English 9

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English – Grade 9
Quarter 4 – Module 15: Using Appropriate Words to Express Evaluation
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 English 9
Quarter 4
Self-Learning Module 15
Using Appropriate Words to
Express Evaluation

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Introductory Message

For the Facilitator:

Welcome to the English 9 Self Learning Module on Using Appropriate Words

to Express Evaluation. 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 9 Self-Learning Module on Using Appropriate Words

to Express Evaluation. 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.

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

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 EXPECTATIONS

This is your Self Learning Module Quarter 4, Lesson No. 15: Using
Appropriate Words to Express Evaluation.
Objectives:
At the end of this lesson, you are expected to:
A. Recall lessons on descriptive words.
B. Avoid the use of dead word in description.

C. Use appropriate words to describe one’s experience.

PRETEST

Choose the letter of your choice that could replace the underlined
word that would not change the meaning of the sentence.

1. A kind word is a form of charity. – Prophet Muhammad

A. gentle B. soft C. friendly D. good

2. You will never have a completely bad day if you show kindness at least
once. – Greg Henry Quinn

A. awful B. gross C. erroneous D. faulty

3. A random act of kindness no matter how small, can make a tremendous
impact on someone’s life. – Roy T. Bennett

A. undersized B. microscopic C. diminutive D. tiny

4. Treat everyone with politeness and kindness, not because they are nice,
but because you are. – Roy T. Bennette

A. pleasant B. decent C. skillful D. courteous

5. The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable,

to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived
and lived well. –Ralph Waldo Emerson
A. glad B. blissful C. joyful D. fortunate

Answers. 1. A 2. A 3. D 4. D 5. C

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 RECAP
In the past lessons we discussed adjectives and adverbs, right?

1. What are adjectives?

Adjectives are words used to describe nouns or pronouns.

2. How about adverbs? Adverbs on the other hand describe adjectives, verbs
or another adverb.

So adverbs and adjectives are both descriptive words. They are used
in description specially in evaluating.

LESSON

In making comments, feedbacks, or evaluation after watching a drama, it is

very important that you have a wide array of descriptive words to be more specific
and detailed in your statement. How you put it may be reflective of how attentive
and wise of an audience you have been.

What Is Evaluation?

Evaluation is the making of a judgement or comment about something. It

simply means assessing the value or worth of something.

Why Do Evaluate?

We evaluate to help identify areas for improvement. It helps improve our

writing and communication skills. The evaluation we give allows us better
communicate ourselves to impact others.

What are the ways and words in which we can give our evaluation?

Our evaluation can be positive or negative. It is important to be specific with

our comments so that one will know his strengths and weaknesses.
Descriptive words like adjectives and adverbs are used in giving evaluation.

Look at the following pictures. Are you familiar with them? Will you describe
them in terms of their acting prowess?

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2012/07/pagpasok-ni-eula-valdes-sa-walang.html?m=1 explains-absence-at-abs-cbn-ball/

https://starcinema.abs-cbn.com/2019/1/12/news/42-and https://amp.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/
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1. How did these actors and actresses deliver their lines? How do they act?
Yes, they act accordingly to the lines given to them with proper
emotions and gestures.

2. Will you give some adjectives or adverbs that would describe them?

Of course they are good, nice, great, excellent, super, outstanding,

terrific, wonderful and many more. But these words are overused
expressions, they are less likely to be heard. Today we are going to study
some overused words and sometimes called dead words.
Here are Some Overused Words to Replace in Description

Overused Words to be Used

Word
bad awful, gross, poor, erroneous, defective, faulty,
unacceptable
big colossal, enormous, gigantic, titan, vast, humungous,
monster, voluminous
boring deadening, deadly, dull, tedious, tiresome, unamusing,
wearisome, uninspiring, uninteresting
funny comical, jolly, jovial, humorous, entertaining, playful, silly,
witty, whimsical
good admirable, marvelous, spectacular, splendid, worthy,
precious, fantastic, exceptional, superb
happy beaming, blissful, cheerful, elated, excited, intoxicated,
sparkling, thrilled, tickled, upbeat

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 little dainty, diminutive, microscopic, petite, undersized, minor,
mini, tiny
lots numerous, heaps, many, plentiful, oodles
mad aggravated, annoyed, fuming, furious, heated offended,
enraged, exasperated, outraged, storming, upset
nice amiable, captivating, courteous, delightful, inviting, lovely,
pleasant, winning, sympathetic
pretty alluring, appealing, attractive, charming, eye-catching,
fascinating, gorgeous, intriguing, pleasing, stunning
really absolutely, actually, certainly, extremely, genuinely,
honestly, surely, truly
rich wealthy, prosperous, affluent, well-heeled, fat cat, loaded,
well-to-do, in the money
sad bitter, blue, depressing, discouraged, downcast, forlorn,
gloomy, melancholy, miserable, sorry, troubled, wistful
shy modest, meek, humble, reserved, timid, coy
smart witty, knowledgeable, clever, sharp, brainy, gifted
ugly beastly, deformed, foul, frightful, grotesque, gross,
gruesome, homely, uninviting, unattractive
useful beneficial, rewarding, fulfilling, viable, profitable, efficient
very completely, clearly, exceptionally, extraordinary,
fantastically, immeasurably, notably outstandingly,
remarkably, uniquely, unusually,

1. Are you familiar with the words in the right column?

Alright, there are words that you knew but some are not.

2. Will you use some of the words in the right column in a sentence?

Fantastic! Your sentences are excellent.

Here are more examples:

A. People who help in times of pandemic were given exceptional

recognition.

B. Mayor Kit Nieto put his numerous shoes to an auction to give its
profit to his constituents.

C. Economic businesses are struggling but still viable is important in

the pandemic.

3. What words are overused and what kind of words are these?
Alright, most of the words are adjectives, because we often describe nouns,
but these adjectives can be adverbs, right.

4. How can an adjective become an adverb?

True, some adjectives become adverbs by adding –ly at the end, but others
depend on the words they modify.

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 5. Will you name some words that can be both adjective and adverb?

Very Good! Fast, hard, late, close, daily, early, fair, far, free, high, like, likely,
live, long, low, right, well, wide, wrong and so many more.

6. From the words we have, choose one and make a sentence out of it

Great! Those are acceptable sentences.

Here are more examples.

A. I didn’t perform well as the test was hard. (Adjective)

Everyone was trying hard not to laugh at his new haircut. (Adverb)

B. Poor diet can lead to early death. (Adjective)

We arrived early. (Adverb)

C. You must be using a wrong form; it should be yellow not pink. (Adjective)

You again dialled the numbers wrong.

http://myenglishgrammar.com/list-9-adverbs-sharing-same-words-as-adjectives.html

Guided Practice:
Pick out the overused words in the following sentences.

1. The excited trick-or-treaters got lots of candy on Halloween.

2. The very wicked witch flew through the spooky night sky.
3. The white ghost is chasing the scared man.

4. Don’t be sad. Everything will be fine.

5. I shouted happily at the beach.

Answers:

1. lots/lots of – numerous, many, plenty

2. very – extraordinary, exceptionally

3. scared – frightened, petrified, terrified

4. sad - discouraged, depressed, miserable

5. happily – cheerfully, excitedly, joyfully

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 Activities

Activity 1

Tell whether the underlined descriptive word is adjective or adverb.

1. Her voice was low.

2. Life was pretty tough at first when her husband went off like that.

3. He will likely be a drug addict like all his friends.

4. She alone knew what happened that night.

5. Someone parked his truck so close in front of my car.

Activity 2
Choose the correct word from the word box to complete the meaning of the
sentences.

dreadful hilarious enjoyable imaginative

powerful thought-provoking juvenile

1. The acting was __________ and it certainly drew me in to the story.

2. The plot about what happens to people as they age was ________.

3. The jokes were __________ and I could not stop laughing.

4. The special effects were very __________, especially the space scenes.

5. The acting was __________ throughout the film and none of the actors were
convincing.

Activity 3: Performance Task

Describe the most memorable thing that happened to you during the
community quarantine. The writing composition must have 3 paragraphs that
include the introduction, body or content and last paragraph is your learning about
this event in your life. Avoid using the dead words in description.

Rubric for Grading:

Criteria Excellent (5) Fair (4) Needs Improvement (2)

Content The content The content The content doesn’t
includes all the missed 1 0r 2 include the needed
needed information needed information asked.

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asked
Organization The description is The description The description is not
completely is well organized.
organized. organized.

Spelling and There are no There are There are numerous

Grammar corrections on limited corrections on spelling and
spelling and corrections on grammar.
grammar. spelling and
grammar.

WRAP-UP

To wrap things up, we learned about some evaluative words, adjective and
adverbs.
We also learned the overused or dead words that we should try to avoid in
describing or evaluating. Let’s see if you truly understand the lesson by answering
this activity.

Write the correct form of the word.

1. Mr. Tan works in an (extreme) tall building on High Street.

2. My mother listened to my problems (sympathetic) last night.

3. I have got (recent) news about her situation

4. Kate was (wonderful) kind to me when I arrived.

5. The government has (notable) impressions during the pandemic.

VALUING

Write your reflection on a piece of paper on how you learned today.

How do we give our comments or feedbacks? How do we value giving feedbacks or
comments to others?

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 POSTTEST

Choose the best word that fits in the sentence.

1. This report seems interesting in parts, but the last section is __________
unrealistic.

A. completely B. sensibly C. reliably D. consequently

2. The fireman _______ rescued the people from the burning house.

A. strongly B. hesitantly C. bravely D. nervously

3. The film was _________. I haven’t seen one as bad as that before.

A. excellent B. awful C. terrible D. intriguing

4. They discussed _________ technical matters in the meeting.

A. super B. highly C. overly D. major

5. Marcus waited for the flight ________ for about five hours.

A. reluctantly B. patiently C. rudely D. happily

Closure
This lesson has ended, and I hope that you really learned today.
Goodbye and see you with the next lesson.

KEY TO CORRECTION

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