UNLOCKING OF WORD DIFFICULTY (for the Advanced)
Name: ____________________________________________ Score: __________________
Directions: Read carefully the following sentences and find the meaning of the words set in
italics/boldface. Choose the letter of the correct answer and encircle it.
1. The twins are identical. They are undistinguishable.
a. different b. similar c. no correct answer
2. The boy was too greedy. He wants to get all the things from his classmates.
a. selfish b. kind c. no correct answer
3. A competition was held last December 14-17, 2016 at Cagayan Sports Complex,
Tuguegarao City, Cagayan to determine the representatives of the province to the
CAVRAA Meet 2016.
a. party b. contest c. no correct answer
4. Hans walked slowly and steadily in order to get to the school canteen.
a. suddenly b. increasingly c. no correct answer
5. During the mid-noon, Maria and her friends had their lunch at Aling Miling’s
Carinderia.
a. lunch time b. morning c. no correct answer
Appendix 2
Day 1, Grades 5 and 6
UNLOCKING OF WORD DIFFICULTY (for the Average)
Name: ____________________________________________ Score: __________________
Directions: Read carefully the following sentences and find the meaning of the underlined
words. Choose the letter of the correct answer and encircle it.
6. Manny and Henry are identicaltwins. They look almost the same.
b. different b. similar c. no correct answer
7. Tom was a greedyboy. He wants to own things that are not his.
b. selfish b. kind c. no correct answer
8. The Schools Division Office of Cagayan was pronounced as the over-all champion in
the recently concluded Regional Schools Press Conference, a competition held for
young journalists.
b. party b. contest c. no correct answer
9. Maria walked slowly and steadily in order to get to the school on time.
b. suddenly b. increasingly c. no correct answer
10. During the mid-noon, Maria and her friends had their lunch at Aling Miling’s
Carinderia.
b. lunch time b. morning c. no correct answer
Appendix 2
Day 1, Grades 5 and 6
UNLOCKING OF WORD DIFFICULTY (for the Challenged)
Name: ____________________________________________ Score: __________________
Directions: Read carefully the following sentences and find the meaning of the underlined
words. Choose the letter of the correct answer and encircle it.
1. Manny and Henry are identicaltwins. They look similar.
c. different b. similar c. no correct answer
2. Tom was a greedyboy. He is selfish.
c. selfish b. kind c. no correct answer
3. The Search for Mr. and Ms. MG Teacher 2016 Casual Wear Competition is a contest
of grace of the participants.
c. party b. contest c. no correct answer
4. Delia walked slowly and steadily. She increasingly walked to get to school on time.
c. suddenly b. increasingly c. no correct answer
5. During the mid-noon, Maine and her friends had their lunch at Aling Miling’s
Carinderia.
c. lunch time b. morning c. no correct answer
Appendix 3
Day 1, Grades 5 and 6
THE GREEDY BOY
There lived a twin brother called Sam and Tom in the town of
Bethlehem! They were identical twins, even their mother found it
too hard to differentiate between them during the initial months of
birth. However, they were liketwo poles when it comes to
everything other than their appearance. They neither agree with
anything nor do they share even one single trait!
Sam had no friends, whereas Tom had the world was friendship.
Sam loved sweets and Tom loved to eat spicy foods. Sam was
mommy’s pet and Tom was daddy’s pet. While Sam was generous,
Tom was greedy!
As they grew up, their father wanted to share his fortune equally. However, Tom did not
agree and he argued that whoever is more intelligent and strong, will gain higher share of
wealth than other.
Sam agreed. Their father decided to organize a competition between the two. And they
ordered the two sons to walk as long as they can and they should return home before the
sunset. Whoever covers the longer distance and returns home before sunset will get huge
amount of wealth proportionate to the distance they covered. They won’t carry watch to
calculate time.
Both started to walk a long way during a sunny day. Sam walked slowly and steadily, while
Tom, urged to win over Sam, started to run instantly.
The distance they cover until mid-noon will be equal to the distance they would reach home
before sunset. It was mid-noon and Sam decided to return back as he could reach home on
time.
However, Tom, with his greediness to earn more wealth, did not turn his way back home
even after mid-noon. He walked two times longer distance that what Sam has covered and
decided to return back before the sunset. He urged to return home as the sun turned orange in
the evening. Unfortunately, he did not even make halfway to home and the moon rises.
He lost the race and was defeated because of his greediness!
Appendix 4
Day 1, Grade 5
ELEMENTS OF LITERARY TEXTS AND THEIR DEFINITION
1. The characters are the people or animals in the story.
2. The setting talks about the place and the time that the events in the
story happened.
3. The theme is the central idea/main subject of a story.
4. The plot is made up of the events that happened in the story. It consists
of the beginning, the middle, and the ending.
a. Beginning – it gives the problem faced by the main character
b. Middle – it represents the actions made by the characters to solve
theproblem
c. Ending – it gives the solution to the problem
Appendix 5
Day 1, Grade 5
FORMAL AND INFORMAL ENGLISH USAGE
We use formal language in situations that are serious or that involve people we don’t know
well. Informal language is more commonly used in situations that are more relaxed and
involve people we know well.
Formal language is more common when we write; informal language is more common when
we speak. However, there are times where writing can be very informal, for example, when
writing postcards or letters to friends, emails or text messages. There are also examples where
spoken English can be very formal, for example, in a speech or a lecture.
