Subject: 21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World

Summative Test
Name: ____________________________ Date:_______ Score: ___/30

Lesson 1. Various Dimensions of Philippine literary history from Pre-colonial to Contemporary;

A. Instruction: Identify the following title of Philippine folk narratives as Folktale, Legend, Myth,
Epic and Fable.

__________________1. The Monkey and the Crocodile

__________________2. The Creation
__________________3. Juan Pusong and His Father’s Cows
__________________4. Biag ni Lam-ang’
__________________5. The Flood Story

B. Instruction: Identify the following definition as Folktale, Legend, Myth, Epic and Fable.

__________________6. This is a characteristically anonymous, timeless, and placeless tale

circulated orally among a people.
__________________7. This features animal characters or inanimate objects that behave like
people.
__________________8. This is presented as history but is unlikely to be true.
__________________9. This is told to explain a belief, a practice, or a natural phenomenon.
__________________10. This narrative poem celebrates the adventures and achievements of a
hero.

Lesson 2. Spanish Occupation

Instruction:Match column a with column B. Write the letter only.
.
Column A Column B
(Filipino Writers) (Literary works)

1. Fernando Bagongbanta a. “Salamat nang walang hanga”

2. Francisco Baltazar b. “Naangaw a Cablaw” (Good Greetings)
3. Pedro Paterno c. Pag-ibig sa Tinubuang Lupa
4. Jose Rizal d. Florante at Laura
5. Andres Bonifacio e. Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo
6. Leona Florentino f. Sampaguitas y poesias varias
g. “Ang Mahal na Passion ni Jesu Christong
7. Gaspar Aquino de Belen
Panginoon natin na tola”
Lesson 3. American and Japanese Occupation
A. American Occupation

Instruction: Identify the following.

___1. He was elected as the president of the Philippine Commonwealth.
___2. The medium of instruction used for communication during American time.
___3. It was the first collection of poetry in English and edited by Rodolfo Dato.
___4. The title of a short story written by Paz Marquez Benitez and considered as the first Filipino
modern short story in English.
___5. The title of the first Filipino novel in English written by Zoilo M. Galang.

B. Japanese Occupation
___6. The date of Japanese attack in Manila.
___7. On October 1943, it was the word declared by the Japanese officials to the Philippines.
___8. He was elected as the President during this time.
___9. It was the official language used by the Japanese during the colonizing period in the
Philippines together with the Nihonggo Japanese dialect.
___10. It was the title of the story written by Narciso G. Reyes, a first in rank and one of the 4
top stories won a contest sponsored by the Japanese.

Lesson 4. Post War and Contemporary Period

A. Post War. Fill in the blanks.
1. After World War II, the Philippines had to deal with the economy and the need for
________and ________of infrastructures.
2. Filipino writers got their inspiration from _____________and were able to learn their
techniques, which also helped in mastering the English language.
3. Writers wrote______that focused on courageous deeds as well as the sacrifices and suffering in
the lives of Filipinos.

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Subject: 21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World