ENGLISH 9
QUARTER 3 WEEK 3
Name: _____________________________ Grade & Section: _________________
Activity Sheet No. 1 Vocabulary Enrichment:
Look for the word in the selection that is synonymous to these words bellow. Choose your answer
from the choices given found in the box.
a. seagull f. elder
b. triumph g. congregation
c. breakthrough h. disgrace
d. jolted i. accord
e. bashful j. scold
1. chastise 6. dishonor
2. grant 7. parish
3. shy 8. discovery
4. push 9. victory
5. bird 10. senior
Activity Sheet No. 2 Reading and Literature:
Read the selection well. Answer the questions that follow. Write the letter of the correct answer in
your answer sheets.
JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL
Richard Bach
Synopsis:
Jonathan Livingston Seagull is a seagull who loves flying better than eating. While other
seagulls are searching for food and waiting for fishing boats to cast out stale bread and fish
heads, he keeps himself busy improving his flying. His parents are worried about his health
and his future; so they scold him for being different. For a few days he obediently follows
his parents’ wishes, but soon he goes back to his old ways. He works harder on new ways
of seagull flight, and to his triumph achieves a breakthrough, a speed of 214 miles per
hour. He feels happy about this achievement, and he can hardly wait to share it with the
other seagulls whom he notices are watching and waiting for him to land down below. He
lands with a feeling of self-fulfillment, yet a little bashful for the honor he thinks will be
accorded him. He is jolted out of his senses when the Seagull Elder orders him to go to the
center of the congregation for disgrace rather than for the honor he thinks he has earned
for his seagull family.
English III, SEDP series p.120
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1. In what way was Jonathan Livingston Seagull different from the other seagull?
a. He wants to fly high c. He wants to work hard
b. He wants to be with friends d. He wants to sleep always
2. What price did Jonathan pay for behaving differently?
a. He has to stop flying.
b. He has to face the congregation’s condemnation.
c. He has to be grounded.
d. He has to look for the food for everyone.
3. What were the parents worried for about Jonathan?
a. They are afraid he might fall
b. They are afraid he will never come back.
c. They are afraid he will be lost.
d. They are afraid of his health and future.
4. Are the seagulls self-reliant? Yes/No Explain.
a. No, they depend on the fishermen
b. Yes, they wait for what is given to them.
c. Yes, they know what to do.
d. Yes, they are happy with what they do.
5. Were the congregation prejudiced against Jonathan? Explain.
a. No, he deserves the treatment of the congregation
b. No, the congregation was right
c. Yes, because they have judge Jonathan without asking him why he was different.
d. Yes, they are falsely accusing him.
6. What do you think Jonathan felt when his attention was called and regarded
his action as a disgrace?
a. frustrated c. joyful
b. happy d. excited
Activity Sheet No. 3 Grammar:
An infinitive is a verbal that is usually combined with the word to; for example, to talk, to read,
to do. As the name of an action, an infinitive is often interchangeable with the gerund, both of
which have the same function.
Examples:
Gerund: Seeing is believing.
Infinitive: To see is to believe
Like other verbals, infinitives may take objects or complements and have modifiers.
Examples: To love God is to love one’s neighbors.
To be great is to be a servant to others.
As a noun, an infinitive may be used as:
Subject: To err is human, to forgive is divine
To fly high is the objective of Jonathan.
Object of a verb: What do you want to do?
Jonathan needs to practice every day.
Subjective Complement: His ambition is to be a pilot.
Jonathan’s goal is to fly high.
Appositive: He has only one ambition, to be a pilot.
His goal, to fly high.
English III, SEDP textbook p. 118
Pick out the infinitive in each sentence below then, identify its use. Write (S) for Subject, (SC)
Subjective Complement, (OV) Object of a verb and (A) Appositive.
Example: My aim is to get the perfect score in the test.
Answer: to get – subjective complement
1. Our duty is to guard the gate.
2. Rose’s ambition is to be a writer.
3. The club likes to help you.
4. To make Maria’s children behave is her problem.
5. Our plan was to visit you in the hospital.
6. He wishes to reiterate his thanks.
7. To provide his family a decent life is his chief concern.
8. It is proper to tell him of the imminent danger
9. To come to this place requires much effort.
10. I wish to see you successful in business.
Activity Sheet No. 4
Complete the paragraph by supplying the correct infinitives and gerunds in the space provided. Use
the verbs in the parentheses.
My friend Bernardo liked (1) _______________ (eat) [Link]’s hamburgers. But he had a
problem. He was gaining weight. He decided (2) _______________ (go) on a diet. He stopped (3)
_______________ (eat) fast food and started (4) _______________ (buy) more fruit and
vegetables. After a month, he had lost a few pounds. But he wanted (5) ______________ (lose)
more. I suggested (6) _______________ (join) a gym. Bernardo disliked (7) ______________
(exercise), but he agreed (8) _______________ (try) it. Now he exercises every day and he looks
better. He’s looking forward (9) _______________ (lose) more weight.