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Quarter 3 – Module 1:
Using Clues to Answer Questions,
Clarify Understandings, and Justify
Predictions Before, During and
After Reading ( titles, pictures,
etc.)
Introductory Message
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 What I Need to Know

This module was designed and written with you in mind. It is

here to help you master the nature of Biology. The scope of this
module permits it to be used in many different learning
situations. The language used recognizes the diverse
vocabulary level of students. The lessons are arranged to follow
the standard sequence of the course. But the order in which you
read them can be changed to correspond with the textbook you
are now using.

The module is composed of:

 Lesson 1 – Use Clues to Answer Questions, Clarify
Understandings, and Justify Predictions Before, During
and After Reading ( titles, pictures, etc.)

After going through this module, you are expected to:

1. Use clues to answer questions, clarify understanding and
justify predictions before, during, and after answering
reading (titles, pictures etc.)

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 What I Know

Read the sentences. Choose which word applies.

1. Everyone wants to play outside. Children are happy to

go to the park.
a. summer b. rainfall c. windy

2. Ana and Mika wear their complete uniform. Everyone is

on their way to work.
a. night b. morning c. afternoon

3. I feel hungry! It’s lunchtime already.

a. eat something b. play around c. clean the
house

4. The mother needs to buy supplies for the whole week.

She prepares the list of foods and other stuff.
a. grocery store b. pharmacy c. hardware
store

5. Marco goes to the park every afternoon.

a. play b. cook c. eat

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 Lesson Use Clues to Answer Questions,
Clarify Understandings, and Justify
1 Predictions Before, During and
After Reading ( titles, pictures, etc.)

What’s In

Find in the box below the possible ending of the sentence. Write
the letter of the correct answer after the sentences.
1. Lina plants flowers in the garden.
2. It is a sunny day.
3. Rico practices his talent in table tennis everyday.
4. Baby Ella is crying in the crib.
5. My father’s cellphone rang in his pocket.

A. He got first place B. Mother gives her C. The children play

in the game. a bottle of milk. happily.

D. The flowers grow E. He answered it F. They eat in the

fast. wisely. fast food.

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 Notes to the Teacher
This module is for the preparation of the pupils to
use clues to answer questions, clarify
understanding and justify predictions before,
during, and after reading

What’s New

Color the picture that shows the best possible ending.

1. The children are playing in the rain.

A B

Picture: Picture:
Sick child Happy
children

2. Liza got a higher grade in the class.

A B

Picture: Picture:
A girl with happy face A girl with sad face

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3. Gian wears his complete uniform.

A B

Picture: Picture:
a boy going to a boy going to
school market

4. The mother bakes a cake and prepares some balloons.

A B

Picture: Picture:
birthday party Christmas party

5. The janitor cleans the backyard.

A B

Picture: Picture:
a dirty place a nice place

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 What is It

Clues are indicator that the author gives to help you

understand the meaning of difficult word/s in a sentence. They
make it easier to understand the story, poem, and/or articles that
you read. They also help you predict, understand, and
comprehend better. There are many types of clues but what’s
common among them is that they guide you when you
encounter difficulties when reading.

There are different types of clues:

1. Description Clue-
2. Example Clue
3. Synonym Restatement Clue
4. Contrast Clue
5. Tone Clue
6. Experience Clue
7. Structure Clue
8. Inference Clue
9. Cause and Effect Clue

What’s More

Direction: Choose letter of the correct answer that closely

matches the underlined word in a sentence.

1. Tanya won the contest because of her witty answer that

make the crowd and judges laughed.
a. pretty
b. intelligent

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c. funny

2. The pupils of grade 2 made an enormous effort to finish

their project in science and technology.
a. huge
b. lift
c. tiny

3. Alma is very engaged in her brother’s bizarre discussion.

a. confident
b. strange
c. adoptive

What I Have Learned

Question
1. What are you going look when you are reading a sentence, a
paragraph or a story to help you better understand and
improve comprehension and make a reading a great
experience?

What I Can Do

Read the following sentences. Choose from the given choices

the one that shows what may happen next.

1. There is a very strong wind.

a. Roofs of houses and trees will be blown away.

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b. The street will be flooded.
c. People will feel happy.

2. Dark clouds cover the sky.

a. The children play outside.
b. There will be heavy rain.
c. There will be no classes.

3. The sky is cloudy.

a. The rain is coming.
b. Some leaves fall down.
c. There will be a typhoon.

B. Read the story. Answer the question given.

“A Birthday Wish”
Maybell woke up early in the morning. She’s so excited
because she’s going to celebrate her birthday. Everybody is
busy. Her mother bakes cake, cooks food and prepares all the
necessary materials needed for the party. Teddy and Mika, her
siblings, are cleaning the house. Maybell looked around the
house and she whispered, I hope my father was also here.” I miss
him so much.” At 2 o’clock in the afternoon the foods are all set
and her visitors came. Maybell was so happy for all the birthday
greetings and gifts she received. After a while, her mother
called her to make a wish and blow the candle on her cake.
Maybell closed her eyes, uttered a wish and blew the candle.
When she opened her eyes, she was amazed because her
father was there.

Give the possible ending of the story.

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 Assessment
Identify the letter of the most appropriate ending in the given
sentence. Write your answer in a separate sheet of paper.

1. Myca studies her lesson every day. She is active in the class.
She get a perfect score in the recitation. One day, the teacher
gave a test.
a. Myca didn’t know the answer on the test.
b. Myca answered the test correctly.
c. Myca got the lowest score in the test.
2. Pepe played in the rain, then the next day he did not go to
school.
a. He got sick.
b. He woke up early.
c. He was happy.
3. Melissa practices her talent in dancing every day, when the
competition came,
a. she can’t perform very well
b. she feels shy
c. she got the first place
4. Jay and Anthony plant some vegetables in the garden, they
put fertilizer and they watered it.
a. The vegetables grow well.
b. The vegetables will die.
c. The vegetables did not grow.
5. Joel plays with his friends day and night.
a. His mother was happy.
b. He had sick.
c. He can’t wake up early because of being tired