Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region VI-Western Visayas
Division of Sagay City
SAGAY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL-SENIOR HIGH

21st CENTURY LITERATURE

1st SUMMATIVE TEST

NAME: ALEXA S. HULLEZA YEAR & SECTION: STEM 11 – HIGGS

TEST 1. Direction: Read the statements in each item carefully and choose the letter of the correct
answer.

1. These are made up of stories about life, adventure, love, horror and humor where one can derive
lessons.

a. Folktales b. Epic c. Legend d. Folksongs

2. It is the oldest forms of Philippine literature that emerged in the pre-Spanish period which also
mirrored early forms of culture.

a. Epic b. Folksongs c. Folktales d. Legend

3. The following poems emerged during the Japanese period except:

a. Haiku b. Tanaga c. Sonnet d. Karaniwang Anyo

4. These are long narrative poem in which a series of heroic achievements or events, usually of a
hero, are dealt with at length.

a. Epic b. Folksongs c. Folktales d. Legend

5. It is a poetic element that tries to create a picture in the mind of the reader. It may involve our
five senses.

a. Imagery b. Rhyme c. meter d. rhythm

6. It is an imaginative awareness of experience expressed through meaning and rhythmic language.

It employs meter and rhyme.

a. Prose b. Poetry c. Drama d. Non-fiction

7. The purpose of Non-fiction writing is to inform and sometimes to persuade.

a. Drama b. Non-fiction c. Prose d. Poetry

8. It is a weblog, a website containing short articles called posts that are changed regularly.

a. Digi-Fiction b. Blog c. Hyper Poetry d. Chick Literature

for 9-15, Identify the author of the following literary pieces written by the Ilustrados. Write the
letter of your answer.

A. Jose Rizal B. Marcelo H. Del Pilar C. Graciano Lopez Jaena

_A._ 9. Noli Me Tangere _B._ 12. Kaingat Kayo _A._ 15. De Cien Años

_C._ 10. Sa Mga Pilipino _C._ 13. Everything is Hambug

_A._ 11. MI Ultimo Adios _C._ 14. Ang Fray Botod

TEST 11. Directions. Identify the period to which the following situations belong. Choose the letter
of your answer found in the box.

A. Pre-Spanish Period E. Japanese Period I. 21 st Century Period

B. Period of Enlightenment F. Period of Activism J. Post EDSA 2 Revolution
C. Propaganda Movement G. Period of New Society
D. American Regime H. Period of Third Republic

____C.___1. This movement was spearheaded mostly by the intellectual middle-class like Jose Rizal,
Marcelo del Pilar, Graciano Lopez Jaena, Antonio Luna and Mariano Ponce.

____E.____2. During this period, Philippine Literature in English came to a halt which led to all
newspapers no to be circulated in the community except for TRIBUNE and PHILIPPINE REVIEW.

____D.____3. The languages used in writing were Spanish and Tagalog and the dialects of the
different regions. But the writers in Tagalog continued in their lamentations on the conditions of the
country.

____G.____4. This period started on September 21, 1972 when poems dealt patience, regard for
native culture, customs and the beauties of nature.

____H.____5. Poems during this period were romantic and revolutionary.

____F.____6. In this literary period, the youth became vocal with their sentiments. They demanded
a change in the government.

____I.____7. The new trends have been used and introduced to meet the needs of the new
generation. This period demanded to be ICT inclined to compete with the style and format of writing
as well.

Post EDSA 1 Revolution 8. Crony newspapers that enjoyed an overnight increase in circulation were
THE INQUIRER, MALAYA and the PEOPLE’S JOURNAL>

____B.____9. Filipino intellectuals educated in Europe called Ilustrados began to write about the
hitch of colonization.

____A.____10. Literature in this period are characterized by the stories about life, long narrative
poems and etc.

PREPARED BY:

Pura May L. Mirasol