Name: Asaddi, Sharada G.

Date: March 11, 2024

Year/Section: STEM XI-D Score:

Application Exercises
A. Inferring the Main Idea
Directions: Infer the main idea for each paragraph and
indicate whether it is implicit or explicit.
Be able to apply the needed reading skills.

ONE STEP HIGHER TO IQ

by Jose Antonio Cangco

1. With so many busy lives, we are not

concerned with experiments and hypothesis,
how, when, where, and who conducted them. We
want results, and quick. How will this knowledge
increase my IQ and make me a better student, a
loving husband, or a caring wife, and a host of
other wonderful and good things a higher IQ will
bring?

Main Idea : While intellect is partially influenced

by knowledge, genetics also plays a
significant effect. IQ testing have limits,
and opinions on the results are still divided.
Implicit/Explicit : Gaining knowledge about the elements that
impact intellect, as determined by IQ tests,
can be beneficial for personal growth.
Intelligence is influenced by a wide range
of elements, including culture, genetics,
socioeconomic status, and environmental
factors like stress, particularly throughout
early life. Each of these elements has a
substantial impact on our IQ as well as our
capacity for situational adaptation and success.

2. So what is the pure essence of mind?

Its name implies it is clean, unspoiled, and virginal.
It is the basic nature of the mind that is good and
it attracted to what is right. Like the essence of
vanilla, which makes vanilla what it is, the essence
of mind is what makes the person he is.
 Main Idea : The pure essence of the mind, referred
to as clean, unspoiled, and virginal, is
the fundamental nature of the mind that
attracts what is right, akin to the essence
of vanilla, shaping the person.
Implicit/Explicit : Its name suggests that it is pure, virginal,
and untouched. It is the mind's fundamental
goodness and was drawn to the morally upright.
Similar to the core of Vanilla is what it is
because of its essence. of mind shapes who
he is as a person.

3. One way of doing summer cleaning in our

homes is to start with the clutter in the attic. We
throw things that are no longer needed. This also
makes the house not a fire hazard. Similarly, the
one step to a higher IQ is to clean our thinking
processes by throwing away mental rubbish
that had accumulated in us. The essence of mind
is not a garbage bin where we throw away our
mental garbage and other thoughts which no
longer appeal to us, but is more like a sounding
board where we examine our values and ideas if
they are worthy of us.

Main Idea : Summer cleaning involves removing clutter

in the attic, making the house less fire-prone.
Additionally, cleaning our thinking processes
involves discarding mental rubbish. The
essence of mind is not a garbage bin, but a
sounding board for examining our values and
ideas, ensuring they are worthy of us. This
helps in achieving a higher IQ.
Implicit/Explicit : A method for cleaning our home over the
summer homes should begin with the attic's
mess. We throw away anything that is no
longer required. Additionally, this renders the
home safe against fire hazards. Likewise, the
Cleaning up our thinking is one way to increase
our IQ. procedures by discarding mental trash
It had gathered within us.
B. Synthesizing Text Through Summarizing and Paraphrasing
Directions: Synthesize the given selection by
Summarizing and paraphrasing.

ENJOYING LIFE UP
TO THE SWEET HEALTHY C
An Excerpt
By Noel F. de Jesus

1. The swelling population of people who age

100 and over has given researchers an opportunity
to answer some of the most fundamental questions
about human health and longevity. What does it
take to live a long life? How much do diet, exercise,
and other lifestyle factors matter compared with
‘good’ genes? And, most significant, what is
the quality of life among the ‘old’ old? Does
getting older invariably mean getting sticker,
o can people remain productive, social, and
independent on their 100th birthday and beyond?

Summarizing : Researchers are exploring the factors influencing

longevity and health in the 100+ population, including
lifestyle choices, genetics, and quality of life. They aim
to understand if people can remain productive, social,
and independent in old age.
Paraphrasing : Due to the increasing number of people reaching
the age of 100 and above, the researchers had the
chance to ask questions regarding their activities to
a longer life. They were asked to state the benefits
of a healthier lifestyle in promoting a longer lifespan.
Also, the qualities of life being old and how they were
able to cope up within the current generation whether
they get sticker or retain their activities as they were.

2. There are a dozen or so centenarian studies.

A health-advice book has been published based
on findings from the centenarian study in
Okinawa, where the average life expectancy 81.2
is the highest in the world.
There, active centenarian studies in Italy,
Sweden, and Denmark. For most parts, results
from these studies belie the myth that the oldest
 are doddering and dependent. Some harsh
demographic selection may come into play. Frail
individuals die sooner, leaving only relatively
robust group still alive. In fact, one of the rewards
of living a long life is that, for the most part, the
‘extra years’ are healthy years.

Summarizing : Centenarian studies in Okinawa and Italy,

Sweden, and Denmark have found that the
average life expectancy is 81.2 years, contradicting
the myth that the oldest are doddering and dependent.
These studies suggest that the extra years are
generally healthy.
Paraphrasing : About twelve centenarian studies exist. A book
with health advice has been released based on
based on results from the centenarian research in
In Okinawa, the average lifespan is 81.2 years.
is the world's highest. There, ongoing research on
centenarians in Italy, Denmark and Sweden.
Most of the time, outcomes these investigations
refute the notion that the oldest are reliant and
sluggish. A few severe Selection based on
demographics might be included. Weak People
pass away sooner, leaving only comparatively
strong and very active group. Actually, among
the benefits of having a long life is that, generally
speaking, the "Extra years" are years of good health.

C. Organizing Through Outlining

Directions: Read the given selection. Be able to organize
the ideas presented in the text by using
an outline. You may use either traditional
outline or modern outline.

Keeping it Green and Simple

An Excerpt
By Nestor Cuartero

Environmentalists advocate: keep it green and simple

this Christmas season.
The wasteful spending that usually characterizes the
celebration of Christmas in the country, considered the
longest in the world, can be bad for the environment.
 The Eco Waste Coalition, a network of community,
church, school, environmental, and health groups, has
expressed fear that Metro Manila’s trash collection of 8,000
cubic meters daily will rise by at least one third of the last
eat-all-you-can office party or clan reunion that has been
celebrated.
Alas, most of these wastes will come in the form of
plastic and other non-biodegradable.
This Christmas season, and for any other season, the Eco
Waste Coalition offers the following reminders to celebrate
the season with just the right amount of caring for Mother
Earth, without robbing Christmas of the merriment that we
have come to love and associate with it.
The following list will not in any way cramp our style
or affect our happiness index. In fact, it can even bolster it, if
you look at it for a long run.
When Mother Nature is happy, we may no longer have
to beknown as the happiest people in Asia as revealed in a
study released recently by AXA Asia Life, a division of Asia
Pacific Holdings. We may become the happiest people in the
world, Christmas or no Christmas.

Traditional Outline
1.Keeping it Green and Simple
A. Environmentalists advocate
1. The wasteful spending
B. The Eco Waste Coalition
1. Network of community
2. Church, school, environmental
3. Health groups
C. This Christmas Season
1. Eco Waste Coalition
a. To celebrate the season with just
the right amount of caring for Mother Earth
b. To love and associate
2. AXA Asia Life
a. Asia Pacific Holdings
 Modern Outline
1.Keeping it Green and Simple
1.1 Environmentalists advocate
1.1.1 The wasteful spending
1.2 The Eco Waste Coalition
1.2.1 Network of community
1.2.2 Church, school, environmental
1.2.3 Health groups
1.3 This Christmas Season
1.3.1 Eco Waste Coalition
1.3.1.1 To celebrate the season with just
the right amount of caring for Mother Earth
1.3.1.2 To love and associate
1.3.2 AXA Asia Life
1.3.2.1 Asia Pacific Holdings

D. Distinguishing between Facts and Opinion

Directions: Analyze each statement. Write F if it is a
fact. If otherwise, write O on the space
provided.

Opinion1. I think the next president should

possess compassion for the poor more
than anything else.
Fact 2. The former president was able to boost
the Philippine economy.
Fact 3. The Social Networking Site has a big
impact on the user.
Opinion4. Celebrating Valentine’s Day is better if
it spent at home.
Opinion5. Women’s prefer gadgets as gifts for any
occasion.

E. Check Up
Directions: Do what is being asked in each item.

1. What is comprehensive reading?

The capacity to read a text, comprehend its meaning, and process it is known as
reading comprehension. It depends on two interrelated skills: word reading, or the ability
to interpret written symbols on a page, and language comprehension, or the capacity to
comprehend statements and phrases. Facts
2. Explain the three (3) levels of comprehensive reading.
Comprehending a subject requires in-depth study, varying from person to person
based on education, experience, and subject complexity. Understanding a text's concepts,
ideas, terminology, events, and stated information is known as literal comprehension.
Inferential comprehension involves making valid inferences from textual facts, reading
between lines, and understanding facts even if not explicitly stated. Lastly, applied
comprehension is the practical application of knowledge and insights gained in real-
world situations or tasks, focusing on understanding and interpreting information
effectively. For me.