PRE NEWS WRITING ACTIVITY

DIRECTIONS: First, fill in the blanks with the correct words to complete the sentences. Second, edit the sentences by underlining what are proper inside the parentheses. Lastly, arrange the sentences to create one good news story.


(1) City councilors, division supervisors, school principals, teachers, parents, and students ____________ the (ocasion, occasion, occasions).

(2) “Today is the fulfillment of a dream, the conversion of the Makati West High School to a world class Makati Science High School, a (science high school, Science high school, Science High School) for today, but more for the future, because what is excellent today will be ____________ tomorrow,” Mrs Juliana B de Guzman, Makati Science principal, said in her welcome address.

(3) Mrs Ma Theresa C Randrup, Makati Science (faculty member, Faculty member, Faculty Member), and David A Manaois and Fatima Anna Gracia G Canada, I-Fernando Amorsolo students, ____________ the affair.

(4) Dr Salvador, Dr Santiago, Mrs De Guzman, Mr Romeo A Rodriguez, Makati Science General Parents and Teachers Association (pres., president, President), and Joseph Ray Brillantes, Makati Science Supreme Student Council president, ____________ the key of responsibility from the City Government of Makati through Mayor Binay.

(5) In lieu of the Most Rev Crisostomo A Yalung, D D, Auxiliary Bishop for the Ecclesiastical District of Makati, (Rev Fr, Rev, Fr) Roger S Positar, Saints Peter and Paul assistant parish priest, ____________ the holy mass and blessed the four four-storey buildings that comprise the school.

(6) Mayor Binay and Dr Elenita S Binay (cut, cuts, cutted) the ribbon and ____________ the marker.

(7) The campus (occupy, occupies, occupied) a 2 196 square meter lot situated along Osias cor. Palma and ____________ Sts., Brgy. Poblacion 1210 City of Makati.

(8) Dr Teresita A Salvador, Department of Education, Culture, and Sports–National Capital Region (asst. director, assistant director, Assistant Director), and Dr Corazon D Santiago, Division of City Schools of Makati superintendent, ____________ the English, mathematics, and science and Technology exhibits and facilities.
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(9) These were the words of Mayor Jejomar C Binay in his inspirational talk during the (blessing and inauguration, blessings and inauguration, blessing and inaugurations) of the new Makati Science High School ____________, Dec. 10.

(10) “(Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow) is the end of a beginning; the end of a conceptualization stage. Today is the beginning of our dreams, the beginning of a ____________.”


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