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Choose the letter of the answer that you think

best answers the question. If you do well, you may move on to the next module. If your
score is not at the expected level, you have to go back and go over the module again.
1. This country is homogenous.
a. India
b. Thailand
c. Vietnam
d. Indonesia
2. Popular literature has come to a wider attention from 1970s to 1980s.
a. Indonesian literature
b. Malaysian literature
c. Philippine literature
d. Singaporean literature
3. A country divided by two, which is engaged into hostilities against each other.
a. Korea
b. Vietnam
c. China
d. Myanmar
4. An Indonesia Folktale “Banyuwangi,” is a combination of two words in Indonesian
language.
a. Banyu means bathroom and wangi means champion.
b. Banyu means waterfalls and wangi means love.
c. Banyu means water and wangi means fragrance.
d. Banyu means love at first sight and wangi means odorless.
5. Characterization is the method used to portray that person or being.
a. The definition is vague.
b. The definition is a contradiction.
c. The definition is correct.
d. The definition is fit for character and not characterization.
6. Stock characters are like characters in fantasies and fairy tales.
a. It is dependent on how the characters are written for literary style.
b. When the writer loses motivation to think of a character in his or her literary
writings.
c. The character is a conventional stereotype character, like Prince Charming.
d. The characters are stocky and predictable in the course of the story.
7. The opposite of popular literature is Indonesia.
a. witty
b. serious
c. traditional
d. Scheming
8. Its sufferings are reflected in its literature.
a. Egypt
b. Vietnam
c. Thailand
d. Saudi Arabia
9. Around 40 newspapers in this country are allocating space for creative writing.
a. China
b. Thailand
c. Singapore
d. Indonesia
10. Important events in Malay Literary development took place in this country.
Read the text below and answer the question that follows:
1The Internet can be an efficient source of information, or just another way to waste
time. 2If, for the most part, you’re checking out flashy ads, games, and chat rooms, you’re
not using the Internet as the valuable research tool it can be. 3But if you plan ahead and
stay on track, 4you will find a wealth of up-to-date information for speeches, essays,
reports, and research papers.
Source: Writing Source 2000: A Guide to Writing, Thinking and Learning (1999)
11. If you’re going to make an outline for this text, where can you find the main topic?
a. 4
b. 2
c. 3
d. 1
Study the map taken from UNESCO Heritage List website and answer the question

that follows:
12. Based from the map, majority of the cultural heritage sites are mostly found at
____________.
a. North and South America
b. Eurasia
c. Europe and Africa
d. Europe, Asia and Africa
13. Which of the following can be used to form new words out of the ones
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a. multib.
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Read the text below and answer the question that follows:
In 1971, the government created a "National Cultural Policy", defining Malaysian
culture. It stated that Malaysian culture must be based on the culture of the indigenous
peoples of Malaysia, that it may incorporate suitable elements from other cultures, and that
Islam must play a part in it. It also promoted the Malay language above others. This
government intervention into culture has caused resentment among non-Malays who feel
their cultural freedom was lessened. Both Chinese and Indian associations have submitted
memorandums to the government, accusing it of formulating an undemocratic culture
policy.
Source: Culture of Malaysia (Wikipedia)
14. What conclusion can be drawn from this text?
a. The Malaysian government doesn’t know what can be called “Malaysian culture”.
b. The Malaysian government realized early the importance of defining what
Malaysian culture is in order to bring unity and harmony within the diverse
society they have.
c. The Malaysian government formulated a policy on culture but is accused of
being undemocratic.
d. The Malaysian government based the policy on the indigenous peoples of
Malaysia.
15. Christian is an exchange student from the Philippines and will be staying in Singapore
for three months. In his literature class, his professor assigned him to read Singaporean
short stories, poems, plays, novels, and watch classic Singaporean films. What could
be the professor’s aim in giving this task to Christian?
a. The professor wants Christian to appreciate Singaporean culture and its diversity
better.
b. The professor only thinks of very appropriate activities for the exchange student
program.
c. The professor needs Christian to do his literary criticisms for him.
d. The professor wants Christian to make a report about his experiences while in
Singapore.
16. Michael, a member of the ASEAN Literary Circle, was tasked to prepare a research
paper to be presented in the ASEAN Conference in Literary Studies. While on his trip to
a local library in Singapore, Michael thought of investigating the influence of culture to
literature. Which of the following is the most viable step Michael could take to make his
trip in the local library meaningful and fruitful?
a. Michael could take a tour inside the library to search for cultural artifacts of
Singapore.
b. Michael could search for heritage literature of Singapore and read them for initial
analysis.
c. Michael could borrow books about Singaporean culture and heritage literature
and study them for background research.
d. Michael could ask the local librarian to assist him in doing his research.
17. The Philippines has a vast number of indigenous cultural groups. In Malaysia, aside
from their own indigenous cultural groups, they have to deal also with different races
that had settled in their state, like the Indians and Chinese. This scenario is in a greater
extent in Singapore, due to the fast influx of foreigners that choose to settle in the
island. Which of the following is TRUE based on this scenario?
a. People in these countries need to study other cultures.
b. People in these countries are pushed into cultural homogeneity.
c. People in these countries identify themselves with one culture.
d. People in these countries base their culture on their nationality.
18. As the Supreme Student Government president, you’re asked by the school principal to
help prepare a welcome booth for the Singaporean sponsors of the school. The
principal wants to have a film viewing as part of the booth. How would you ensure that
the film would be the most appropriate for the booth?
a. Ask some film critics about the film you will choose.
b. Watch the film to check if it does contain basic Singaporean values and culture.
c. Write a film review about it and submit it to the principal for scrutiny.
d. Make sure that the film does reflect Singaporean values and culture through
reading some reviews about the film.
19. Sam is going to prepare a film review for their cultural club. He doesn’t know what
should be observed in writing the review. Which of the following will you recommend to
Sam?
a. Watch the film first then write the review.
b. Search for a definite format of a film review.
c. Find some people who watched the film already to help him write his review.
d. Find and study a film review format, watch the movie, and then write the review.
20. The school fair is fast approaching. The English Club decided to have the History Club
1. Before doing an interview, the interviewer should know a good deal of knowledge
about the topic of the interview. In order to formulate sensible questions, what skills
can help the interviewer gather or synthesize information?
a. comprehension
b. linguistic
c. location
d. psychomotor
2. What do you mean by psyche and temperament?
a. the heart, the life-force that drives a person to decide on things – bad or good
b. the inner self, the essence of the soul plus the strength of body and soul
c. the mind, the deepest thoughts, beliefs plus the nature or character of the
person
d. the soul, the inner thoughts, outlook and humor plus the attitude of the person
3. Long before any written form of literature, what was the principal form of literary
entertainment of the Koreans?
a. describing persons
b. narrating history orally
c. reciting poems
d. telling legends orally
4. Confucianism and Buddhism are two of the great religions in the history of the world.
What do you think is the contribution of Confucianism and Buddhism to Korean
literature?
a. aesthetic intensity
b. divine seriousness
c. spiritual weakness
d. thematic depth
5. After reading a Korean legend, you notice one striking similarity between Korean and
Filipino legends. What similarity is this?
a. Legends from both countries described the rich natural resources back then.
b. Legends from both countries narrated ethnic rituals practiced by the natives.
c. Legends from both countries were orally transmitted first before they were
written.
d. Legends from both were written by ordinary people.
6. You are reading a Korean story with two to three difficult words in every page. What
should be the best immediate strategy to use in order to deal with the difficult words?
a. Define words through context.
b. Get the dictionary and look up the meanings of the difficult words.
c. Highlight the difficult words and get back to them later as soon as I finish reading
the book.
d. Just ignore the words. I had better just finish reading the book.
7. Koreans are our friends. What kind of a sentence is this?
a. complex sentence
b. compound sentence
c. kernel sentence
d. compound-complex sentence
8. What are the common characteristics of a well-constructed paragraph?
a. It has good content and shows coherence and cohesion.
b. It has a topic sentence.
c. It has an interesting topic.
d. It observes correct grammar and correct use of punctuation marks.
9. You interviewed a Korean about the ways of coping with the challenges of modernity.
The Korean answered all of your questions with a degree of certainty. How do you
preserve all the Korean’s answers so that you can use these answers in the making of
a feature article?
a. Just remember everything so that you will not disturb or distract the interviewee.
b. Let the interviewee stop from time to time so that you can write down everything
in a notebook.
c. Record the entire interview through a video or voice recorder (with the
interviewee’s permission).
d. Take down important details and make sure that you can write very fast.
10. Why is literature a good source of knowing Koreans?
a. Literature gives all the updates about all the important events in a country.
b. Literature mirrors the psyche, temperament, culture and traditions of the people.
c. Literature provides a descriptive picture of how the people dress and speak like.
d. Literature is a work of art that describes citizens with breeding and refinement.
11. The liberation of 1945 produced a flowering of poetry of all kinds. Some poets were
determined to bear witness to the events of their age, some sought to further assimilate
traditional Korean values, while others drew variously on Western traditions to enrich
their work. What does this information tell you?
a. As far as literary direction was concerned, Koreans did not respond similarly to
the situation at that time.
b. Koreans were not united as a people because they did not agree on one common
direction.
c. Priority should be given to Western traditions because a country always prospers in making
this move.
d. We should be grateful to the Koreans because they set a very good example in
making good decisions.
12. In this last two lines of the poem titled On A Rainy Autumn Night by Ch’oeCh’iwŏn, how
do you define the highlighted phrase? Choose the best analysis.
At third watch, it rains outside.
By the lamp my heart flies myriad miles away.
a. “Does the heart fly? Of course, not! But the heart is a symbol of love, and
because love flies, love is certainly gone.”
b. “If the heart flies, then it must have wings on its own; therefore, this heart must
have been borrowed by somebody else.”
c. “Perhaps, the heart is too weak to handle the situation so it finds a way to fly and
just be in any place that it wants, like miles away.”
d. “The heart literary flies. The heart must be taken away from the person’s body
because it is weak. It is not fit to stay in that body.”
13. What is the best observation regarding this paragraph?
Modern Korean literature attained its maturity in the 1930s through the efforts of a
group of talented writers. They drew freely upon European examples to enrich their art.
Translation of Western literature continued, and works by I.A. Richards, T.S. Eliot, and
T.E. Hulme were introduced. This artistic and critical activity was a protest against the
reduction of literature to journalism and its use as propaganda by leftist writers.
a. It has a topic sentence that gives the best practices of the Koreans.
b. It has an impact because it has a well-chosen topic.
c. It has coherence in its sentences and cohesion in its ideas.
d. It has one imperative sentence and three declarative sentences.
14. Though written in Chinese, Kim Sisŭp’sKŭmoshinhwa (“New Stories”), which
incorporates legends involving dream meetings of spirits and dream journeys, is
considered the first example of a Korean fictional narrative. What does this literary
piece suggest of the Koreans?
a. Koreans are highly imaginative
b. Koreans believe in afterlife.
c. Koreans consider dreams important.
d. Koreans have faith in dreams.
15. Just like any other citizens of the modern world, Koreans tried to resist the challenges
of modernity. In fact, in the last quarter of the 20th century a host of talented writers
perfected the art of being themselves. You are one of the writers in Korea. You want
to write a novel that depicts the Korean psyche and temperament. Where would you
get the best source of inspiration and materials from?
a. from the ideas of fellow writers who wanted to pursue Korean identity
b. from the stories of people who tried to colonize them
c. from their own experiences and the common dilemma of the Koreans.
d. from their own literary experts who were not open to changes
16. You have a short poem titled On A Rainy Autumn Night by Ch’oeCh’iwŏn featured in
one of the pages in ASIA MAG, a travel magazine. As the section editor, you are
tasked to decide whether this poem should be featured in your travel magazine or not.
What should be your best reason to feature this poem?
I only chant painfully in the autumn wind,
For I have few friends in the wide world.
At third watch, it rains outside.
By the lamp my heart flies myriad miles away.
a. The poet has successfully blended his own emotions of sadness and the
panorama of the place which will incidentally be apt to the quarterly theme of the
magazine.
b. The poet has described his friends who are situated in all parts of the world; this
will ignite friendship and camaraderie among the readers of the magazine.
c. The poet has combined the description of place and the persona’s views of the
world which will encourage readers to write poetry on their own.
d. The poet has let the setting of the poem separate from the emotions of the
persona which; this will teach the readers to do the same in their attempts to write
poems.
17. Korean literature proves to be very difficult to you as a Grade 8 student. You have
encountered several words in English that give you a challenging time in understanding
Korean stories or poems expressed in English. In reading an article about the
introduction of Korean literature, you are to apply what you have learned about defining
words through context clues and word analysis. As a student, what very important tip
can you give in using context clues to a Korean classmate who also experiences the
same problem?
a. Classify the word right away whether the word is a name word or an action word,
then keep guessing the meaning of the word by giving a synonym or an antonym.
b. Identify the possible meanings of a word which is intended by the writer or
speaker through definition, restatement, example or multiple meanings
(depending on neighboring words).
c. Name the part of speech of the difficult word (like if the word is a noun, a verb, an
adjective or an adverb); then, proceed to defining it by trying to use the word in a
sentence.
d. Underline or encircle the word and try to figure out the possible meanings through
affixation: looking into the root of a word, the prefix and the suffix.
18. You and your partner are tasked to interview a Korean about how he or she is coping
with the challenges of modernity and globalization. In the process of the interview, you
ask her about some of the Korean writers that have affected her as a young Asian of
the modern world. She gives names like ChŏngChisang for a very sad poem that
reveals the pain of separation and Pak Wansŏ for writing the novel Winter Outing that
reminds her about the human stress that is caused by societal difficulties faced by the
characters. Knowing that this is your material in making a character sketch, how do
you present this Korean to your reading public?
a. A Korean who has become sick and tired of her own experiences and eventually
becomes modest in her dealings with other Asians like her
b. A Korean who has been impacted directly and indirectly by her own difficult
experiences in the past and has emerged as a stronger person in the present
times
c. A Korean who is arrogant of her own beginnings and has become an egotistical
individual who is ready to show off what she has as a person
d. A Korean who is unassuming in her own success as a person and in the end
becomes a little disturbed as she faces the difficulties of being an Asian
19. Modernity demands a lot of decisions in the life of UiHyan Park. He has been trying to
preserve his own individuality as a Korean. Somehow he has been influenced by his
father and mother with the idea that modern society negates freedom and individuality.
If you were UiHyan Park, what of your being a Korean would stay as you face the
challenges of modernity?
a. I would rather embrace everything that modernity has to offer and forget about
the native traditions of my people.
b. I would rather fail to remember that I am a Korean and go with the flow of
modernity as a response to the call of globalization.
c. I would rather perfect the art of being myself as a Korean and disregard the
goodness that modernity has brought to Korea,
d. I would rather strike a balance between the integrity of my own psyche as a
Korean and the goodness that modernity has brought to my country.
20. Your Korean classmate has been a student here in the Philippines for two years. In
studying a formal essay, you are given by your teacher to react on the first paragraph
of Carlos Romulo’s I Am a Filipino. The first paragraph goes like this:
I am a Filipino, inheritor of a glorious past, hostage to the uncertain future. As
such I must prove equal to a twofold task – the task of meeting my responsibility to the
past and the task of performing my obligation to the future.
You cannot help but discuss pertinent characteristics about you, being a Filipino and
your classmate, being a Korean and the challenges of modernity that somehow
affected you both as Asians. What would be the best lesson of the paragraph that you
can present to your teacher and classmates that somehow will be true to you both as
Asians?
a. We have to acknowledge that as Asians we exist because of our past; and
because society is constantly evolving, we must keep up and see the positive
things brought about by these changes.
b. We have to respond to the challenges of so many tasks so that we will be more
prepared in facing the future.
c. We need to recognize where we really came from and that we should also