Baclayon National High School

Landican, Baclayon, Bohol

MIDTERM EXAMINATION in 21st Century Literature from The Philippines And The World

TEST I. IDENTIFICATION. Identify what is being described in each number.

____________________1. Stories of origin for certain places, their names, and their creation.
____________________2. Beautiful songs that are informal expressions of our ancestors’ experiences in life.
____________________3. It is obviously meant to entertain while teaching basic skills in surviving local life.
____________________4. They are used in a battle of wits, where locals young and old join and/or watch to
see who is the smartest.
____________________5. Long-winded poems about a hero and his adventures and misadventures.
____________________6. A chivalric poem about a hero, usually about a saint.
____________________7. The dramatization of the passion of Christ.
____________________8. A play that uses shadows as its main spectacle.
____________________9. Native dramas that are connected to Catholic mourning rituals and harvest
celebrations.
___________________10. This is Jose Garcia Villa’s literary work reminds the young Filipinos about the
consequences of early marriage.
___________________11. This is an umbrella term in the country’s literature that includes all genres of
horror, fantasy, science fiction, magical realism, and other nonrealist genres.
___________________12. Is unrestricted and explores diverse topics such as dysfunctional families, LGBT
issues, terrorism, religion, and/or faith.
___________________13. He is a fictionist, essayist, and novelist. One of his famous literary works is a short
story “The God Stealer”.
___________________14. The way the poet arranges words, meters, lines and stanzas to create a coherent
sound when the poem is read aloud.
___________________15. Defined as a main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work, which may be
stated directly or indirectly.
___________________16. This type of poem also contains a story, which unfolds through the narration of a
character, but the emphasis is more on emotions rather than on the story itself.
___________________17. Includes lines, stanza, and line-breaks
___________________18. This can be classified as comedies or tragedies. Stories are written in script form.
___________________19. It means a type of art, literature, or music characterized by a specific form,
content, and style.
___________________20. Also known as the denouement

TEST II. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the letter of the correct answer. If the answer cannot be found on the
choices, write X. 
21. Which of the four genres of literature “presents a story that is invented and not literally ‘true.’ It is
written to be read rather than to be acted or performed, and the events depicted are told to us by a
narrator, not enacted or dramatized.”?
A. Prose Fiction B. Poetry C. Drama D. Non-fiction Prose

22. Which of the four genres of literature is “a piece of art written by a poet in meter or verse expressing
various emotions which are expressed by the use of variety of techniques including metaphors, similes,
and onomatopoeia. The emphasis is the use of aesthetics of language and the use of techniques such
as repetition, meter and rhyme. It heavily uses imagery and word association to quickly convey
emotions.”?
A. Prose Fiction B. Poetry C. Drama D. Non-fiction Prose

23. Which of the four genres of literature “presents factual information or expresses a viewpoint.”?
A. Prose Fiction B. Poetry C. Non-fiction Prose D. Drama
24. It is a type of poetry that is comparatively short, non-narrative poem in which a single speaker presents
a state of mind or an emotional state. It retains some of the elements of song which is said to be its
origin.
A. Narrative Poetry B. Fictional Poetry C. Dramatic Poetry D. Lyric Poetry

25. It is a brief work of nonfiction that offers an opinion on a subject.

A. Essay B. Autobiography C. Editorial D. Magazine

26. Which of the following is NOT a purpose of essay?

A. To express ideas or feelings B. To persuade C. To entertain D. To inform

27. It is a critical approach that focuses on class conflicts as well as class distinctions by emphasizing
social, economic, and political inequalities as exemplified by the characters in a literary work. It
establishes the tension between the privileged and the deprived, the superior and the inferior, the
strong and the influential, and the weak and the insignificant. It also magnifies “structural violence”
affects people in their quest for social justice and equality.
A. Feminism B. Queer Theory C. Post colonialism D. Marxism

28.  It is a critical approach that examines the subjugation of women in the society and how they were
personified in literature whether independent or dependent, superior or inferior, strong or weak,
liberated or conservative, assertive or submissive, uncompromising or accommodating, expressive or
timid. It defies the stereotyped representation of women grounded on the idea or notion that they are
only secondary to men in terms of their economic, social, and political roles.
A. Feminism B. Queer Theory C. Post colonialism D. Marxism

29. It is a critical approach that scrutinizes, problematizes, and criticizes the role of gender in literature. It
confronts the concept of normative sexualities as types of social structures and social conflicts which
delineate our ideas about sexuality as an identity where a man is expected to be attracted to a woman
and vice versa. It advocates recognition on both homosexuals and lesbians as sexual preferences or
identities not deviant to what we consider as normal and natural.
A. Feminism B. Queer Theory C. Post colonialism D. Marxism

30. Is a school of literary criticism and literary theory that focuses on the structure of a particular text. It
examines a text without taking into account any outside influence.
A. Historicism B. Formalism C. Post structuralism D. Structuralism

31. It is when literary works respond in some way to the society in which they were written and most
often that response takes the form of criticism.
A. Biographical Context B. Linguistic Context C. Socio-cultural Context

32. Places a particular literary work within the context of the author’s life.
A. Biographical Context B. Linguistic Context C. Socio-cultural Context

33. He is an award-winning Cebuano poet, visual journalist, and graphic designer. He was born on
August 25, 1975, in Cebu City, Philippines. He is a fine arts graduate from the University of San
Carlos. In 2017, he received the Knight Fellowship from the School of Visual Communication at Ohio
University.
A. Cirilo Bautista B. Adonis Durado C. Carlos Bulosan D. Conrado de Quiros

34. One of his literary works entitled “My Father Goes to Court”. Born in Binalonan Pangasinan, Bulosan
left Philippines at an early age of seventeen to try his luck on seeking hope of finding salvation from
the economic depression of his home.
A. Cirilo Bautista B. Adonis Durado C. Carlos Bulosan D. Conrado de Quiros
35. Technique of Fiction in which the writer creates a story in which the characters and events form a
system of symbolic meaning.
A. Symbol B. Irony C. Imagery D. Allegory

36. A type of irony occurs when the expected outcome of an action is different than the actual outcome.
A. verbal irony B. non-verbal irony C. dramatic irony D. situational irony

37. Which of the following is a series of events and character actions that relate to the central conflict?
A. Setting B. Character C. Plot D. Point of View

38. It is a person, or sometimes even an animal, who takes part in the action of a short story or other
literary works.
A. Setting B. Character C. Plot D. Point of View

39. Many would think that this only refers to the place where the story takes place, but in reality, it actually
encompasses both the physical locale that frames the action and the specific time including the date
and years, the climatic actions, and even the historical period during the story took place.
A. Setting B. Character C. Plot D. Point of View

40. When we speak of a narrator, what is needed?

A. Setting B. Character C. Plot D. Point of View

41. The opening section of a plot is called as ____. It is where information about the setting and time of the
story are presented. This situation is established and some of the characters are introduced. Usually, at
this point, nothing significant has happened yet.
A. Exposition B. Rising Action C. Climax D. Falling Action

42. This happens when something happens that disturbs the equilibrium. In this part, conflict is
introduced, and things begin to happen, this conflict propels the plot forward.
A. Exposition B. Rising Action C. Climax D. Falling Action

43.  As the complication develops, the conflict intensifies until the story reaches its ___. This is where the
tension is most intense, and it represents the turning point of the plot.
A. Exposition B. Rising Action C. Climax D. Falling Action

44. It is where the tension subsides.

A. Exposition B. Rising Action C. Climax D. Falling Action

45. Which of the following conflicts is considered internal?

A. Man vs Man B. Man vs Himself C. Man vs Society D. Man vs Circumstance

46. It is the feeling that the author tries to convey throughout the story.
A. Foreshadowing B. Symbolism C. Mood D. Tone

47. The attitude of the author towards the subject and toward the audience implied in a literary work.
A. Foreshadowing B. Symbolism C. Mood D. Tone

48. It is the transmission of customs or beliefs from generation to generation, or the fact of being passed
on this way.
A. Theme B. Elements C. Traditions D. Point of View

49. Category of Imagery (what the writer wants you to smell).

A. Visual imagery B. Olfactory imagery C. Gustatory imagery D. Tactile imagery
 50. Categories of Imagery (what the writer wants you to taste).
A. Visual imagery B. Olfactory imagery C. Gustatory imagery D. Tactile imagery

TEST III. Modified True or False: Write PAK if the statement is true and GANERN if the statement is false,
then change the underlined word/s or phrase to make the whole statement correct.
51. The origin of the word poetry is the Greek word poiema, that is something made fashioned – a
meaning that applies to both poetry and poems.
52. Narrator is a person who writes or speaks poems.
53. Poems are imaginative works expressed in words that are used the utmost compression, force, and
economy.
54. Diction means the speaker of the poem.
55. The structure of the poem Is It the Kingfisher? has 1 stanza with free verse lines and line-breaks.
56. PEACE/ SERENITY is the theme of the poem “Oh How to Find Silence in the World”.
57. Man of Earth is a piece of lyric poetry. It gives the message of how pliant the Filipinos in handling
adversities of life.
58. Textula is a poetry genre mastered by Amador T. Daguio. It implies that in everything, there is hope
and even miracle.
59. Figurative Language engages their audience using a more creative tone that provokes thinking and
sometimes humor
60. Brutal the daylong bashing of its heart is a PERSONIFICATION.
61. Marjorie Evasco – an award- winning Filipino poet, born in Maribojoc, Bohol on September 21, 1953.
62. The figurative language used in this line, “Ug sama kaguba Sa karaan natong banggira” from the poem
Pansit is hyperbole.
63. Close reading is a way for you to analyze the poem by carefully reading and rereading a text until you
have found its interpretation.

TEST IV. Essay. Answer each question below.

64. Describe the Philippine Literature from the Precolonial, then Spanish Colonial, American Colonial, up
to the contemporary period. (4pts)
65. Describe the brief plot of the story “The World is an Apple”. (4pts)
66. Give the complete name of Jose Rizal. (2pts)
67. Why is it important to know the character and the author’s life as well? (2pts)
68. How does an author’s voice affect the essay? How can an author establish his or her voice in writing
an essay? (3pts)
69. What were the conflicts raised in the story, “My Father Goes to Court”? (2pts)
70. How did Rizal describe the Filipino youth as written in his poem, “A La Juventud Filipina (To The
Filipino Youth)”? (3pts)

֎Message to the Youth֍: If you love you don’t deceive, grumble, turn your back, look to get
something in return. If you love you’d sacrifice, accept hardship and be one with God in harmony.
May you always fear God and shun evil. God bless!
♥♥♥😊 Teacher Jing 😊♥♥♥
ANSWER KEY:

TEST I

1. Tales
2. Folksongs
3. Proverbs
4. Riddles
5. Epics
6. Awit
7. Cenaculo
8. Carillo
9. Duplo or Karagatan
10. “Footnote to Youth”
11. Speculative Fiction
12. Contemporary Essay
13. Francisco Sionil Jose
14. Rhyme scheme
15. Theme
16. Dramatic Poem
17. Structures
18. Drama
19. Genre
20. Resolution
TEST II
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D
5. A
6. A
7. D
8. A
9. B
10. B
11. C
12. A
13. B
14. C
15. D
16. D
17. C
18. B
19. A
20. D
21. A
22. B
23. C
24. D
25. B
 26. C
27. D
28. C
29. B
30. C
TEST III
1. PAK
2. GANERN - POET
3. PAK
4. GANERN – Voice
5. PAK
6. PAK
7. GANERN – RACISM/RACIAL PREJUDICE
8. PAK
9. GANERN – Frank Rivera
10. PAK
11. GANERN – Synecdoche
12. PAK
13. GANERN – Simile
14. PAK

How does an author’s voice affect the essay? How can an author establish his or her voice in writing an
essay?

Answer. Answer: Firstly, the author’s voice is the essay he is writing so whatever he writes is what the essay
is to portray. Secondly, in writing an essay, the author must express how he/she thinks about the question,
words need to be formal and straightforward in order to create a strong statement/argument.

The essay “The baby in the backpack” by Patricia Evangelista was about her personal experience after
typhoon Haiyan struck the Philippines, particularly Tacloban. It was one of the places in the country where
the fatality was one of the highest. In her composition, she talked about the aftermath of the calamity and
how the locals were dealing with it. She has also bared a part of herself, and how she handled the things that
she saw and experienced as a person and as a journalist.