By:

Glenda M. Lopez

BBTE 4-2

Edited By:

Romana Gurrubat

The New Machine Shorthand

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 What this Module All About
Good day! It’s an opportunity for you to learn new keys and words again. This is just
a combination of the module we had before, but this time we will add some difficulty wherein
you will encounter more keys and words. But it will become easier as long as you know the very
basic of machine shorthand.
This will give you better understanding in Machine Shorthand and remember to maintain
your good posture and charm in operating the machine.

What you are expected to learn:

NEW ABBREVIATIONS
PHRASES
NEW WORDS: LAW TERMS
WORDS ENDING BODY,THING

How to learn from this module

 Perform all the activities diligently to help and guide you in understanding the
topic. Try to picture out on your mind a real Machine shorthand if necessary;
 familiarize words, phrases, and derivatives;
 Answer the pre-test in order to determine how much you have laern about the lessons in
this module;
 Read each lesson and do all the activities that are provided for you;
 Answer the post-test to measure how much you have gained from the lessons. Good luck
and enjoy!!
Pretest:

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Direction: Write the letter of the correct answer on your answer sheet.

1. How to depress the word “congressman”?

a. K G R PB c. K G RE
b. K G RA d. K R EU PL
2. What is the sound pattern of “affidavit”?
a. AFI c. AFD
b. AFF d. ARB
3. Phrases, word ending “body and thing” and ______ are part of lesson 37?
a. law c. terms
b. law terms d. lawyer
4. What is the meaning of SNI OBS?
a. Is there any objection? c. Is there any objection.
b. Is there any objection! d. None of the above
5. How to read this MR CH in a long hand?
a. Mr. Chairman c. March
b. Congressmen d. Crime
6. What is the sound pattern of “anybody”?
a. FRB c. FRG
b. NIB d. SOEG
7. What is the ending word of “somebody”?
a. body c. -dy
b. thing d. some
8. How do your depress “justice of the peace”?
a. JOTP c. JP
b. JUSOTP d. JUST
9. How do you read THR BG NON in a long hand?
a. There being none c. Hearing none
b. The session is called for order d. All of the above

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10. The word “client, affidavit, crime” are under the ______?
a. Low terms b. law terms
c. Law turns d. low turns

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PHRASES:
These phrases are being used by stenographers of the Batasang Pambansa during
sessions. Try to learn all by heart and you will find it easy to take down dictations. Write the
following phrases and sentences.

SNI OBGS Is there any objection?

Is there any objection to the proposal of Mr. Ruiz?
THR BG NON There being none
There are being none, Let us continue.
SEGS KLOD The session is called for order
The session is called for order at one P.M.
KHRS NON The chair hears none
The chair hears none, so let us go to the next agenda (A GD A).
MOGS NON The motion is approved
The motion is approved by the judge.
HRG NON Hearing none
Hearing none, the president resumes the meeting.
MR CH Mr. Chairman
Mr. Chairman, I move to suspend the motion.

LAW TERMS
K G
Congressman
R PB
K G
Congresswoman
RA
K G
Congressmen
R E
Justice of the peace S K W R P
client K HR EU PB T
Affidavit A F D
crime K R EU P L
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WORDS ENDING BODY, THING
Anybody T P H EU P
Everybody FR B
Somebody S O E B
Nothing T P H O G
Everything FR G
something S O E G

ACTIVITY 37
Write the corresponding meaning of the following phrases.
1. SEGS KLOD
2. SNI OBGS
3. MR CH
4. HRG NON

SELF CHECK 37
Write T if the statement is true and F if it is False.
1. Something is an example of Words ending body, thing
2. Justice of the peace client is an example of Law terms
3. SNI OBGS meaning is there any objection?
4. Crime is written by FR G
5. MR CH meaning Hearing none

Post Test:

Direction: Write the letter of the correct answer on your answer sheet.

1. How to depress the word “congressman”?

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 a. K G R PB c. K G RE
b. K G RA d. K R EU PL
2. What is the sound pattern of “affidavit”?
a. AFI c. AFD
b. AFF d. ARB
3. Phrases, word ending “body and thing” and ______ are part of lesson 37?
a. law c. terms
b. law terms d. lawyer
4. What is the meaning of SNI OBS?
a. Is there any objection? c. Is there any objection.
b. Is there any objection! d. None of the above
5. How to read this MR CH in a long hand?
a. Mr. Chairman c. March
b. Congressmen d. Crime
6. What is the sound pattern of “anybody”?
a. FRB c. FRG
b. NIB d. SOEG
7. What is the ending word of “somebody”?
a. body c. -dy
b. thing d. some
8. How do your depress “justice of the peace”?
a. JOTP c. JP
b. JUSOTP d. JUST
9. How do you read THR BG NON in a long hand?
a. There being none
b. The session is called for order
c. Hearing none
d. All of the above

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 10. The word “client, affidavit, crime” are under the ______?
b. Low terms b. law terms
d. Law turns d. low turns

Assessments of your Answer

Dear students, if you got a score between 9-10 correct, excellent!! It shows that you
understood and remember what we have discussed. Congratulations!!

If you got correct scores between 7-8 Very Good!! You remember most of the things we
have been discussed. Check those questions you did not answer correctly then study those
Questions for you to familiarize it.

If you got 5-6 that was good. What you remember were probably the ones close to you. I
suggest that read the text again and study for you to have a perfect score.

Finally, if you got 1-4, I suggest to study the Lessons again and try to read it, try to
answer the test again to see if you are improving. Good Luck My Students.

Good luck and good bless you all My Dear, students.. See you in the next Module!!

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Answer keys:

Pretest/Post test
1. A
2. C
3. B
4. A
5. A
6. B
7. A
8. C
9. A
10. B

ACTIVITY 37 SELF CHECK 37

1. The session is called for order 1. T
2. Is there any objection 2.T
3. Mr. Chairman 3.T
4. Hearing none 4.F
5. The chairs hear none 5.F

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