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English
Quarter 3 – Module 5
Telling and Asking Sentences
English – Grade 1
Alternative Delivery Mode
Quarter 3 – Module 5: Telling and Asking Sentences
First Edition, 2020

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English
Quarter 3 – Module 5
Telling and Asking Sentences

This instructional material is collaboratively developed

and reviewed by educators from public schools. We
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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introductory Message …………… v

What I Need To Know …………… 1

Lesson 1 Telling and Asking Sentences

What I Know …………… 2
What’s In …………… 2
What’s New …………… 3
What Is It …………… 4
What’s More …………… 5
What I Have Learned …………… 5
What I Can Do …………… 6
Assessment …………… 6
Additional Activities …………… 7

Answer Key …………… 8

References …………… 9

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Introductory Message
For the facilitator:
Welcome to the English 1 Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module
5 on Telling and Asking Sentences.
This module is collaboratively designed, developed and reviewed
by educators both from public institutions to assist you, the teacher
or facilitator in helping the learners meet the standards set by the K
to 12 Curriculum while overcoming their personal, social, and
economic constraints in schooling.
This learning resource hopes to engage the learners into guided
and independent learning activities at their own pace and time.
Furthermore, this also aims to help learners acquire the needed 21st
century skills 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 Facilitator

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.
Furthermore, 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 1 Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module
5 Telling and Asking Sentences.
This module is 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 resource while being an active learner.
This module has the following parts and corresponding icons:

What I Need to Know This will give you an idea of the

skills or competencies you are
expected to learn in the
module.

What I Know This part includes an activity

that aims to check what you
already know about the lesson
to take. If you get all the
answers correct (100%), you
may decide to skip this
module.

This is a brief drill or review to

What’s In
help you link the current lesson
with the previous one.

What’s New In this portion, the new lesson

will be introduced to you in
various ways such as a story, a
song, a poem, a problem
opener, an activity or a
situation.

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 This section provides a brief
What is It
discussion of the lesson. This
aims to help you discover and
understand new concepts
and skills.

This comprises activities for

What’s More independent practice to
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

What I Have Learned sentence/paragraph to be
filled in to process what you
learned from the lesson.
This section provides an
What I Can Do
activity which will help you
transfer your new knowledge
or skill into real life situations or
concerns.
This is a task which aims to
Assessment
evaluate your level of mastery
in achieving the learning
competency.
In this portion, another activity
Additional Activities
will be given to you to enrich
your knowledge or skill of the
lesson learned.
This contains answers to all
Answer Key activities in the module.

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At the end of this module, you will also find:

References This is a list of all sources used

in developing this module.

The following are some reminders in using this module:

1. Use the module with care. Do not put unnecessary mark/s on
any part of the module. Use a separate sheet of paper in
answering the exercises.
2. Don’t forget to answer What I Know before moving on to the
other activities included in the module.
3. Read the instructions carefully before doing each task.
4. Observe honesty and integrity in doing the tasks and checking
your answers.
5. Finish the task at hand before proceeding to the next.
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through with it.
If you encounter any difficulty in answering the tasks in this
module, do not hesitate to consult your teacher or facilitator.
Always bear in mind that you are not alone.
We hope that through this material, you will experience
meaningful learning and gain deep understanding of the
relevant competencies. You can do it!

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 What I Need to Know

In this Module, you will easily recognize telling and

asking sentence from other kinds of sentences.

It is important to learn this lesson so that you can

express what you feel and be able to learn the correct
punctuation mark used in a telling sentence and you can
easily recognize which sentence asks question. You can
also give correct response whenever someone would ask
an information about you.

At the end of the lesson, you are expected to

recognize telling and asking sentences.

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 Lesson

1 Telling and Asking Sentence

Learning Competency:
Recognize telling and asking sentence.
EN1G-IIb.1.4

What I Know

Directions: Read and recognize the following

sentences. Write telling or asking on the space provided.
________1. John is washing his hands.
________2. Are you bringing your snacks?
________3. Do you have a paper?

What’s In

In your previous lesson, you have learned in

recognizing simple sentence. Try to recall by answering the
activity.
Directions: Write S if it is a sentence and NS if it is a
non-sentence

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______1. Do you have a pencil?
______2. at the garden
______3. My mother prepares our snacks.

What’s New

Directions: Read and answer the questions below.

Encircle the letter of the correct answer.
1. Which of the following sentence requires information to
answer?
A. My mother is kind.
B. The cat is fat.
C. Where do you live?
D. I love my family.

2. Which sentence ends with a period?

A. Did you eat your breakfast?
B. Where is my bag?
C. Who is your father?
D. I am six years old.

3. Which of the given choices begin with WH question?

A. I have a happy family.
B. Why are you crying?
C . The sky is blue.
D. Marie is a polite girl.

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 What is It

There are kinds of sentences namely:

-telling sentence and asking sentence

➢ Telling sentence- tells something.

It is a statement.
It begins with a big letter and usually ends with a
period (.). It expresses a complete thought.

Example:
• The banana is sweet.
• The children are playing.
• Ann is helpful.

➢ Asking sentence

a. Requires information for the answer.

It starts with the 5 WH questions (Who, What, Where.
When, Why and How).

e.g.
• Who is your teacher?
• What is your favorite color?

b. Requires yes or no for an answer.

Asking sentence which is answerable by Yes or No.
e.g.
• Is it a bird?
• Are you happy?

Source: https://www.oocities.org/rm10ctk/4kindsofsentences.html

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 What’s More

Directions: Recognize the sentence. Write T in the

space provided if it is Telling and write A if it is Asking.
______1. Are you reading your book?
______2. Mang Ando works in the farm.
______3. Ate Minda takes care of my grandmother.

What I Have Learned

You have learned to recognize telling and asking

sentences.
Try to answer the activity to test yourself.

Directions: Fill in the blank to complete the statement.

Select your answer from the box.
Asking sentence
Telling sentence

1.___________________________ is a statement. It expresses

complete thought.

2._________________________ starts with WH questions and it

requires information to answer.

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 What I Can Do

Directions: Read and answer the questions below.

Encircle the letter of your answer.

1. Which of the following is a telling sentence?

A. When is your birthday?
B. Why are you crying?
C. I have a new pair of shoes.
D. Who is your best friend?

2. Which of the given choices is an asking sentence?

A. Did you do your assignment?
B. Janna feeds the chicken.
C. Mother cooks our favorite food.
D. My family is having a picnic.

3. Which sentence is a statement?

A. Our surrounding is clean.
B. Is this your book?
C. Who is your mother?
d. What is your favorite pet?

Assessment
Directions: Read and answer the questions below. Encircle
the letter of the correct answer.

1.Which of the following is a telling sentence?

A.How old are you?
B.Why are crying?

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 C.My father watches television.
D.Is it your pencil?
2. Which sentence is a statement and ends with a period?
A. Roy is my best friend.
B. Where do you get your book?
C. Are you eating your lunch?
D. Do you love your family?
3. Which of the following sentence is answerable by yes or No?
A. What is your favorite pet?
B. Where did you go yesterday.
C. Who are your parents?
D. Do you bring your baon for lunch?

Additional Activity

Directions: Recognize the sentence. Write Telling if it is

an statement and write Asking if it requires information to
answer. Write your answer on the space provided.

____________1.Rita reads book.

____________2. Why are you hiding?
____________3. What is your favorite color?

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What I know What's In What's New What's More
1.telling 1.S 1.C 1.asking
2.NS 2.D 2.telling
2.asking
3.S 3.B 3.telling
3.asking
What I have Additional
What I can Assessment
learned Activity
do 1. C
1. Telling 2. A 1.telling
2. asking 1. C
2. A 3. D 2.asking
3. A 3.asking
Answer Key
 References

K to 12 English Curriculum Guide 2016 Edition

MELC 2020 Edition
Telling and Asking Sentences retrieved from:

https://www.oocities.org/rm10ctk/4kindsofsentences.ht
ml retrieved on December 14, 2020.

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