Summarizing Information from

Various Text
(Narrative text and News
Clippings)
Learner’s Module in English 5
Quarter 3 ● Module 4

MYRNA BAYANG-LIZARDO
SLM Developer and Redeveloper for DepEd LMS
Department of Education • Cordillera Administrative Region

Name: _______________________________Grade and Section: ______________

Teacher: ________________________________________Score: ______________

ENGLISH 5 QUARTER 3 MODULE 6 SCHOOL YEAR: 2021-2022

Module Developed and Redeveloped for DepEd LMS by: Myrna Bayang-Lizardo
Lesson Objective: Summarize information from narrative texts and news clippings
EN5RC-IIc-3.2.1

INTRODUCTION
Welcome to this self-learning module on how to SUMMARIZE INFORMATION
FROM VARIOUS TEXT!

This module is intended to help you, learners, understand and master the
concepts of summarizing. It is designed to equip you with essential knowledge
about the said topic and skills in summarizing information from narrative text and
news clippings.

LESSON PROPER
Have you ever written a letter to someone? You must have enjoyed writing.
Here is a letter of Jerusha Abbott. Read a portion of this then do what is asked after
the selection.

Toward the end of

the Christmas vacation.
Exact date unknown.
Dear Daddy-Long-Legs,
Is it snowing where you are? All the world that I see from my tower is draped in
white and the flakes are coming down as big as pop-corn. It’s late afternoon—
the sun is just setting (a cold yellow color) behind some colder violet hills, and
I am up in my window seat using the last light to write to you.
Your five gold pieces were a surprise! I ’m not used to receiving Christmas
presents. You have already given me such lots of things—everything I have,
you know—that I don’t quite feel that I deserve extras. But I like them just
the same. Do you want to know what I bought with my money?

Answer the following questions below.

1. Who wrote the letter?

2. Who will receive the letter?
3. When did she write the letter?
4. What did she receive that made her write the letter?
5. Do you think she spent her money wisely? Why?

The selection that you read is an example of a narrative text. Notice how it is written.
Is it possible for you to make Jerusha’s letter brief? Find out in the next pages.

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Study the summary of the letter below.

Summary

On a Snowy late afternoon, Jerusha Abbott writes Mr. Daddy-Long-Legs how she
has spent the five gold pieces as a surprise Christmas present from him. She thinks
she does not deserve any extras more than the things she receives. She lists down
the seven things she bought with the money: a silver watch, a book of Matthew
Arnold’s poems, yellow manuscript paper, a hot water bottle, a steamer rug, a
dictionary of synonyms, and a pair of stockings. She is hesitant to mention the last
item but she wants to be truthful to the daddy.

Now, try to analyze the content of the summary using the guide questions below.

1. How is the summary written?

2. Does it contain the main idea and the relevant details of the original text?
3. Was the idea from the original text complete?

You notice that the summary is brief. It has the main idea and relevant or important
details of the original text.

A summary is a brief statement or condensed version of what a selection, story,

book, or even news clips is about.

When you summarize, you restate the most important information of a text using
your own words.

Summarizing is:

• Keeping – keeping only the important information and main ideas

• Deleting – do not include supporting details in your summary
• Paraphrasing – use your own words

Summaries should be between 10 – 15 percent of the original text’s length.

Summarizing is a powerful tool to help you understand and remember what you
read.

Not only letters are summarized, but you can also do this in news clippings.

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FORMATIVE ACTIVITY
Read the short narratives. Choose the letter of the summary that is best for it. Write
your answer on your answer sheet.

1. Our dreams contain strange images while we are asleep. We remember some
upon waking, but most often than not, we don’t. Dreams maybe pleasant or
frightening.
b. Our dreams often contain strange images mixed up together while we are
asleep. We always remember them upon waking. Dreams maybe pleasant
or frightening.
c. Our dreams often contain strange images mixed up together while we are
asleep. We don’t remember anything upon waking. Dreams are all
frightening.
d. Our dreams often contain strange images mixed up together while we are
asleep. We remember some upon waking, but most often than not, we don’t.
Dreams maybe pleasant or frightening.

2. We do not know exactly why people dream. Dream may be sparked of by

indigestion or similar physical cause, such as a cramped sleeping position.
External noises may also cause dreams. Some dreams are very common.
These include dreams of falling, of being chased, of lakes, or water.
a. We do not know the reason why we dream; it might be due to physical
cause or external noises. Some dreams are very common.
b. People dream because they cannot sleep. There are many causes of
dream, some are common and some are not.
c. Dreams are always the opposite of our daily livelihood. When we dream
about falling, it will not come true in real life.
d. Most dreams include falling, being chased, lakes, water or nature. It
means that we will travel soon.

GENERALIZATION
Let us determine how well you have learned about summarizing. Write true if the
statement is correct and false if not. Write your answers on the space provided.

1. When you write a summary, you can add your own opinions and other
information that you know.
2. To summarize effectively, you should read the text passages once
only.
3. When you write a summary, you must present the authors most
important points.
4. When you read a narrative, you may find it helpful to stop at the end of
each paragraph and write a summary.
5. When you write a summary, you can restate it with your own words.

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POST-ASSESSMENT (WRITTEN WORK)
Write the letter of the best summary for the following narratives and news
clippings. Write your answers in your answer sheet.

1. We all use Mathematics every day of our lives. We add up the coins in our pockets
to find out how much money we have. We look at a clock and work out how much
time we have left before going somewhere. In every business, people are
constantly using Mathematics; often, today, with the help of calculators and
computers.
a. We use Mathematics in our daily lives. We use them when counting our
money. Mathematics became easier with the help of calculators.
b. We use Mathematics in our daily lives. We use them when we check time.
c. We use Mathematics in our daily lives. We sometimes use them when
counting our money and checking time. It became easier with the help of
calculators and computers.
d. We use Mathematics in our daily lives.
2. Television has good effects as well as harmful ones. The violent crime-filled
pictures shown on television may contribute to an impression that the world is evil.
It may result in a fearful and negative view of the world. The television commercials
urging us to buy various goods may create a feeling of dissatisfaction in us if we
fail to buy these goods which television advertisement tells us that everybody has.
a. Television is good. People might think that the world is evil because of crime
filled pictures that are shown.
b. Television has bad effects. People might think that the world is evil because
of crime-filled pictures that are shown. We might have a feeling of
dissatisfaction if we could not afford products shown through advertisements.
c. Television has good effects. People might think that the world is good
because of crime-filled pictures that are shown.
d. Television has bad effects.
3. Watching television programs can bring about bad effects on viewers. It creates a
sense of evil in this world as pictured in shows and movies with violence and wars
as themes. This, too, may promote fear among people. More often than not,
advertisements on television use persuasive ways to make us buy and use
products even if we cannot afford them. If we cannot do this, we feel disappointed
because a need is created, and we could not satisfy it.
a. Watching television programs can bring bad effects on viewers. It
promotes fear among people when they watch shows and movies about
violence and war. Also, we feel disappointed when we could not buy
products shown on advertisements.
b. Watching television programs can bring bad effects on viewers. It
promotes joy among people when they watch shows and movies about
violence and war. We feel disappointed when we could not buy products
shown on advertisements.
c. Watching television programs can bring good effects on viewers. It
promotes fear among people when they watch shows and movies about
violence and war. We feel relieved when we could not buy products shown
on advertisements.
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 d. Watching television programs can bring bad effects on listeners. It
promotes fear among people when they watch shows and movies. We feel
disappointed when could not buy products shown on advertisements.
4. Birds come in all shapes and sizes, but they all have wings and feathers. The
ostrich is the largest bird. It can weigh more than 150 kg. The smallest bird, the
bee hummingbird, weighs about 1.8 grams. All birds lay eggs. Most are busy
parents who work hard to rear their young. Some lay their eggs in other birds’ nests
for foster parents to rear. Other birds bury their eggs and leave them. Most birds
are wild but some, such as chickens, ducks, and pigeons have been domesticated.
a. Some birds have wings and feathers. The ostrich is the largest bird. It can
weigh more than 150 kg. Some lay eggs, but they have different ways on
how to rear their young. Most birds are wild, but some are domesticated.
b. All birds have wings and feathers. All birds are small. They all lay eggs, but
they have different ways on how to rear their young. Most birds are
domesticated.
c. All birds have wings and feathers. Some are big. Some of them lay eggs,
but they have different ways on how to rear their young. Most birds are wild,
but some are domesticated.
d. All birds have wings and feathers. Some are small and some are big. They
all lay eggs, but they have different ways on how to rear their young. Most
birds are wild, but some are domesticated.

5. Moist air and heat are necessary for hurricanes to start and to keep on going. As
the surface of the ocean heats up, the water goes up into the air. This warm air
becomes moist. It starts to form a column. The air around rushes toward the column
and forms a spiral around it. The system is called a cyclone.
a. A cyclone is formed when the surface of the ocean heats up and the water
goes up into the air. The warm air becomes moist. Moist air and heat start
hurricanes.
b. Moist air and heat start hurricanes.
c. A cyclone is formed when the ocean heats up and the water goes up into the
air.
d. A cyclone is likely to be formed when the surface of the ocean heats up and
the water goes up into the air.

PERFORMANCE TASK
Using the rubrics below, write a paragraph with 5 sentences that give basic
information about your school. Write your answer in your answer sheet.

5 7 10
Organization Summary is rambling Some work for reader to Easy to follow
or difficult to follow follow
Focus Contains too many Might have a few Shows understanding of the main
unnecessary details unnecessary details but idea with
shows understanding of no unnecessary details
the main idea
Word choice An awkward phrase or The summary is clearly The summary is clearly written.
two makes reading the written Words are chosen to express
summary a little difficult ideas concisely

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 Answer Key

References
Navasa, Delia C., Lilia G. Vengco, and Jojo L. Potenciano. 2016. Science for Active
Learning. Quezon City: SIBS Publishing House, Inc.
Grade 5 Learning Material.

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