Activity Sheet

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ENGLISH 6
QUARTER 1
Week 4-Day 1
Listening Comprehension
EN6LC-Id-2.11.1, EN6LC-Id-2.11.2, EN6LC-Id-2.11.3
Infer the speakers tone, mood and purpose

Vocabulary
EN6V-Id-12.3.2, EN6V-Id-12.4.1.2, EN6V-Id-12.4.2.2
Infer meaning of figurative language using
-context clues
-affixes and roots
-other strategies

Attitude
EN6A-Id-16
Observe politeness at all times
EN6A-Id-17
Show tactfulness when communicating with others
EN6A-Id-18
Show openness to criticism

Lets Learn This

In this activity sheet, you will learn more about mood, tone and purpose of a text.

Remember that tone is how the writer feels about what he is writing and mood is the
feeling that the reader/listener has about the text.

Lets Recall

Do you remember what an idiom is?

An idiom is an expression that cannot be understood from the meaning of its

separate words but when grouped and taken as one will have a separate meaning of
its own.

Source:
"Idiom." Idiom - Definition for English-Language Learners from Merriam-Webster's Learner's Dictionary.
Accessed May 9, 2017. http://www.learnersdictionary.com/definition/idiom.

Idioms add color and interest to writing, and therefore are considered a type of
figurative language.

Task 1: Amazing Animal Idioms!

Think-Pair-Share

Think: Reflect about the given question/task.

Pair: Face your seatmate/partner.
Share: Discuss with your seatmate/partner your answer.

Remember to observe the following during Think-Pair-Share activity:

Be polite. Wait for your turn to speak. Listen while your seatmate/partner is
speaking.
Be tactful. Say what you want to say in a nice way. Also, wait for your
seatmate/partner to finish first before you say something.
Be open. When your seatmate/partner does not agree with what you are saying, do
not feel bad. Accept that he or she has different opinion.

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 Here are sentences that have animal idioms. Brainstorm with your seatmate/partner
the meaning of the animal idioms by studying the sentences. Choose from the given
list of meanings.

A. a short sleep
B. Wow! Im surprised!
C. very hot days
D. wait and be patient
E. become quiet suddenly

1. cat nap My father had a cat nap while mother is cooking dinner.
2. clam up Gabby clammed up when I asked him about his problem.
3. dog days It is nice to go to the beach during dog days of April.
4. hold your horses Hold your horses while I finish packing the food for our
picnic.
5. Holy cow! Holy cow! I cant believe I scored perfect in the test.

Source:
"Animal Idioms." EnglishClub. Accessed May 9, 2017.
https://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/idioms-animal.htm.

What words in the sentences helped you get the meaning of the idioms?

Lets Try This

The idioms you just learned have animals in them.

Today, you will be listening to a story that has animals, too.

Before you listen to the story, let us learn some words that you will hear from the
story.

Task 2: Enrich Your Vocabulary

A. Unlocking of Difficult Words

Match the word from the first column to its meaning from the second column.

Word Meaning
1. iguana A. a large lizard
2. yam B. a small piece of food
3. almost as big as I am C. almost the same size
4. nonsense D. a meeting called to find answers
5. plotting E. not interfering with the affairs of others
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Word Meaning
6. mischief F. behavior that causes problems or trouble
7. tidbit G. planning secretly to do something illegal or harmful
8. council H. words or ideas that are foolish and have no real
meaning
9. antelope I. an animal that looks like a deer, has horns pointing up
and back, and runs very fast
10. minding my own J. a long, thick root of a tropical plant that has brown skin
business and usually white or yellow flesh and that is eaten as a
vegetable

B. Motivation and Motive Questions

Now that you have learned the words, get ready to listen to the story.

The story you will listen to today is a folktale. A folktale is a story handed down
orally through generations. This folktale is a pourquoi (poor-KWAH). Pourquoi is the
French word for why. A pourquoi explains why a natural event happened.

Now answer the following questions:

Do you like mosquitoes? Why or why not?

In our story, do you think the mosquito is liked or not liked by others?
Why or why not?

C. Listening to the Story

Why Mosquitoes Buzz in Peoples Ears

(A West African Tale)
Retold by Verna Aardema
Copyright 1975

Source:
"Why Mosquitos buzzi n people's ears?" YouTube. January 16, 2015. Accessed May 17, 2017.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYtiFEPqCwE.

D. Discussion/Comprehension Questions

Is the mosquito liked or not liked by others? Why or why not?

Why are the animals alarmed and startled?
What cause the jungle to remain dark?
How do the other animals feel about Lion? How do you know?
Why did the lion called for a council meeting of animals?
Will Mosquito ever be able to show himself again to the other animals? Why
or why not?
If you can give an advice to mosquito, what will you tell him?
If mosquito will change his behavior or attitude, what must he change?

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 Lets Study This

Now lets study the tone and mood of the story.

TONE AND MOOD

Tone and mood both deal with the emotions that center around a story or a poem or
any piece of literature. Though they seem the same and can in fact be related by
what causes them, they are in fact quite different.

Source:
"Tone and Mood." Our English Class. May 09, 2017. Accessed May 0, 2017.
http://ourenglishclass.net/class-notes/writing/the-writing-process/craft/tone-and-mood/.

The tone is the attitude of the author toward the subject, the reader, or the
characters. It is how the writer feels about what he or she is writing. The author
conveys the tone by the setting, characters, word choice, and other details along the
way.

The mood is the feeling the reader gets from reading the authors words. It is the
feeling the reader or listener has about the text. It could be the same as tone, but not
always.

Here are some examples of tone words and mood words.

Tone Words Mood Words

amused light matter-of- depressed fanciful
angry fact resigned mysterious frightening
authoritative optimistic romantic frustrating
cheerful pessimistic sentimental gloomy
horror clear playful self- sorrowful happy
formal important suspenseful joyful
gloomy sad
humorous serious
informal suspicious
ironic witty

Sources:
"Poetry." Pinterest. October 09, 2016. Accessed May 18, 2017.
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/224335625168786904/.

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 Now lets identify the tone and mood of the following.

A. The mosquito said, Iguana, you will never believe what I saw yesterday.

B. Whats a mosquito compare to a yam? snapped the iguana grumpily. I would

rather be deaf than listen to such nonsense!

C. Now, why wont he speak to me? said the python to himself. Iguana must be
angry about something. Im afraid he is plotting some mischief against me! He
began looking for somewhere to hide.

Think-Aloud

Thinking aloud is verbalizing what one is thinking.

Your teacher will model how to think aloud for you to infer tone and mood. Listen
carefully because you may use this strategy to infer tone and mood.

Tone
A. I think the tone is arrogant or know-it-all
because the mosquito is trying to impress
the iguana that he saw something
unbelievable.
B. I think the tone is irritated/angry
because the iguana answered grumpily.
C. I think the tone is worried because of
what the python thought of what iguana
might be plotting.
Mood
A. As a reader/listener I felt irritated or
annoyed because the mosquito is boastful.
The mood is irritating.
B. As a reader/listener I felt sympathetic to
the iguana. I also feel irritated at the
mosquito. The mood is irritating.
C. As a reader/listener I felt alarmed at the
situation. The mood is alarming.

Lets Do This

Task 3: Writers Feelings, Readers Feelings

Group Work

Let us have some group activities.

Remember to observe the following during group discussion:

Be polite. Wait for your turn to speak. Listen while your classmates are speaking.
Be tactful. Say what you want to say in a nice way. Also, wait for the one who is
speaking to finish first before you say something.
Be open. When your classmates do not agree with what you are saying, do not feel
bad. Accept that people have different opinions.

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As a group, identify the tone and mood of the following parts of the story your
teacher will say. Then, complete the table. Be ready for a group reporting afterwards.
You may use the list of Tone Words and Mood Words.

1. When the rabbit saw the big snake coming into her burrow, she was terrified.
She scurried out through her back way and bounded, krik, krik, krik, across a
clearing.

2. A crow saw the rabbit running for her life. He flew into the forest crying kaa,
kaa, kaa! It was his duty to spread the alarm in case of danger.

3. A monkey heard the crow. He was sure that some dangerous beast was
prowling near. He began screeching and leaping kili wili through the trees to help
warn the other animals.

Tone Mood

1.

2.

3.

Lets Do More

Task 4: Writers Feelings, Readers Feelings Again

Pair Up

With your seatmate/partner, identify the tone and mood of the following parts of the
story your teacher will say. Then, complete the table. You may use the list of Tone
Words and Mood Words.

1. When she returned to the nest, she found one of them dead. Her other
children told her that the monkey had killed it. All that day and all that night, she sat
in her tree so sad, so sad, so sad!

2. The night grew longer and longer. The animals of the forest knew it was
lasting much too long. They feared that the sun would never come back.

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3. Then King Lion called the monkey. He came before him nervously glancing
from side to side, rim, rim, rim, rim.

Tone Mood

1.

2.

3.

Lets Remember

The tone is the attitude of the author toward the subject, the reader, or the
characters. It is how the writer feels about what he or she is writing. The author
conveys the tone by the setting, characters, word choice, and other details along the
way.

The mood is the feeling the reader gets from reading the authors words. It is the
feeling the reader or listener has about the text. It could be the same as tone, but not
always.

Lets Test Ourselves

Task 5: More Writers Feelings, Readers Feelings

Identify the tone and mood of the following. You may use the list of Tone Words and
Mood Words.

1. Then, King Lion called the rabbit. The timid little creature stood before him, one
trembling paw drawn up uncertainly.

2. All the animals laughed when they saw the iguana coming, badamin, badamin,
with the sticks still stuck in his ears!

3. Punish the mosquito! Punish the mosquito! cried all the animals.

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4. When Mother Owl heard that, she was satisfied. She turned her head toward the
east and hooted: Hoo! Hooooo! Hooooooo!

5. Meanwhile, the mosquito had listened to it all from a nearby bush. She crept under
a curly leaf, semm, and was never found and brought before the council.
Tone Mood

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Prepared by:

ROSE ANN B. PAMINTUAN

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 ANSWER KEY
(For Teachers Use Only)

Task 1

1. My father had a cat nap while mother is cooking dinner. (A)

2. Gabby clammed up when I asked him about his problem. (E)
3. It is nice to go to the beach during dog days of April. (C)
4. Hold your horses while I finish packing the food for our picnic. (D)
5. Holy cow! I cant believe I scored perfect in the test. (B)

Task 2

1. iguana (A)
2. yam (J)
3. almost as big as I am (C)
4. nonsense (H)
5. plotting (G)
6. mischief (F)
7. tidbit (B)
8. council (D)
9. antelope (I)
10. minding my own business (E)

Task 3

Possible Answers:
1. Tone: alarming; Mood: suspenseful 3. Tone: alarming; Mood: suspenseful
2. Tone: alarming; Mood: suspenseful

Task 4

Possible Answers:
1. Tone: sad; Mood: melancholy 3. Tone: authoritative; Mood: anxiety
2. Tone: restless; Mood: anticipating

Task 5

Possible Answers:
1. Tone: authoritative; Mood: anxious
2. Tone: humorous; Mood: funny
3. Tone: authoritative; Mood:
suspenseful

4. Tone: contentment; Mood: satisfied

5. Tone: serious; Mood: guilty

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