4th Grading Quiz-

4th Grading Long Quiz

Name: _________________________ Yr. & Sec.:_________________ Score:________________

I .Listening Test: Browse thoroughly the questions for a minute. Listen as your teacher reads the selection twice. Then, answer the questions below. Write the letter of your answer on the space before the number.
__________________1. What is the selection about?
a. It is about the generosity and compassion of Herman Steur, a rich Dutch businessman.
b. It is about the cruelty and unkindness of Herman Steur, a rich Dutch businessman.
c. It is about the selfishness of Herman Steur, a rich Dutch businessman.
d. It is about the rich Dutch businessman and his butler

_________________ 2. What type of paragraph is being read?
a. paragraph by narration
b. paragraph by character sketch
c. paragraph by example
d. paragraph by description

________________ 3. What is the best title for the story?
a. The Wealthy Dutch Businessman
b. The Person with a Good Heart
c. The Remarkable Mission of Herman Steur
d. The Charitable Heart of Herman Steur

________________ 4. Who are the characters in the story being read?
a. Herman Steur and the butler
b. Herman Steur, a beggar and a housemaid
c. Herman Steur and the woman, the fisherman
d. Herman Steur, the butler, the woman and her four children

___________ 5. What are the traits or characteristics being portrayed by Herman Steur in the selection being read?
a. jealousy and distrust
b. kindness, generosity and compassion
c. selfishness and self -interest
d. arrogance, superiority and authority


II. Matching Type: Match the statements or group of words in column A with the appropriate concepts needed in a description process in column B. Write the letter of your answer on the space provided before the number.
                             Column A                                                             Column B
_________ 6. It means oneness of idea.                                             A. Paragraph
__________7. It is a restatement of the topic sentence, a summary,     B. Subjective description
or a conclusion based on the supporting details.                                   C. Images
                                                                                                          D. Senses
___________8. It states the central idea to be developed.                   E. Objective description
                                                                                                           F. Coherence
__________ 9. These are sentences that help develop or expand the   G. Topic Sentence
main idea in the topic sentence.                                                            H. Supporting Details
__________ 10. It consists of facts or information about the topic.       I. Concluding Sentence
                                                                                                           J. Unity
__________11. A group of related sentences that develop a single
topic or idea.
__________12. It consists of words or expressions that seem to arouse
the reader’s special feeling, emotions or reactions.
__________13. Any visual impression or representation of something.
__________14. These involve sight, hearing, touch, smell and taste.
__________15. It emphasizes an orderly sequence of ideas and their
relationship to one another.


III. Vocabulary: Identify the meaning of the underlined words/phrases as each is used in the sentences/passages.
________________ 16. The farmer raised an eyebrow, and then threw me an amused cynical look.
a. caring b. questioning c. funny d. entertaining

______________ 17. I realized that the good name handed down to me by my father could bestow a capital of good will.
a. shower b. invest c. give d. withdraw
_____________ 18. A good name is of immense value which money cannot buy.
a.unusual b. great c. measurable d. less
_____________ 19. He was deeply touched by the hapless woman who had just lost her husband
a. sickly b. lucky c. unfortunate d. happy
_____________ 20. A tormented person asked for the help of the Lord.
a. nice b. suffering c. happy d. bad


IV. Grammar

A. Adjectives: Change each word in the parenthesis into its adjective from. Write your answer on the spaces provided to complete the sentence.
Ex. 1. The girl is very ____beautiful____________. (beauty)
21. The cake tastes ________________ . (deliciously)
22. A man is _____________ so long as he chooses to be happy and nothing can stop him. (happiness)
23. Hope is the power of being _______________ in circumstances which we know to be desperate. (cheerfulness)
24. It is a ______________thing for a man to resist the natural necessity of mortal passions. (difficulty)
25. Enough is __________to a feast. (equality)


B. Signal Words that denote Location/Direction: Supply appropriate signal words for the following sentences. Write your answer on the spaces provided.
Ex. 1. __Beside the Sasa Public Market, my house comes in full view.

26. _____________the Sasa Health Center, Francisco Bangoy Elementrary Shool is located.
27. ______________ the Francisco Bangoy National High School’s Clinic, the principal’s office is located.
28.______________ the Francisco Bangoy National High School’s office of the Registrar, the Reading Access Center is located.
29. Just ____________ the campus, the students can be catered by the 4 canteens of Francisco Bangoy National High School.
30.________________ the Francisco Bangoy National High School’s office of the registrar and the Reading Access Center, the school’s library is located.


V. Reading Test
A. Rearrange the sentences in the following paragraph according to the paragraph order most appropriate for them. Indicate the sequencing by numbers. (5 pts.)

1) The television has inflicted more than that since it has refashioned family relations, stifled intellectual life and transformed leisure into idleness.  2) Even the sky line of the squatter communities and of the more advanced rural barangays is littered TV antennas.  3)TV has changed the Filipino way of life.   4) A teleholic society has emerged from passive influence of the boob tube.  5) The lives of many have been reduced to passivity as their mental energies are refocused away from the harsh realities of existence.

__________________ 31.
___________________32.
__________________ 33.
__________________ 34.
__________________ 35.

B. Select the appropriate topic sentence from the list below the paragraph and write it on the blank. (36-40)

I was hurt and I wanted revenge. I felt broken and I believed I could never put the pieces of my life together again. I had known hatred, anger, shame, guilt and betrayal. I had touched the depths of pain. But my friends never talked to me about the Christian virtue of forgiveness, although they had known, as I later came to understand, that forgiveness could not be forced or made to happen. _________________________________________________________________________________.

Topic Sentence: a. To err is human, but to forgive is divine.
b. It is easy to forgive, but it is hard to forget.
c. Forgiveness comes in its own time.

VI. Writing Test
A. Supply your own supporting details and the concluding sentence. (40-50)
Five wishes I have treasured until now. First,____________________________________________.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

4th Grading Quiz-

4th Grading Long Quiz

Name: _________________________ Yr. & Sec.:_________________ Score:________________

I .Listening Test: Browse thoroughly the questions for a minute. Listen as your teacher reads the selection twice. Then, answer the questions below. Write the letter of your answer on the space before the number.
__________________1. What is the selection about?
a. It is about the generosity and compassion of Herman Steur, a rich Dutch businessman.
b. It is about the cruelty and unkindness of Herman Steur, a rich Dutch businessman.
c. It is about the selfishness of Herman Steur, a rich Dutch businessman.
d. It is about the rich Dutch businessman and his butler

_________________ 2. What type of paragraph is being read?
a. paragraph by narration
b. paragraph by character sketch
c. paragraph by example
d. paragraph by description

________________ 3. What is the best title for the story?
a. The Wealthy Dutch Businessman
b. The Person with a Good Heart
c. The Remarkable Mission of Herman Steur
d. The Charitable Heart of Herman Steur

________________ 4. Who are the characters in the story being read?
a. Herman Steur and the butler
b. Herman Steur, a beggar and a housemaid
c. Herman Steur and the woman, the fisherman
d. Herman Steur, the butler, the woman and her four children

___________ 5. What are the traits or characteristics being portrayed by Herman Steur in the selection being read?
a. jealousy and distrust
b. kindness, generosity and compassion
c. selfishness and self -interest
d. arrogance, superiority and authority


II. Matching Type: Match the statements or group of words in column A with the appropriate concepts needed in a description process in column B. Write the letter of your answer on the space provided before the number.
                             Column A                                                                                  Column B
_________ 6. It means oneness of idea.                                                                A. Paragraph
__________7. It is a restatement of the topic sentence, a summary,                         B. Subjective description
or a conclusion based on the supporting details.                                                        C. Images
                                                                                                                                D. Senses
___________8. It states the central idea to be developed.                                       E. Objective description
                                                                                                                               F. Coherence
__________ 9. These are sentences that help develop or expand the                      G. Topic Sentence
main idea in the topic sentence.                                                                               H. Supporting Details
__________ 10. It consists of facts or information about the topic.                         I. Concluding Sentence
                                                                                                                             J. Unity
__________11. A group of related sentences that develop a single
topic or idea.
__________12. It consists of words or expressions that seem to arouse
the reader’s special feeling, emotions or reactions.
__________13. Any visual impression or representation of something.
__________14. These involve sight, hearing, touch, smell and taste.
__________15. It emphasizes an orderly sequence of ideas and their
relationship to one another.


III. Vocabulary: Identify the meaning of the underlined words/phrases as each is used in the sentences/passages.
________________ 16. The farmer raised an eyebrow, and then threw me an amused cynical look.
a. caring b. questioning c. funny d. entertaining

______________ 17. I realized that the good name handed down to me by my father could bestow a capital of good will.
a. shower b. invest c. give d. withdraw
_____________ 18. A good name is of immense value which money cannot buy.
a.unusual b. great c. measurable d. less
_____________ 19. He was deeply touched by the hapless woman who had just lost her husband
a. sickly b. lucky c. unfortunate d. happy
_____________ 20. A tormented person asked for the help of the Lord.
a. nice b. suffering c. happy d. bad


IV. Grammar

A. Adjectives: Change each word in the parenthesis into its adjective from. Write your answer on the spaces provided to complete the sentence.
Ex. 1. The girl is very ____beautiful____________. (beauty)
21. The cake tastes ________________ . (deliciously)
22. A man is _____________ so long as he chooses to be happy and nothing can stop him. (happiness)
23. Hope is the power of being _______________ in circumstances which we know to be desperate. (cheerfulness)
24. It is a ______________thing for a man to resist the natural necessity of mortal passions. (difficulty)
25. Enough is __________to a feast. (equality)


B. Signal Words that denote Location/Direction: Supply appropriate signal words for the following sentences. Write your answer on the spaces provided.
Ex. 1. __Beside the Sasa Public Market, my house comes in full view.

26. _____________the Sasa Health Center, Francisco Bangoy Elementrary Shool is located.
27. ______________ the Francisco Bangoy National High School’s Clinic, the principal’s office is located.
28.______________ the Francisco Bangoy National High School’s office of the Registrar, the Reading Access Center is located.
29. Just ____________ the campus, the students can be catered by the 4 canteens of Francisco Bangoy National High School.
30.________________ the Francisco Bangoy National High School’s office of the registrar and the Reading Access Center, the school’s library is located.


V. Reading Test
A. Rearrange the sentences in the following paragraph according to the paragraph order most appropriate for them. Indicate the sequencing by numbers. (5 pts.)

1) The television has inflicted more than that since it has refashioned family relations, stifled intellectual life and transformed leisure into idleness.  2) Even the sky line of the squatter communities and of the more advanced rural barangays is littered TV antennas.  3)TV has changed the Filipino way of life.   4) A teleholic society has emerged from passive influence of the boob tube.  5) The lives of many have been reduced to passivity as their mental energies are refocused away from the harsh realities of existence.

__________________ 31.
___________________32.
__________________ 33.
__________________ 34.
__________________ 35.

B. Select the appropriate topic sentence from the list below the paragraph and write it on the blank. (36-40)

I was hurt and I wanted revenge. I felt broken and I believed I could never put the pieces of my life together again. I had known hatred, anger, shame, guilt and betrayal. I had touched the depths of pain. But my friends never talked to me about the Christian virtue of forgiveness, although they had known, as I later came to understand, that forgiveness could not be forced or made to happen. _________________________________________________________________________________.

Topic Sentence: a. To err is human, but to forgive is divine.
b. It is easy to forgive, but it is hard to forget.
c. Forgiveness comes in its own time.

VI. Writing Test
A. Supply your own supporting details and the concluding sentence. (40-50)
Five wishes I have treasured until now. First,____________________________________________.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

4th Grading Quiz-

4th Grading Long Quiz

Name: _________________________ Yr. & Sec.:_________________ Score:________________

I .Listening Test: Browse thoroughly the questions for a minute. Listen as your teacher reads the selection twice. Then, answer the questions below. Write the letter of your answer on the space before the number.
__________________1. What is the selection about?
a. It is about the generosity and compassion of Herman Steur, a rich Dutch businessman.
b. It is about the cruelty and unkindness of Herman Steur, a rich Dutch businessman.
c. It is about the selfishness of Herman Steur, a rich Dutch businessman.
d. It is about the rich Dutch businessman and his butler

_________________ 2. What type of paragraph is being read?
a. paragraph by narration
b. paragraph by character sketch
c. paragraph by example
d. paragraph by description

________________ 3. What is the best title for the story?
a. The Wealthy Dutch Businessman
b. The Person with a Good Heart
c. The Remarkable Mission of Herman Steur
d. The Charitable Heart of Herman Steur

________________ 4. Who are the characters in the story being read?
a. Herman Steur and the butler
b. Herman Steur, a beggar and a housemaid
c. Herman Steur and the woman, the fisherman
d. Herman Steur, the butler, the woman and her four children

___________ 5. What are the traits or characteristics being portrayed by Herman Steur in the selection being read?
a. jealousy and distrust
b. kindness, generosity and compassion
c. selfishness and self -interest
d. arrogance, superiority and authority


II. Matching Type: Match the statements or group of words in column A with the appropriate concepts needed in a description process in column B. Write the letter of your answer on the space provided before the number.
                             Column A                                                                                       Column B
__________ 6. It means oneness of idea.                                                                A. Paragraph
__________7. It is a restatement of the topic sentence, a summary,                         B. Subjective description
or a conclusion based on the supporting details.                                                        C. Images
                                                                                                                                D. Senses
___________8. It states the central idea to be developed.                                       E. Objective description
                                                                                                                               F. Coherence
__________ 9. These are sentences that help develop or expand the                      G. Topic Sentence
main idea in the topic sentence.                                                                               H. Supporting Details
__________ 10. It consists of facts or information about the topic.                         I. Concluding Sentence
                                                                                                                             J. Unity
__________11. A group of related sentences that develop a single
topic or idea.
__________12. It consists of words or expressions that seem to arouse
the reader’s special feeling, emotions or reactions.
__________13. Any visual impression or representation of something.
__________14. These involve sight, hearing, touch, smell and taste.
__________15. It emphasizes an orderly sequence of ideas and their
relationship to one another.


III. Vocabulary: Identify the meaning of the underlined words/phrases as each is used in the sentences/passages.
________________ 16. The farmer raised an eyebrow, and then threw me an amused cynical look.
a. caring b. questioning c. funny d. entertaining

______________ 17. I realized that the good name handed down to me by my father could bestow a capital of good will.
a. shower b. invest c. give d. withdraw
_____________ 18. A good name is of immense value which money cannot buy.
a.unusual b. great c. measurable d. less
_____________ 19. He was deeply touched by the hapless woman who had just lost her husband
a. sickly b. lucky c. unfortunate d. happy
_____________ 20. A tormented person asked for the help of the Lord.
a. nice b. suffering c. happy d. bad


IV. Grammar

A. Adjectives: Change each word in the parenthesis into its adjective from. Write your answer on the spaces provided to complete the sentence.
Ex. 1. The girl is very ____beautiful____________. (beauty)
21. The cake tastes ________________ . (deliciously)
22. A man is _____________ so long as he chooses to be happy and nothing can stop him. (happiness)
23. Hope is the power of being _______________ in circumstances which we know to be desperate. (cheerfulness)
24. It is a ______________thing for a man to resist the natural necessity of mortal passions. (difficulty)
25. Enough is __________to a feast. (equality)


B. Signal Words that denote Location/Direction: Supply appropriate signal words for the following sentences. Write your answer on the spaces provided.
Ex. 1. __Beside the Sasa Public Market, my house comes in full view.

26. _____________the Sasa Health Center, Francisco Bangoy Elementrary Shool is located.
27. ______________ the Francisco Bangoy National High School’s Clinic, the principal’s office is located.
28.______________ the Francisco Bangoy National High School’s office of the Registrar, the Reading Access Center is located.
29. Just ____________ the campus, the students can be catered by the 4 canteens of Francisco Bangoy National High School.
30.________________ the Francisco Bangoy National High School’s office of the registrar and the Reading Access Center, the school’s library is located.


V. Reading Test
A. Rearrange the sentences in the following paragraph according to the paragraph order most appropriate for them. Indicate the sequencing by numbers. (5 pts.)

1) The television has inflicted more than that since it has refashioned family relations, stifled intellectual life and transformed leisure into idleness.  2) Even the sky line of the squatter communities and of the more advanced rural barangays is littered TV antennas.  3)TV has changed the Filipino way of life.   4) A teleholic society has emerged from passive influence of the boob tube.  5) The lives of many have been reduced to passivity as their mental energies are refocused away from the harsh realities of existence.

__________________ 31.
___________________32.
__________________ 33.
__________________ 34.
__________________ 35.

B. Select the appropriate topic sentence from the list below the paragraph and write it on the blank. (36-40)

I was hurt and I wanted revenge. I felt broken and I believed I could never put the pieces of my life together again. I had known hatred, anger, shame, guilt and betrayal. I had touched the depths of pain. But my friends never talked to me about the Christian virtue of forgiveness, although they had known, as I later came to understand, that forgiveness could not be forced or made to happen. _________________________________________________________________________________.

Topic Sentence: a. To err is human, but to forgive is divine.
b. It is easy to forgive, but it is hard to forget.
c. Forgiveness comes in its own time.

VI. Writing Test
A. Supply your own supporting details and the concluding sentence. (40-50)
Five wishes I have treasured until now. First,____________________________________________.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

4th Grading Quiz-

4th Grading Long Quiz
Name: _________________________ Yr. & Sec.:_________________ Score:________________
I .Listening Test: Browse thoroughly the questions for a minute. Listen as your teacher reads the selection twice. Then, answer the questions below. Write the letter of your answer on the space before the number.
__________________1. What is the selection about?
a. It is about the generosity and compassion of Herman Steur, a rich Dutch businessman.
b. It is about the cruelty and unkindness of Herman Steur, a rich Dutch businessman.
c. It is about the selfishness of Herman Steur, a rich Dutch businessman.
d. It is about the rich Dutch businessman and his butler

_________________ 2. What type of paragraph is being read?
a. paragraph by narration
b. paragraph by character sketch
c. paragraph by example
d. paragraph by description

________________ 3. What is the best title for the story?
a. The Wealthy Dutch Businessman
b. The Person with a Good Heart
c. The Remarkable Mission of Herman Steur
d. The Charitable Heart of Herman Steur

________________ 4. Who are the characters in the story being read?
a. Herman Steur and the butler
b. Herman Steur, a beggar and a housemaid
c. Herman Steur and the woman, the fisherman
d. Herman Steur, the butler, the woman and her four children

___________ 5. What are the traits or characteristics being portrayed by Herman Steur in the selection being read?
a. jealousy and distrust
b. kindness, generosity and compassion
c. selfishness and self -interest
d. arrogance, superiority and authority

II. Matching Type: Match the statements or group of words in column A with the appropriate concepts needed in a description process in column B. Write the letter of your answer on the space provided before the number.
Column A Column B
__________ 6. It means oneness of idea. A. Paragraph
__________7. It is a restatement of the topic sentence, a summary, B. Subjective description
or a conclusion based on the supporting details. C. Images
D. Senses
___________8. It states the central idea to be developed. E. Objective description
F. Coherence
__________ 9. These are sentences that help develop or expand the G. Topic Sentence
main idea in the topic sentence. H. Supporting Details
__________ 10. It consists of facts or information about the topic. I. Concluding Sentence
J. Unity
__________11. A group of related sentences that develop a single
topic or idea.
__________12. It consists of words or expressions that seem to arouse
the reader’s special feeling, emotions or reactions.
__________13. Any visual impression or representation of something.
__________14. These involve sight, hearing, touch, smell and taste.
__________15. It emphasizes an orderly sequence of ideas and their
relationship to one another.

III. Vocabulary: Identify the meaning of the underlined words/phrases as each is used in the sentences/passages.
________________ 16. The farmer raised an eyebrow, and then threw me an amused cynical look.
a. caring b. questioning c. funny d. entertaining

______________ 17. I realized that the good name handed down to me by my father could bestow a capital of good will.
a. shower b. invest c. give d. withdraw
_____________ 18. A good name is of immense value which money cannot buy.
a.unusual b. great c. measurable d. less
_____________ 19. He was deeply touched by the hapless woman who had just lost her husband
a. sickly b. lucky c. unfortunate d. happy
_____________ 20. A tormented person asked for the help of the Lord.
a. nice b. suffering c. happy d. bad

IV. Grammar
A. Adjectives: Change each word in the parenthesis into its adjective from. Write your answer on the spaces provided to complete the sentence.
Ex. 1. The girl is very ____beautiful____________. (beauty)
21. The cake tastes ________________ . (deliciously)
22. A man is _____________ so long as he chooses to be happy and nothing can stop him. (happiness)
23. Hope is the power of being _______________ in circumstances which we know to be desperate. (cheerfulness)
24. It is a ______________thing for a man to resist the natural necessity of mortal passions. (difficulty)
25. Enough is __________to a feast. (equality)


B. Signal Words that denote Location/Direction: Supply appropriate signal words for the following sentences. Write your answer on the spaces provided.
Ex. 1. __Beside the Sasa Public Market, my house comes in full view.

26. _____________the Sasa Health Center, Francisco Bangoy Elementrary Shool is located.
27. ______________ the Francisco Bangoy National High School’s Clinic, the principal’s office is located.
28.______________ the Francisco Bangoy National High School’s office of the Registrar, the Reading Access Center is located.
29. Just ____________ the campus, the students can be catered by the 4 canteens of Francisco Bangoy National High School.
30.________________ the Francisco Bangoy National High School’s office of the registrar and the Reading Access Center, the school’s library is located.

V. Reading Test
A. Rearrange the sentences in the following paragraph according to the paragraph order most appropriate for them. Indicate the sequencing by numbers. (5 pts.)




__________________ 31.
___________________32.
__________________ 33.
__________________ 34.
__________________ 35.

B. Select the appropriate topic sentence from the list below the paragraph and write it on the blank. (36-40)




Topic Sentence: a. To err is human, but to forgive is divine.
b. It is easy to forgive, but it is hard to forget.
c. Forgiveness comes in its own time.

VI. Writing Test
A. Supply your own supporting details and the concluding sentence. (40-50)
Five wishes I have treasured until now. First,____________________________________________.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

BEST POEM COMPOSITION

“MY LOVE”

My Love one fills the emptiness in me.

No one can take him away from me.

Even Though People Don’t Know

How He makes my day so glow.

Every Rose he sent with thorns,

Makes my world revolves and turns.

Each day is full of surprises

That makes my blood pressure arises.

Truly, life with him is in spotlight

Cause he makes my life so bright.

Whenever I feel so lonely,

It’s him who gives me glee.

“TRUE love”

Every time I see your face,

It seems like I’m looking on a beautiful flower vase.

I love you more than enough

Cause every time you make me laugh.

I treat you like a real princess.

I love you without equal prices.

My love for you is not blind,

Cause your shine is easy to find.

Red is orange and purple is brown.

When you kissed me, my world becomes upside down

My love for you is now complete

Like an ∞ sign that makes my love infinite.

                           ***

“A Son’s Love”

By: Patrick g. manacap and Ronnel Parejado??????????

II-Jade

I had mother who was so pretty

And whose smile brightens my day.

When I was a baby,

Her hugs and kisses wipe my tears away.

In my dreams of dreams, I saw you

When the wind blows, I feel you

Oh, mama now I miss you so

I wish you never had to go.

I had a mother who love me tenderly

She is now in heaven guiding my way

Oh! How I love my mama so dearly?

Please Jesus, send my love to her in heaven directly.

“Inspiring Love ”

By; Euland Guimalan

II-Jade

 Love makes me happy

Yesterday, Tomorrow and today

I feel so much inspired

Whenever you are by my side.

The love you offered to me

Is like a rope that tightens me.

It’s not the love that one’s desired,

But I want the love that both us inspired.

The love I have for you will never be expired

And I will keep That Forever Transpired.

People say that I’m a fool,

But loving you makes my world wonderful.

“First Love”

When I look into your eyes,

I turned into an ice.

I just want to reveal

The truth of what I feel.

Every time I saw you

I feel I’m in the blue

And every time you wear a smile

Did you know that I may die?

How can I forget?

All the times that I regret

Loving you is o n my mind

I hope that you will find.

“What Is Love?”

Love is a very nice Thing

That makes you do everything

If you want to try

Make sure that you won’t cry.

Love is important to everyone.

It should be shared to anyone,

But always wait for Mr. Right,

So that love will have delight .

Having a heartache

Is not the same by having a headache

Because headache will cease easily

But heartache will hurt extremely.

“God’s Love”

The love of God is powerful.

It makes everyone’s life beautiful

God’s love is extravagant,

and is shared to all his servant.

God is my protector

and also my savior

I should always be humble

So That I will never be stumbled.

I will always worship

And be with God’s fellowship.

I will always spread God’s good news

So that I will always have a good use.

LOVE by REINA MAY S. GIMAY of II-Jade

Love

REINA May S. GIMAY

II-Jade

You might not believe it sometimes,

but I swear it’s true

I might not be sincere sometimes,

but bear in mind it’s true.

Your love is my inspiration,

and  I meant it as true.

Don’t forget our intimate relation

cause my love is so true.

Maybe I’m your last,

I don’t know if it’s true.

All I know that in my past

I was destined for you.

MIRACLE WORKER THE MOVIE: A REACTION PAPER

From a perspective of a soon to be teacher such as yours truly, I can say that the movie entitled “Miracle Worker”  serves as a memento that there are things we believed to be impossible, but became possible because we exerted sufficient perseverance into it. I salute the passion and commitment of Annie Sullivan to tutor a deaf, mute and blind child in the person of Helen Keller. Annie Sullivan is just one out of many teachers out there who have given their life to become catalyst for well –rounded development of the differently able children. In relation to the subject EDUC. 1 Child and Adolescent Development, I can say that the movie is quite appropriate to be viewed by students who were enrolled in Teachers Certificate Curriculum for Non Education Professionals (TCCNEP) because the movie provided us the unique and effective teaching strategies that are well designed to provide special education to those children with multiple sensory impairments. As soon to be teacher, I should be equipped with competence and be prepared for possibilities that I soon to be encountered as I practice my teaching profession later.

I can still remember that during those moments before I viewed the movie, I really asked myself if it is still possible for a person to learn if he/she has multiple sensory impairments such as the defects of the sight, hearing and speaking. Hence, after I viewed the movie, I definitely realized that even if the senses were impaired and not the mind, there would still be a possibility to learn the same way like those with normal sensory functioning if there is a collaborative support from the community, home and school which nowadays proposed by DepEd through the School Improvement Plan (SIP). I realized through the movie, that children with multiple sensory impairments just ultimately need to have a language in a most unique way in order to learn since according to Annie Sullivan, “language is more important to the mind than light is to the eye.”

The movie is very controversial as I had read some of the articles about it. One article have questioned the reality of this depiction , as Keller had not spoken a single vowel in the course of the film, and, as an apparently prelingually deaf and blind child, would not have been aware of the existence of verbal communication. In my case, I really have a hard time believing the veracity of the movie. I thought it was not a true to life story but after I read a lot of articles about the movie, I just realized that there is really an existence of a Helen Keller as her autobiography entitled “The Story of My Life” revealed some exciting scenarios of her life that people from different walks of life can learn into.

The movie exhibited the true to life symbiotic relationship between a teacher/tutor and her/his student. As viewed in the movie, the teacher and the student should conform to the symbiotic relationship. A symbiotic relationship is a relationship between two entities which is mutually beneficial for the participants of the relationship. As we observe, Helen Keller learned a lot from Annie Sullivan and the latter also learned a lot from the former. If I relate it to the real life teaching situations that I soon to be experienced, I can say that the movie is a big help especially in telling that the teacher –student relationship creates a more effective teaching strategy if there is a “give and take” or “symbiotic connection” wherein the teacher is open to learn from the student and the student is also willing to learn from the teacher.

It is also apparent in the movie the phrase that tells “experience is the best teacher.” As I observed in the movie, Annie Sullivan became as an effective tutor of Helen because she also has a sensory impairment that triggers her to relate to Helen’s condition. She can understand how difficult it is for Helen to do things and to cope with the defects she has. However, because of the patience that Sullivan exhibited in teaching Helen, it is indeed to be not difficult to expect a lot of progress from Helen that made her to graduate from Radcliffe College with a B.A. (honors), became a world famous advocate for social equality and was awarded “The Presidential Medal of Freedom” which are all stated in the autobiography of Helen Keller.

There are some scenes from the movie that cultivate my emotions. As a viewer of the movie, I must suggest that for people with disabilities they just don’t need our sympathy, instead, they need much of our empathy. People with sensory impairments like Helen Keller can make us to feel compassionate about them but to pity on them doesn’t help a lot. What they need is our empathy wherein we must put our feet on their shoes and inquire on ourselves for a moment about what kind of life could there be if we have that sensory impairments. Being empathetic on them will open our hearts and minds to understand them and provide them the best assistance for them to become better person as they journey towards life. Apparently, Annie Sullivan showed her empathetic characteristics to Helen Keller and made Helen to realize that she is not alone and she is not the only person who has sensory impairment in this world. She taught Helen to become a better person like her and made Helen to be a productive person in the society. As a lesson I obtained from the movie and as soon to be teacher, I really need this empathy to become a better teacher later.

There are a lot of lessons I gained from the movie. I learned how to respond to special cases and special types of students that I soon to be encountered. I learned that patience is a virtue. I learned that teaching a student with or without sensory impairments should require the collaborative participation of the teacher, the school and the community. I learned that as a teacher I should let my students to do and experience things so that they can understand. I learned that learning is a process. I learned some teaching strategies like, ‘hand spelling’, things have names, orienting the sensory impaired learner about the unseen environment like letting a sensory impaired learner to use the sense of touch as substitute for the lost sensory, encouraging the sensory impaired child to be independent as often as possible and avoid the trap of “learned helplessness.” Ultimately, I learned that all things can be learned.