POTOTAN NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL

Pototan, Iloilo
21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World

QUARTER 2 (Week 1& 2)

1st SUMMATIVE TEST

I. TRUE OR FALSE
Directions. Read each statement below carefully. Write the word TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if
otherwise. Write your answer on your pad paper (1/2 crosswise).

1. The “Dark Continent” in Africa was the time when most of the people knew very little about their continent and
remained unexplored over a long period of time.
2. North American Literature is the literature of the Spanish-speaking countries. It includes the literary
expression of the highly developed American Indian civilization which was conquered by the Spaniards.
3. Modern African literature were born in the educational systems imposed by colonialism, with models drawn
from Europe.
4. In doing the critical analysis, it is important to read the passage first and take down notes.
5. Close reading is a careful examination and evaluation of a text, image, or performance.

II. MATCHING TYPE

Directions. Match the literary piece in Column A with its author in Column B. Write the LETTER of the
correct answer on your pad paper.

COLUMN A COLUMN B

6. Saturday A. Charles Mungoshi

7. The Bully B. David Stephen Mitchell
8. Cloud Atlas C. Dr. Lois Parkinson Zamora
9. Fantastic Beasts D. Haruki Murakami
10. Hunger Games E. Ian Russell McEwan
11. Machines Like Me F. J.K. Rowling
12. The Boy Named Crow G. Joshua Jennifer Espinoza
13. The Thing About Thugs H. Manu Joseph
14. Magical Realism in a Nutshell I. Niall Alexander
15. The Adventure of the Devil’s Foot: Neil Gaiman J. Rogen Dean Kiser
and the Great Detective K. Suzanne Collins
L. Tabish Khair

III. Directions. Read the poem entitled “Padre Faura Witnesses the Execution of Rizal” by Danton Ramoto.
Write the LETTER of the correct answer on your pad paper.

Padre Faura Witnesses The Execution Of Rizal

By Danton Ramoto

I stand on the roof And on this day

Of the Ateneo Municipal, With the year beginning to turn,
Shivering Salt stings my eyes.
On this December morning. I see Pepe,

Months ago, A blur

Pepe came to me Between the soldiers
In the Observatory With their Mausers raised
I thought we would talk And the early morning's

About the stars Star:

That do not collide Still shimmering
In the sky: Even if millions of miles away,
Instead, he asked me about purgatory. The star itself

(His cheeks still ruddy Is already dead.

From the sudden sun
After the bitter winters
In Europe.)
16. In the poem you have read, who do you think is Pepe?
A. Pepe is the son of Rizal.
B. Pepe is concerned about Rizal.
C. Pepe is the nickname of Jose Rizal.
D. Pepe is the altar server of Padre Faura.
17. What do you think the persona felt for Rizal?
A. The persona felt love and grief.
B. The persona felt lonely and despair.
C. The persona felt love and happiness.
D. The persona felt nervous and anxious.
18. The poem talks about the nature of the stars. Can you explain what he means, in terms of science.
A. These are tiny exploding balls of gas that will take billions of years to explode.
B. These are born as single unit within gigantic gas clouds that collapse in on themselves.
C. These are luminous balls of gas helped ancient explorers navigate the seas and help modern –day
scientists.
D. These are billion of light-years away. They are stars that have already died, but their memories still
burn bright for us today.
19. Why does Pepe ask the persona about purgatory?
A. Pepe is ready to go to purgatory.
B. Pepe is innocent about purgatory
C. Pepe is curious about going to purgatory.
D. Pepe is afraid for his soul to go to purgatory.
20. Explain the metaphor “star” in the poem. To what is it compared to?
A. Death of Andres Bonifacio whose memories are remarkable.
B. Birth of the superstar- Nora Aunor whose songs were unbeatable.
C. Death of Padre Faura whose preaches and advises shines like a star.
D. Death of Jose Rizal whose memories and examples still shines bright today.

IV. 21-25. ESSAY. Directions. Read carefully and answer the question below with a minimum of 3
sentences. (5 points)
Question. Given a chance to be the next president of the Philippines, who do you consider as our
national hero? Jose Rizal or Andres Bonifacio? Why?
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Rubrics
Features Very Good Good Needs Improvement
5 3 1
-answer was written in an -Answer was written in an interesting -answer had no style
extraordinary style style
Content -Gives no new information and
-very informative and well organized -Somewhat informative and organized very poor organized
&
-No spelling, punctuation or -few spelling and punctuations errors, -so many spelling, punctuation
Quality grammatical errors minor grammatical errors and grammatical errors.

Prepared by:

MERLYN S. LAVENTE
APRIL ROSE E. MAYUGA
Subject Teachers