Reality or Fantasy

Reality or Fantasy

By Jane Dioso

Read the sentences below. Then, tell if it is a reality or a fantasy.

1. The farmer planted pizza and hamburger.

2. The water froze and turned into diamonds.

3. Alfred helps his father was the car, then he waters the plants.

4. The eagle flew high.

5. The girl ate hotdog for dinner.

Subject | Subject

​Reality

• Is a situation, action, or event that is true in life.

• It states facts.

Subject | Subject

​Fantasy

• Is a product of imagination, something that exists only in the mind.

Subject | Subject

Activity 1: Tell if each statement is a reality or a fantasy.

Multiple Choice

An old woman ate her lunch.

• fantasy

• reality

Multiple Choice

An old man who lived in a shoe.

• fantasy

• reality

Multiple Choice

Kids are running very fast.

• fantasy

• reality

Multiple Choice

The children are playing.

• fantasy

• reality

Multiple Choice

A turtle can run faster than a rabbit.

• fantasy

• reality

Activity 2: Write reality if it really happens in real life and fantasy if it is an imagination.

Assignment

Open Ended

Give five situations that show reality.

Open Ended

Give five situations that show fantasy.

How can you identify the meaning of words with multiple meanings?

​Study how the word spot used in each sentence.

1. Can you spot the difference?

   meaning: find

2. This is my favorite spot in the garden.

   meaning: place

3. Our dog has a black spot on its back.

   meaning: a portion different from the rest in color, pattern, or design.

Subject | Subject

Remember:

Some words have several dictionary meanings. To get the appropriate dictionary meaning, study how the word is used in the sentence as shown in the examples above.

Activity: Read the italicized word in each sentence. Click the letter of the sentence in which the word has the same meaning in the original sentence.

Multiple Choice

Miguel played in a summer basketball league.

• There are four towns participating in the league in Angeles field.

• A turtle was found a league away from the shore of Sta. Barbara.

Multiple Choice

Lea got a grade of 100% in the Diagnostic test in Math.

• Lea will study further to get a similar grade.

• She climbed up the steep grade.

Multiple Choice

The market is pretty far from our village.

• Mother wore a pretty dress in the wedding party.

• Mother decided not to go to the market because of the pretty thick crowd.

Multiple Choice

If you get there early, please reserve me a seat.

• The nature reserve was set on 100 hectares of forest.

• My favorite restaurant will reserve a table for me even on short notice.

Multiple Choice

Mr. Reyes is the head of the steering committee.

• Mr. Reyes has a head full of ideas for the project.

• Mr. Reyes is the head who organizes and looks after a building project.