Republic of the Philippines

Region VIII – Eastern Visayas

Schools Division Office of Biliran
District of Almeria
TABUNAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Tabunan, Almeria, Biliran

First Quarter Examination in 21st Century Literature in the Philippines and the World

Name: Year/Section: Date:

General Direction: This is your first installment in this subject. You are advised to carefully consider each direction
before answering questions since each item requires careful analysis. Avoid any erasures for it will deduct your points.
The use of any gadgets while taking the exam is strictly prohibited. Once you have started, you are not allowed to pee
nor to go outside the examination area. Any form of cheating is not allowed; once you will be caught, you will be given
a failing grade automatically. Remember, you will not be educated by the miracle of cheating therefore, never be proud
of it. Good luck and do your best!

Multiple Choice. Read each statement carefully and write the letter of your correct choice.

1. It is a poetry genre mastered by Frank Rivera that is sent through SMS on mobile phone.
a.Tanaga b. textula c. haiku d. awit
2. A new genre of literature that uses the computer screen as medium, rather than the printed page. It relies on the qualities
unique to a digital environment, such as linked World Wide Web pages or effects such as sound and movement.
a.Hyperpoetry b. blog c. hyper-fiction d. flash fiction

3. What type of 21st literature genre is the given example?

a. Photo poem b. free verse poem c. ballad poem d. drabble
4. “Painfully, he changed ‘is’ to ‘was’.” This is an example of---
a.Flash fiction b. six-word story c. longer flash fiction d. twitter fiction
Dew-flecked grass rippled in the breeze. The morning air chilled me through my thick clothes. I should've worn a
jacket, but I wasn't going inside to get one. The woods surrounding the cabin were quiet. I sat on the steps, sheltered
from the wind. The sky was crisp, ice blue. After a long time, the door opened. I held my breath, resolved not to look.
Something landed behind me with a soft thud. I turned to find my jacket within arm's reach. I looked up, caught a
glimpse of his eyes. The door rattled closed, then gave way to silence.
5. The story in the paragraph is an example of what 21st genre of literature?
a.Drabble b. twitter fiction c. 50 word fiction d. longer flash fiction
6. Which one of the following is not a characteristic of a literature genre in the 21 st century?
a.Deals with current theme/issues and reflects a technological culture.
b.Often breaks traditional rules.
c. Written by contemporary authors.
d.Emerging genres like folk song, riddles, proverbs and sayings.
7. These are what are known as “born digital” – that is, they would lose something of their aesthetic and/or
structural form and meaning if they were removed from the digital medium.
a.Digi-fiction b. illustrated novels c. graphic novels d. doddle fiction
8. It is a written work in which the story is conveyed to the reader using comic form.
a.Graphic novels b. illustrated novels c. doodle fiction d. text-talk novel
9. A literary presentation where the author incorporates doodle drawings and hand written graphics in place of traditional font.
 a.Drabble b. doodle fiction c. blog d. graphic novel
10. Stories are told almost completely in dialogue simulating social network exchanges.
a.Hyper-fiction b. Text-talk novels c. illustrated novels d. doodle fiction
11. It focuses on a single aspect of the likeness and uses connectives such as like, as, than, as such, resembles, etc.
a.Metaphor b. simile c. personification d. hyperbole
12. The green pasture surrounded by hills was teeming with a deafening silence. The underlined words is an example of---
a.Oxymoron b. paradox c. irony d. apostrophe
13. Which one of the following is the result of the settling of the people from Luzon and Visayas to the region of
Mindanao during the American colonization?
a. Muslims and Lumads were marginalized in their home land.
b. The cultural products in Mindanao were vanished.
c. Literary preservation and development in the region have seemingly taken back seat.
d. All of the above.
14. How does the Japanese invasion contributed to the enrichment of the regional literature in the Philippines?
a. The Japanese forbid the use of the English language in literary writings.
b. The Japanese encourage the literary writers to use their own dialects and vernacular in their writings.
c. The Japanese allow the printing of any masterpieces with no restrictions to the regional language.
d. All of the above.
15. What happened to the literary dimension of the country after the Spanish rule?
a. Voluminous hybrid romance novels and other hybrid forms were produced.
b. Vernacular writers engaged in writing/experimenting prosaic realist novel that could tackle newer social realities.
c. Liberal atmosphere helped create led to a burst of provincial journalism and native language writing.
d. All of the above.
16. This period highlighted writer’s individuality and cultivated consciousness of craft and social consciousness.
a. American period b. Spanish period c. Japanese Period d. Contemporary
17. During this period, the inhabitants of our islands showcase a rich past through their folk speeches, folk songs,
folk narrative and indigenous rituals and mimetic dances that affirm our ties with the Southeast Asian neighbors.
a. American period b. Pre-Spanish Period c. Spanish Period d. 21st Century

Huwag mo sanang sabihing Sa anumang sulok ng tahanan. Nakikipaglaro sa iyo sa dilim

Siya’y isang pangitain lamang; Huwag mo ring sabihing ng malalim na gabi
Isang bumbilyang hindi nag-iilaw Siya’y isang pangarap lamang; Ng maligalig mong pagtulog.
Paano mo kaya mauunawaan?
18. In the poem, what is being referred to by the line “Isang bumbilyang hindi nag-iilaw sa anumang sulok ng tahanan”?
a. A mother b. a bulb c. a lamp d. parents
19. What is the insight depicted by the first and second line of the poem?
a. The realization of the real value of a mother. c. To value the presence of a woman.
b. The existence of a woman must be given importance. d. All of the above.
20. She is like a rose in the garden chased by the naughty flying bees. What does the underlined word connote?
a. Plant b. beauty c. maiden d. insect
21. Refer to sentence number 3. What is the literal meaning of the italicized word?
a. Insects b. maiden c. suitors d. birds
22. Pen is mightier than sword. What literal meaning is replaced by sword in the statement?
a. knife b. fight c. writing d. peace
23. Which of the following is NOT a genre that emerged in the 21st century?
a. Graphic novel b. blogs c. digi-fiction d. chants
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24. What is the characteristic of a 21 century literature genre?
a. It deals with current issues and reflects a technological culture.
b. It depicts religious tone and mirrors colonization.
c. It depicts people’s native lifestyle.
d. None of the above.
25. Which of the following is grouped properly according to its period?
a. Riddles, tanaga, proverbs, digi-fiction c. Riddles, ladino, free verse, chants
b. Illustrated novels, blogs, doodle fiction, critical essay d. Riddles, tanaga, folksong, chants
26. A folksong is a form of lyric which expresses the hopes and aspirations, the people’s lifestyle as well as their
loves. Which one of the following examples is a folksong?
A. B. C. D.
Palay siyang matino, Magtanim ay di biro Dalawang Because I do not hope to know
Nang humangi’y yumuko; Maghapong nakayuko batong maitim, The infirm glory of the positive hour
Ngunit muling tumayo Hindi naman makaupo malayo ang Because I do not think
Nagkabunga ng ginto Hindi naman makatayo nararating. Because I know I shall not know
27. Refer to the choices in number 4. Which of the following is a riddle?
28. Which of these is a figure of speech?
a. Life is like a box of chocolates. c. All the world’s a stage.
b. Hand me the salt, would you? d. All of the above.
29. The phrases “the humming bee”, “the crackling hen”, and the “buzzing saw” are examples of---
a. Personification b. Onomatopoeia c. metonymy d. hyperbole
30. I’m so hungry I could eat a horse! What kind of figure of speech is this?
a. Metaphor b. metonymy c. Hyperbole d. conceit
31. The earth laughs beneath my heavy feet At the blasphemy in my old jangly walk.
a. personification b. simile c. metaphor d. irony
Whose woods these are I think I know
His house is in the village though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.
32. What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?
a. ABBA b. ABAB c. ABCA d. ABBC
33. Dorothy goes to the wizard in order to find a way home, only to learn that she is capable of doing so herself. Scarecrow
wished to become intelligent, but he discovers himself a perfect genius. Woodsman considers himself as not capable of
love; nevertheless he learns that he has a good heart. The given scenarios are examples of---
a. dramatic Irony b. Situational irony c. Ironic point of view d. Verbal Irony
34. What drastic transformation is demonstrated in the story “Blue Blood of the Big Astana” that somehow explains
the conflict there is in Mindanao?
a. The unsettling resolution of the story.
b. The dispossession of the ancestral domain of the Muslims that caused their marginalization in their own land.
c. The arranged marriage of Dayang-Dayang to the young Datu.
d. None of the above.
35. It was the first Visayan Novel in Hiligaynon written by Angel Magahum.
a.Benjamin b. Wala’t Igsoon c. Ang Pulahan d. Urbana at Felisa
36. It is one of Rosario Cruz Lucero’s work of art published in 2003 that depicts Negrense life.
a. Feast and Famine: Stories of Negros c. Ang Pulahan
b. Ang Suga, Ang Kamatuoran, Ang Kagubot, Ang Kadapig sa Banwa d. Ninay
37. Wrote a hybrid novel that combined the Spanish-era exemplum and the modern chronicle (short historical account).
a. Magdalena Jalandoni b. Angel Magahum c. Nicholas Rafols d. Rosario Lucero Cruz
38. He added the social element of labor problem to the familiar romantic didactic mold.
a. Nicholas Rafols b. Juan Villagonzalo c. Fr. Blas Cavada de Castro
39. This writer presented a semi-fictionalized chronicle of actual events in Cebu; abuses of Philippine Constabulary
(could not resist with romantic impulse popularized by corrido).
a. Nicholas Rafols b. Juan Villagonzalo c. Fr. Blas Cavada de Castro d. Angel Magahum
40. She recorded the longest epic in Hiligaynon “Hinilawod” in 1950.
a. Rosario Lucero Cruz b. Magdalena Jalandoni c. Landa Jocano d. Angel Magahum

Prepared by: Approved:

MYLINE R. LOPEZ GRACE V. DURANO

Instructor Head-Teacher III