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English – Grade 5
Quarter 4 – Module 15: Identifying Different Meanings of Unfamiliar Words
(Denotation and Connotation) (Mathematics)
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 English 5
Quarter 4
Self-Learning Module 15
Identifying Different Meanings of
Unfamiliar Words (Denotation and
Connotation) (Mathematics)

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Introductory Message

For the Facilitator:

Welcome to the English 5 Self-Learning Module on Identifying Different

Meanings of Unfamiliar Words (Denotation and Connotation) (Mathematics).

This Self-Learning Module was collaboratively designed, developed and

reviewed by educators from the Schools Division Office of Pasig City headed by its
Officer-in-Charge Schools Division Superintendent, Ma. Evalou Concepcion A.
Agustin, in partnership with the City Government of Pasig through its mayor,
Honorable Victor Ma. Regis N. Sotto. The writers utilized the standards set by the K
to 12 Curriculum using the Most Essential Learning Competencies (MELC) in
developing this instructional resource.

This learning material hopes to engage the learners in guided and independent
learning activities at their own pace and time. Further, this also aims to help learners
acquire the needed 21st century skills especially the 5 Cs, namely: Communication,
Collaboration, Creativity, Critical Thinking, and Character while taking into
consideration their needs and circumstances.

In addition to the material in the main text, you will also see this box in the
body of the module:

Notes to the Teacher

This contains helpful tips or strategies that
will help you in guiding the learners.

As a facilitator you are expected to orient the learners on how to use this
module. You also need to keep track of the learners' progress while allowing them to
manage their own learning. Moreover, you are expected to encourage and assist the
learners as they do the tasks included in the module.

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 For the Learner:

Welcome to the English 5 Self-Learning Module on Identifying Different Meanings of

Unfamiliar Words (Denotation and Connotation) (Mathematics).

This module was designed to provide you with fun and meaningful
opportunities for guided and independent learning at your own pace and time. You
will be enabled to process the contents of the learning material while being an active
learner.

This module has the following parts and corresponding icons:

Expectations - This points to the set of knowledge and skills

that you will learn after completing the module.

Pretest - This measures your prior knowledge about the lesson

at hand.

Recap - This part of the module provides a review of concepts

and skills that you already know about a previous lesson.

Lesson - This section discusses the topic in the module.

Activities - This is a set of activities that you need to perform.

Wrap-Up - This section summarizes the concepts and

application of the lesson.

Valuing - This part integrates a desirable moral value in the

lesson.

Posttest - This measures how much you have learned from the
entire module.

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 EXPECTATIONS

This is your self-instructional module in English 5. All activities

provided in this lesson will help you learn and understand: Identifying
Different Meanings of Unfamiliar Words (Denotation and Connotation)
(Mathematics).

PRETEST

Directions: Write D if the italicized word has a denotative meaning and C if

it has a connotative meaning. Write your answer on the space provided.

_____ 1. Maybe this was the best solution to my problem.

_____ 2. The solution is the method of solving a problem or the correct

answer to a puzzle or word problem.

_____ 3. You only need to know one side to figure out the volume of a
cube.

_____ 4. Huge volume of park visitors come through every weekend.

_____ 5. Have faith and think positive.

RECAP

We have learned that denotation and connotation are two principal

methods of describing the meaning of words. Denotation is the precise, literal
definition of a word, the “dictionary” definition. Connotation refers to the wide
array of positive and negative associations that most words naturally carry
with them.

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 LESSON

There are some words or terms in Mathematics may have more than
one meaning. They may be denotative or connotative.

Today, let us talk about the Different Meanings of Unfamiliar Words

(Denotation and Connotation) (Mathematics).

Below are words used in Mathematics . Which of these words are not
familiar to you?

angle odd positive ratio

area mean sum volume
even point vertex fraction

When you look up the meaning of these words in the dictionary, which
of these have more than one meaning? Which of these words have other
meanings that are not in the dictionary?

The meaning of a word that is found in the dictionary is its denotation.

The other meaning that may be attached to it that is associated with an
emotion, experience, or culture is its connotation. This is not the dictionary
meaning.

Example: mean

Denotation: In Mathematics, mean refers to the average of

a number of items in a group.

Connotation: In the sentence, “I am happy and contented being the

mean in the family that loves me for what I am.” Mean refers to the speaker’s
status or position in the family.

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Guided Practice 1
Read the sentences below. Note the italicized word. Does the word
power mean the same in all of the sentences? Does the word power have other
meanings? Choose the letter of the correct answer inside the box.

1. In 54, 5 is raised to the fourth power- 5 x 5 x 5 x 5 and the product

is 625.
2. Government officials are given the power to enforce laws for peace
and order.
3. Many factories have shut down due to power outage for the last few
weeks.
4. Grandfather is slowly losing his power ever since he fell ill due to the
accident.
5. The vehicles power through the mud to get to the other side of the
river.

A. physical strength
B. the rights or ability to exercise control
C. the product of a number taken a given number of times as a factor
D. any form of energy that can perform work
E. to force one’s way

Guided Practice 2

Write D on the blank if the italicized word have denotative meaning and
C if connotative meaning.

________ 1. I have a negative feeling about the upcoming batch reunion.

________ 2. A number that is less than zero with a negative sign

________ 3. My money is just a fraction of your money.

________ 4. Finding the difference between a given fraction and a given

whole number.

________ 5. A line is a straight one-dimensional figure having no

thickness and extending infinitely in both directions.

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 ACTIVITIES

Activity 1
Directions: Write DEN on the blank if the italicized word suggests denotative
meaning and CON if connotative meaning.
________ 1. An angle is measured in degrees.
________ 2. Look at the problem from all angles.
________ 3. The two teams were even at quarter times.
________ 4. The product of 4 and 6 is an even number.
________ 5. For a time, my brother did odd jobs before he was
permanently employed.

Activity 2
Directions: Identify the meaning of the italicized word. Choose from the
phrases in the parenthesis. Encircle your answer.

1. If we look at the issue on a different angle, you may be able to see

the good in it. (viewpoint, where two rays meet)
2. The area of the figure is 144 square meters or m2. (the part or
region, the number of square meters occupied by the figure)
3. Her point is very disagreeable. It does not have any basis. (opinion
or idea, a geometric idea that gives a specific location)
4. Rey is a mean boy. He keeps on teasing his classmates. (unkind,
average of the numbers)
5. Because of hardwork Liza reached the vertex of her career. (highest
part, where two endpoints meet)

Activity 3
Directions: Choose the letter of the meaning of the Mathematics-related
words based on how it is used in the sentence.
1. even
Any number multiplied by two becomes even.
A. a number that can be divided by two
B. to be equal

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 2. positive
You must stay positive in life even if you face problems.
A. feeling hopeful
B. a number greater than zero

3. odd
Mabel has an odd feeling about their neighbour.
A. strange
B. a number when divided by two has a remainder of one

4. sum
What is the sum of 15 and 12?
A. the result of adding numbers
B. the effect of one’s action

5. angles
The slippery road angles to the right.
A. figure formed by two rays
B. to turn sharply direction

WRAP-UP

Fill in the blanks with the correct words to sum up everything that we
have talked about in this lesson.

meanings dictionary emotional

Connotation Denotation

__________ and __________ are two ways of describing the __________ of

words. Denotation or the denotative meaning of a word refers to the literal or
__________ meaning of the word. Connotation or the connotative meaning of a
word refers to the __________ suggestion or other related meaning attached to
the word.

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 VALUING

Complete each quotation that shows kindness and respect to others

with the correct word from the box. Write the answer on the space provided.

respect
ambition treated word
kindness rainbow

1. Try to be a __________ in someone else’s cloud.

2. __________ is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can
see.
3. One kind __________ can change someone’s day.
4. Treat others the way you want to be __________.
5. Show __________ even to other who don’t deserve it; not as a
reflection of their character, but as a reflection of yours.

POSTTEST

Directions: Which sentence does not belong to the group? Write the letter of
the correct answer.

1. A. The numbers 2, 4, 6, and 8 make up the set of numbers

between 0 and 10.
B. The sun sets in the west and rises from the east.
C. Do you see where the moon sets?
D. Alex set his cup down beside hers.
2. A. Julian sees to it that he saves a fraction of his allowance.
B. A fraction of what father earns goes to our medical needs.
C. Two-thirds, 1/3, and 4/3 are similar fractions.
D. His eyes flashed for a fraction of a second, and then all emotion
was removed from the.

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 3. A. The fractions 4/20 and 16/32 must be reduced to simplest or
lowest terms.
B. She had reduced him to nothing more than a fix for her
troubles.
C. The department store reduced prices during the three-day
sale.
D. Any form of pollution must be reduced before our planet gets
very sick.

4. A. The busy surgeon had to cancel his meeting in favor of an

emergency surgery.
B. We would like to cancel the Sunday football game.
C. You can cancel the equivalents of the opposite sides of an
equation.
D. I’m sorry, but I have to cancel the meeting.

5. A. The broad streets of the city intersect at right angles.

B. Angles that measure 180 degrees are called straight angles.
C. Look at the picture in all angles.
D. Find at least good three camera angles when you shoot the
beach.

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Essential English Worktext in Language and Reading, 296-297
Joy in Learning English Textbook, pp 273-274
Department of Education K to 12 Curriculum Guide , pp. 405-406
References
Key to Correction
Pretest Activity 1 Activity 2
1. C 1. DEN 1. viewpoint
2. D 2. CON 2. the number of square
meters
3. D 3. CON occupied by a figure
4. C 4. DEN 3. opinion or idea
5. C 5. CON 4. unkind
5. highest part
Activity 3 Post Test
1. A 1. A
2. A 2. C
3. A 3. A
4. A 4. C
5. B 5. B
KEY TO CORRECTION