B. Read the selections and identity each structure. Identity whether DESCRIPTION, COMPARE
and CONTRAST, PROBLEM and SOLUTION, SEQUENCE and CAUSE and EFFECT.
11. The Sampaguita is known for its fragrance and the role it plays in the legends and
traditions of the Filipino people. This shrub was introduced into our country from
India. It is short-stemmed, and has glossy, hardy leaves six to twelve centimeters
long. The flowers are small, fragrant, pure white and glossy. They look like small
roses from a distance. This plant bears plenty of flowers in April, May, and June.
12 Malunggay is horseradish. Did you know that poultice of malunggay leaves can
be used to decrease the swelling of sores and boils? A poultice is a soft compo-
sition, such as with leaves, which can be applied over the swollen area of the skin.
Malunggay is also used as a laxative. Laxative is a medicine taken to loosen the
bowels.
13. Climate is the overall state of weather in a place over a long period of time.
Climate have changed over time in Earth's history. Climate change may be due
to changes in the amount of energy from the sun or the amount of dust in the
atmosphere. In recent years, scientists have discovered that temperatures are
gradually rising around the world. The trend is known as global warming. It is
important to learn more about how climate changes because it affects the
environment and way of life.
14. The schools today and in the past are similar in a few ways and different in some
aspects. Both have a learning room, a teacher, and books. However, the class-
rooms in the past are considered concrete structures where learning should take
place. On the other hand, the classrooms today utilize technology like LCD
projectors, laptops, and other gadgets. Another is that lessons in the past were
from print materials while lessons of today are from e-books and other online
platforms. No matter how alike and different the schools in the past and today are
what matters most is how effective learning takes place.
15 Spiders are small animals. Although they look like insects, they are not. Insects have
six legs; spiders have eight. Insects have feelers and wings, spiders do not have
these. Insect bodies have three parts, spider have two.
16. There is no other Filipino like Jose Protacio Rizal. He was the greatest Filipino of the
nineteenth century and possibly of the past and future generations as well. He
was a shining example of the height and glory to which a Filipino could possibly
rise. Rizal was born in Calamba, Laguna, on June 19.1861. He came from a very
well-known and respected family of traders and farm owners.​