Learning Activity Sheets in Reading and Writing Skills

Worksheet No. 9 Quarter 4

A. Practice Task 1. SCRUTINY!

Paragraph or Line Number Element

Paragraph or Line Number 1 Summary
Paragraph or Line Number 2 Reviewer’s Statement
Paragraph or Line Number 9 Brief Biographical Sketch
Paragraph or Line Number 10 Relevance to other works
Paragraph or Line Number 111 Objective evaluation

B. Practice Task 2. REMEMBERING THE BOOK!

Book Features Answer Comment/Opinion

On features
What is the title of the book?
Does the title suggest anything?
Is the title of the book adequate to its
content?
Who wrote the book?
When was it published?
What is the relevance of the cover
illustration to the topic of the book?
Book type
What type of book is it? Fiction or non-
fiction?
What genre does it represent?
On contents
Are there charts, graphs, photographs.
Etc.?
Know your limits then
ignore them
Yes
Yes
John Mason
August 1999
Its cover images are more
than just decoration. The
cover illustration tells
what’s inside the book
without the readers even
needing to turn the first
page. It predicts the content
and intrigue the right
readers.
Non- fiction
Self-help book, Christian
literature
Only few The book contains mostly words
with few photographs thus, some
creative and interesting
presentations can be included to

What do the photographs show?
Do they have something to do with the
theme of the book?
Do the photographs reveal something
about the author?
What does the material present?
On topic
What is the general topic of the book?
What are the author’s main
arguments?
What did the author want to
accomplish?
What message did the author want to
convey?
Why was the book written?
On writing style
Is the author’s writing style technical or
simple?
Is it logical or emotional?
assist the youths (as a target
audience) understand what they
are reading and to allow new
readers to analyze the content.
Emphasize the topics
contained each nuggets
Yes
Yes
Give the readers insights,
information, and
instructions on how to
improve their life, thinking,
or circumstances. This self-
help books offer strategies
that the author has
personally used to improve
their lives, while others are
based on research and
scientific inquiry.
Goal Setting
To take the lid off and
capture momentum for
one’s life 
To help people reach their
dreams and fulfill their
destiny
There are many ways one
can break through barriers,
reach new heights and live
your dreams.
To help one live a fulfilled
life with learnings that can
be found in the books with
the 101 nuggets of truth
that are sources of sound
wisdom, proven insight, and
practical principles.
Technical writing
Logical
How did the writer reveal the
character?
On readership
Who is the intended reader of the
book?
Are the terms and vocabulary
appropriate to the readers?
The book directly addresses
the reader as a character
Both for adults and youths
Some terms and phrases
are difficult to comprehend
These unintelligible terms and
phrases can be replaced with
something much easier to prevent
the readers from losing their
interest as basic terms and
phrases for a specific group’s
vocabulary can promote sense of
belonging among them.