FRANCES NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL (FNHS)

Frances, Calumpit, Bulacan

High School Department SHS
School Year 2020-2021

3rd Summative Test for the 2nd Quarter

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21 Century Literature from the Philippines and the World

Name _________________________________ Date _____________

Course, Year, and Section _________________ Rating ___________

Test 1—Concept Recall:

Select the keyword/s that best relate to the given sentences. Circle the letter of your chosen answer.
1. Georg intends to write a story whose characters and plot are weaved out from his imagination. This can be
called—
a. fiction b. nonfiction c. historical fiction d. poetics
2. While his brother Wilhelm writes pieces with verses and figures of speech that express certain themes and
conditions.
a. poems b. novels c. plays d. essays
3. Their cousin Friedrich does not write, rather he loves to read compositions drawn from facts and lived
experiences but written creatively.
a. creative writing b. creative nonfiction c. creative nothing d. nonfiction
4. In the short story The Metamorphosis, Gregor Samsa wakes up one morning discovering that he has turned
into—
a. a rat b. a lobster c. an insect d. an aircraft missile
5. Also, The Metamorphosis draws out a theme which describes a complex nightmarish human condition. This
is called—
a. Kafkaism b. Kafkaesque c. Kafka on the Shore d. Dadaism
6. On the final part of The Metamorphosis, the main character dies in his room. This causes his family to—
a. feel utterly sad and lonely because the main character was a responsible man.
b. feel relieved from the burden he has caused when he was still alive.
c. feel ashamed because the main character’s family never took care of him accordingly.
d. feel mystified because the main character’s death is such a mystery.
7. Instead of just narrating his story, Juns prefers to show how it unfolds using this writing technique.
a. using imagery b. using assonance c. using dialogue d. using rhymes
8. This writing technique works by utilizing—
a. figures of speech b. five sensory images c. imagination d. meters
9. Dani loves to write poems. Her poems, however, do not have meters or rhymes. They do not have any
restrictions from the said conventions, in other words.
a. free verse b. blank verse c. sonnet d. haiku
10. Jose’s poetic piece consists of four lines. Each line has 7 syllables. His piece is considered a—
a. tanaga b. diona c. dalit d. haiku

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Test 2—Poetry Analysis: (1) identify the speaker of the poem, (2) describe the emotion of the speaker, (3)
attribute the emotion of the speaker to the meaning of the poem, (4) associate the title of the poem to its overall
content; write your analysis at the back of this paper.

Silence
Criteria:
by Langston Hughes
Content- 5
I catch the pattern Organization- 5
Of your silence Unity & Coherence- 5
Before you speak Total- 15

I do not need
To hear a word.

In your silence
Every tone I seek
Is heard.