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2. OBJECTIVES OF OUR LESSON:
a.Define what proverbs are and
identify their essence in our
literature,
b.Understand the passage entitled
“Words of Wisdom” and use the
information presented to infer, to
evaluate, and to express critical
ideas,
c.Appreciate our own proverbs,
d.Recite one Philippine proverb
considering the given criteria.

3. Task 1: Match each phrase in Column A to
the phrases in Column B.
A
1. Whatever the
tree
2. What good is the
grass
3. If you save,
4. A respectful retort
5. He who does not
love the national
language
B
a. is worse than a
smelly fish.
b. wipes away
weariness.
c. so is the fruit.
d. if the horse is
already dead.
e. you have something
to withdraw.

4. Answers:
1. Whatever the tree so is the fruit.
2. What good is the grass
if the horse is already dead.
3. If you save,
you have something to withdraw.
4. A respectful retort wipes away weariness.
5. He who does not love the national
language is worse than a smelly fish.

5. What comes to your mind when you hear the word
“proverbs” or “salawikain” or “sawikain”?

6.  They are brief instructive expressions that suggest
a specific action, behavior, or judgment.
 “the wisdom of many and the
wit of one”
 They prescribe norms, impart
a lesson, or emphasize
traditions and beliefs in a
community.

7. Six Categories of Proverbs According to Damiana
L. Eugenio
1. proverbs expressing a general attitude
towards life and the laws that govern life
2. ethical proverbs recommending
certain virtues and condemning
certain values
3. proverbs expressing a system of values

8. Six Categories of Proverbs According to Damiana
L. Eugenio
4. proverbs expressing general truths and
observations about life and human
nature
5. humorous proverbs
6. miscellaneous proverbs

9. Task 2: Choose the letter of your answer.
1. What is the selection talking
about?
a. expressions
b. proverbs
c. values
d. wisdom

10. Task 2: Choose the letter of your answer.
2. What is referred to as the
wisdom of many and the wit of
one?
a. expressions
b. proverbs
c. values
d. wisdom

11. Task 2: Choose the letter of your answer.
3. Who classified the proverbs
into six categories?
a. Damiana L. Eugenio
b. Danica I. Eusebio
c. Damina S. Eugenio
d. Damiana L. Eusebio

12. Task 2: Choose the letter of your answer.
4. Proverbs are _____________ in
Filipino.
a. Daniw
b. Maikling Kwento.
c. Salawikain
d. Sariwain

13. Task 2: Choose the letter of your answer.
5. Which is not prescribed by
proverbs?
a. Impart a lesson
b. Corruptions in the
community
c. Norms
d. Emphasize traditions

14. Task 3: Write T if the statement is true
according to what you know and F if
it is false.
1. Philippine literature existed even before the
Spaniards came.
2. Proverbs express the unending wisdom of the old.
3. Proverbs communicate only traditional beliefs and
values.
4. The form of proverbs is chiefly poetic.
5. It is difficult to preserve proverbs.

15. Task 3: Write T if the statement is true
according to what you know and F if
it is false.
6. Only a people work on compiling folk
literature.
7. Proverbs and other forms of folk literature
were introduced by the Spaniards.
8. People react to the meaning of proverbs
quite quickly.
9. All proverbs are poetic and figurative in
nature.
10. Proverbs may have geographical origins.

16. Task 3: Write T if the statement is true
according to what you know and F if
it is false.
11. Damiana Eugenio compiled the proverbs in the
Philippines into six categories.
12. Proverbs are more superior to other literary
forms.
13. It is impossible to compile the proverbs in
the Philippines into six categories.
14. Our proverbs reflect a lot of things about
our culture and identity.
15. If proverbs can instruct, they can
definitely prescribe.

17. Assignment:
On one-half (1/2) crosswise, list
down 5 Filipino proverbs. Then,
choose one from them and
memorize it. Be ready also with its
explanation.