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Department of Education

Pre-Test in
21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World
First Quarter
AY 2021-2022

Name: _________________________________ Date: _______________________

Teacher: Section: ____________________

General Direction: This is a 60-item test, read each direction in every type of test.

Direction: Write A if the statement is correct and B if it is wrong.

1. The pre-colonial period was characterized by shared lifestyle, values, and belief system.
2. Women were regarded highly during the pre- colonial period.
3. Literature comes from human interest in telling a story, in arranging words in artistic forms, and in describing in words 4. some
aspects of our human experiences.
5. The sultanate government adhered to Islamic practices and traditions during the Pre-colonial period.
6. The Colonial literature is literature of a formative past by the various groups of people who inhabited the archipelago.
7. Writers are people with visionary or prophetic insight into human life.
8. Novels are short poems that have customarily been used as laws or rules on good behavior by our ancestors.
9. Legends are fictitious narratives, usually about origins.
10. Short story is an epic poem involving one or more characters, one plot and one single impression.
11. Wherever there are people there will be a literature.

II. Identify what is being describe. Choose the letter of the correct answer.

11. It is passed down from generation to generation, it becomes part of the

tradition of the community.
A. Folktale B. Riddles C. Chants D. Sayings

12. Story told to explain belief a practice or a natural phenomenon.

A. Tanaga B. Myth C. Epic D. Chants

13. This story is presented as history but unlikely to be true.

A. Epic B. Sayings C. Folktale D. Legend

14. A short musical passage in two or more more phrases used for singing
unmetrical words.
A. Riddle B. Myth C. Chants D. Sayings

15. It is a statement question that has a double meaning.

A. Epic B. Riddle C. Folktale D. Chants

16. A statement that gives advice and information about human life and
experience.
A. Salawikain B. Bugtong C. Novel D. Legend

17. It is a long narrative poem which usually related to heroic deeds of the
character of unusual courage and bravery.
A. Epic B. Legend C. Myth D. Chant

18. A short poetic form that is consist of four lines and seven syllables.
A. Bugtong B. Tanaga C. Sawikain D. Tanaga

19. A long written story about imaginary characters and events.

A. Drama B. Epic C. Poem D. Novel

20. It is a sacred song or hymn.

A. Psalm B. Sayings C. Drama D. Prose

21. The word literature is derived from the Latin word which means ______________.
A. Letter B. Story C. Epic D. Number

22. A form of language which applies ordinarily grammatical structure and natural flow of speech
rather than rhythmic structure.
A. Epic B. Prose C. Legend D. Folk Songs

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23. The Monkey and The Turtle is an example of ___________________.

A. Fable B. Myth C. Short Story D. Poem

III. Identify the author of the following literary works. Choose the letter of the correct answer.

A. Cirilio Bautista B. Paz Marquez Benitez C. Carlos P. Romulo

D. Carmen Guerro- Napkil E. Ferdinand T. Glor F. Edgar Allan Poe G. Balagtas

24. Mia Piet

25. Dead Stars
26. A Man Falls to His Deat
27. I AM A Filipino
28. My Husband’s Roommate
29. A Dream Within a Dream
30. Florante and Laura

VI. Identify the figure of speech used in the following sentences

A. Simile B. Metaphor C. Personification C. Oxymoron D. Hyperbole E. Apostrophe

F. Antithesis

31. The righteous shall flourish as a palm.

32. The camel is the ship of the dessert.
33. Death lays icy hands-on kings.
34. Many are called, but few are chosen.
35. Here is the smell of blood stiil: all the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand.

V. Choose the letter of the correct answer.

36.The feeling or atmosphere created when reading a story is called the

A. Mood B. Conflict C. Climax D. Setting

37. The plot of a story starts off with a 

A. Mood B. Conflict C. Climax D. Setting

38. The most exciting part of a story is called the

A. Rising B. Conflict C. Theme D. Climax

39. The moral or lesson to be learned in a story is called the

A. Conflict B. Theme C. Antagonist D. Protagonist

40. The feeling or atmosphere created when reading a story is called the
A. Setting B. Mood C. Theme D. Character

41. Which of these works is written in Middle English?

A. The Canterbury Tales C. The Importance of being Earnest
B. The Merchant of Venice D. Songs of Innocence and of Experience

42. Which Victorian writer is known for his dramatic monologues?

A. Charles Dickens C. Robert Browning
B. Alfred Lord Tennyson D. Oscar Wilde

43. Which period is the golden age of lyric poetry?

A. Victorian Perion C. Elizabethan Period
B. Twentieth Period D. Romantic Period

44. Which play was not written by the Bard of Avon?

A. Hamlet C. The Importance of Being Earnest
B. King Lear D. Macbeth

45. Who wrote the first detective story?

A. Edgar Allan Poe C. William Butler Yeats
B. James Joyce D. Thomas Eliot

46. Asian Literature includes works produced in the following languages except one. Which one is it?
A. Chinese C. Filipino
B. French D. Sanskrit

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47. All writers were known for their works of fiction except for one. Which one did not write fiction?
A. Pablo Neruda C. Alejo Carpentier
B. Miguel Angel Asturias D. Mario Vargas Llosa

48. Which of the following is a vernacular language of India?

A. Japanese C. Malay
B. Mandarin D. Hindi

IV. Identify the literary criticism being describe in the following item.

49. Which of the following statements best defines New Criticism

A. Its main concern regards an author biographical information.
B. it depends on who is reading the text.
C. It takes a closed reading and ignores the author’s background and politics.
D. Its main concern is feminist criticism.50. The new critic is:
A. Psychological Critics C. Feminist Critics
B. Formalist Critics D. Marxist Critics

51. What approach to literary criticism requires the critic to know about the author’s life and times.
A. Biographical C. All of these
B. Formalist D. Historical

52. This critical approach assumes that language does not refer to any external reality. It can
assert several, contradictory interpretations of one text.
A. Mimetic Criticism C. Formalism
B. Structuralism D. Deconstructionism

53. A critic examining Pope’s “An Essay on Man” ask herself: How well does this poem accord
with the real world? Is it accurate? Is it moral? She is most likely a _________ critic.
A. Mimetic C. Formalist
B. Feminist D. Reader Response

54. One of the potential disadvantages of this approach to literature is that it can reduce
meaning to a certain time frame, rather than making it universal throughout the ages.
A. Historical C. Feminist
B. Formalist D. Mimetic

55. Identify which of the following works belong to 21 st century literay genre.
A. Narnia C. Diary of A Wimpy Kid
B. Canterburry Tales D. New Hamsphire

V. Identify which is being asked in the following item.

56. Who wrote the famous Horry Potter series?

A. Cline Lewis C. Quintin Tarantino
B. J.K. Rowling D. Rick Riordan

57.. It is an example of text talk novels.

A. Manga C. Blog
B. The Hunger Games D. Raven

58. Is it genre fiction which addresses issues of modern womanhood.

A. Doddle Fiction C. Chick Literature
B. Graphic Novels D. Digi Fiction

59. They refer to methods writers use in their works to convey meanings and add artistic value.
A. literary elements C. foreshadowing
C. literary techniques D. catharsis

60. Which of the following sets of words refers to literary elements?

A. plot, catharsis, setting
B. characters, cliff- hanger, hamartia
C. anaphora, dialogue, setting
D. setting, theme, characters

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