ENGLISH 7

LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET

SECOND QUARTER
NAME: SECTION: SCORE:
SUBJECT: ENGLISH 7
LESSON TITLE: Summarizing a text
LEARNING COMPETENCY:
Summarize key information from a text (EN6OL-IVj-3.6)
ENABLING SKILLS:
1. match words with their meanings;
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2. identify positive Filipino values;
3. interpret understanding of the text through a summary
REFERENCE: Grade 7 English Learner’s Module
Background Information for Learners
Reading texts is part of the student’s learning. It requires understanding of the text and finding
effective strategies to better identify the relevant information needed. Thus, one important learning skill of a
student to be honed in understanding a text is summarizing.
One of the important components of learning which helps to retain information is review or practice. It
connects to new knowledge and skills. It measures student’s performance and how well the students
retained learning.

ACTIVITY 1. What You Know

Choose and encircle the letter of your best answer.
1. A summary is a brief, clear statement of the most important points of a paragraph or passage.
A. True B. False C. Maybe D. Not sure
2. When you determine the main idea of a text, significant details and condensing information into a short
one or two sentence-summary, you are:
A. judging B. predicting C. evaluating D. summarizing
3. All are generalizations or statements about the paragraph on family experience except _____________.
A. Family can be chosen. C. Family is not an important thing, it’s everything.
B. Families do care for one another. D. Families keep up together through thick and thin.
4. Summarizing can be best described as taking the passage and listing briefly the most important points
in your own idea.
A. No B. Yes C. Maybe D. None
5. To summarize an informational text in writing or discussion, which is NOT a strategy of summarizing?
A. Read the entire text. C. Identify the title, author and text type
B. Describe the central ideas. D. Write opinions and unimportant details.

A summary is a shortened version of a text, piece or a gist. Remember the following:

 Base your summary on the original piece.
 Keep your summary short.
 Use your own wording.
 Refer to the central and main ideas of the original piece.
 Read with who, what, when, where, why and how questions in mind.
 Avoid putting in your opinion about the issue or topic discussed in the original piece.

In order to better understand a text in summarizing, it is important to learn the different types of text structure:

 Classification-division- sorting information into topics and categories

 Chronological – discussing things in order
 Problem and Solution – presenting a problem and offering a solution
 Compare and Contrast -discussing similarities and differences
 Cause and Effect - explaining a cause and its results

Source: DepED English 7 Learner’s Material; Writing a Summary homepage.smc.edu/reading_lab/

DIFFERENT TYPES OF TEXT STRUCTURE
1. Text Structure: Classification-Division

Example:

Lessons One Can Learn About Life from A Dog

There are so many lessons one can learn about life from a dog. Imagine this scenario: it is raining heavily
outside and you need to leave for someone’s house. The dog is up and eager, to go with you. You tell it to stay home.
As you leave, you see it squeezing out through the gap in the doorway. You scold it and order it back home.
Then at every turn you make, you suddenly see it following you sheepishly at a distance. It follows at the risk of being
reprimanded for the sore reason of being somewhere nearby. How else can we experience so selfless an instance of
love and faithfulness? We can learn a lifelong lesson from this sincere warm display of perpetual companionship.
Observe the eating habits of your dog. It does not eat, except when hungry. It does not drink, unless it is
thirsty. It does not gorge itself. It stops eating when it has had enough.
A dog also sets a perfect example of adaptability. If it is moved to a strange place, it is able to adapt itself to
that place and to its thousand peculiarities without a murmur of complaint. It is able to learn and adapt to a new
family’s ways and customs. It is quick and ready to please. Man, being accustomed to comfort and wealth will be lost if
suddenly stripped of all he is accustomed to.
A dog also teaches us a thing or two about unselfish love. When a dog knows death is approaching, it tries,
with its last vestige of strength, to crawl away elsewhere to die, in order to burden its owners no more.
A dog does things with all vigor. However, when there is nothing to do, it lies down and rests. It does not
waste its strength and energy needlessly. Many working people are burning the candles at both ends. Many suffer
nervous breakdowns due to stress. Perhaps, they should learn to rest like a dog does.
A dog above all is truly man’s best friend.

Summary

Dogs can teach us many lessons of life. It can teach us through its acts of love and faithfulness, endangering
itself just to accompany you. We can also learn from its eating habits. It will never over-indulge and knows which food
to avoid. Dogs are also able to adapt to its surroundings quickly without complaining as compared to man who
complains at the slightest change. Dogs are also unselfish, choosing not to burden his loved ones but to go away and
die. Dogs also know when to work and when to play. They do not waste their efforts unnecessarily like some of us do
at work. Thus, dogs can set us great examples through their day-t-day living.

Source: DepED English 7;www.englishdaily626.com/summary.php?023

2. TEXT-STRUCTURE: CHRONOLOGICAL

Example:

It’s 5 o’ clock in the morning. Mang Eloy woke up early for work. He is a security guard at a downtown
pawnshop in Ozamiz City. Aleng Mameng, his wife prepared breakfast for the family and readied herself for work too.
She is a cashier at a department store.
“ Coco, wake up now and take a bath!” called Aleng Mameng. “ Yes, mother,” He replied while stretching and
yawning. When everyone has seated for breakfast, Mang Eloy talked to his son.“ When you’re done with your
breakfast, you need to throw our garbage. Don’t forget to wash your hands too after doing that,”his father
reminded.“Yes father,” he nodded while reaching a glass of milk and called on to his mother.“Mother, we are running
out of alcohol supply already,” he said. “Alright, just text me later about it so I can be reminded,” she answered.
Exactly 7:00 a.m. when they finished breakfast, Mang Eloy and Aleng Mameng wore their face masks ,
grabbed their bags and rushed out of the house.
After a while, Coco wore his face mask, took out a bag of garbage from the trash bin, threw it away in their compost
pit, and washed his hands with a foamy antibacterial soap. He made sure he washed his hands properly and dried

Summary

A couple named Mang Eloy and Aleng Mameng got up and prepared early for work one morning.They had a
son named Coco whom Aleng Mameng

called to get up early too. When the whole family seated at the dining table for breakfast, they discussed about home
necessities such as throwing the garbage, washing the hands and buying home disinfectants. The couple then went
to their works, leaving Coco doing his home tasks until he finished them all and he’s ready for his online learning
during the time of pandemic.
them thoroughly. At 9:00 a.m., he completed all his tasks, he then opened his cellphone, texted his mother for the
alcohol and finally opened his DepEd Commons mobile app for his online learning.
3. TEXT STRUCTURE- PROBLEM AND SOLUTION

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a global infectious disease which affects different people in different ways.
Some will experience mild symptoms which do not need special treatment and will recover from it eventually. Others
will experience most common symptoms like headache, fatigue, fever or dry cough. Over nine million people all over
the world was confirmed infected of the disease and it caused millions of deaths too. It is an invisible enemy that
continues to threaten the lives of many.
There are important ways to fight against the threat of this virus. All government agencies always remind us to
practice protective measures in order to protect ourselves against COVID-19. Proper handwashing and cough
etiquette, boosting immunity, maintaining social distance, wearing of face mask and avoiding crowded places are
several ways to protect oneself from COVID-19. This pandemic will continue to ruin many lives unless there is a
massive cooperation from the people in the country and in the whole world.
Source: Philippines.covid19.gov.ph

Summary

The COVID-19 pandemic has continued to threaten millions of lives not only in the Philippines but also across
the globe. The attack of the virus differs from one person to another. Some may experience symptoms, others may not.
The government always reminds us to practice protective measures to prevent the spread of the virus. It is expected to
continue to destroy many lives if people will not cooperate with the government in the effort to combat against the virus.

4. TEXT STRUCTURE- COMPARE AND CONTRAST

Example:

We all know how useful television and radio in giving important information and entertainment in our daily
lives. Our elders have been using them for centuries. The joys they give during our leisure times and the guide they
deliver when natural and unnatural emergencies occur make them survive through the tests of times.
The television which shows images and sends sounds gives the viewers complete experiences in acquiring
knowledge. Although a radio only sends sounds, still, its listeners will experience a wonderful way of getting informed
because it allows the listeners to draw images from what they heard. Both the television and the radio are common
means of Filipinos way of spending time with the family.
Truly, a television and a radio have become part of the Filipino lives yesterday and today!

Summary

Everybody knows that television and radio are important source of information and entertainment in our daily
lives from many years ago up to now. In television, we use both our eyes and ears while a radio makes us use only our
ears in acquiring knowledge and getting entertained. These two means of data gathering help us Filipinos bond with our
family. Truly, television and radio have become part of Filipinos everyday lives.

5. TEXT STRUCTURE- CAUSE AND EFFECT

IMPORTANCE OF TREES

Trees have great impact to human life because they provide many things such as food, shelter and other
life’s essentials. Trees also contribute something beneficial to the environment like providing us oxygen, water and
shelter to wild life.
However, nowadays, as we can observe, trees in the forest are alarmingly destroyed and there are some
areas in the forest which are denuded. This activity is called “deforestation.”
Many people like the farmers suffer from poverty so they resort to the practice of cutting down and burning
trees for agricultural purposes. Many rely on the trees not only the humans but also the animals. Loss of great amount
of trees in the forest can lead us to different calamities like flooding, climate change, soil erosion, earth quake and
the like. Since trees are very essential to mankind and the community, let us support the advocacy to take care of the
trees and the environment.

Summary

Deforestation is caused by poverty or human needs, such as food and finance. However, it brought
destruction to the environment like flooding, climate change and other calamities. So, the advocacy to take care of
the trees and the environment continued.
ACTIVITY 3. Let’s Summarize
Directions: Read and study the story below. Make a summary out of it in the box given. Use the rubric provided as your
guide
THE GIFT
Ritchie C. Javier
In a faraway mountain, there was a happy couple Ethel and Ariel living together with a very simple life. They
used to live in a NIPA hut, eat foods from their farm, and catch fishes from the river. The husband was a farmer working
all day at the farm. He always prayed that someday the Almighty Father will give them a child which is the only thing
they wished for.
One night, when they were sleeping, they heard a horrible sound from the surrounding. When the husband was
awakened, he looked where it came from. Surprisingly a bright light flashed on her eyes and he saw a beautiful fairy
smiling at him.
“Good Man”, the fairy said.” You’ve been working so hard in the farm, taking good care of your wife. I want to
give you a simple gift for all your kindness. When the farmer heard her offer, he was terribly happy with tears saying,” I
want to have a child”. And the fairy just smiled at him and said” Your wish is granted” she immediately disappeared.
From that moment he gave all the needs of her wife. He brought her fruits and fresh vegetables every day from
the farm. He didn’t let her wife worked and feel tired because he loved her so much.
Moments passed by, when her wife cooked foods for him, she was really in pain because she was able to
deliver her baby. The husband was very aggressive to see her baby and it was very successful. At last her wife gave
birth to a very beautiful baby and they named her Fairysha. The name was originally got from the Fairy who gave them
gift.
The baby girl grew full of love with their parents and also, they thought her to be kind always and God fearing.
And they lived happily as a perfect family.

Your Summary