Kitcharao National High School

Senior High School Department

21st Century Literature of the Philippines and the Rest of the World
Periodic Examination

Name: ___________________________________ Grade & Section: _______Date: ______

I. Write the letter of the correct answer.
1. It is the body of written works produced in a particular language, country, or age, or the body of writings on a
particular subject (scientific, art, etc.)” (Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary and Thesaurus).
a. Architecture b. Literature c. Sculpture d. Culture
2. is writing that is written in normal, paragraph-style language.
a. prose b. poetry c. song d. drama
3. includes groups of lines (verses) in stanzas, which are similar to paragraphs in prose.
a. prose b. poetry c. drama d. sonnet
4. that are organized into acts and scenes with characters, dialogue, and stage directions.
a. prose b. poetry c. drama d. sonnet
5. Writing that tells about imaginary people and events; made up from the author’s imagination.
a. drama b. prose c. fiction d. non-fiction
6. Writing that is based on fact, real people, and real experiences.
a. drama b. prose c. fiction d. non-fiction
7. The TIME and PLACE of the story.
a. resolution b. setting c. setting d. characters
8. The “WHO” of the story.
a. resolution b. setting c. setting d. characters
9. The storyline or series of events that make up the story.
a. plot b. denouement c. climax d. exposition
10. A problem or struggle the character must face in the story.
a. denouement b. plot c. conflict d. climax
11. are the struggle inside the character’s mind, or within himself/herself.
a. climax b. internal conflict c. external conflict d. characterization
12. are the struggle or problem outside the characters mind.
a. climax b. internal conflict c. external conflict d. characterization
13. The most exciting part of the story – where the plot was leading.
a. climax b. internal conflict c. external conflict d. characterization
14. The narrator introduce the setting and the characters.
a. denouement b. exposition c. resolution d. climax
15. ending of the story, we learn how the conflict is solved . . . one way or another.
a. denouement b. exposition c. resolution d. climax
16. It can usually be read in one sitting, it has one main conflict that involves the characters, keeps the story moving, and
makes it interesting.
a. novel b. short story c. play d. movie
17. A long narrative poem about the adventures of a hero whose actions reflect the ideals and values of a nation or race.
a. epic b. drama c. short story d. novel
18. The writer’s account of his or her own life.
a. epic b. autobiography c. biography d. status
19. An account of a person’s life written by another person.
a. epic b. autobiography c. biography d. status
20. It is always the main character, and in most cases, he or she is the character with whom the reader identifies.
a. antagonist b. superhero c. protagonist d. first person omniscient
21. Made up of one or more measured lines with rhymes and may consist of 4 to 12 syllables. Involves reference to one
or two images that symbolize the characteristics of an unknown object that is to be guessed.
a. epic b. bugtong c. ode d. haiku
22. All of these are the purposes of bugtong, EXCEPT;
a. To entertain b. To educate c. To pray d. To preserve the culture
23. Used in witchcraft or enchantments
a. bulong b. bugtong c. salawikain d. pasyon
24. A quatrain with seven syllables each with the same rhyme at the end of each line.
a. haiku b. sonnet c. tanaga d. free verse
25. traditional poetry of the Hanunoo Mangyans of Oriental Mindoro which is normally inscribed on bamboo using a
pre-Colonial syllabic writing system called the Surat Mangyan .
a. lambada b. ambahan c. pasyon d. sonnet
26. the story of three Bicol heroes: Baltog, Handiong, Bantiong
a. Ibalon b. Biag ni Lam-Ang c. Aliguyon d. Hinilawod
27. a form of folk lyric which expresses the people’s hopes, aspirations, and lifestyles
a. poem b. folk songs c. harana d. tula
28. Kalinga rice-pounding song
a. tagay b. harana c. mambayu d. subli
29. dance-ritual song of courtship /marriage
a. tagay b. tagulaylay c. mambayu d. subli
30. songs of the dead
a. tagulaylay b. harana c. tagay d. subli
31. The first Filipino Alphabet.
a. Alibata b. Baybayin c. Katakana d. Hindu Arabic
32. This was the first book printed in the Philippines in 1593 in xylography.
a. Ang Ibong Adarna b. Ang Doctrina Cristiana c. Libro de los Cuatro Post primeras de Hombre d. Nuestra Señora del Rosario
33. This is the book about the life and sufferings of Jesus Christ
a. Pasyon b. Ang mga dalit kay Maria c. Dasalan at Tuksuhan d. Urbana at Felisa
34. this is a dramatic performance to commemorate the passion and death of Jesus Christ.
a. Pasyon b. Moro-moro c. cenakulo d. Moriones
35. A play that depicts the conflict between Muslims and Christians
a. Pasyon b. Moro-moro c. cenakulo d. Moriones
36. This is a poetic joust or a contest of skills in debate on a particular topic or issue.
a. Pasyon b. Moriones c. Cenakulo d. Balagtasan
37. The following are the objectives of the propaganda movement to seek reforms and changes, EXCEPT;
a. To get equal treatment for the Filipinos and the Spaniards under the law.
b. To make the Philippines a colony of Spain.
c. To oust the Spaniards in the Philippines
d. To restore Filipino representation in the Spanish Cortes.
38. The pen name of Rizal
a. Dimasalang b. Plaridel c. Tagailog d. Tikbalang
39. The Pen Name of Marcelo H. Del Pilar.
a. Dimasalang b. Plaridel c. Tagailog d. Tikbalang
40. The Pen Name of Antonio Luna
a. Dimasalang b. Plaridel c. Tagailog d. Tikbalang
41. Our flag was hoisted on ____________.
a. June 12, 1989 b. July 4, 1898 c. June 12, 1898 d. July 4, 1989
42. The active arousal in the field of literature started to be felt in the following newspapers, EXCEPT;
a. El Nuevo Dia b. Philippine Free Press c. El Grito del Pueblo d. El Renacimiento
43. There were also plays written then but after the first and second presentations, the Americans put a stop to this
because of the consistent theme of nationalism. Included were the following, EXCEPT;
a. Tanikalang Ginto b. Walang Sugat c. Malaya d. Moro-moro
44. These are the group of Filipino writers according to the language they are using during the American Period, EXCEPT;
a. Spanish Writers b. Filipino Writers c. English Writers d. Freedom Writers
45. The First Woman Poet in the Philippines who was good in Spanish.
a. Adelina Guerrea b. Gregoria de Jesus c. Josephine Bracken d. Marcela Agoncillo
46. These are the 3 kinds of Poets according to Julian Cruz are the following, EXCEPT;
a. Poet of the Laborer b. Poet of the Heart c. Poet of Life d. Poet of the Stage
47. Father of the Tagalog Drama.
a. Jose Javier Reyes b. Severino Reyes c. Lope K. Santos d. Amado V. Hernandez
48. Known as the Poets of the Laborer
a. Jose Javier Reyes b. Severino Reyes c. Lope K. Santos d. Amado V. Hernandez
49. Father of Ilocano Literature
a. Severino Reyes b. Lope K. Santos c. Pedro Bukaneg d. Juan Crisostomo Soto
50. This publication provided the first incentives to Filipino writers in English by offering prizes to worthwhile
contributions.
a. Philippine Free Press b. Manila Bulletin c. Philippine Star d. El Renacimiento

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