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Quarter 3 – Module 6:
Listen to Short Stories/Poems
(Cause and Effect)

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English – Grade 1
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Quarter 3 – Module 6: Listen to Short Stories/Poems (Cause and Effect)
First Edition, 2020

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Undersecretary: Diosdado M. San Antonio

Development Team of the Module

Writer: Mary Joy P. Camonias
Editors: Gloria I. Flores
Aljanna S. Saral-Hairun
Reviewer: Valeriafides G. Corteza, PhD
Layout Artists: Gulam-Hasan C. Hairun
Aljanna S. Saral-Hairun
Management Team:
Roy C. Tuballa, EMD.JD.CESO VI
Jay S. Montealto, CESO VI
Norma T. Francisco, DM
Mildred D. Dayao, EdD
Valeria Fides G. Corteza, PhD
Aida Coyme, EdD

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 What I Need to Know

Listening to stories is fun and can bring you to different

places through your imagination. Reading has a lot of
benefits, it widens our imaginations, increases our
vocabulary and comprehension.
This module is made for you to be able to develop
your reading skills through reading stories that enable you
to identify cause and effect or effect of the events in the
stories read. EN1LC-IIIa-j-1.1
In this module, you are expected to:
a. identify cause and effect or effect of events.

What I Know

Directions: Read each sentence and identify the

underlined phrase if it is a cause or an effect by shading its
corresponding circle. Write your answer on a separate
sheet of paper.
1. We have so many shoes that we need to buy a new
shoe rack.
Cause effect

2. Pedro forgot his English notebook, so he was unable to

copy their lesson.
Cause effect

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 Lesson LISTEN TO STORIES/POEMS
1 (CAUSE AND EFFECT)

Anything that happens has two parts that is the CAUSE

AND EFFECT. Cause is the reason why something
happened. Effect is the result of what happened.

Here are some key words for Cause and Effect:

- so - because - since - so that - if - then

EXAMPLE: If it rains, then flowers will grow.

Cause Effect

What’s In

Directions: Read the short story then answer the questions that
follow. Write the answers on a separate sheet.
The Rainbow Surprise
Jack is a little boy who loves to at the rainbow in the
sky. His older brother told him that at the end of the
rainbow there is a wonderful surprise.
One day, it rained in their area. When the rain stopped,
Jack went outside their house. He saw a beautiful
rainbow in the sky. He named the colors red, orange,
yellow, green, blue, violet. He could not tell the name of
one color. “I will ask my brother what the color is” said
Jack. He asked his older brother “It is Indigo, Jack.” His
older brother said.
Jack told himself that one day he will climb up the
rainbow and see what surprises the rainbow has for him

1. Who loves to look at the rainbows?

2. Where do we see rainbows?
3. When do we see rainbow?
4. What did Jack’s older brother say about rainbows?
5. Why does Jack want to climb up the rain?

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 What’s New
Directions: Read the short story below then answer the
questions that follow.

Diana’s Perfect Score

Diana’s teacher announced that they are going
to have an exam the next day, when she got home,
she studied all their lesson. The next day Diana took the
exam, and she got a perfect score.

____1. Who are the characters in the story?

a. Teacher b. Diana and Teacher c. Diana
____2. Why did Diana study all her lessons?
a. To let her parents see that she studied.
b. To perfect her score in the exam.
c. To impress her classmates.
____3. How did Diana perfect her score?
a. She slept late at night.
b. She just guessed the answers to the questions.
c. She studied her lesson.

What is it

Directions: Listen to the poem as someone will read it for

you. Then, answer the questions below.
Mom
Aljanna S. Saral

Walking into my memory lane, I miss my mom so much,

I see my mom hold my hand. As she is happy in the sky.
She looks at me with a smile, Leaving me with so much
As I feel my heart getting light. memories
To treasure forever in my heart.
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1. What do you think happened to the mother?
________________________________________________________

What’s More

Activity 1: Telling What Happened

Directions: Choose the letter of the correct which shows the
correct answer to each question. Write the letter of your
answer before the number.
____1. What happens before a rainbow appears in the sky?
a. b.

____2. What happens if there are dark clouds in the sky?

a. b.

____3. When the rain stopped, what did Jack do?

a. He went outside. b. He went to sleep.

What I Have Learned

In listening to a story/poem, it is important to take note

of the important details. The elements of the story such as
the characters, setting, and plot will enable the listener to
thoroughly understand the story.
Also, identifying the cause and effect or effect of
events in the story will help the reader analyze the story
which will help for better retention.

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 What I Can Do
Directions: Match the causes in column A to its effect in
column B. Write only the letter of your choice in a separate
sheet.
COLUMN A COLUMN B

1. A.

2. B.

3. C.

Assessment

Directions: Identify the cause and effect in each sentence

and write them in the blanks provided below. Do this on a
separate sheet.
1. The phone rings so she answers the phone.
Cause:___________________________________.
Effect :___________________________________.

2. The frog jumped on me, so I screamed.

Cause:___________________________________.
Effect :___________________________________.

3. Jane played outside in the rain. She got all wet.

Cause:___________________________________.
Effect :___________________________________.

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 Answer Key
3. C
Effect: She got all wet A3. 2. B
3. Cause: Jane Played outside the rain.
Effect: I screamed. C2. 1. B
2. Cause: The frog jumped on me. 1. B
Effect: She answers the phone. What’s New
1.Cause: The phone rings. What I Can Do surprise
5. Too see the wonderful
Assessment
surprise
A 5.
4. There is a wonderful
B 4. 3. After the rain
A 3. 2. Sky
Answers may vary
What’s More 1. Jack
What Is IT
What’s In
2. effect
1. cause
What I Know

References:
Lea D. Estaye, EdD et.al., Bureau of Learning Resources. Book
Media Press, Inc:2019, p 50

Aurora Portes et.al., English Express Ways Grade 1.SD

Publication,INC Quezon City: 2008, p 202, pp 253-256

K-12 English Grade 1 Learning Material

DepED Learning Resource Portal, December 13, 2020
https://lrmds.deped.gov.ph/detail/7286
Development Team

Writer: Mary Joy P. Camonias

Editors: Gloria I. Flores
Aljanna S. Saral-Hairun
Reviewer: Valeriafides G. Corteza, PhD
Layout Artists: Gulam-Hasan C. Hairun
Aljanna S. Saral-Hairun
Management Team:
Roy C. Tuballa, EMD.JD.CESO VI
Jay S. Montealto, CESO VI
Norma T. Francisco, DM
Mildred D. Dayao, EdD
Valeriafides G. Corteza, PhD
Aida Coyme, EdD
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