27 January 2010

Quiz #1: Principal Parts of the Verb



Complete the following sentences with the principal part indicated in parentheses.

1. Maps are both fascinating and useful, and people have been ____________ them for centuries. (present participle of read)

2. Over the centuries, maps have ____________ from being merely simple navigational tools to being complex instruments conveying varied information. (past participle of grow)

3. Mapmakers over the centuries often have ___________ that maps are as beautiful as many paintings. 
(past participle of feel)

4. Some artists even ___________ to create maplike paintings as serious works of art. (past form of begin)

5. We often hear that the world has _____________ because it is so much easier to get from one place to another these days. (past participle of shrink)

6. New and more sophisticated maps certainly __________ a part in creating this impression. (past form of play)

7. In the beginning of travel by automobile, people ___________ without much help from maps. (past form of drive)

8. Good road maps later ___________ a sense of security and independence to automobile drivers. (past form of bring)

9. Detailed road maps have _____________ right along with the building of highways. (past participle of develop)

10. Maps have ___________ travel out of the dark ages and into the modern world of transportation. (past participle of take)




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Thoughts to Ponder

If you shut your door to all errors, truth will be shut out. ~Rabindranath Tagore

Amaia Nicole Saret:
This quote tells us that if we don't correct or accept our errors, they will stay as errors and we can't learn the truth. If we let our errors be corrected, we will learn what is wrong and therefore, the truth.


Angelica Mae Andes:
If you're tired of trying and failing again and again, you will not be successful, because finding the truth is all about trial and error. Successful people didn't become successful in the blink of an eye; they faced many trials and failed in the past but they never stopped believing that they could. Errors are part of knowing the truth and being successful. If you will not let yourself to be open to errors along the way, you will not know your wrongdoings and correct them for greater good.


Leo Nekko Romero:
This quote tells that one should be open to any comments and suggestions. One should accept one's errors and learn from them. If you are not open to be corrected, how will you be able to improve, to develop? One should be able to correct errors in order to not commit the same mistakes again. If you are not open to any comments, you will not know the right answer or the right result.


Abby Batalla:
Nobody is perfect; no matter how hard we try, still we can't be perfect. All of us commit mistakes and it's normal. We just need to accept our mistake and learn from it. For in every mistake, there is no failure, only learning. If we would view our mistakes negatively, it's just like refusing success to come into our lives.


Alyssa Azul:
This quote from Rabindranath Tagore tells us that if we don't want to correct our errors, our eyes will be closed to the truth. It is better to know our mistakes so that we can learn to correct them. As we know our error, we can avoid repeating it. All of us make a mistake, but what is important is when we learn to accept that we are wrong. Errors are our key to the truth.


Ericka Mae Rebanal:
This means that if we keep on saying we do nothing wrong, it goes to show that we are not truthful. When we commit an error, it means that we have the capability to accept the things we can and can't do. But when we close our eyes to every error we've made in our lives, it only means that we lack the inner strength to do what is right. Nothing will happen if we keep on saying we are right. At least, when we accept we've done something wrong, we can still change it. But every time we can't accept we are wrong, our mistakes will only get bigger and bigger.



(from the Sophomore Third Quarter Periodic Exam)

10 January 2010

Book Reports

Haiku by II-Acacia Students

Colorful rainbow
When the raindrops start to fall
A new life begins.
~Anisha Louise Villena


The sun sets to rise
turns cold nights to days so bright
The life-wheel rolling.
~Anna Marie Lomenario


A tall tree grows, stands
presumptuously in its veins
Ne'er to reach heaven.
~Karen Mirandilla


River waters flow
endlessly and forever
The eternal life.
~Howard Tuanqui


Petals of flowers
fall one by one and regrow
The reconquered life.
~Aprileen Lucilo


Dried leaves on the ground
Made me wonder why they fell
Nothing's forever.

The clock is running
Make decisions carefully
You can't bring back time.
~Alyssa Azul


Over the big trees
the sun is brightly shining
All hopes are waiting.
~Aliza Paliza


The rotating world
in a wide empty space
Such a lonely sight.
~Ralph Malto


The hexed little seed
Under the snare of the earth's wrath
It cries for freedom.
~Jude Patrick Raneses


The tie of friendship
once carried away by the wind
Makes one half-empty.

The fruit of man's greed
slowly destroys our home
Dear mother earth weeps.
~Leo Nekko Romero


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Haiku by II-Molave Students

Young birds left the nest
Hoping to learn how to fly
Like kids leaving home.
~Angelo Brian Panti


Standing in the rain
With tears flowing from my eyes
I will wait for you.
~Marilou Serrano


It's easy to say
I am sorry if you know
It is your fault.

Don't ask God for help
IF you are not willing to
Move your feet and hands.
~Mary Claire Llaguno


Rivers flow with strength
Stone to stone the waters rage
Like this bumpy life.

Raindrops keep falling
Pitter-patting on my head
Washing out my mind.
~Chester Leo del Rosario


Rivers flow like blood
Passing every trial faced
Looking for the light.
~Angelica Mae Andes


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Haiku by II-Narra Students

Flowers are blooming
Way up to the mountain top
Life's full of beauty.
~Kim Beato


Falling leaves from trees
No one cares to catch any
The sadness of love.
~ Krestina Carla Mata


The leaves on the trees
Holding tightly to the branch
Faith in God, it seems.
~Carmille Joy Sallena


Rivers flow slowly
This time now, but tomorrow
It shall charge to sea.

Lips are for kissing
While ears are for hearing things
Both are abused.
~Al Joseph Planes


Hot star burning Earth
Other people burning, too
Oh, Global Warming.
 ~ Joseph Carl Barrameda


I looked up the sky
Saw the white clouds above me
Erasing anger.
~ Jan Michael Gonzales


Electronic mail
Thoughts fly in a blink of eye
A modern greeting.
~Mel Franciz Andes


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