Capacity Building for Mentors on the Higher Order Thinking Skills

Professional Learning Packages (HOTS-PLPs) for Science, Mathematics and English/Reading

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Worksheet No. 4C
Position: Region: Plenary Session No. 7
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Item 1
Competency Stem Question Acceptable Rationalization
Answer

Read the announcement from the Unistructural: The purpose is to

Gather current Department of Health on their Facebook What is the purpose of warn the public
information page in April 2020 and answer the the announcement? about spraying or
from question that follows. misting
newspapers disinfectants to kill
and other print the virus.
and non-print
media
(English 8)

This HOTS Professional Learning Packages was developed through the Philippine National Research Center 1
for Teacher Quality (RCTQ), a partnership between the Philippine Normal University and the SiMERR
National Research Centre--University of New England, with support from the Australian Government.
 Capacity Building for Mentors on the Higher Order Thinking Skills
Professional Learning Packages (HOTS-PLPs) for Science, Mathematics and English/Reading

Item 2
Competency Stem Question Acceptable Rationalization
Answer

Scan for Instructions: Read the text carefully and Multistructural: He learned to get up
specific answer the questions that follow. Based on the text, how and look or create
information has Eugene overcome the circumstance he
(English 8) Eugene dela Cruz is a young man who is the obstacles he faced? wants, studied so
hard and worked his
beyond his years and he capitalizes on
way to always be on
building his strengths as his ultimate gateway top of the class, won
to excellence rather than dwelling on his competitions he
weaknesses. Due to his lack of a home full of joined; and, held
love, warmth, and support early on in his life, tutorial classes to
he has learned to get up and look for the make ends meet.
circumstance he wants, and whenever he
does not find it, he creates it. Throughout high
school, he studies so hard and works his way
to always be on top of the class, champions
competitions he joins and holds tutorial
classes to make ends meet. Consequently, he
has repeatedly proven himself and the world –
that one’s mess of a life could be turned into
an art – a masterpiece of battle scars!

This HOTS Professional Learning Packages was developed through the Philippine National Research Center 2
for Teacher Quality (RCTQ), a partnership between the Philippine Normal University and the SiMERR
National Research Centre--University of New England, with support from the Australian Government.
 Capacity Building for Mentors on the Higher Order Thinking Skills
Professional Learning Packages (HOTS-PLPs) for Science, Mathematics and English/Reading

Item 3
Competency Stem Question Acceptable Rationalization
Answer

Determine the Read the excerpt from The Lion King Relational: The author used
purpose of the and answer the questions that foreshadowing to
author follow. What do you think is bring across the
(Grade 10) the purpose of the message that life is
1
Simba: Dad? author through temporary. There
2
Mustafa: Hmm? Mustafa’s character in will come a time
3
Simba: We’re pals, right? saying, “whenever you when parents will
4
Mustafa: Right. feel alone, just leave their children,
5
Simba: And we’ll always be remember that those yet as parents, they
together, right? kings will always be will always be there
6
Mustafa: Simba, let me tell there to guide you. to watch and guide
you something my father And so will I?” their children even
told me. Look at the stars. dialogue and what after they have died.
The great kings of the past real-life situations can
are looking down at us be reflected in the
from above.
7
Simba: Really?
8
Mustafa: Yes. So, whenever
you feel alone, just
remember that those kings
will always be there to
guide you. And so will I.

This HOTS Professional Learning Packages was developed through the Philippine National Research Center 3
for Teacher Quality (RCTQ), a partnership between the Philippine Normal University and the SiMERR
National Research Centre--University of New England, with support from the Australian Government.