ALTERNATIVE LEARNING SYSTEM

CALUPAAN/POTIA ALS Learning Center

Learning Center

JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (JHS)

Level

MODULAR LEARNING
S.Y. 2022-2023

Name of Learner:_____________________________________________________________
Date of Delivery:_______________________________ Date of Retrieval:__________________
Learning Area:_________________________________
Title of Module: ARE YOU A CRITICAL READER?

ANSWER SHEETS
Let’s See What You Already Know
Now, that you’ve read the paragraph, answer the following questions:
1. Which sentence tells you what the text is all about? Give the number of the sentence.
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2. What sentence can be omitted without affecting the flow of thought?
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3. Why is it important for a student like you to make a sense of or give meaning to new and difficult
information?
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4. Can you guess the meaning of the word, logically? What words in the text helped you guess the meaning
of the term?
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5. What words have the same meaning with the word global?
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6. What word in sentence 1 gives you the meaning of significant?
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7. How can a student like you make your reading task easier?
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8. What sentence contains unsupported generalizations and exaggerations?
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 LESSON 1

Imperfect Information
Let’s Read
Passage 1 daily.

After reading the passage, do you think you can do the exercise?
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What is needed so that you can perform the exercise correctly?
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Passage 2

How does passage 2 compare with passage 1?

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Let’s Try This
Read the passage and find out what happened.

Can you tell what happened?

Did you clearly understand the passage?
Why not? If you say that you did not understand it because it uses many unnecessary words, you are right.
Can you identify the exaggerated words or phrases that are really not necessary? Write these words or phrases
in the spaces below.
1. _________________________________________________________

2. _________________________________________________________

3. _________________________________________________________
Choose from the list below:
smiled become calm worried happy beat fast cried remained calmcrying sad beat slowly
When we got to the hospital, my mom was _____________________. But when we saw that
Grandma was awake, Mom ____________________. And when Grandma hugged me, my heart

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Let’s See What You Have Learned
Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the list:
incomplete decide illogical details to support the main idea decide exaggerations different
wrong irrelevant
1. A critical reader understands that imperfect information happens because people have
_________________ background knowledge.
2. A critical reader is keen in identifying _________________information.

3. Imperfect information can be detected when it lacks _________________.

4. A critical reader checks and rechecks the information given and obtained so that he/she can identify any
_________________ data. This will keep him/ her from embarrassment.
5. Critical readers can identify passages containing _________________.
She/he knows whether the passages have excessive details or flowery words which stop the flow of
thought.
6. A critical reader can sort out information received and differentiate between relevant and
_________________ information.
7. S/he can therefore _________________ on the materials s/he wants to read for a particular purpose.
8. A critical reader can sense any _________________ presentation of ideas or details in passage.

LESSON 2

Critical Reading Skills and Strategies

Let’s Try This (PAGE 16-17)
The first event is done for you.
________ a. One day, on her way to visit her grandmother, Kitty Redscape
saw a handsome prince.

________ b. So he rode away, sadder, but not wiser,

________ c. “Oh shut up, you silly old woman, “he said.
________ d. The bear, who, by this time was fed up with being ignored,
followed the prince into the forest and ate him.

________ e. At that moment, the prince rode by and rushed into the garden.
________ f. I’m sure you were,” said the prince. “Come on, let’s get away
from that silly old lady and go to my castle for lunch.”
________ g. “I have come to save you, young maiden. He cries, knocking the
grandmother down in his hurry to be at her side.
________ h. Her heart skipped a bit or two, but the prince hardly noticed her
as he rode by.
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 ________ i. “Hey! Watch what you’re doing! Said Kitty Redscape’s
grandmother.
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Thank you for coming to our rescue,’ Kitty Redscape said to the
prince’ though I have a gun and was quite capable of looking
after myself.’
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That silly old lady is my grandmother, actually,’ said Kitty, and I
didn’t like the way you spoke to her. And now, that I see you
close. I can’t imagine why I thought you were good-looking.
Why don’t you rejoin your hunting spree?
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By the time she got to her grandmother’s house, Kitty had
forgotten about the prince. But she was horrified to see the old
lady being attacked by a bear.

Let’s See What You Have Learned (PAGE 20-21)

Now, you are about to complete Lesson 2 of this module. Before we come to a close, answer the following
questions with.
a. I can do this.

b. O.K., but I need more practice.

c. I can’t do this yet.

Write the letter of your answer on the blank spaces provided after each question.
1. Can you identify imperfect information? __________

2. Can you identify information with incomplete data? __________

3. Do you check and recheck information obtained and shared with others?
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4. Can you identify passages containing exaggerations? __________ 5. Can you identify illogical
presentation of details in a passage? __________
6. Can you look for clues to arrive at an accurate inference or conclusion? __________
7. Can you tell the purpose of the author in his/her writing? __________

8. Can you infer (guess) the author’s or character’s feelings from the text? __________

9. Can you draw conclusions from a set of details in the reading texts?

10. Can you compare your own conclusion with the author’s? __________

11. Can you create an entirely new set of ideas that enrich, widen and deepen those that you and the author
held originally? __________
12. Do you ask probing questions on the generalizations which everybody accepts? __________
13. Do you use supporting evidences or details to draw out generalizations? __________

14. Do you sort the texts that you read based on your needs or purpose? __________

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LESSON 3

Evaluating the Relevance and Worth of Ideas

Let’s Try This (PAGE 22)

Positive Negative

Which words on your list may be used to describe ideas that can negatively affect our thinking?
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Let’s Try This (Page 23)

Criteria Sheet for Evaluating Reading Materials
Title of Reading Material:_______________________________________
Author:______________________________________________________
Topic Discussed:_______________________________________________
Answer the following questions after going through the reading material.
1. Are the ideas in the reading texts arranged in a logical order?

2. Is there any imperfect information in the text?

3. Is the presentation of ideas so interesting that it can hold your attention and make you want to read
on?
4. Are there irrelevant details?

5. Are the ideas from beginning to end coherent or understandable?

6. Are there adequate details to support the generalizations?

7. Are the ideas useful to you as a reader?

8. Are there weak points which you want to discuss with the author?

9. Are the words used appropriate?

10. Are the data or details enough for you to make sense of the text?

11. Are there ideas which you find illogical so that you can’t predict the outcome or ending of the events?

12. Are there ideas that are defective and questionable?

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 13. Are they workable when applied to real life situations?
As a whole, what can you say about the material?
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What new ideas have you developed or drawn from the reading material?
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What Have You Learned? (page 26)
(1) Nowadays, every young person dreams of a bright future. (2) They often aim to have good jobs and
earn a lot. It seems that the most logical way to do this is to get a good education which means finishing a
four year college course. However, this is not the only way to achieve success. (3) Many young people now
are enjoying success even though they have not finished college. They are able to achieve this by training in
vocational programs.

1. What is the main idea of the passage?

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2. In what statement is the main idea found?
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3. What is the purpose of the passage?
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