HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT

SY 2022 - 2023
FIRST QUARTER PRE-TEST

NAME: 21ST CENTURY

LITERATURE FROM THE
GR & SECTION: PHILIPPINES AND THE
WORLD
TEACHER: Ms. Andrea M. Ibañez DATE:

MULTIPLE CHOICE
Direction: Read the sentences carefully. Write your answer in the blank before the number. Use
CAPITAL LETTERS only. Avoid erasures.

1. _____ Chant (Bulong) was used in witchcraft or enchantment, especially in remote places in
the Visayas.
a. Japanese Period

b. Rebirth of Freedom (3rd Republic)

c. Pre-Spanish Period

d. Period of Enlightenment
2. _____ Tagalog Zarzuela, Cenaculo, and the Embayoka of the Muslims were presented in
the rebuilt Metropolitan Theater, the Folk Arts Theater, and the Cultural Center of the
Philippines.
a. New Society Period
b. American Period
c. 21st Century Period
d. Period of 3rd Republic
3. ____ English as the medium of instruction was introduced in the schools as an intellectual
language of education in this period.
a. New Society Period
b. American Period
c. 21st Century Period
d. Period of 3rd Republic

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 4. _____ This is the period wherein the youth became vocal with their sentiments and
demanded change in the government.
a. Spanish Period
b. Period of Activism
c. Pre-Spanish Period
d. Period of 3rd Republic
5. _____ This period is notable in the reawakening of the Filipino spirit when the 3 priests
Gomez, Burgos, and Zamora were guillotined without sufficient evidence of guilt.
a. Post-EDSA 1 Period
b. Period of 3rd Republic
c. Period of Enlightenment
d. Period of Activism
6. _____ An element in poetry that refers to the image or picture created in the minds of readers
that helps give light to the main idea is _______.
a. form
b. imagery
c. rhythm
d. sound pattern
7. _____ During this period, Jose Rizal’s works such as Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo
were written to awake the mind of our countrymen.
a. Spanish Period

b. American Period

c. Pre-Spanish Period

d. Period of Enlightenment
8. _____ The Philippines had literature such as legends, folktakes, folksongs, and the like.
a. Spanish Period

b. American Period

c. Pre-Spanish Period

d. Period of Enlightenment

9. _____ In this period, religious books were written, such as Doctrina Cristiana and Urbana
and Felisa, to support or contradict the Catholic Church.
a. Spanish Period

b. American Period

c. 21st Century Period

d. Period of Enlightenment

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 10. _____ Filipino literature was given a break during this period for the Filipino literature was
prohibited from using. Many wrote plays, poems, short stories, etc. Topics and themes were
often about life in the provinces.
a. Japanese Period

b. American Period

c. Pre-Spanish Period

d. American Period
11. _____ Haiku and Tanaga were influenced by what period?

a. Spanish Period

b. Japanese Period

c. 21st Century Period

d. Period of Enlightenment
12. _____ This period presented new trends in writing using modern technology.

a. Edsa I Period

b. 21st Century Period

c. Pre-Spanish Period

d. The 3rd Republic Period

13. _____ Imagery in poetry pertains to _____________.

a. Mental pictures

b. Unique drawings

c. Vague resemblances

d. Word creations

14. _____ A Spanish Filipino multilingual author, historian, educator and linguistic scholar
whose lifelong work has been devoted to the movement to preserve Spanish culture as an
important element of the Filipino identity.
a. Pedro Bukaneg
b. Floretino Hornedo
c. Francisco Balagtas
d. Guillermo Rivera
15. _____ A Philippine writer, primarily writing poetry and drama in the Waray language. He is
considered to be one of the finest writers in the Waray language.
a. Iluminado Vicente
b. Emigdio Enriquez
c. Emmanuel Lacaba
d. Ricardo De Ungria

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16. _____ The author of the poem "The Rural Maid" which was all about a man who has been
in love with a fair maid, the first time they met.
a. Emigdio Enriquez
b. Fernando Maramag
c. Imelda Aznar
d. Joey Ayala
17 _____ Blind Ilokano poet who wrote Biag ni Lam-ang.
a. Joey Ayala
b. Pedro Bucaneg
c. Francisco Balagtas
d. Guillermo Rivera
18 _____ A Filipino singer, songwriter and former chairman of the music committee of the
National Commission for Culture and the Arts.
a. Imelda Aznar
b. Nick Joaquin
c. Joey Ayala
d. Fernando Maramag
19 _____ He wrote the epic Florante at Laura during his imprisonment.
a. Nick Joaquin
b. Florentino Hornedo
c. Guillermo Rivera
d. Francisco Balagtas
20 _____ Often referred to as the "poet warrior" of the Philippines.
a. Emmanuel Lacaba
b. Ricardo De Ungria
c. Iluminado Vicente
d. Michael Obenieta
21 _____ Which literary form is written in ordinary, non-metrical language and communicates
facts or opinions about reality?
a. Poetry
b. Drama
c. Fiction
d. Non-fiction

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22 _____ Which literary form is written in an ordinary, non-metrical language and
communicates facts or opinions about reality?
a. Poetry
b. Drama
c. Fiction
d. Non-fiction
23 _____ If you're experiencing a piece of fiction that's being performed on stage, joining
monologues and dialogues by characters with stage directions, then what kind of fiction are
you experiencing?
a. Poetry
b. Drama
c. Fiction
d. Non-fiction
24 _____ A short poetry sent through SMS on mobile phone.
a. Hyperpoetry
b. Textual
c. Flash Fiction
25 _____ It is telling a story with less than 1000 words to condense a story into fewest words
possible. It emphasizes plot than other elements of the story.
a. Hyperpoetry
b. Textual
c. Flash Fiction
26 _____ It is a genre of literature that uses rhythmic language to evoke meaning.
a. Poetry
b. Drama
c. Fiction
d. Non-fiction
27 _____ An element in poetry that refers to the image or picture created in the minds of
readers that helps give light to the main idea is _______.
a. form
b. imagery
c. rhythm
d. sound pattern

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28 _____ These are written works such as poems, plays, and novels that are considered to be
very good and have lasting importance. It could be printed materials that provide information
about something.
a. Genres
b. Literature
c. Written Arts
d. Printed Materials
29 _____ It is a story that explains the origin of things, animals, beliefs, practices and of natural
phenomena.
a. Epic
b. Fable
c. Myth
d. Legend
30 _____ defined as the circumstances that form the setting of events, statements, or ideas and
in the way of which it can be fully understood and assessed.
a. Context
b. Literary Techniques
c. Imagery
31 _____ Methods the author or writer of a literary piece used to convey what they want to
impart to the reader.
a. Context
b. Literary Techniques
c. Imagery
32 _____ It is a broad term for combining multiple media formats.
a. ICT
b. Slide
c. Multimedia
d. Internet
33 _____ This is the skill exhibited in making presentations in representing a text.
a. ICT Skill
b. Literary Skill
c. Multimedia Skill
d. Video Making Skill
34 _____ This is a best example of multimedia.
a. Slides
b. Audio
c. Text
d. Images

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35 _____ The following guidelines can be considered in making presentations EXCEPT:
a. including images
b. reading the whole literary piece
c. making an outline about the topic you are to share.
d. including a video clip of yourself or voice over that tells something about the
presentation
36 _____ It is the adapting of a literary source (e.g. a novel, short story, poem) to another genre
or medium, such as a film, stage play, or video game.
a. Literary Text
b. Peer-assessment
c. Self-assessment
d. Literary Adaptation
37 _____ It is the assessment of students' work by other students of equal status.
a. Literary Text
b. Peer-assessment
c. Self-assessment
d. Literary Adaptation
38 _____ It is a process where students are directed to assess their performance against pre-
determined standard criteria. It involves the students in goal setting and more informal,
dynamic self-regulation and self-reflection.
a. Literary Text
b. Peer-assessment
c. Self-assessment
d. Literary Adaptation
39 _____ Who are the students assessing when they are engaged in peer assessment?
a. Themselves
b. The Teacher
c. The Principal
d. Other students
40 _____ Which of the following is a form of student self-assessment?
a. evaluating other’s work
b. critiquing own output
c. a conference with the teacher
d. a set of questions about the progress or performance of other students