1. Get information from newspapers

2. Readiness Test for Grade 1 Entrants
Some 250,000 Grade 1 entrants in all public
elementary schools in Metro Manila have been
required to take the Department of Education
(DepEd) School Readiness Assessment (SRA) before
the start of school year of 2007-2008.

3. National Capital Region (NCR) DepEd Director
Teresita Guzman Domalanta said the conduct of the
SRA was announced through DepEd Order No. 25,
series of 2007, by Education Undersecretary for
Programs and Projects Vilma Lorgronio Labrador.
Domalanta said the order stressed that the SRA is
not an entrance test for incoming first grade pupils.
It added that “no child shall be refused entry to
Grade 1 based on the results of the assessment.

4. The SRA, Labrador’s directive said, seeks not only to
measure the incoming first graders’ readiness
across the different educational development
domains but also to identify their beginning level of
competencies both as individuals and as a group of
learners.
Domalanta said the SRA results will be utilized as basis
for providing appropriate measures and interventions
to address specific academic and non-academic needs
for the first grade pupils. (Tony Pe. Rimando)

5. Domalanta said the order stressed that the SRA is
not an entrance test for incoming first grade pupils.
It added that “no child shall be refused entry to
Grade 1 based on the results of the assessment.
The SRA, Labrador’s directive said, seeks not only to
measure the incoming first graders’ readiness
across the different educational development
domains but also to identify their beginning level of
competencies both as individuals and as a group of
learners.

6. Domalanta said the SRA results will be utilized as
basis for providing appropriate measures and
interventions to address specific academic and non-
academic needs for the first grade pupils. (Tony Pe.
Rimando)

7. a. Who were required to take a DepEd school
assessment?
b. When should they take the test?
c. Who is Teresita Guzman Domalanta?
d. Why should the test be conducted?
e. Do you think the children should take such test?
Why?
f. If you have a younger brother or sister taking the
test, would you support him/her? Why?

8. Analysis and Discussion
To keep abreast with local and international
current events, one needs to read
newspapers. It is important to know the
parts of a newspaper and what information
is found in each part.

9. Newspaper- is a very good source of printed information. It
brings the latest information about people, places, and
events. It also contains opinions, feature articles, stories,
comic strips, advertisements, games and puzzles.
What information does it give us?
• job information social events
• Sports business news
• people who died Lifestyle
• important issues
• local and foreign news
• entertainment news

10. Parts of a Newspaper
a. Front page →freshest news both local and international
b. Editorial →gives views or opinions of the editor or
publisher on certain issues or events.
c. Business Page →provides businessmen and people
interested in business with information on banking, foreign
exchange rates, stock exchange rates, stock exchange,
imports and exports, and prices of prime commodities.

11. d. Classified Ads →contains advertisements, personal and
legal notices.
e. Sports Page →contains news about sports events in
and out of the country. It also contains people well-
known in sports.
f. Entertainment →special features on arts, music,
theater, showbusiness, and other activities for
entertainment. It also includes games and puzzles, comic
strips and cartoons, and the daily horoscope.

12. Parts of a Newspaper
g. Home & Culture→ provides ideas about budgeting,
food preparation, house improvement, proper plant care
and the like.
h. Obituary→notice about people who died
i. Society Page →special information about famous
personalities who are celebrating special occasions or
performing at a particular place.

13. Match the name of the part with the corresponding
information written on the board. The first group to finish
wins the game.
1. __________ This part contains world, national, and
provincial news. It is usually found in the front section of
the newspaper. The title of the most important news in the
newspaper is printed in big bold letters. It is called banner
or headline.

14. 2. __________ An article called an editorial or the
publisher’s opinion on certain issues or events.
3. __________ This part contains sports events both
here and abroad. It also contains news about well known
people in sports. Opinions of sports writers are also found
on this page.

15. 4. __________ Businessmen and people who are
interested in business get the information they wish to
know from this section. Information about banking, prices
of prime commodities, and exchange rate of currencies are
among the items found in these section.
5. __________ This contains information about movies,
television, radio and other activities for entertainment.
Comic strips, cartoons, puzzles, and other similar games are
also included here.

16. IV. Evaluation: Write the part of the newspaper where the
following information can be found.
__________1. special features about famous
personalities
__________2. what the editor thinks about an important
or crucial issue
__________3. results of sports events
__________4. jobs available

17. __________5. notice about people who died
__________6. freshest news both local and
international
__________7. special features on arts, music, theater,
showbusiness, etc.
__________8. social events that have just taken place
or will take place

18. Assignment
Cut out an article from any part of a newspaper. Be able to
present it to the class and tell why it is interesting to you.
Be ready to share what you have written to your
classmates.