Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region VII, Central Visayas
Schools Division of Cebu Province
District of Compostela
Compostela, Cebu

District Summative Test in 21ST Century Literature from the Philippines and the World
Quarter 2 (Phase I) SY 2021-2022

Name: ________________________Grade & Section: _____________ Date: _______

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Directions: Read the questions carefully. Encircle the letter of the
correct answer.
1. What do you call an approach where students are demanded to read more to
improve knowledge?
A. audio-lingual approach B. communicative approach
C. direct Approach D. reading approach
2. Daniel identified the main idea of the text while she read. What reading approach
did she use?
A. extensive reading B. intensive reading
C. scanning D. skimming
3. Carl reads shorter texts to extract accurate detailed information. What reading
approach does he use?
A. extensive reading B. intensive Reading
C. scanning D. skimming
4. Abigail listed down words that she didn’t know the meaning and searched for it in
the dictionary. What reading approach did she use?
A. extensive reading B. intensive reading
C. scanning D. skimming
5. Madam Karen encouraged her students to read a lot, use techniques in
understanding the text to improve their knowledge. What reading approach is she
talking about?
A. audio-lingual approach B. communicative approach
C. direct approach D. reading approach
6. What reading approach is useful when the students are seeking specific
information rather than reading for comprehension?
A. extensive reading B. intensive Reading
C. scanning D. skimming
7. Who is Asia’s first Nobel Laureate?
A. Confucius B. Huang Chunming
C. Rabindranath Tagore D. Naoshi Koriyama
8. Who is the author of the poem “I Shall Not In Vain”?
A. Confucius B. Emily Dickinson
C. Huang Chunming D. William Ernest Henley
9. Which of the following literature is written by Confucius?
A. The Analects B. Unending Love
C. Unfolding Bud D. Your God is One
10. Which of the following poems is written by Maya Angelou?
A. Invictus B. Still I Rise
C. Unending Love D. Your God is One
11. What refers to a literary genre that employs meter and rhyme?
A. drama B. fiction C. non-fiction D. poetry
12. What literary genre does short story belongs?
A. drama B. fiction C. non-fiction D. poetry
13. Which of the following is an example of a non-fiction literary genre?
A. biography B. novel C. short story D. novella
14. Which of the following is an example of an illustrated novel?
A. Naruto
B. One Piece
C. Romeo and Juliet
D. The Invention of Hugo Cabret
15. Which of the following BEST describes creative non - fiction?
A. A genre of writing that uses literary styles and techniques to create
factually accurate narratives.
B. A genre of writing that uses literary styles and techniques to create non -
factual narratives.
C. A genre of writing that uses literary styles and techniques to create
imaginative concept narratives.
D. A genre of writing that uses literary styles and techniques to create
scientific and innovative narratives.
16. Which of the following literatures is an example of manga?
A. Mockingjay B. One Piece
C. Scars D. The Hen
17. What refers to an imaginative literature usually consisting of a few hundred
words?
A. doodle fiction B. flash fiction
C. graphic fiction D. short story
18. What do you call the creative piece written in comic form?
A. comic story B. flash fiction
C. graphic fiction D. storyboard
19. Which of the following statements сharaсterizes a graphic novel?
A. It presents colourful image panels.
B. Graphic novel combines letters and words.
C. Graphic novel presents fewest words as possible.
D. Illustrations allow the readers to imagine and experience the сharaсters
and events in the story.
20. How do flash fictions commonly end the story?
A. The story ends with a twist.
B. It presents a painful ending.
C. It usually ends happily and merrily.
D. Readers have the liberty to give their own ending.
21. What are the qualities of a noble man based on Confucius Analects?
A. dignified and proud B. proud or dignified
C. proud but not dignified D. dignified but not proud
22. According to Confucius, how should a child behave towards his parents?
A. A child should love and kiss his parents.
B. A child should admire and love his parents.
C. A child should obey and respect his parents.
D. A child should admire and inspire his parents.
23. What is the tone of the poem “Still I Rise” by Maya Angelou?
A. ironic B. humorous
B. suspicious D. triumphant
24. Which of the following lines from Maya Angelou’s poem “Still I Rise” shows
simile?
A. “But still, like dust, I’ll rise”
B. You may shoot me with your words”
C. “I’m a black ocean, leaping and wide.”
D. “Welling and swelling I bear in the tide.”
25. What does the speaker emphasize from the line “I dance like I’ve got diamonds”
in Maya Angelou’s poem “Still I rise”?
A. The speaker is emphasizing her sexuality skills as a woman.
B. The speaker is emphasizing her wealth and skill as a woman.
C. The speaker is emphasizing her wealth and pride as a woman.
D. The speaker is emphasizing her sexuality and pride as a woman.
 26. Which of the following is an example of a creative non-fiction?
A. “Mockingjay” by Suzanne Collins
B. “Kingdom of Ash” by Sarah Maas
C. “I Have a Dream” by Martin Luther King, Jr
D. “The year of Magical Thinking” by Joan Didion
27. What 21st century genre is reflected in the story “There Will Come Soft Rains” by
Ray Bradbury?
A. creative non-fiction B. illustrated novels
C. manga D. science fiction
28. What is the setting of the story “There Will Come Soft Rains” by Ray Bradbury?
A. May 5, 2012, before the nuclear bomb
B. May 5, 2012, after the nuclear bomb
C. August 4, 2026, before a nuclear blast
D. August 4, 2026, after a nuclear blast
29. Which of the following themes best fits the story “There Will Come Soft Rains”
by Ray Bradbury?
A. Times are tough all over.
B. Technology is awful and can ruin everything.
C. Be careful what you wish for because you may get it.
D. While technology has benefits, it also has the power to destroy.
30. “In the kitchen the breakfast stove gave a hissing sigh and ejected from its warm
interior…” What figurative language is used in this line from the story “There Will
Come Soft Rains” by Ray Bradbury?
A. metaphor B. hyperbole
B. onomatopoeia D. simile

For numbers 31-35, read the poem below and answer the questions that follow.

I SHALL NOT LIVE IN VAIN

Emily Dickinson
1If I can stop one heart form breaking,
2I shall not live in vain:
3 If I can ease one life from aching
4 Or cool one’s pain,
5 Or help one fainting robin
6 Unto his nest again,
7 I shall not live in vain.

31. What is the message of the poem?

A. The poem’s message is to live life selflessly and to help others.
B. The poem’s message is to be faithful to your partner.
C. The poem’s message is to not live your life in vain.
D. The poem’s message is to not break one’s heart.
32. What is the mood of the poem?
A. fearful B. happy C. sad D. uncertain
33. Who is being compared to a robin in the poem?
A. a person who is alone in life
B. a person who is struggling in life
C. a person who is determined in life
D. a person who is serious in every endeavour
34. Which lines from the poem show metaphor?
A. Lines 1 and 2 B. Lines 3 and 4
C. Lines 5 and 6 D. Lines 6 and 7
35. What lines show repetition in the poem?
A. Lines 1 and 2 B. Lines 2 and 7
D. Lines 5 and 6 D. Lines 6 and 7
For numbers 36-40, read the poem below and answer the questions that follow.

UNFOLDING BUD
Naoshi Koriyama
1One is amazed
2By a water-lily bud
3Unfolding
4With each passing day,
5Taking on a richer color
6And new dimensions.

7One is not amazed,

8At a first glance,
9By a poem,
10Which is as tight-closed
11As a tiny bud
12Yet one is surprised
13To see the poem
14Gradually unfolding,
15Revealing its rich inner self,
16As one reads it
17Again
18And over again.

36. What is being compared to the unfolding bud?

A. the process of understanding a poem
B. the process of narrating one’s life experience
C. the process of revealing the characters of a story
D. the process of understanding the meaning of a song
37. What is the subject of the poem?
A. inner self B. poetry C. tiny bud D. water-lily bud
38. How does the author compare the bud to a poem?
A. He compares a poem to a flower with its lines and the flower’s size.
B. He compares a poem to a flower with its physical beauty and meaning.
C. He compares a poem to a flower with its color and the poem’s structure.
D. He compares a poem to a flower which is a closed bud at first and then
opens to a beautiful flower.
39. Why does the poet most uses the phrase “Revealing its rich inner self” in line 15
of the poem?
A. to show that poems are beautiful
B. to show that a poem is like nature
C. to show how difficult it is to write poetry
D. to show that poetry often has deeper meaning
40. Why is it that the speaker speaks of water lily unfolding rather than blooming?
A. The word unfolding suits the flower and poem more.
B. The word unfolding is popular among flowers and poem.
C. The word unfolding brings out the difference between the flower and the
poem.
D. The word unfolding brings out the similarities between the flower and the
poem.
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region VII, Central Visayas
Schools Division of Cebu Province
District of Compostela

District Summative Test in 21ST Century Literature from the Philippines and the World
Second Quarter – Phase 1
S.Y. 2021 - 2022

Answer Key

1. D
2. D
3. D
4. A
5. D
6. C
7. C
8. B
9. A
10.B
11.D
12.B
13.A
14.D
15.A
16.B
17.B
18.C
19.D
20.A
21.D
22. C
23.D
24.A
25.D
26.D
27.D
28.D
29.D
30.B
31.A
32.C
33.B
34.C
35.B
36.A
37.B
38.D
39.D
40.D
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region VII, Central Visayas
Schools Division of Cebu Province
District of Compostela

District Summative Test in 21ST Century Literature from the Philippines and the World
Second Quarter – Phase 1
S.Y. 2021 - 2022

Table of Specification

Subject: 21ST Century Literature from the Philippines and the World
Grade Level: 11
No. of Items: 40

Prepared by:

CELESTE DURAN
Teacher 1

Reviewed by:

ANNA MARIE D. ANTIGUA

CNHS-EC Senior High School Coordinator

MARIA REMAVIE L. ANDRIN

District Senior High School Coordinator

Checked by: Approved by:

MELANIE GRACE M. LOCSIN SAMUEL M. PONCE L&MgtD

School Head District Supervisor