Task 1.

Multiple Choice:

1. Stories handed down from the remote past by word of mouth from
generation to generation.
A. Oral testaments B. Folk tales C. Narratives D.
fantasies

2. The story of the origin of banana plant is an example of

A. Epic B. legend C. ballad D. fable

3. The story of the tortoise and the monkey is an example of

A. Fantasy B. myth C. legend D. fable

4. Rhyming couplets presenting an enigma to be solved by guessing are

called
A. Riddles B.parables C. proverbs D.
sermons

5. Wise sayings or general truths usually expressed in the oblique language

of metaphor are .
A. Proverbs B. riddles C. parables D. sermons

Task 2. Essay: Is there really a need to study literature, specifically Philippine

Literature?

ANSWER: YES

Support to my answer:

When we study literature, our horizons are broadened, because we can learn about
and come to understand people who are different from us. Conversely, we might
discover characters or poems that we really identify with—it can be really exciting and
validating to discover that your exact thoughts and feelings have also been
experienced by someone else. Because of these effects, literature encourages us to be
sensitive to the whole spectrum of human experience and to consider this when
making decisions in our day-to-day lives. Academically, studying literature also helps
us to refine our own writing skills and expand our vocabularies.
Through such a study, we will realize our literary limitations conditioned by certain
historical factors and we can take steps to overcome them.

Above all, as Filipinos, who truly love and take pride in our own culture, we have to
manifest our deep concern for our own literature and this we can do by studying the
literature of our country.
Through such a study, we will realize our literary limitations conditioned by certain
historical factors and we can take steps to overcome them.

Above all, as Filipinos, who truly love and take pride in our own culture, we have to
manifest our deep concern for our own literature and this we can do by studying the
literature of our country.

Task 3. Determine your parental heritage, learn some of your region’s floating
literature:

DIALECTS :
1. Aurora -- The province speaks predominantly Tagalog, and in some parts,
Ilocano. The working population is fluent in both the English and Filipino
languages

2. Bataan -- Tagalog is the main language and is widely used, followed by

Pampango and Ilocano. English is used mostly as the medium of transaction in
business.

3. Bulacan -- The language used in the province is predominantly Tagalog. Other

dialects used by the townfolks are Waray, Ilocano, Bicolano, and
Kapampangan.

4. Nueva Ecija -- Tagalog is predominantly spoken by the Novo Ecijanos,

comprising 67.7%, followed by the Ilocano dialect at 29.93%. Other dialects are
Pampango, Pangasinan, Bicol, and Ilonggo.

5. Pampanga -- Kapampangan, English, and Tagalog are spoken and understood

anywhere in the province.

6. Tarlac -- Ilocano is spoken by half of the population followed by Pampango

spoken by 41%. Everybody understands the Tagalog language.
 7. Zambales -- Tagalog is the predominant dialect followed by Ilocano and Zambal.
English is widely spoken.

FORMS of Literature: Zambales Kapampangan Pampanga and some parts of Tarlac,

Zambales and Bataan Ethno-linguistic groups Tagalog the literary tradition in the
Tagalog regions especially outstanding in the field of oral literature like bugtong
(riddle), proverbs, native songs. While in Pampanga are short stories and poems.