Appendix 1

Q2 / W3 / D1 / G5 & 6

Why Vitamins?

A British scientist in 1906 showed that certain foods

contain substances important for growth and development of
the body. In time, these substances were called vitamins,
meaning “essential to life”. Today, there are thirteen known
vitamins. The human body only produces three of them.

The body needs vitamins. Vitamins regulate the way the

body changes food into energy and living tissues. Each vitamin
has specific use and lack of one vitamin can interfere with the
function of another. The continued lack of one vitamin can
cause a vitamin deficiency or disease. Lack of vitamin A for
example can cause poor eyesight.

There are different sources of vitamins. The best way for a

healthy person to get vitamins is to eat a balanced diet. Eggs,
milk, meat, vegetables, fruits and whole grain cereals are the
most common sources of the necessary vitamins.

Vitamins are essential to life. Vitamins help to speed up

certain chemical reactions in the body. These reactions are
essential for health. Without vitamins, these reactions would
occur very slowly or not at all.

Appendix 2
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 Group I

Read the paragraph. Identify the main idea, key sentence and
supporting details.

There are three kinds of bees in a colony. There is an

egg-laying female or queen. She lays fertilized eggs. Each
hatches into a worker. She also lays unfertilized eggs. An
unfertilized egg hatches into a drone. The queen lays each egg
in a cell. After an egg is hatched, the larva is fed by workers
called nurses. The larva is given a jelly like food. The nurses
secrete this food from their mouth.

Main idea
________________________________________________________________

Key Sentence
________________________________________________________________

Supporting details

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 Group II

Read the paragraph. Identify the main idea, key sentence and
supporting details.

The body parts of bees are very important. An adult

honeybee has four wings. It has two antennae. It has mouth
parts for sucking and chewing. Workers have stings for defense
and offense. The queen has small sting. The drone has none. If
a worker bee stings an enemy, the bee soon dies. This happens
because the sting and other parts of its body are pulled out.

Main idea
________________________________________________________________

Key Sentence
________________________________________________________________

Supporting details

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Group III

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Read the paragraph. Identify the main idea, key sentence and
supporting details.

Adolescence is the period between puberty and

adulthood. Puberty, the time when reproductive activities
become possible, begins between the ages of 11 and 13 among
boys and between 10 and 14 among girls. It lasts until 16 or 17
for boys and for girls until 14 and 16 although girls seldom
reach full reproductive powers before 16.

Main idea
________________________________________________________________

Key Sentence
________________________________________________________________

Supporting details

________________________________________________________________
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Appendix 3
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Group I
Read the text and answer the questions that follow.

Philippine Birds

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 The Philippines is famous for its beautiful birds. The
pheasant is one of these rare birds. It lives in the forest ground.
The male is more attractive than the female pheasant. Its shiny
feathers have different colors of white, blue, velvet, black and
gray. The female pheasant is smaller with less colorful
plumage.

The Philippine Eagles are powerful hunters with red or

white plumage. They weigh about six pounds. They feed on
mice, birds and fish. They live in tall trees and rocky cliffs. Do
you know that the biggest eagle in the world is found in the
Philippines?

The smallest falcon in the world is also found in our

country. It is only six and a half centimeters long. Its silky black
and white feathers shine with blue and green colors.

1. Based from the text, why is Philippines famous?

2. Which bird is rare in the country?
3. What are the characteristics and features of Philippine
Eagles?
4. How long is the smallest falcon that can be found in our
country?
5. What type of informational text is presented?

Appendix 3
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Group II

Read the text and answer the questions that follow.

Nueva Vizcaya Provincial Capitol

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 Nueva Vizcaya Provincial Capitol is located in Bayombong,
Nueva Vizcaya. The capitol has elegantly landscaped parks
carpeted with grass, with different plant species, concrete
benches, and sidewalks lighted with giant mercury lamps. It
has man-made lagoon with colorful mini-boats ideal for rowing.
It has a fountain, a wishing well, tree park, picnic huts, sport
facilities and play area. It houses the different provincial
government offices.
The province is accessible by land through Maharlika
Highway passing through the long and winding Balete Pass in
Sta. Fe. Passenger jeepneys are the most common mode of
transport around the province. By air, the province could be
reached using the Bagabag Airport through chartered light air
craft from Manila in about 35-40 minutes.

1. What is the selection all about?

2. Where can we find this place?
3. How do you describe the place?
4. How can you reach the place?
5. As a Vizcayano, are you proud of your province? Why
6. What type of informational text is presented?

Appendix 3
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Group III

Read the text and answer the questions that follow.

School Uniforms

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 School uniforms are good for the development of children.
First of all, everyone is dressed unified. So no one has "better"
clothes than others and no one can threaten others only
because of their clothes. In many schools ganging up on others
because of what they are wearing is already normal and
uniforms are a way to protect the children from such acts.
School uniforms also keep everyone from having to buy
expensive brands of clothes to be part of the society, which
relieves especially the parents and takes the pressure of being
"cool" away from the children. School uniforms also helps to
put off children being overly concerned about keeping up with
the latest fashions. This gives young children more time to
concentrate on more important developmental things. Of
course, there are also critics, who say that school uniforms
make the children lose their own individuality but in general it
is possible to say, that school uniforms have a good influence
on most children.

1. Based from the text, what are the advantages of wearing

school uniforms?
2. What do critics say about wearing school uniforms? Do
you agree? Why?
3. What is your stand regarding wearing of school uniform?
4. What type of informational text is presented?

Appendix 4
Q2 / W3 / D1 / G5

Identify the main idea of each paragraph. Encircle the key

sentence of each and underline the supporting details.

Main Idea: _____________________________________________________

Rocks have many colors. Some rocks are red. Others are
brown. Gray and black rocks are found in the rivers. There are

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white and green rocks in the sea. Some brown rocks are called
sedimentary rocks.

Main Idea: _____________________________________________________

Air can do many things. It makes kites fly. It can make
airplanes fly high in the sky. Air can support a balloon. Big
balloons called dirigibles contain hydrogen or helium, gases in
air. Air moves leaves and loose paper. Air together with food
gives us life.

Main Idea: _____________________________________________________

The sun, moon and the stars are heavenly bodies. The sun
is big and hot. It shines during the day. The moon is another
heavenly body we see in the sky. It is cool and bright. Many
stars that shine in the heavens are big. Some are bigger than
the sun, others are smaller.

Main Idea: _____________________________________________________

Ants are insects that live and work together. In the colony,
the queen is the biggest ant. She does nothing but lay eggs.
The worker ants take care of the baby ants. They look for food
and store them. Soldier ants guard the colony. All ants have
some work to do.

Appendix 5
Q2 / W3 / D1 / G6

Read the following passage and answer the questions that

follow.
Chess

Chess is called the game of kings. It has been around for a

long time. People have been playing it for over 500 years.
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Chess is based on an even older game from India. The chess we
play today is from Europe.
Chess is a two-player game. One player uses the white
pieces. The other uses the black pieces. Each piece moves in a
special way. One piece is called the king. Each player has one.
The players take turns moving their pieces. If a player lands on
a piece, he or she takes it. The game ends when a player loses
his or her king. There are a few more rules, but those are the
basics.
Some people think that chess is more than a game. They
think that it makes the mind stronger. Good chess players use
their brains. They take their time. They think about what will
happen next. These skills are useful in life and in chess. Chess
is kind of like a work out for the mind.
You don't always have lots of time to think when playing
chess. There is a type of chess with short time limits. It's called
blitz chess. In blitz chess, each player gets ten minutes to use
for the whole game. Your clock runs during your turn. You hit
the time
clock after your move. This stops your clock. It also starts the
other player's clock. If you run out of time, you lose. Games of
blitz chess are fast-paced.
Chess is not just for people. Computers have been playing
chess since the 1970s. At first they did not play well. They
made mistakes. As time went on they grew stronger. In 1997, a
computer beat the best player in the world for the first time. It
was a computer called Deep Blue. Deep Blue was big. It took up
a whole room. By 2006 a cell phone could beat the best players
in the world. Chess sure has come a long way.
Don't you think so?

1. What is the author's purpose in writing the second

paragraph?
a. To explain the rules of chess
b. To compare different types of games
c. To talk about game pieces
d. To persuade people to play chess
2. Which is not a reason that chess is a good workout for the
mind according to the text?

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 a. Good chess players think about what will happen next.
b. Good chess players take a lot of risks.
c. Good chess players take their time.
d. Good chess players use their brains.
3. How long have people been playing chess?
a. Over 100 years
b. Over 500 years
c. Over 1000 years
d. Over 5000 years
4. Where did the game that chess is based on come from?
a. Europe
b. America
c. India
d. All of these
5. Which best describes the main idea in the fourth paragraph?
a. This paragraph argues that players should think less.
b. This paragraph explains how blitz chess is played.
c. This paragraph explains time clocks work.
d. This paragraph describes many different ways to play
chess.
6. How does a game of chess end according to the text?
a. One player takes all of the other player's pieces.
b. One player makes it to the end of the board.
c. One player becomes king.
d. One player loses his or her king.
7. Which happened first?
a. Computers did not play chess well. b. Deep Blue won an
important game.
c. Cell phones got good at playing chess. d. Deep Blue
took up a whole room.
8. How is blitz chess different from regular chess?
a. Each player has two kings.
b. Players are blindfolded.
c. Players only have ten minutes to play.
d. Players start from a random position.
9. If it's your turn in blitz chess, what happens when you hit the
clock?

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 a. Both your clock and the other person's clock keep
running.
b. The other person's clock stops running and yours starts.
c. Both clocks stop running.
d. Your clock stops running and the other person's clock
begins.
10. When did a computer first beat a strong human player in
chess?
a. 2006
b. 1997
c. 1970
d. 1976

Extended Response
How might playing chess be good for people?

Appendix 6
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Appendix 6
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Appendix 6
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Appendix 7
Q2 / W3/ D2 / G5 & 6

Technology and Science

Almost every day, we hear or read that there are new
advances and development in the field of science and
technology. These discoveries are very important to all of us.
The conveniences brought about by advances in
communication like the telephone, the cellular phone, the
radio, the television, the computer and other communication
gadgets and equipment together with the advances in
transportation like the airplane, the jet plane and even
spaceships, have made the world seem much smaller because
of the speed in both communication and transportation.
Science and Technology have also made life more
comfortable and satisfying. We know the convenience of having
electricity and water so easily available in our homes. Surely,

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we enjoy the convenient usefulness of other pushbutton
appliances.
Technology and Science have greatly improved the
methods and equipment used in medicine, agriculture,
industries, transportation and communication. Indeed, men
from all walks of life have benefited much from these
technological advancements.

Appendix 8
Q2 / W3/ D2 / G6
Rubrics for the Group Activity
Criteria 3 2 1
Team Team Team Team
collaboration members members members
coordinated coordinated coordinated
with other with other with other
members very members members
often and occasionally minimally
provided often and often and
significant provided provided
contribution significant significant
to the group contribution contribution to
to the group the group
Content Covered topic Included Content is
in depth with essential minimal or
details information there are

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 Subject about the several factual
knowledge is topic but errors.
excellent. there are 1-2
factual error
Delivery Smooth Fairly smooth Delivery not
delivery that delivery that smooth and
holds usually holds audience
audience audience attention is
attention attention lost
Behavior Worked Worked Noisy
quietly reasonably Failed to take
together well together turns Failed to
Took turns May have listen
Listened to needed Hurt feelings
each other reminder one of others in
ideas or two from group
Supported the teacher Argued or
and helped interfered with
each other each other

Appendix 9
Q2 / W3/ D2 / G5

Irregular Nouns
Singular Plural
tooth teeth
man men
child children
mouse mice
louse lice
foot feet
ox oxen
equipment equipment
sheep sheep
deer deer
alumnus alumni
cactus cacti
focus foci/focuses

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 fungus fungi/funguses
radius radii
stimulus stimuli
bacterium bacteria
agendum agenda
criterion criteria
parenthesis parentheses
crisis crises
basis bases
datum data
hypothesis hypotheses

Appendix 10
Q2 / W3/ D2 / G5

Group I
Write the correct form of the noun to complete each sentence.

(radius) 1. The ___________ of these two circles are equal.

(crisis) 2. Our country faces many___________.
(child) 3. She is the only ___________ of Mr. and Mrs. Chavez.
(ox) 4. An ___________ is a strong animal.
(man) 5. There were three ___________ who went to the
office.
(mouse) 6. Several ___________ ran through the corridor and
scared us.
(tooth) 7. We should brush our ___________ three times a day.
(basis) 8. What are the ___________ of your complaints?

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(sheep) 9. Father bought a ___________ from our neighbor.
(deer) 10. I saw several ___________ in the movie that we
watched.

Appendix 10
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Group II

Write the correct form of the verb in parenthesis that agrees

with the subject in the sentence.

1. The congressmen (decide) ______________ on the bill today.

2. The child (aim) ________________ for the championship this
year.
3. The firemen (organize)______________ a fund-raising
program for the street children.
4. The chairman (plan) ______________ for the Foundation Day.
5. The children (elect)________ the officers at the start of the
year.
6. Geese (fly) ____________ in group during migration.
7. Jerry, the mouse (love) ___________ to eat cheese.
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 8. My tooth (ache) ___________ after eating too much
chocolates.
9. All the equipment (be) ___________ new.
10.The woman (work) ___________ in a factory.

Appendix 10
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Group III

Write the plural form of the following irregular nouns. Then, use
each noun in a sentence.

Tooth - _______________

Child - _______________

Foot - _______________

Cactus - _______________

Policeman - _______________

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Appendix 11
Q2 / W3 / D2 / G6

Adverbs of intensity tell us about the degree of something.

They are usually placed before the adjective, adverb, or verb
that they modify, although there are some exceptions.

almost
absolutely
barely
completely
deeply
enough
enormously
extremely
fairly
fully
greatly
hardly
incredibly
practically
quite
scarcely
somewhat
terribly
virtually

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Appendix 12
Q2 / W3 / D2 / G6

A. Encircle the adverbs of intensity in the following

sentences.

1. Her pay was scarcely enough.

2. I was terribly disappointed.
3. Anne did her project very neatly.
4. They purchased too may materials.
5. I am greatly impressed by the performance of the band.

B. Use each adverb of intensity in a sentence.

1. deeply
2. almost
3. fully
4. extremely
5. quite

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Appendix 13
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A. Choose the correct form of the verb to complete each

sentence. Underline your answer.

1. The woman (make, makes) last minute purchases at the

store.
2. Many deer (ramble, rambles) over the hills.
3. The children (seem, seems) alert and cheerful.
4. Postmen (deliver, delivers) mails.
5. The chairman (declare, declares) the winner of
thecontest.

B. Use the following nouns in sentences.

1. children
2. feet
3. teeth
4. criteria
5. man

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Appendix 14
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Grade 5

Read the text and complete the table below.

The Respiratory System

Human needs the oxygen in the air they breathe. Oxygen

is needed to burn the food they take in. The energy is released
when food is burned. Energy is used by the cells of the body to
their work. Carbon dioxide is a waste product released by the
body when cells use energy.
How do cells of your body get a constant supply of oxygen
and regularly remove carbon dioxide? This is done by inhaling
and exhaling air. This process is called breathing. The sacs that
work together to help you breathe is called the respiratory
system. When you breathe in, air is drawn into the lungs
through the respiratory passages. The gaseous exchange
occurs in the lungs. Oxygen diffuses into the blood for the cells
to use. Carbon dioxide is then released by the body.

Grade V – Give the synonym and antonym of the following

words.
Word Synonym Antonym
energy
inhale
exhale
release
breathe
diffuse

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Grade 6

Read the text and complete the table below.

The Respiratory System

Human needs the oxygen in the air they breathe. Oxygen

is needed to burn the food they take in. The energy is released
when food is burned. Energy is used by the cells of the body to
their work. Carbon dioxide is a waste product released by the
body when cells use energy.
How do cells of your body get a constant supply of oxygen
and regularly remove carbon dioxide? This is done by inhaling
and exhaling air. This process is called breathing. The sacs that
work together to help you breathe is called the respiratory
system. When you breathe in, air is drawn into the lungs
through the respiratory passages. The gaseous exchange
occurs in the lungs. Oxygen diffuses into the blood for the cells
to use. Carbon dioxide is then released by the body.

Word Denotation Connotation

oxygen
waste
air
blood
exhale

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Appendix 15
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Give the synonym and the antonym of the underlined words.

There are many young people who do not know how to

differentiate nutritious food from junk food. Many teenagers
buy them because they are delicious.
Others go for food with attractive levels. Still, others buy
food because these are well-advertised on television. These are
often announced over the radio. These are the people who
don’t know the value of food. Food such as cheese curls, sugar
balls, candies and hot dogs don’t contain nutrients. Soft drinks
don’t contain nutrients either. Moreover, they contain food
coloring which is harmful to the body. Hence, these are called
junk foods.

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Appendix 16
Q2 / W3 / D3 / G6

Identify the meaning of the underlined word in each sentence.

1. Toxic garbage thrown into rivers cause fish to die.

2. Distance yourself from toxic people.
3. Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) is an acute
infectious viral disease usually affecting infants and
young children.
4. The video of Awra became viral on social media.
5. DHF is characterized by fever during the initial
phase,and other symptoms like headache, pain in th
eye, joint pain, muscle pain, etc.
6. Because of his misbehavior in school and at home,
Daniel becomes the headache of the family.

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