyes, she saw her
birthday surprise, the framed class picture.
Solution-Miss Amor received her wished birthday gift.
This is how to retell the story “The Birthday Surprise”.

What I Can Do

Read the short story below.

Brothers for Life

In a village near a river lives a family with three sons, Miguel,
Mateo, and Lucas. These brothers quarrel about everything!
Whose turn it is to wash the dishes, whose turn it is to feed the
dogs, whose turn it is to sit beside Mother and many other things.
Even if they always argue, Father always tells them that
whenever they go outside the house, the three of them should
always stay together.

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 One day, Mother asked the three brothers to look for
malunggay leaves that she would need to cook for dinner. The
three brothers went out to the river shore where there are a lot of
malunggay plants. They were quarreling as usual, who will hold
the leaves, search for the plant, get the leaves from the plant
and it goes on and on.
On their way home, after collecting the leaves, the
youngest brother, Lucas, accidentally slipped from the river
shore. He fell into the river, but quickly held on to the small branch
attached to a tree.
“Lucas!” Miguel cried out,” hold on! Don’t let go!”.
Without even being told, Mateo held on to a bigger branch
and stretched out his body. Miguel held on to Mateo’s legs and
stretched out his body so that Lucas can hold on to his legs.
Quickly, but carefully, Lucas held on to Miguel’s legs until he was
able to climb out of the river. The two older brothers quickly
climbed out of the river, too.
Without saying a word to one another, they all looked at
each other and gave one another the tightest hug they ever
shared.

Directions: Retell the story by completing the chart. Copy the

letter with the correct answer from the box. Number 1 is done for
you.

A. one day, in a village near a river

B. Miguel, Mateo, Lucas, Mother, Father
C. Mateo and Miguel helped Lucas by holding on to each
other’s legs until they climbed out of the river.
D. Lucas fell into the river while on their way back home.
E. They looked at each other and gave one another the tightest
hug ever shared.
F. One day, the boys went to the river shore to get some
malunggay leaves for dinner as told by Mother.
G. The three brothers always quarrel about everything.

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 Brothers for Life
Character/s 1. B. Miguel, Mateo, Lucas, Mother, Father
Setting 2.
Problem 3.
Plot
Beginning 4.

Middle 5.
End 6.
Solution 7.

What I Have Learned

I have learned that in retelling the events of a story, we

tell the most _________ details.
One way of retelling a story is through its elements. They
are the characters, ___________,_________, _________ and
_________.
When we clearly retell the story, it means we truly
_________ it.

What’s More

Directions: Read the story below.

Mount Bobon Aso
From Philippine Folk Literature: The Legends
By Damiana L. Eugenio

Once upon a time, a hunter went to a forest with his faithful

dog. After some time, the hunter became very tired, hungry, and
thirsty. He looked everywhere but he could not find any water.
Soon, he lost consciousness.
The dog knew he had to help his master. So, he ran across
the mountain. He looked for a place where he could dig a well.

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 Soon, he found out what looked like a damp spot. The
plants in that spot grew well. The leaves on the ground were wet.
So, the dog dug with all his might. Not very long after, water filled
the hole he had dug.
The dog dipped his tail in the water. Then, he ran as fast as
he could to his master. He placed the tip of his tail in the hunter’s
mouth. Soon, the hunter opened his eyes and he sat up. Then, he
stood up and followed the dog to the mountain well. The dog
saved his master’s life.
People who saw the mountain well called it Bobon Aso or
well of the dog. Later, they called the mountain itself Mount
Bobon Aso.
Directions:Choose the important details inside the box below to
complete the details in the caterpillar. Write the letter of the correct
answer. Number 1 is done for you.

A. the hunter and the dog

B. The hunter became very
tired, hungry and thirsty and
later lost consciousness.
C. The dog ran across the
mountain and looked for a
place where he could dig a
well.
D. once upon a time, in the
forest, in the mountain
E. The dog found out a wet
ground where plants grow
well and he dug a hole until
it was filled with water.
F. The hunter sat up and
followed the dog to the
mountain well.
G. The dog dipped his tail in
the water and placed the tip
of his tail into the hunter’s
mouth.

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Day 3
Lesson
2 Retelling a Story by Sequencing Events

What I Need to Know

• Arrange the events in the story using signal words
• Retell a story by sequencing the events

What’s In

A.Directions: Identify whether the statement is true or false . Write

your answers on the blank.
________ 1. In retelling a story , you need to tell all the details.
________ 2. If you can retell a story very well that means you have
understood it well.
________ 3. Noting the elements of the story is one way of retelling.
________ 4. The plot is the time and place the story happened.
________ 5. The problem is something that goes wrong in the story.

What’s New

Read carefully the selection below and answer the questions that
follow.

The Red Bag with Cash

By Teacher Nong
One day, sister Rica left the convent. She was on her way
to the market. She had a red bag with cash in it. The cash was in
a black wallet.
Suddenly, a pickpocket ran away with her wallet. Sister Rica
yelled,” Oh no! The money! It is for buying food for the nuns.”
A cop quickly ran after the pickpocket. “I will get that man,”
he said. The pickpocket jumped inside a cab. He told the cab
driver to drive away fast.
“This is bad! There is so much traffic in here! I should not be
caught by that cop,” said the pickpocket.

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station. Later that day, sister Rica as so thankful that she got her
wallet back.
 In a rush, the pickpocket got out of the cab and ran. Very
fast, the cab driver yelled at him. Suddenly, he looked at the
back seat of the cab, he was surprised to find a black wallet on
the seat. He checked in it and found a lot of cash and some
cards in it. He was very glad.
“Just the cash that I need,” he said to himself. But he
thought of the poor owner of the wallet. The wallet was not his.
The cab driver decided to bring the wallet to the police
station. Later that day, sister Rica was so thankful that she got her
wallet back.
Source: K-12 Grade 2 Learning Material

1. Who went to the market?

A. Sister Rica B. the nuns C. the driver
Yes, Sister Rica went to the market.
2. What would she do in the market?
A. pray for the vendors C. buy food for the nuns
B. show her red bag
Yes, she went to the market to buy foods for the nuns.
3. What happened on her way to the market?
A. a cop ran after a pickpocket
B. a pickpocket got the nun’s wallet
C. a driver yelled at her
Yes, a pickpocket got the nun’s wallet on her way to the market.
4.Why did the pickpocket leave the cab?
A. He was afraid of the driver.
B. The driver told him to get out of the cab.
C. There was so much traffic and the cop might catch him.
Yes, there was so much traffic and the cop might catch him.
5. What did the cab driver do with the wallet?
A. He kept the money and threw the wallet away.
B. He brought the wallet to the police station.
C. He did not care getting the wallet.
Yes, he brought the wallet to the police station.
6. How will you describe the driver in the story? ________________

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If you are to retell the story to a friend , how will you retell it?

Another way of retelling a story is by sequencing the events.

It is telling the very important events in correct order as they
happened in the story. These are the events from the
beginning,middle and end part of the story.Use signal words like
first, next, then, and finally.

This is how we retell the story The Red Bag with Cash.
First, Sister Rica went to the market to buy foods for the nuns.
While on her way, a pickpocket got her wallet inside the bag.
Next, the cop ran after the pickpocket. The pickpocket got
inside a cab and told the driver to drive fast.
Then, the pickpocket left the cab because of the heavy traffic
without knowing that he left the wallet in the cab. The driver saw
the wallet and brought it to the police station.
Finally, the wallet was returned to Sister Rica.

What I Can Do

Directions: Read the story below .

It was Monday morning and Father woke up early for work. He

said his morning prayer. He was taking a bath while Mother was
preparing their breakfast. After using the bathroom, his phone rang.
“Hello, Good morning Sir. Oh really? So, we will not report to
the office?Alright,Sir.Thank you for that information. Goodbye”,
Father said as he was talking to his boss on the phone.
“What’s wrong?”Mother asked Father.“One of our workmates
is positive of Covid so the health team needs to disinfect the office

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 and the whole department,” Father sadly said.
Suddenly,his son shouted, “ Yepee! Father will stay home.”
“Oh, my little John. Yes, Papa will stay but… I have to do
some work stuff and you have to finish answering your modules.”
Father explained.

Retell the story by arranging the events in proper order. Write the
signal words First, Next, Then and Finally on the blank.

___________, he was taking a bath while Mother was preparing our

breakfast.
___________,Father did not go to the office but did his work at home.
___________, Father woke up early and said his morning prayer.
___________, his boss called him on the phone and told him that he
will not be reporting to the office.

What I have learned

I have learned that _______________ is another way of retelling a

story in which the important events are arranged in correct order
that they happened in the story. Signal words like first,
___________, then and ______________ are used.

What’s More

Directions: Read the story below.

The Turtle Who Could Not Stop Talking

Long time ago in India, a turtle lived in a pond with two swans.
The turtle loved to talk. She always had something to say. After they
lived on the pond happily for many years, a dry spell came. There
was no rain for many weeks and the pond dried up completely. The
swans realized they would have to leave their home and fly to
another pond with water.
They went to say good-bye to the turtle but she begged them

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 not to leave her. She had nothing to eat and drink. She wanted
to go with them but she could not fly.
The swans felt so sorry for their friend that at last they
thought of an idea and said to the turtle. “We have a plan. We
will hold on each end of a long stick. You must hold onto the
middle of it with your beak and never let go. You must not talk as
long as we are carrying you. If you open your mouth, you will fall
to the ground.”
The turtle promised not to say a word. The swans flew into
the air carrying the turtle on the stick between them. As they rose
above the treetops, the turtle wanted to talk but she
remembered the warning.
Soon, they passed over a small town and a few people
looked up and shouted, “Look at the swans carrying a turtle.
What a silly sight.” The turtle got angry and shouted,” Why don’t
you mind your own business?” As she shouted, she let go of the
stick and fell to the ground.
Source: https://tinyurl.com/yapdxrtc

Directions: Retell the story by arranging the events below in the

order they happened in the story. Number them from 1-7.
____ There was no rain for many weeks and the pond dried
completely.
1 There were two swans having a turtle friend who loved to talk
all the time.
____ The swans said goodbye to the turtle for they had to fly to
another pond with water and the turtle begged to go with
them.
____ Few people looked up and shouted as the swans flew into the
air carrying the turtle on the stick between them.
____ The swans told the turtle of their idea of holding on to each
end of the stick and the turtle will bite the middle of the stick
while the swans are flying.
____ The turtle fell on the ground as she opend her mouth while they
were up the sky.
____ The swans flew into the air carrying the turtle on the stick
between them.
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Day 4

Lesson
3 Retelling Using Pictures

What I Need to Know

• Arrange the pictures as they happened in the

story
• Retell a story using pictures

What’s In

Directions: Draw a heart if the statement is true and a circle

if it is not.

_______ 1. Sequencing events is another way of retelling a story.

_______ 2. Using signal words are not needed in sequencing
events.
_______ 3. Important events must be in correct order from the
beginning until the end of the story.
_______ 4. Signal words used in sequencing events are because,
so that and but.
_______ 5. In retelling a story, correct order of events are useful.

What’s New

Read carefully the story below and answer the questions that
follow.

A Special Visitor
Last Monday was a happy day for us children in Grade 2-
Papaya. We had a special visitor in class. He taught us how to
make a yummy dessert.

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 “Grade 2- Papaya, I am Kuya Ben. I will show you how to
make fruit salad,” he said. He posted the ingredients on the
board.
Kuya Ben let us read the ingredients. These were the
ingredients:
6 apples (cut into small cubes)
2 papayas (cut into small cubes)
8 bananas (sliced)
5 mangoes (cut into small cubes)
1 tablespoon of lemon juice
1 cup of cream
3 tablespoons of sugar
“I slice all the fruits,” he said. Then, he put them all in a big
bowl. “Mix all the ingredients,” he continued. “Then, I stir in the
lemon juice, the cream and the sugar. After that, I serve them in
small bowls or cups,” he said.
He scooped the fruit salad into the plastic cups.
1. WhoWewashappily waited
the special for in
visitor Kuya Ben to give us a cup of fruit
class?
salad.
A. “Yum, yum!vendor
fruit salad What a treat!”
Source: K-12 Grade 2 Learning Material
B. Kuya Ben
C. the school principal
Yes, Kuya Ben was the special visitor in class.

2. What did he teach the class? He taught the class how to _____.
A. solve problem
B. make a fruit salad
C. cut fruits
Yes, he taught the class how to make a fruit salad.

3. What were the ingredients of the special desert?

A. cream, fruits and sugar
B. fruits, cream and pasta
C. vegetables, fruits and cream
Yes, the ingredients were fruits, cream and sugar.

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4. After slicing all the fruits, what did Kuya Ben do with all the
ingredients?
A. He mixed them all.
B. He put them in plastic cups.
C. He cooked them.
Yes, he mixed them all.
5. Why do think fruit salad is good to eat? _______________________
Draw your favorite fruits for the fruit salad.

A drawing of anything like your favorite dessert, your nice

dress or your loved toy makes us think more of that thing. We
create a picture of it in our mind.
Using pictures is one way of retelling a story. As we read,
creating pictures of the important events in our mind is helpful.
Pictures must follow the order of the events in the story. We can
describe the pictures in our own words.
If we are to retell the story “A Special Visitor”, we can use a
series of pictures showing the important events of the story.

1. 2. 3.

Kuya Ben sliced Then, he mixed all Finally, he served

the fruits. the ingredients. the fruit salad using
plastic cups.

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 What I Can Do

Directions: Read the story below.

The Ant and the Grasshopper
There was once an ant who worked day and night. He
looked for food and kept it in his home. He said he would need
it during the rainy days.
There was also a grasshopper who only liked to play. He
did not look for food. He danced and sang all day.
One night, heavy rains poured. The ant stayed in his warm
home and ate his food.
The grasshopper knocked on the ant’s door and asked for
food. The ant took pity on him. He told the grasshopper that next
time they will look for food together.
Source: K-12 Grade 2 Learning Material

Activity A
Arrange the pictures below as they happened in the story. Number
them from 1-4. Write your answers inside the box.

1
Grasshopper played the whole day.

There was a heavy rain and Grasshopper

went went to Ant’s house.

Grasshopper knocked on Ant’s door and

asked for food.

Ant stayed at home and ate his food.

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Acitivity B
Directions: Using the same pictures in Activity A and the correct
sequence, retell the story “The Ant and the Grasshopper” by writing
the correct events on the blank below. Number 1 is done for you.

Once upon a time, there was an ant and a

grasshopper. Ant was busy looking for food.
1)Grasshopper played the whole day.
2)___________________________________________________________.
3)___________________________________________________________
4)___________________________________________________________

What I have learned

I learned that using ________________ is one way of retelling

a story. Pictures show the ________________ of the events in the
story.

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Day 5

Post Test

Directions: Read each question carefully and circle the letter of

the correct answer.

1. What element of the story tells about the time and place
the story happened?
A. character B. plot C. setting

2. What is the way of retelling a story about the character,

plot, setting, problem and solution?
A. elements of the story
B. sequencing events
C. series of pictures

3. What is a signal word used in retelling a story?

A. the lion B. then C. yesterday

4. How can you retell a story effectively?

A. by understanding the story well
B. by adding more events to a story
C. by skipping important events in a story

5. Mary is washing her hands. Arrange the pictures in order.

1 2 3 4
A. 2-4-1-3 B. 2-1-4-3 C. 2-1-3-4

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Day 2-LESSON 1
What’s In
1. D 3. B 5. E
2. A 4. C
What I Can Do Day 3-LESSON 2
A. 1.GIVEN What’s In
2. A. one day, in a village near a 1.false 3. true 5. true
river 2. true 4. false
3. G. The three brothers always What I Can Do
quarrel about everything. Next
4. F. One day, the boys went to the Finally
river shore to get some First
malunggay leaves for dinner as Then
told by Mother.
5. D. Lucas fell into the river while on What I Have Learned
their way back home. Sequencing Events,next,finally
6. C. Mateo and Miguel helped What’s More
Lucas by holding on to each 2-1-3-6 -4-7-5
other’s legs until they climbed out
of the river.
7. E. They looked at each other and
gave one another the tightest Day 4-LESSON 3
hug ever shared. What’s In
1. 3. 5.
What I Have Learned
2. 4.
Important, setting, plot, problem , solution,
What I Can Do
understand
Activity A
What’s More
1-3-4-2
1.A 3.B 5. E 7. F
Activity B
2. D 4.C 6. G
Grasshopper only played
the whole day. Ant stayed at
home and ate his food. There
was a heavy rain and
Grasshopper went to Ant’s
house. Grasshopper
knocked on Ant’s door and
asked for food.
What I Have Learned
Pictures,sequence
Answer Key
References:
Books:
K-12 Teacher’s Guide
K-12 Curriculum Guide
K-12 Grade 2 Learner’s Material
Lalunio, L., Ribo, L. & Angeles, E. (2016). Across Boarders Through Reading.
Lahug, Cebu City, Philippines: Vibal Group, Inc.

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Acknowledgments:

Development Team of Self- Learning Module

Compiler: Mary Ann P. Maranga TII, Zapatera Elementary School

Editors:
Ma. Almira V. Patentes, MT II, Bo. Luz Elementary School
Annie A. Loperez, MT I, Punta Princesa Elementary School
Ma. Liza C. Albellar MTI, Bo. Luz Elementary School
Evaluator
(Content/ Cerelina S. Llerin, Ed D, OIC PSDS, South District 2
Language):

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