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EASE Module 2 Being A Nationalistic Learner PDF
EASE Module 2 Being A Nationalistic Learner PDF
Overview
What is nationalism? Is it loving and being proud of one’s country and her ideals, of her
people and her dreams and aspirations, and of all that she stands for? Yes, it is and something more.
Nationalism has many faces. You see it in the patience and fortitude of farmers and fishermen
as they go to their fields or put out to sea before sunrise to feed a nation. You hear it in the
determined voices of teachers in the classrooms as they fashion the minds of the youth and in the
encouraging voices of doctors and nurses in clinics and hospitals as they attend to the sick and the
dying. You feel it in the atmosphere of factories and piers as workers sweat it out to turn the wheels
of industry. You hear it in the tramping feet of soldiers as they advance to protect the rights and lives
of civilians. Finally you see and feel it in the earnest and ceaseless efforts of volunteer workers as
they courageously and willingly risk their lives to save the victims of calamities.
This module focuses on helping you develop the value of true nationalism. After going
through this module, you will hopefully be able to determine for yourself which of the many faces
presented is the true face of nationalism.
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Objectives
After working on the exercises in this module you will be able to
Instructions
1. Do not write anything on this module as several students will be using it. Do all your work in
your notebook. Be sure to label your work by the module number and title. Keep a separate
notebook for your Reflective Journal.
2. Read each section carefully. If you have not read the first two sections, go over them first.
3. Each module begins with an Overview or brief introduction followed by a list of Objectives that
you are expected to learn.
4. Before working on the activities answer the Pretest first. Find out how well you did by checking
you answers against the answers given under the Self-check of the pretest.
5. As you work on the activities, try to relate them to the objectives of this module. What skill or
strategy does the activity develop?
6. After each activity, go over the Self-check that follows to find out how will you fared in that
activity. Pay attention to the items you missed. Learn from your mistakes.
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Pretest
I. Vocabulary: Using Context Clues
Write the letter of the answer that is closest in meaning to the italicized word.
1. He is an agile basketball player. He moves easily and quickly on the hard court.
a. strong b. fast c. experienced d. powerful
2. I had made this request before but I should like to reiterate it now.
a. explain b. ask c. prove d. repeat
3. The meticulous student reviewed his test paper so carefully that there was not a single error to
be found.
a. intelligent b. punctual c. careful d. observant
4. Government is trying hard to ameliorate the housing condition of the urban poor by building
low cost houses.
a. improve b. lessen c. end d. raise
5. The firemen heard the occupants of the burning building shouting and coughing. The smoke
was suffocating them.
a. choking b. helping c. burning d. heating
1. It was perhaps the education which I received from my tenderest infancy which has molded
my habits.
2. The sky would seem to look clear and blue when we heard mother’s voice although it was not
always bright.
3. Molecules of a substance in liquid form are closer together and move more slowly than those
in a gaseous state.
4. One of the most famous stories in the world is that of the wooden horse.
5. Because the moon has no atmosphere, scientists are looking forward to setting up an
observatory there.
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III. Identifying Sensory Images
Write the letter of the dominant sensory image suggested by the following lines. Choose from
the box below.
Read the passages carefully then write the letter of the best answer to each question that follows.
1. The battle continued furiously. It was like a hurricane. I could not see what was going on
because it was so fast and feathers were flying and rising all around like smoke. What is
described?
a. a badminton match c. a cockfight
b. a whirlwind d. wild duck hunting
2. The night had come quickly and stars were twinkling overhead. We could hear the mighty
throb of the engine far below down the deck. Where were the people?
a. on a train c. on a plane
b. in a trailer d. on a ship
3. “We can only set out nets a few times a day. Setting the nets and hauling them in takes a lot of
time and work.” Who is the speaker?
a. a stevedore c. an acrobat
b. a fisherman d. a hunter
4. Tense, silent moments of pain followed when the old body was shaken with the agony of knife
meeting flesh. And calm, sure hands ripped open the boil on the quivering lid; knife cut a
nerve, nerve trembled with infinite pain. What is going on?
a. a surgical operation c. a stabbing affray
b. a vehicular accident d. slaughter
5. “ I circle several times while I lose altitude trying to penetrate the darkness from different
vantage point, getting the lay of the land as well as I can in the darkness. Who is the speaker?
a. a skydiver c. a cameraman
b. a pilot d. a photographer
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V. Understanding Figurative Language
Each number consists of an initial statement that uses a figure of speech and three
interpretations. In your notebook write the letter of the figure of speech used on the first number and
the letter of the interpretation that best expresses the meaning of the statement on the second number.
Choose the figure of speech from the box below.
a. simile d. hyperbole
b. metaphor e. apostrophe
c. personification
1-2. The stalks were taking on gold in the late afternoon sun.
a. The palay were turning to gold.
b. The palay were ripening.
c. The palay were drying up.
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F. Using Information Questions
Complete the dialogs with the correct question words as suggested by the responses.
Self-check
I. Vocabulary. Using Context Clues
1. b 2. d 3. c 4. a 5. a
1. a 2. f 3. e 4. c 5. d
1. c 2. d 3. b 4. a 5. b
1. b 3. d 5. a 7. e 9. b
2. b 4. c 6. a 8. a 10. c
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VI. Using Information Questions
Words Unlocked
Quite often when you come across an unfamiliar word in a text, there are words in the
sentence that give you an idea of its meaning. These are context clues. These clues may be found
before or after the unfamiliar word. They will not give you the full meaning of the word but enough
of it so you can make sense of the word and understand the sentence where it is found.
The italicized words below are used in the selection you are going to read. See if you can
guess its meaning through the context clues provided.
Pick out the clue/s to the meaning of each italicized word in the sentence then choose the
correct meaning from the options given.
1. Patricia Ann was enjoying the sight of her image on the clear surface of the pond when a breeze
blew and her image became a blur on the rippled surface. A rippled surface has
a. little wavelets b. dark spots c. small plants
3. A few decades ago, our mountains were covered with trees and other vegetation making them
verdant. Something verdant is
a. abundant b. green c. fruit-laden
4. The vanquished rebels laid down their arms to prevent more bloodshed.
a. surrounded b. victorious c. defeated
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6. The sprawling vines covered most of the porch. Something sprawling is
a. well arranged b. similarly grouped c. spread irregularly
Self-check
1. image become blur; a
2. plough; c
3. covered with trees and other vegetation; b
4. laid down their arms; c
5. wrestlers; a
6. covered most of the porch; c
7. from our ancestors; a
8. protect our freedom; b
Reading Adventure
Pre-reading
The Filipino has a rich heritage and the Philippines is endowed with great resources – human
and natural. Our ancestors came to this islands in search of freedom for themselves and their children.
Though our country had been colonized again and again by foreign powers our forefathers had
steadfastly kept the fire of freedom burning in their hearts and had passed on that torch making us
proud of our race, our country and our people.
Are you proud of being a Filipino? What things make you proud of being one? List them
down in your notebook.
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Look at the title. What do you think are the author’s reasons for saying so?
While Reading
While reading the poem, compare the list you made with the author’s. Are you both proud for
the same reasons? Find out.
I Am Proud To Be A Filipino
Toribia Maño
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Rains, mighty rivers furrowing the earth.
Where I walk, my shadow is a marriage of flags
Malay, Chinese, Spanish, American, Japanese
While in my bones sleep quietly as a bride
Vanquished desires of conquerors who dreamt of empires,
Gold, trade and spice. Though a paly breed
I stand with the ancients for my love and loyalty
Are as fish to the sea. I am proud of my brownness,
My duty and destiny are thirty-million brown men
Planting rice, husking coconut, throwing nets far into the Pacific
Hacking mountains of iron, coal, chrome, manganese and timber
To live. We are one and the same. A moving, restless caravan
Of dark brown skins building a holy heritage of democracy
Piece by piece with our dreams, sweat and death
As a bird builds patiently twig by twig
The warm, brown circle of its nest.
I am a Filipino. I believe in the goodness and the bounty of God,
I believe in the grandeur of charity and peace as a cure for the ills of man
For I am a Christian who looks upon all men
As brothers whose task it is to love.
I believe in my country and in the deathlessness of my flag
For its every color is a history of courage, sacrifice, death
Against injustice, tyranny, oppression and hate.
I believe in my people as noble keepers of the faith:
That all men are equal; that all men are free.
I believe with verdant and sprawling mountains, hills, valleys, plains,
Lakes, waterfalls, rivers, sunsets, beaches
And a generous sea. Alive, sovereign, wondrously happy in work and abundant with
hope for my people.
I am proud to be a Filipino.
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Post Reading
Let’s see how well you understood the poem. Do the following activities.
a. a victim of injustice.
b. of noble origin.
c. basically generous.
6. The Philippines had been under colonial rule for centuries; thus, the Filipino is submissive.
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7. As a people we believe in God though we know and call Him by different names.
Self-check
A. 1. a 3. c
2. b 4. c
B. 1. T 3. F 5. F 7. T
2. T 4. T 6. T 8. T
Read each passage carefully. Then identify the word to which the underlined word refers.
Number 1 is done for you.
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Self-check
1. bird 3. islands
2. flag 4. caravan of dark brown skins
A B
Self-check
D. 1. e 3. b 5. g 7. f
2. d 4. h 6. c 8. a
Words are not just letters printed on paper. They tell of things that you see, hear, smell, taste
and feel.
There are six sensory images in literature namely: 1.) sight, which appeals to the sense of
seeing; 2) sound, which appeals to the sense of hearing; 3) touch, which appeals to the sense of
feeling; 4) taste, which appeals to the sense of taste; 5) smell, which appeals to the sense of
smelling; 6) motion, which appeals to the sense of seeing with another dimension, that is,
movement.
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Activity 1
Write the sensory image found in each of the following passages. Choose from the bubbles below.
motion
sight smell
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Activity 2
Write the letter of the phrase that does NOT appeal to the same sense as that of the phrase in bold
print.
Self-check
Activity1
3. smell 7. touch
4. sight 8. smell
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Activity 2
1. c 3. a 5. c
2. a 4. b
Writers use words in many different ways. Sometimes they tell what happened very simply.
Sometimes to make their meaning clearer, they compare one thing to something else. When they do
this, they are using figurative language. Figurative language gives clearness, force, beauty and
memorableness to ideas and adds effectiveness to one’s speech and writing. Figurative language uses
figures of speech. A figure of speech is any use of words in a sense different from their literal
definition for clearness, force, beauty and memorableness of expression.
1. Simile. It is a comparison between unlike things that have one quality in common on
which the comparison is based. The comparison is indicated by the expression like or
as.
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Activity 1. Recognizing Figurative Language
Read each of the five sets of sentences that follow. For each sentence in the set write O if the
sentence uses ordinary language and F if it uses figurative language.
B. 1. When night ends and daylight begins, people become active again.
2. The dawn of day is like the beginning of a play;
3. The curtain of night lifted and we, the actors come on stage once more.
Self-check
A. 1. F B. 1. O C. 1. F D. 1. F E. 1. O
2. O 2. F 2. F 2. O 2. F
3. F 3. F 3. O 3. F 3. F
Perfect? Congratulations!
But if your score is 9 or lower please try your best to do better in the exercises to follow.
Activity 2
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See if you can identify the figure of speech used in each of the following lines. Choose your
answers from the box.
simile apostrophe
metaphor
personification hyperbole
Write the letters of the figure of speech used and the correct interpretation of each passage.
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Self-check
Activity 2
2. metaphor 4. personification
Activity 3
1. a; c
2. b; c
Did you get a perfect score? Kudos to you! You did great!
If you got 5 or lower, please try your best to improve in the succeeding activities.
Write Thing
In the next part of this module, you will learn how to form good questions.
Language Focus
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I am sprung from a hardy race – child of many generations removed of ancient Malayan
pioneers …. of brown skinned men putting out to sea in ships that were as frail as their hearts were
stout…. Over the sea I see them come borne upon the billowing waves and the whistling wind,
carried upon the mighty swell of hope – hope in the free abundance of the new land that was to be
their home and their children’s forever.
The foregoing italicized words are question words and the five sentences are information
questions.
Questions asked to secure information are called information questions. They may begin with
question words such as who, what, whose, when, which, where, why and how or with question phrases
such as which one, how many, how often or what kind.
Because they are asked to get information care should be taken to answer exactly the question
asked. Questions introduced by who, whom or whose are usually answered by the name of persons or
by other words referring to persons. Questions introduced by which or what are usually answered by
the names of objects; the question where, by the name of a place; the question when, by words
indicating time; the question why, by words stating reason; and the question how, by words showing
manner.
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Study the word order in the following examples. Notice that the question word is substituted
for the word about which the question is asked.
Statement Question
Fill in the blank with the correct question word chosen from the bubbles below. You may use
a question word more than once.
why which
what
where
whose how
when
who
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Self-check
Now, let’s find out how you fared. Check your answers against the key below.
But if you got 6 or lower please try your best to do better in the next activity.
Change the following statements to information questions. Number 1 is done for you.
Early Filipinos
4. At that time land bridges existed between the Philippines and Asia.
What ________________________________________________
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8. They had dark complexion, thick lips, wide nose and bulky physique.
How ___________________________________________________________
Self-check
Now check your answers against those below.
Everyday Expressions
Following are idiomatic expressions with keep. Literally, Keep means to retain possession of
however, it takes on several meanings when used as an idiom. Study this list.
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4. She persisted doing the work until it was finished.
5. Times are difficult, so please see to it that you keep your expenses low.
6. Please don’t stand on the grass, it is newly planted.
7. Hearing of the funny incident, mother could hardly restrain her laughter.
Self-check
Would you like to find out how you fared? Check your answer against those below.
1. keep out of
2. keep up
3. keep back
4. kept on
5. keep down
6. keep off
7. keep back
Perfect? Congratulations!
If you got a score of 5 or higher keep up the good work!
But if you got 4 or lower please try harder in the next exercises.
Exercise. Can you now use the idioms with Keep in sentences ? I’m sure you can. So, write your
own sentences in your notebook.
Now, you are almost done with this module. To determine how much you have learned from
it, take the posttest.
Posttest
I. Vocabulary: Using Context Clues
Write the letter of the answer that is closest in meaning to the italicized word.
1. Our house is cramped. At night, there is not enough room for all of us to stretch out.
a. warm b. poor c. cold d. crowded
2. The stone wall was like a snake which writhed across the entire land.
a. twisted b. crawled c. continued d. flowed
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4. Raffy is a gregarious character, always reaching out to others and enjoying their company.
a. nature b. ignorant c. sociable d. happy
5. The patient succumbed after putting up a heroic, week-long battle against Death.
a. fainted b. slept c. cried d. died
1. They walked for several minutes along the edge of a deep ravine until they came upon a trail that
led down to its bottom.
2. The old woman looked at the girl in her muddy dress then turned her heels and went up the path.
3. The search for oil is an exciting adventure. It is a gamble to the many man who risk their lives
and fortunes in the hunt for “black gold.”
4-5. To some people, trees are a source of livelihood, to others, they are a source of inspiration.
Write the dominant sensory image suggested by each of the following lines. Choose from the bubbles
below.
motion smell
sight
touch taste
sound
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IV. Making Inferences
Read the passages carefully then write the letter of the best answer to each question that follows.
1. Some are shaped like dragons, some like birds or butterflies or fish or even animals. They have
pitched battles in the sky, and the fun consists in making them fight, entangling them and cutting one
another’s strings by sudden jerks. What objects are described?
2. And sits all day plugs out and sticking plugs in, flashes and flashes voices and voices calling for
ears to pour words in. Who is referred to?
4. In the path of onrushing military and rebel troops, the remote barangay trembled. What did the
remote barangay suffer?
5. As we rounded the curve, I could see the full moon burning the steel rails into silver ribbons.
Where is the speaker?
Each number consists of an initial statement that uses a figure of speech and three interpretations. On
your answer sheet, write the letter of the figure of speech used on the first number and the letter of the
best interpretation on the second number. Choose the figure of speech from the box below.
a. simile d. hyperbole
b. metaphor e. apostrophe
c. personification
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1-2. The silence is deafening.
a. My love is forever.
b. My love is true.
c. My love is sweet.
7-8. “ The inside world of an Oriental is a deep well, dark and mysterious. In its depths one can
find priceless gems or poisonous snakes.”
a. An Oriental’s world has many dark and deep wells with worthless stones and harmful
reptiles.
b. An Oriental’s mind is like a dark and mysterious well, and one cannot tell whether his
thoughts are good or evil.
c. The Oriental’s world is like a deep, dark well that contains precious stones and deadly
cobras.
Complete the dialog with a correct question word as suggested by the response.
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4. Q: ___________ was our ancestors good of?
A: Music.
Self-check
Now let’s find out how you fared. Check your answers with those below. It is expected, of
course, that you’ll score higher here than you did in your pretest.
1. d 2. a 3. b 4. c 5. d
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1. d 3. c 5. b
2. b 4. a
1. d 5. e 9. c
2. b 6. b 10. c
3. a 7. b
4. a 8. b
Perfect? That’s really great! Congratulations, it’s a pleasure working with you.
Did you score between 30-39? Very good! Keep up the good work. You have
truly used this module to the optimum.
Did you score between 20-29? Well, you did fine, although you could have
done better. Try harder in the succeeding modules.
Did you score 19 or lower? Well, it’s not a lost cause really, but you should
have made full use of this module. It would be to your advantage if
you study this module again and get maximum benefit from it. Try
again, would you, please?
You have just finished your first module for the second quarter. It is hoped that it has helped
you become a nationalistic learner.
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Before you put aside this module, spend some time reflecting on what you have learned from
it. Use this format in your reflective journal.
Reflective Journal
Name : _____________________________________
School :______________________________________
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