Republic of the Philippines

Province of Cebu
City of Talisay
TALISAY CITY COLLEGE
Poblacion, Talisay City, Cebu
1st Semester, A.Y. 2022 – 2023
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PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION ON LITERATURE OF THE PHILIPINES AND THE WORLD

“Sow a thought, and you reap an act; Sow an act and you reap a habit; Sow a habit and you reap a
character, and you reap a destiny.” – Robert Louis Stevenson

Name: ___________________________________ Teacher: MICHAEL SAMERAN ATCHASO

Year & Section: _______________ Score: ____ Schedule: __________________________

TEST I: MULTIPLE CHOICE

A. Do not choose the incorrect answers.

1. After reading the story The Ant and the Grasshopper, Marlon, a 10-year-old boy, told her mom that
wasting time is disadvantageous; that we should not underestimate those who work hard. What function of
literature is used in this situation?

A. Cultural Function C. Ideological Function

B. Educational Function D. Moral Function

2. What type of fictional story did Marlon read?

A. Drama C. Legend
B. Fable D. Myth

3. Florante at Laura is a narrative poem written by Francisco Balagtas. It involves passages about living
the upright life, respecting elders, and love of country. What type of narrative poetry is Florante at Laura?

A. Ballad C. Metrical Romance

B. Epic D. Romantic Epic

4. A performing art that deals with the stage which elaborates vocalizations, body movement and dialogues
that are usually accompanied by musical arrangements sounds.

A. Drama C. Musical Skit

B. Melodrama D. Role Play

5. An element of poetry that creates visual representation and sensory image of ideas in the reader's mind.

A. Atmosphere C. Theme
B. Image D. Setting

6. It is the oldest classification of literature that is usually measured by metrical patterns and free verses. It
is also considered as the shortest piece of composition.

A. Drama C. Poetry
B. Poem D. Songs

7. This type of literature or genre is the newest among the five in which it encompasses new and important
kinds of text in our society that utilize the existence of modern technology such as movies and films,
commercials, billboards and radio programs.

A. Drama C. Novel
B. Media D. Science Fiction

8. This refers to ordinary use of language that exhibits a regular flow of speech and grammatical
conventions.

A. Diction C. Prose
B. Poetry D. Slang

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9. It is a literary device where words and syllables are systematically accepted and stressed. It is also
known as the "beat".

A. Meter C. Rhyme
B. Repetition D. Rhythm

10. This type of meter contains one stressed syllable and followed by two unstressed syllables.

A. Anapest C. Iamb
B. Dactyl D. Trochee

TEST II: IDENTIFICATION

A. Identify the function of Literature that is being depicted in each of the statements below. Put A if it is
Cultural Function; put B if it is Educational Function; put C if it is Entertainment Function; put D if it is
Historical Function; put I if it is Ideological Function; put J if it is Linguistic Function; put K if it is Moral
Function; and put L if it is Social and Political Function.

___ 1. Recorded and printed documentation are essential for preserving languages’ sound and context.
Linguists, anthropologists, and committed citizens work to interview, record, and document languages
to preserve them via durable, physical media.

___ 2. The conflicts that were dominant in the novel Noli Me Tangere of Dr. Jose Rizal like corruption,
injustice and poverty, and abuse remain the same problem up to this day. His book tells us that we
should reflect on our actions and beliefs to foster an order in our society.

___ 3. Anything we’re amazed by most likely will fall into one or more of these categories: Unpredictable,
Uncommon, Unthinkable. For example, why do we subject ourselves to all the craziness of a certain
story like that of Roald Dhal’s Matilda? Because the stories are unthinkable in a way that the things that
the characteristics do in that story would have literally never crossed our mind otherwise, and that
captures our attention.

___ 4. The Last Leaf is a short story by O. Henry. This is set in Greenwich Village during a pneumonia
epidemic. This tells us that even if we have to face bad things, we should always help our loved ones.

___ 5. Sun Tzu is a Chinese military general and a philosopher. He is known for his The Art of War which
is an influential work of military strategy that has affected both western and eastern Asian philosophy
and military thinking. The Art of War also somehow shapes people’s way of thinking when in the middle
of uncertainties and/or life chaos.

___ 6. Rooster courtship is a traditional courtship that is being practiced which is another form of courting.
In this type of courtship, the rooster is assigned that task of being a “middleman” wherein the male
chicken is left to stay in the home of the courted to crow every single morning for the admired lady’s
family.

___ 7. J.K. Rowling was as poor and homeless. She was a single mother with no job, living on welfare
and struggling with clinical depression. Still, Rowling would take her infant daughter to coffee shops
and write. In 1995, she finished the manuscript for Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. Her
experience as a writer teaches us that to become a successful writer, we must not stop writing no matter
the situation.

___ 8. Archaeologists in Israel have discovered a stone tablet that somewhat resembles a description in
the Old Testament in the Bible that played a role in the story of the Ark of the Covenant, a gold chest
believed to have carried the stone tablets engraved with the Ten Commandments received by Moses
from God on Mount Sinai.

B.1 Identify the Rhyme Scheme used in the poem O Captain! My Captain! written by Walt Whitman. Each
pair of lines is equivalent to 2 points.

STANZA I

______ 9 – 10. O Captain, my Captain! our fearful trip is done,

The ship has weathered every rack, the prize we sought is won,

______ 11 – 12. The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting,
While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring;

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______ 13 – 14. But O heart! heart! heart!
O the bleeding drops of red,

______ 15 – 16. Where on the deck my Captain lies,

Fallen cold and dead.

STANZA II

______ 17 – 18. O Captain! my Captain! rise up and hear the bells;

Rise up--for you the flag is flung for you the bugle trills,

______ 19 – 20. For you bouquets and ribboned wreaths for you the shores a-crowding,
For you they call, the swaying mass, their eager faces turning;

______ 21 – 22. Here Captain! dear father!

This arm beneath your head!

______ 23 – 24. It is some dream that on the deck,

You've fallen cold and dead.

STANZA III

______ 25 – 26. My Captain does not answer, his lips are pale and still;
My father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse nor will;

______ 27 – 28. The ship is anchored safe and sound, its voyage closed and done;
From fearful trip the victor ship comes in with object won;

______ 29 – 30. Exult O shores, and ring O bells!

But I, with mournful tread,

______ 31 – 32. Walk the deck my Captain lies,

Fallen cold and dead.

B.2 Cite a pair of lines from the poem above and identify the type of rhyme used: Slant rhyme, Perfect
rhyme, Masculine rhyme, and Feminine Rhyme.

33 – 34 Lines chosen:

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35 – 36 Rhyme used: ___________________

C. Identify the type of metrical foot used in the following words: Anapest, Iamb, Dactyl, Trochee

37. Delight _________________

38. Understand _________________

39. Burning _________________

40. Poetry _________________

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