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HEALTH
Fourth Quarter
Modules 1 - 4
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Lesson Understanding Gateway Drugs:

1 Cigarette Smoking

• Discusses cigarettes and alcohol as gateway drugs.

• Discusses the dangers of cigarette smoking.

We all know that illegal, addicting drugs are very harmful for anyone
who is using and abusing it, but why do people engage themselves in
these substances? What reasons made them take these substances in
the first place?

What I Know

JUMBLED WORDS

Based on the pictures below, unjumble the words to reveal the answer. Answer
the guide question.

❖ Why do you think cigarettes and alcohol are called

gateway drugs?

credit to: Lindsay Fox at EcigaretteReviewed.com

EGICERTAT LAOCOHL YWEAAGT GRUDS

What’s In

Identify if the following diseases are communicable or non-communicable.

1. COVID-19 4. Dengue
2. Cancer 5. Diabetes
3. Tuberculosis

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 What’s New
Picture Analysis

Direction: Analyze the editorial picture below and answer the following questions.

▪ What does the editorial cartoon want to imply?

▪ Do you agree with what the picture intend to tell you?

What is It

Gateway drugs - Legal drugs like cigarettes and alcohol that non-drug users might
try which can lead to more dangerous drugs such as shabu and marijuana.

• These drugs are readily available in public thus making it more accessible to
everyone which leads to use and abuse.
• Vulnerable teenagers are more likely to try this kind of drug due to curiosity and
risk-taking behavior.

➢ According to the study by National Youth Commission, 2 out of 5 Filipino

teenagers aged 13-15 years old smoke cigarettes. ( Philstar.com March 16,2012)
Furthermore, in a study conducted by an anti-tobacco group in the year 2011,
10 Filipinos die every hour because of tobacco-related diseases.
➢ The experts explained that the increase in the cigarette and alcohol use and
abuse is due to its very cheap price. Therefore, pro-health groups asked the
government to increase the taxes of both cigarette and alcohol companies. The
increase in taxes will directly affect the prices of the said substances.

Definition of Terms:

a. Alcohol – also known as ethanol/ethyl alcohol is the ingredient found in beer,

wine and spirits that causes drunkenness.
b. Smoking – a practice where a substance is being burned and the resulting smoke
is breathed in to be tasted and absorbed into the bloodstream.
c. Cigarette – a cylindrical roll of shredded/ ground tobacco that is wrapped in
paper or another substance. The addictive substance that could be found in
cigarettes is called NICOTINE.
d. Tobacco – tall, leafy plant originally grown in South and central America, but
now cultivated throughout the world.
e. Nicotania Tabaccum – is the type of nicotine that can be found in tobacco plants,
this may not be cancer-causing/ harmful on its own, but this is highly addictive
and exposes people to the extreme harmful effects of tobacco dependency

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 Dangers of Smoking

Heart disease – smoking

High-blood pressure – the increases the formation of
nicotine in cigarettes/ other plaques or clots in blood
tobacco products makes vessels which causes
blood vessels narrower several heart
and the heartbeat faster diseases.
thus making the blood
pressure higher.

Body Odor - the Bad Breath - the smell of

absorption of nicotine, the cigarette smoke itself
both in lungs and skin can linger on your breath
affects the sweat and smoking can also
glands. Nicotine makes dry up one’s mouth
you sweat more and if which is a leading
you sweat profusely cause of halitosis
your skin will start to (bad breath)
smell like rancid smoke.

Bronchitis -
inflammation/narrowing
of airways from trachea
into the lungs due to
overproduction of mucus.

Pneumonia – infection of the

lungs due to weakened/
suppressed immune system.
Smoking damages the body’s
natural defense against viruses
and bacteria.

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Emphysema - Asthma – a chronic Cancer - the carcinogens
damaged air sacs in disease which affects (cancer causing substances)
the lungs due to the airway due to the that can be found in
inflammation of lower damage of smoking cigarettes causes damage in
respiratory tract. does in the lungs. the cells that line the lungs
thus causing cancer.

What I Can Do

Activity 1: Acrostic Poems

Write acrostic poems about smoking and alcohol. You may use words or phrases that
describe or remind you of the topic word. The first word in each line must start with
the letters of the topic word.
S A
M L
O C
K O
I H
N O
G L
Activity 2: Collage Making

In a long bond paper make

an infographics about the
dangers of cigarette
smoking using different
pictures that shows the
negative effect of smoking.
An example and the
rubrics is given for your
guidance.

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 Rubrics: 1. Topic: 50 points
2. Data visualization: 20 points
3. Font usage and clarity: 20 points
4. Design: 10 points
Total: 100 points

What I Have Learned

Answer the following questions:

1. What are gateway drugs and why are these called
gateway?
2. Why is smoking dangerous to one’s health?
3. How can we prevent smoking complications?

Assessment

Multiple Choice: Read and analyze the following questions carefully. Write the letter
of your chosen answer on blank space provided

HEALTH

1. What substance in a beverage causes drunkenness?

A. Isopropyl C. Alcohol
B. Ethanol D. Chlorophyl

2. Which of the following is NOT a dangerous effect of smoking?

A. Asthma C. Cancer
B. Emphysema D. Low blood Pressure

3. What substance in a cigarette causes cancer?

A. Bacteria C. Carcinogens
B. Viruses D. Protozoa

4. Which of the following effects of smoking causes inflammation/ narrowing of

airways from the trachea into the lungs due to overproduction of mucus?
A. Emphysema C. Cancer
B. Asthma D. Low blood Pressure

5. According to NYC in what age do Filipino teenagers usually start smoking?

A. 10-13 y/o C. 13-15 y/o
B. 16-19 y/o D. 12-14 y/o

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Fourth Quarter
Module 2 - Week 2
 HEALTH

Lesson Dangers of Smoking (Oneself, Family,

1 Community and Environment)

• Discusses the dangers of different degrees of smoke and how this impact
oneself, one’s family, environment and community.

We are well aware of the dangers of smoking to oneself, but did you know
that smoking not only affects the one who is smoking, but also the people
around him/her. Smoking also affects our environment and community.

What I Know

Matching Type: Match column A to column B. Write the letters of your chosen
answer before each number.

Column A Column B

1. Addictive substance in cigarette a. RA 8749

2. TOBACCO REGULATION ACT b. Secondhand smoke

3. Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999 c. Nicotine

4. Residual tobacco smoke d. Third hand smoke

5. Side stream smoke e. RA 9211

What’s In

Based on the hints given, arrange the letters to form the right answer.

1. OYBD OORD Hint: effect of cigarette smoking to body sweat.

2. SEAYHEMPM Hint: damaged air sacs in the lungs.

3. TASHAM Hint: chronic disease that affect the airways.

4. RENCAC Hint: group of diseases which makes body cells grow

uncontrollably.
5. ETARH IDASSEES Hint: disease that involves the cardiovascular
system.

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PICTURE ANALYSIS

❖ Analyze the campaign poster below and answer the following questions.

Guide Questions:

▪ What do you think is the relevance of the slogan with the picture?

▪ What is the goal of this picture?

What is It

Each time a person puffs a cigarette or

chews tobacco, more than 4000 chemicals
come to his/her contact. All of which are
harmful in one way or another. Studies
show that 43 of these chemicals are known
carcinogens or substances that cause
cancer.

Nicotine, the addictive substance that can

be found on tobacco products is a
poisonous stimulant. Stimulants increase
the central nervous system activity.
It also controls all the body organs like
heart, lungs, brain and processes like
heart rate, blood pressure rate, respiratory
rate etc.

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Every time a cigarette is lighted, smoke is emitted. There are three kinds of smokes
produced by lighting a cigarette and these are:

A. Mainstream Smoke - refers to the smoke produced by cigarettes that

is directly inhaled by the smoker.
B. Side Stream Smoke – also known as Second hand smoke or
Environmental tobacco smoke, which comes out directly of the lighted
end of cigarette pipes. This is considered to be more dangerous than
mainstream smoke.
C. Third-Hand Smoke – smoke that is left for a long time usually on
furniture, exposed to cigarette smoking. This is also called as residual
tobacco smoke. This kind of smoke settles along with the dust and can
last for months. This smoke still contains harmful chemicals and
carcinogens.

The EPA or Environmental Protection Agency classifies second hand smoke as a group
A carcinogens, meaning that this kind of cigarette smoke has substances known to
cause cancer to humans. Short exposures to second hand smoke can also cause
changes in a passive smoker’s blood. It makes the platelets stickier which adds friction
to the blood vessels thus causing damages to the linings that results to increased heart
rate and performance.

Now that we already know the possible effects of cigarette smoking on our health, the
health of our family and those around us, let us now proceed to the different policies
and laws regarding cigarette smoking.

Republic Act no. 9211 THE TOBACCO REGULATION ACT

- Is the law governing tobacco production, distribution and use, and below are
some of its provisions:

Section 5: Smoking Ban in public places

- This provision bans smoking on the following
places.
a. Center of youth activity (schools, universities,
recreational facilities.
b. Elevators and stairways
c. Locations with fire hazard (gas stations, storage for flammable and
combustible materials)
d. Within the building premises of public and private hospitals and other
medical, dental and optical clinics, health centers, nursing homes,
dispensaries and laboratories.
e. Public conveyances and facilities (airport, terminals, restaurants, conference
halls)
f. Food preparation areas.

Section 9: Minimum age sales on this act

- In this act it should be unlawful:
a. For any retailers to sell/distribute tobacco products to any minor (below 18).
b. For any person to purchase cigarettes/tobacco from a minor.
c. For a minor to sell/buy cigarettes or any kind of tobacco product.
d. For a minor to smoke cigarette or any tobacco products.

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 Section 10: Sale of tobacco products within school premises.
- Sale and distribution of tobacco products is prohibited within100 meters
from any point of the perimeter of a school, public playground and other
facilities frequented particularly by minors.

Republic Act No. 8749 Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999

Chapter 2 Article 5, sec.24
- States that smoking inside a public building or an enclosed public space including
vehicles are prohibited.

These are just some of the laws that have something to do with the regulation of
tobacco or cigarette smoking which helps in protecting the community and
environment against its harmful effects.

What I Can Do

Activity 1: Slogan Making

In the space provided below, make a slogan that shows resistance to cigarette or
tobacco smoking. The slogan must be short yet convincing at the same time. Use the
rubrics below as your guide in this activity.

Rubrics:
Creativity: 40 points
Originality: 40 points
Impact: 10 points
Cleanliness: 10 points
Total: 100 points

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Activity 2: The Dangers Within
In your notebook, draw a cigarette stick and list several chemicals that you think
are present in it. Write these chemicals around the cigarette stick that you have
drawn.

What I Have Learned

In this module:

• I have learned the difference between the three types of

smoke as the following . . .
• I have understood what RA 9211 is all about . . .

Assessment

Multiple Choice: Read and analyze the following questions carefully. Encircle the
letter of your chosen answer.

HEALTH
1. What is the addictive substance that can be found in cigarettes or tobacco?
A. Isopropyl C. Nicotine
B. Ethanol D. Carcinogen
2. Which of the following section of RA 9211 prohibits smoking in public places?
A. Section 1 C. Section 9
B. Section 5 D. Section 6
3. What is the title of RA No. 8749?
A. Philippine Clean Air Act
B. Tobacco Regulation Act
C. The Water Code of the Philippines
D. Anti-Carnapping Act
4. Which of the following describes a third hand smoke?
A. smoke directly inhaled by the smoker.
B. smoke that comes out directly of the lighted pipe.
C. smoke that is inhaled and exhaled by the smoker.
D. smoke that has settled with dust and furniture.
5. Which of the following kinds of smoke was classified as the most dangerous type
of smoke?
A. Side stream smoke C. Third hand smoke
B. Main stream smoke D. Residual Tobacco smoke

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Fourth Quarter
Module 3 - Week 3
 HEALTH

Lesson
Negative Impact of Drinking Alcohol
1
• Analyzes the negative health impact of drinking alcohol.

Write the word True if the statement is correct and False if not. Write your answer
on the space provided.
1. Alcohol has three types.
2. Beer is an example of alcoholic beverages extracted from grapes and other
fruits.
3. Alcoholism is an addiction to the consumption of alcohol which results to
numerous body damages and malfunction.
4. Distorted vision and hearing are examples of long-term effects of drinking
alcohol.
5. Intoxication refers to the physical and mental changes that the body is
experiencing upon consuming alcohol.

Fill in the blanks with the correct word or phrase based on the given statement. Write
your answer on the space provided before each number.
1. is the addictive substance that can be found in a cigarette or
tobacco.
2. RA No. 9211 is also known as .
3. stream smoke was classified as the most dangerous type of smoke.
4. Philippine Clean Air Act is also known as .
5. Mainstream smoke refers to the smoke produced by that is directly
inhaled by the smoker.

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 What’s New

Look at the picture.

▪ Can you identify what kind of
beverages is shown?
▪ Have you tried drinking them?
▪ If yes, what are the negative effects
have you experienced?

Now that you have understood what alcohol is; its types and how it is processed, let us
discuss the negative health impact of drinking alcohol.

When alcohol enters the bloodstream, it goes in all the parts of the body. The main effect
of alcohol drinking reflects on a person’s central nervous system (CNS). The CNS
controls one’s mental processes, memory, speech, learning and decision-making. It also
affects a person’s senses, feelings, movement, and breathing.

The amount of alcohol that entered in the bloodstream at a certain period can be
measured in percentages through blood alcohol concentration (BAC) or most often called
blood alcohol level (BAL). For instance, having a BAC of 0.05 percent means there is 5
parts of alcohol per 10,000 parts of blood in the body. A 0.3-0.5 percent BAC could lead
to coma, brain damages, and death.

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 Short-Term Effects of Alcohol
• Slurred Speech • Unconsciousness
• Drowsiness • Headaches
• Blackouts • Vomiting
• Diarrhea • Coma
• Impaired judgement • Breathing difficulties
• Decreased perception and • Distorted vision and hearing
coordination
Long-Term Effects of Alcohol

• Liver disease-cirrhosis • Unconsciousness

• High Blood pressure • Nerve damage
• Brain Stroke • Alcohol Poisoning
• Increased risk of unprotected sex-STIs • Unwanted pregnancies

When a person takes drugs or medicines In addition, based on research

along with drinking alcohol, a multiplier conducted here in the Philippines,
effect takes place. Alcohol depresses the alcohol drinking is one of the most
body system, and if another depressant is addictive habits of Filipinos (Richard
taken, such as tranquilizers, accidental Zarco). Alcoholism affects a person’s
death may occur. everyday life. It alters the normal
activities of a person. With this, the
person’s family will be affected too.
Reported cases of family violence
were due to alcohol addiction. If these
cases get worse, effects will be shown
on a larger scale. The communities and
even the whole country will be affected.

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 What I Can Do

Activity: “Bottoms Up”

Study the situations below. What are the physical and mental effects of every alcohol
bottle to you? Each bottle of alcohol has corresponding BAC/BAL. Complete the columns
by writing the physical and mental effects of alcohol based on the given situations.

Situation A

Alcohol drinker A went to a party and

took in 2 bottles of beer. After an hour, Situation C
alcohol drinker left the party. Upon
walking home, alcohol drinker slightly Alcohol drinker C spent the night with
lost his balance. His speech, hearing, friends drinking alcohol. Alcohol
and memory were also slightly drinker consumed around 3 shots of
impaired. alcohol in just an hour. After that,
alcohol drinker C significantly lost
balance and coordination. Alcohol
drinker C was also found to be having
Situation B difficulty in talking, hearing and vision.
Alcohol drinker C has lost physical
Alcohol drinker B just dropped by a control, too. Alcohol drinker C also felt
friend’s house where some friends were lightheaded, feeling very elated and
drinking alcohol. Alcohol drinker B was happy. Alcohol drinker C could not even
teased to just drink 1 glass of wine. decide properly on what to do.
After that, alcohol drinker B started to
act silly and talking to people, sharing a
lot of things. Alcohol drinker B was also
a little relaxed and started reacting
slowly.

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 Alcohol BAC/BAL Physical Effects Mental Effects

0.02-0.04

1 drink in 1 hour

0.03-0.06

2 drinks in 1 hour

0.05-0.14

3 drinks in 1 hour

Activity 2: Keen Senses

Materials: marshmallow, cotton balls, reading glasses with high grade
Alcohol depresses the body senses and speech. What does it feel when drinking amounts
of alcohol? One at a time, do the following and answer the questions below.
a. Bite a marshmallow and try to talk as normally as you can.
b. Place cotton balls on your ears and talk with your classmates.
c. Put on reading glasses for a short time and try to read a paragraph.
d. Hold your ears by crossing your two arms. Bend down and do 10 spins.

1. Write down your reactions and feelings on the table.

Hearing
Sight
Speech
Movement

2. How can the senses of smell, taste and feeling be affected by alcohol?

What I Have Learned

Complete the following sentences.

1. Alcohol is . . .
2. The negative health impact of drinking alcohol are . . .
3. Drinking alcohol at my age will . . .
4. I have realized that. . .

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 Assessment

Multiple Choice: Read and analyze the following questions carefully. Encircle the
letter of your chosen answer.

HEALTH

1. What will happen if a person consumes alcoholic beverages with a blood alcohol
concentration (BAC) of 0.39%?
A. A person is likely to have impaired reasoning.
B. A person’s judgment becomes impaired.
C. A person is likely to die.
D. All of the above

2. Which of the following is TRUE about cirrhosis?

A. swelling of the liver
B. permanent scarring of the liver
C. Both A & B
D. Neither A & B

3. Which of the following is NOT a short-term effect of drinking alcohol?

A. coma B. vomiting C. Slurred Speech D. stroke

4. What does alcohol do to the driving skills and reaction time of a person?
A. It harms both driving skills and reaction time.
B. It helps driving skills but harm reaction time.
C. It helps reaction time but harms driving skills overall.
D. It has no effect on either driving skills or reaction time.

5. Which of the following is the effect when alcohol is combined together with other
drugs?
A. The effects are often multiplied.
B. The effects of alcohol are usually eliminated.
C. The effects can be eliminated by plenty of fresh air.
D. The effects are usually less severe than alcohol or drugs used alone.

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Fourth Quarter
Module 4 - Week 4
 HEALTH

Lesson Prevention and Control of Cigarette

1 Smoking

• Discusses the strategies in the prevention and control of cigarette smoking.

Cigarette smoking seriously affects the body and environment. In this

lesson, you will know some ways on how to prevent and control cigarette
smoking. Prevention is still better than cure.

What I Know

True or False: Write the word True if the statement is correct and False if not.

1. Most adult smokers started smoking as teens.

2. A smoker’s risk of cancer is 2-10 times greater than a nonsmoker’s risk,
depending on how much a person has smoked.
3. We cannot avoid getting hooked on cigarette smoking.
4. Avoiding alcohol, cola, tea, and coffee will help you to control cigarette
smoking.
5. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths for both men and women.

Matching Type: Match Column A with Column B. Write the letter of your answer
before each number.
Column A C

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 What’s New

Analyze the pictures.

▪ What are the pictures all about?

▪ Can you give some examples on how to prevent and
control cigarette smoking?

What is It

Tobacco use by youth and young adults causes both

immediate and long-term damage. One of the most
serious health effects is nicotine addiction, which
prolongs tobacco use and can lead to severe health
consequences. The younger youth are when they start
using tobacco, the more likely they will be addicted.
In fact, most adult smokers started smoking as teens.

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What do statistics say?

National Cancer Institute

• A smoker’s risk of cancer is 2-10 times

greater than a nonsmoker’s risk,
depending on how much a person has
smoked.
• Lung cancer is the leading cause of
cancer deaths for both men and
women.

American Lung Association

• Nearly 4,000 children under the age of
18 begin smoking each day in the
United States.
• Nearly 1,100 of these will become
regular smokers.
Philippine Lung Center
• 240 Filipinos die daily due to tobacco-
related disease.

Teen smoking might begin innocently, but it can become a long-term problem. Now,
let us find out how to save your life and other people from the dangers of cigarette
smoking.
Here are some tips that will help teens avoid getting hooked on cigarette smoking:

• Make non-smoking friends • Do the Math

- When you're at a party, stick with - Smoking is expensive. Try to
the non-smokers. calculate the weekly, monthly, or
- When you look at the smokers, don't yearly cost of smoking or vaping every
envy them. day. You might compare the cost of
• Consider the future smoking with that of smart phones,
- Use your loved ones, friends, clothes or other teen essentials.
neighbors or celebrities who’ve had • Take addiction seriously
tobacco-related illnesses as real-life - Most teens believe that occasional
examples of the harm tobacco use can smoking won't cause them to become
cause. addicted. However, teens can become
• Say no addicted after smoking as few as five
- Don’t try to smoke and learn to packs of cigarettes.
resist.

If you want to stop smoking, you can make small changes to your lifestyle that may help
you resist the temptation to light up. Here are some helpful tips to stop smoking.

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• Make a plan to quit smoking
- Make a promise, set a date and stick to it.
- Think ahead to times where it might be difficult (a party, for instance), and
plan your actions and escape routes in advance.
• Make a list of reasons to quit
- Keep reminding yourself why you made the decision to give up. Make a list of
the reasons and read it when you need support.
• Identify when you crave cigarettes
- A craving can last 5 minutes. Before you give up, make a list of 5-minute
strategies.
- For example, you could leave the party for a minute, dance or go to the bar.
• Consider your diet
- Is your after-dinner cigarette your favorite? A US study revealed that some
foods, and including meat, make cigarettes more satisfying.
Others, including cheese, fruit vegetables, make cigarettes taste terrible. So,
swap your usual steak or burger for a veggie pizza instead.
• Change your drink
- The same US study as above also looked at drinks. Fizzy drinks, alcohol, cola,
tea and coffee all make cigarettes taste better. So, when you're out, drink more
water and juice.
• Get some stop smoking support
- If friends or family members want to give up, too,
suggest to them that you give up together.
• Get moving
- A review of scientific studies has proved exercise,
even a 5-minute walk or stretch, cuts cravings and
may help your brain produce anti-craving
chemicals.
• Keep your hands and mouth busy
- Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) can double your
chances of success. As well as patches, there are
tablets, lozenges, gum and a nasal spray.
- When you're out, try putting your drink in the hand
that usually holds a cigarette, or drink from a straw
to keep your mouth busy.

What I Can Do

Activity 1: “Anti-Smoking Campaign”

➢ Write a song on how to prevent cigarette smoking.
➢ Include how cigarettes can destroy one’s life and family.
➢ The song should be composed of verse, chorus, & bridge.
➢ Give your own tune of the song.
➢ Do this by group with 8 members.
➢ Be ready for the presentation.
➢ Refer to the rubric for your guide.

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 CRITERIA Excellent Good Fair
(4) (3) (2)
The lyrics convey a The lyrics conveys a The lyrics
message that is highly message that is conveys a
Lyrics and
informative, and somewhat highly message that is
Content
relevant to the topic. informative, and not relevant to
relevant to the topic. the topic.
Originality/ Song shows excellent Song shows effort and Song lacks effort
Creativity effort and originality. originality. or originality.
All members of the Some members of the Only few
group participated in group participated in members of the
Participation the activity. the activity. group
participated in
the activity.

What I Have Learned

Complete the following sentences.

1. We can avoid gigarette smoking by . . . .

2. I have realized that playing indoor activities . . .

3. I have realized that . . .

Assessment

Multiple Choice: Read and analyze the following questions carefully. Write the letter
of your correct answer in the blank space provided before the number

HEALTH

1. Which of the following statements is FALSE?

A. Most adult smokers started smoking as teens.
B. 240 Filipinos die daily due to tobacco-related disease.
C. We cannot avoid getting hooked on cigarette smoking.
D. Avoiding alcohol, cola, tea, and coffee will help you to control cigarette
smoking.

2. If you want to quit smoking, support from a fellow quitter helps. Whose
support has been shown to help most?
A. Your friends C. Your neighbor
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3. Which disease is the leading cause of cancer deaths for both men and
women caused by cigarette smoking?
A. Leukemia C. Lung Cancer
B. Brain Cancer D. Bone Cancer

4. Which of the following is NOT a helpful way for teens to avoid getting hooked
on cigarette smoking?
A. Say no C. Make non-smoking friends
B. Consider the future D. Get Moving

5. How many Filipinos die daily due to tobacco-related disease according to the
Philippine Lung Center?
A. 240 C. 1, 100
B. 440 D. None of the above

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