DIAGNOSTIC TEST IN ENGLISH 12

END OF S.Y. 2018-2019

Read each question carefully and write the letter of the correct answer.
1. The following area examples of nonfictional works except:
A. novel B. essay C. editorial D. news
2. Which does not belong to the group?
A. tragedy B. melodrama C. farce D. epic
3. Which is a traditional story concering details of gods and demigods?
A. heroic narratives B. mythology C. legends D. tales
4. “The Monkey and the Turtle” is an example of a/an:
A. Folk Speech B. Fable C. Legend D. Epic
5. Which is the description of objects in terms intended to suggest something entirely different?
A. Animal Tale B. Ethiological legends C. Ridldles D. Folk Speech
6. Dandansoy and Manang Biday are examples of:
A. Proverbs B. Ladino Poems C. Folk Speech D. Folk Songs
7. Who wrote the ladino poem entitled “Salamat ng Ualang Hangga?”
A. El Cid B. Francisco Baltazar C. Fr. Modesto de Castro D. Fernando Bagongbanta
8. Who wrote the most important didactic literature entitled “Urbana and Feliza?”
A. Feliza Castro B. Fr. Modesto de Castro C. Francisco Baltazar D. Fernando Bagongbanta
9. Which is an example of an awit?
A. Dandansoy B. Florante at Laura C. Ang Ibong Adarna D. The Panuluyan
10. Which is an esater play theat dramatizes the meeting of the Risen Christ and His mother?
A. Cenakulo B. Salubong C. Moriones D. Pangangaluluwa
11. Literally means “seeking entrance.”
A. Panuluyan B. Salubong C. Santacruzan D. Tibag’santacruzan
12. It means “open sea.”
A. Duplo B. Karagatan C. Comedia D. Cenaculo
13. Which occurs in two forms: fiction and non- fiction?
A. Poetry B. Fable C. Prose D. Drama
14. The Haiku is originally from:
A. Ireland B. Japan C. China D. America
15. Five syllables start
Seven syllables follow
Five syllables end
What kind of poem is this?
A. Haiku B. Epic C. Sonnet D. Free- verse
16. Essays are:
A. Fictional B. Poetic C. Non- fictional D. Informal
17. The ending or conclusion of the story is called ______.
A. Denouement B. Falling Action C. Climax D. Exposition

18. This is a type of lyric poetry in which this only contains 14 lines.
A. haiku B. ballad C. sonnet D. epic
19. It refers to similar or corresponding sounds in some apparent scheme.
A. rhythm B. rhyme C. assonance D. onomatopoeia
20. This includes the sounds, textures, feels, odors, and sometimes even tastes.
A. tone B. imagery C. meter D. alliteration
21. A one- foot line is called:
A. diameter B. monometer C. tetrameter D. pentameter
22. It is the basic unit of composition in poems.
A. sound of words B. poetic line C. meter D. tone

23. the following are types of meter except:

A. iambic B. dactylic C. anapestic D. trochic
24. Hiss, buzz, mew are examples of
A. simile B. iambic C. onomatopoeia D. metonymy
25. This is about the courtly love of a Christian and a Muslim
A. Tibag B. Karagatan C. Duplo D. Comedia
26. The Pangangaluluwa literally means _______.
A. in the soul B. by the soul C. for the soul D. from the soul
27. In the Cenaculo, what do you call the chanting of lines in the manner of pasyon singing?
A. hablada B. cantada C. halada D. kantada
28. How many teams are there in the duplo?
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5
29. Which is a work of fiction that is usually written in a narrative format?
A. short story B. novels C. poems D. none of these
30. Animal tales are also called:
A. fables B. fantasy C. metrical tales D. myths
31. This pertains to who tells the story and how it is told:
A. Conflict B. POV C. Characterization D. Plot
32. This is the ending of the story which rounds out and concludes the action.
A. Exposition B. Resolution C. Crisis D. All of these
33. The main character at the center of the story.
A. Antagonist B. Foil C. Protagonist D. Objective
34. Which provides a contrast to the protagonist?
A. Foil B. Antagonist C. Protagonist D. Minor Characters
35. They often provide support and illuminate the protagonist.
A. Major Characters B. Minor Characters C. Characterization D. Foil
36. It refers to the place or location of the action.
A. Setting B. Plot C. POV D. Foil
37.Refers to the participants dressed as Roman soldiers.
A. Tibag B. Salubong C. Moriones D. Pananapatan

38. These dramas are generally held during thre nine nights of vigil and prayers after someone’s death.
A. Religious Dramas B. Ladinos C. Secular Dramas D. Circular Dramas
39. Which does not belong to the group?
A. Lam-ang B. Indarapatra and Sulayman C. Ibalon D. Gaddang
40. Which does not belong to the group?
A. verse B. classical C. epic poetry D. free verse

41- 48. Draw and label the plotline.