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English
(Quarter 2-Module 4/Week 4)

Department of Education
SDO- City of San Fernando (LU)
Region 1
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English
(Quarter 2-Module 4/Week 4)
General References
(Print-Based Materials)
Most Essential Learning Competency
 Research a topic with support using two or three sources
provided, e.g. newspapers, website, video, images, podcast,
print based material
(EN7VC-IV-c-15)

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For the parents:

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module.
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____________________.
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understand, feel free to ask from your parents or companions at home. However, if
you still could not understand, you can call me at this number, _____________so I
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parents on ___________________________.
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 What I Need to This will give you an idea of the skills or competencies
Know you are expected to learn in the module.

This part includes an activity that aims to check what

What I know you already know about the lesson to take. If you get all
the answers correct (100%), you may decide to skip this
module.
What’s In This is a brief drill or review to help you link the current
lesson with the previous one.

In this portion, the new lesson will be introduced to you

What’s New in various ways; a story, a song, a poem, a problem
opener, an activity or a situation.

This section provides a brief discussion of the lesson.

What is it This aims to help you discover and understand new
concepts and skills.

This comprises activities for independent practice to

What’s More solidify your understanding and skills of the topic. You
may check the answers to the exercises using the
Answer Key at the end of the module.
This includes questions or blank sentence/paragraph to
What I have be filled in to process what you learned from the lesson.
Learned

This section provides an activity which will help you

What I can do transfer your new knowledge or skill into real life
situations or concerns.

This is a task which aims to evaluate your level of

Assessment mastery in achieving the learning competency.

In this portion, another activity will be given to you to

Additional Activities enrich your knowledge or skill of the lesson learned.

This module has the following parts and corresponding icons:

 What I Need to This will give you an idea of the skills or competencies
Know you are expected to learn in the module.

This part includes an activity that aims to check what

What I know you already know about the lesson to take. If you get all
the answers correct (100%), you may decide to skip this
module.
What’s In This is a brief drill or review to help you link the current
lesson with the previous one.

In this portion, the new lesson will be introduced to you

What’s New in various ways; a story, a song, a poem, a problem
opener, an activity or a situation.
This section provides a brief discussion of the lesson.
What is it This aims to help you discover and understand new
concepts and skills.
This comprises activities for independent practice to
What’s More solidify your understanding and skills of the topic. You
may check the answers to the exercises using the
Answer Key at the end of the module.
This includes questions or blank sentence/paragraph to
What I have be filled in to process what you learned from the lesson.
Learned

This section provides an activity which will help you

What I can do transfer your new knowledge or skill into real life
situations or concerns.
This is a task which aims to evaluate your level of
Assessment mastery in achieving the learning competency.

In this portion, another activity will be given to you to

Additional Activities enrich your knowledge or skill of the lesson learned.

This module has the following parts and corresponding icons:

LESSON 4:
General References
 Good day everyone!
I hope everybody is doing well. Another lesson has ended and I hope you learned a
lot. But, before we start, let’s take time to read the paragraphs below. Have fun kids!

What I Need to Know

This module was designed and written with you in mind to help you master the skills
that you can use in many different learning situations. The varied activities presented in this
lesson caters you to have a vast knowledge on how to research topics using general and
media references.

As you go through this module, you are expected to enhance your knowledge about
the different general references that can be used in researching topics, as well as using media
platforms. It sounds interesting, isn’t it? I bet you are now very thrilled to launch yourself
into a fun-filled learning experience!

The most essential learning competency covered in this module is how to research a
topic with support using two or three sources provided, e.g. newspapers, website, video,
images, podcast, print based material and other media platforms. (EN7VC-IV-c-15)

Objectives:

As a learner of this module, you are expected to:

a. Differentiate general reference and media-based platforms;

b. Identify the different print based general references;
c. Understand how to use and search a topic using general references; and
d. Appreciate the lesson by showing active participation of the students towards the
lesson.

What I Know

In your journey as a learner, have you heard of General References? The activity that
follows will serve as a pre-test to determine your knowledge about it.
Directions: Choose the correct definition of the following. Write the letter of the correct
answer on your paper.
1. What is the use of an Almanac?
a. cover a broad period of time, while Yearbooks, which contain similar information,
only cover a given year.
b. contain synonyms and antonyms (opposites) but usually don't define the words.
c. contain full coverage of information about an area of knowledge.

2. What is the use of a Dictionary?

a. cover a broad period of time, while Yearbooks, which contain similar information,
only cover a given year.
b. contain synonyms and antonyms (opposites) but usually don't define the words.
c. contain full coverage of information about an area of knowledge.

3. What is the use of an Atlas?

a. contain an organized group of pictorials or illustrated political, cultural, physical,
road, and/or thematic maps. Atlases may be organized around a specific subject,
theme, or geographic area.
b. contain an organized list of people and/or organizations, and help one to find
information such as addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses, etc. for the
organizations or people included within the scope of that directory.
c. contains facts about a specific subject or instructions that can be used to
accomplish something.

4. What is Print Media?

a. contain an organized group of pictorials or illustrated political, cultural, physical,
road, and/or thematic maps. Atlases may be organized around a specific subject,
theme, or geographic area.
b. contain an organized list of people and/or organizations, and help one to find
information such as addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses, etc. for the
organizations or people included within the scope of that directory.
c. Broadly, any written or pictorial form of communication produced mechanically
or electronically using printing, photocopying, or digital methods from which
multiple copies can be made through automated processes.

5. What is Broadcast Media?

a. contain an organized group of pictorials or illustrated political, cultural, physical,
road, and/or thematic maps. Atlases may be organized around a specific subject,
theme, or geographic area.
b. involves electronically and simultaneously sending information containing
signals, print messages and audio or video content to a vast group of recipients
 using television, radio, newspapers, magazines and digital media including the
Internet, emails and texts.
c. contains facts about a specific subject or instructions that can be used to
accomplish something.

What’s New

Have you experienced difficulty in getting the meaning of unfamiliar general

references? How are you able to find its meaning? Did you consult Google or other
searching platforms?

Activity 1: Write on the bullets the general and media references you are familiar with.
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 _________________________________
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What Is It
 General References
(Printed-Based)
Reference Search: Learning to use different books for study and research purposes is a skill
you definitely need to develop.
 Dictionary – contains alphabetically ordered words, with explanations of their
meanings, often with information about spelling, syllabication, pronunciation, part
of speech, sometimes the origin, synonyms and antonyms of word.
Example of dictionary entry:

Entry word Pronunciation parts of speech means intransitive verb

Trem-ble [tremble’] vi trem-bled; trem-bling 1: to shake involuntarily (as with fear or

cold) : SHIVER2: to move, sound. Or occur as if shaken or temulous 3: to be affected
with fear or doubt definitions/ meanings of the word
Synonyms

Other References are:

 Thesaurus – contains synonyms or antonyms of words.
 Encyclopedia – gives very useful though brief information on the subjects and
people.
  Almanac - an annual calendar containing important dates and statistical information
such as astronomical data and tide tables.

 Atlas – books of maps; it contains vast amount of information about the cities of the
world – facts about population, industries, climates, exports and imports and the brief
history.

 Gazetteer – contains a list of place names with some information about them. The list is
alphabetical and the information include the exact location of each place, indicating
whether it is a town, a country, a river and their important facts. \

 Journal – is a collection of articles usually written by scholars in an academic or

professional field. An editorial board reviews articles to decide whether they should be
accepted. Articles in journals can cover very specific topics or narrow fields of
research.
Source: Gabriel J.P and Martires E.M. (1998). English 1. Listening, Reading, Speaking, Writing. Sta. Mesa,
Manila: St. Bernadette Publications Inc.

 Take note that general references refer to reference books that contain brief informative
articles or ideas on various subjects. These include the following:
- Thesaurus - Atlas
- Encyclopedia - Gazetteer
- Magazine - Journal

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 What’s More
Directions: Choose the answer from the box.
 Newspaper • Travel Brochures
 Manuals • Encyclopedia
 Magazines • Dictionary

________________1. a periodical publication containing articles and illustrations, typically

covering a particular subject or area of interest.
________________2. A printed publication (usually issued daily or weekly) consisting of
folded unstapled sheets and containing news, feature articles, advertisements, and
correspondence.
________________3. A book or electronic resource that lists the words of a language
(typically in alphabetical order) and gives their meaning, or gives the equivalent words in a
different language, often also providing information about pronunciation, origin, and usage
________________4. They can plan fantasy vacations and learn a bit of geography, too.
________________5. A work that contains information on all branches of knowledge or
treats comprehensively a particular branch of knowledge usually in articles arranged
alphabetically of ten by subject.

What I Can Do

ACTIVITY 1
Directions: In the first column, are the uses of the different references. In the second
column, are the references. Match column A with column B. Write the letter of the
correct answer.
 COLUMN A COLUMN B
_____1. It is used when looking for
background information on a topic. A. Magazine

_____2. It is used when doing scholarly B. Almanac

research to find out what has been studied
on your topic to find bibliographies that
point to other relevant research. C. Journal

D. Encyclopedia
_____3. It is used to find information or
opinions about popular culture to find up- E. Databases
to-date information about current events.

_____4. It is used when you want to find

articles on your topic in magazines,
journals or newspapers.

_____5. an annual calendar containing

important dates and statistical information
such as astronomical data and tide tables.

ACTIVITY 2
Directions: Write the type of general references given below.

_________________1. Yes Magazine

_________________2. The Daily Tribune
_________________3. The Tribune
_________________4. ScienceDirect
_________________5. Philippine Daily Inquirer
_________________6. Cosmopolitan
_________________7. FHM 9
_________________8. Manila Bulletin
_________________9. The Philippine Star
_________________10. www.education.gov.za
ACTIVITY 3
Directions: Identify the following reference materials whether Atlas, Encyclopedia,
Dictionary, or Thesaurus.
1. You would like to travel to Washington D.C. How can you find out where this place is
located?
________________________________________________________

2. You are working on a story about amusement parks. You have used exciting over and over
again. Where can you find a synonym for exciting?
________________________________________________________

3. Your class is doing research papers on someone who has made an impact on our country’s
history. Where can you find information about the person you chose for this report?
________________________________________________________

4. You are reading a chapter in your social studies book and you find a word you do not
know. How can you find the definition to the word?
________________________________________________________

5. This week’s spelling words are hard for you to understand. You have already written the
definition to the words. You believe that by finding synonyms and antonyms for the words
might give you a better understanding of the definition. Where can you find synonyms and
antonyms for a word?
________________________________________________________

6. Tomorrow your class is going to be learning about the inventors. Your teacher mentioned
that Benjamin Franklin invented bifocals. How could you find more information about
Benjamin Franklin?
________________________________________________________

7. Your family is planning on taking a trip to the Florida Keys. You would like to see how far
it would be from Tennessee to the Florida Keys. What reference material would you use to
look at the distance?
________________________________________________________

8. You are learning about landforms and would like to find out what an island is. Where
would you look for the definition of an island?
________________________________________________________

9. You are trying to find out how far it is from your house to your favorite park. Where would
you look for this information?
________________________________________________________

10. Your teacher has assigned each person a continent to research. Where would you find
information about your continent?
________________________________________________________
 Assessment

Directions: Analyze each sentence and encircle the letter of the correct answer.
1. What would be the best resource to use if a question asked for the pronunciation of a
word? 
a. Encyclopedia c. Dictionary
b. Thesaurus d. Atlas

2. What resource would you use to find the list of Academy Award winning movies?
a. Almanac c. Television
b. Atlas d. Encyclopedia

3. What would be the best resource to use if you needed another word for "quiet?"
a. Dictionary c. Thesaurus
b. Atlas d. Encyclopedia

4. What is the best resource to use for current events?

a. Newspaper c. Thesaurus
b. Encyclopedia d. Atlas

5. What would be the best resource to use if you needed to find the location of Washington,
D.C.?
a. Encyclopedia c. Television
b. Thesaurus d. Atlas

6. What would be the best resource to use to find out the basketball score from last week?
a. Encyclopedia c. Dictionary
b. Newspaper d. Atlas

7. What would be the best resource to use if you wanted to know more about computers?
a. Encyclopedia c. Dictionary
b. Thesaurus d. Atlas

8. What resource would be the best to use if you were asked to find the longest river?
a. Encyclopedia c. Almanac
b. Thesaurus d. Atlas
9. What would be the best resource to use if you wanted to know more about Abraham
Lincoln?
a. Encyclopedia 11c. Dictionary
b. Almanac d. Atlas

10. You want to know the location of the Mississippi River. 

a. Encyclopedia c. Dictionary
b. Thesaurus d. Atlas

11. You need to know the meaning of a word.

 a. Encyclopedia c. Dictionary
b. Thesaurus d. Atlas

12. You want to find another word for "big". 

a. Encyclopedia c. Dictionary
b. Thesaurus d. Atlas

13. You're taking a trip and you want to plan your route. 
a. Encyclopedia c. Dictionary
b. Thesaurus d. Atlas

14. You want to find out if "funny" is a noun, verb, or adjective. What source do you use? 
a. Encyclopedia c. Dictionary
b. Thesaurus d. Atlas

15. You want to learn more about penguins. What source do you use? 
a. Encyclopedia c. Dictionary
b. Thesaurus d. Atlas

16. You're doing research on Ancient Mali. What source do you use? 

a. Encyclopedia c. Dictionary
b. Thesaurus d. Atlas

17. Your cousin just moved to Alabama and you want to see how far it is from
Virginia. What source do you use? 
a. Encyclopedia c. Dictionary
b. Thesaurus d. Atlas

18. You want to check the spelling of a word. What source do you use? 
a. Encyclopedia c. Dictionary
b. Thesaurus d. Atlas

19. You want to revise your story and replace words you have repeated. What source do you
use? 
a. Encyclopedia c. Dictionary
b. Thesaurus d. Atlas

20. You're thinking about getting a pet hamster but want to learn more about them first. What
source do you use? 
a. Encyclopedia c. Dictionary
b. Thesaurus 12d. Atlas
 Additional Activities

Directions: Draw at least 5 Print-based General References.

ANSWER KEY

What I Can Do:

Activity 1 Activity 2
1. Encyclopedia 1. Magazine
2. Journal 2. Newspaper
3. Magazine 3. Internet
4. Database 4. Databases
5. Internet 5. Newspaper
6. Magazine
7. Magazine
8. Newspaper
9. Newspaper
10. Internet

Activity 3
1. Atlas
2. Thesaurus
3. Encyclopedia
4. Dictionary
5. Thesaurus
6. Encyclopedia
7. Atlas
8. Dictionary
9. Atlas
10. Encyclopedia

Assessment:
1. C 11. C
2. A 12. B
3. C 13. D
4. A 14. C
5. D 15. A
6. B 16. A
7. A 17. D
8. C 18. C
9. A 19. B
10. D 20. A
 Bibliography
References
Encyclopedia of the Philippines, by Zoilo Galang. Manila: E. Floro, 1950-1958. 20 v.
Asia Ref DS655 .G323 1950

Gabriel J.P and Martires E.M. (1998). English 1. Listening, Reading, Speaking , Writing.
Sta. Mesa, Manila: St. Bernadette Publications Inc.
Narvaez, Kristine. 2014. Learning Material for Grade 7 – English. La Union National
High School
Philippines Regional Natural Resources Atlas, by Natural Resources Management Center.
Philippines: JMC Pr., 1990. 2 vol.
Philippine Newspapers: An International Union List; comp.by Shiro Saito and Alice W. Mak.
Honolulu: Philippine Studies Program, Center for Asian and Pacific Studies,
University of Hawaii. 1984. 273 p.

Online Resources

https://quizizz.com/join/quiz/5d3bee49ce6120001a45d96e/star
https://medium.com/@andrewmarkgibs/5-types-of-media-dbb40c02f5ec
https://serc.carleton.edu/NICHE/reference_qr.html
https://ufh.za.libguides.com/c.php?g=91523&p=590868
https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/apa/references/examples
https://guides.auraria.edu/referencesources/types
 Development Team of the Module

Writer: Brigitte A. Navarro, Teacher I

Editors/Evaluators/Reviewers: Arlyn A. Siador, Head Teacher I
Melinda S. Verzosa, Principal IV
Dr. Sheila Marie N. Bugayong, EPS
Illustrator:
Layout Artist:
Management Team: Dr. Rowena C. Banzon, CESO V, SDS
Dr. Wilfredo E. Sindayen, ASDS
Dr. Agnes B. Cacap, Chief- CID
Dr. Jose Mari P. Almeida, Chief- SGOD
Genevieve B. Ugay, EPS- LRMS
Hazel B. Libatique, Librarian II
Aurelio C. Dayag, Jr. , PDO II

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