Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
National Capital Region
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF PASIG CITY
PINAGBUHATAN HIGH SCHOOL

2nd SEM REVIEW – 21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World

Test 1. Multiple Choice

1. Imagery in poetry pertains to _____________.

a. Mental pictures b. Unique drawings c. Vague resemblances d. Word creations
2. Chant (Bulong) was used in witchcraft or enchantment especially in remote places in the Visayas.
a. Japanese Period b. Rebirth of Freedom c. Pre-Spanish Period d. Period of Enlightenment
3. 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
4. “Ang Bayan ko” was a song popularized in this period.
a. Period of 3rd Republic b. New Society Period c. 21st Century Period d. Post-EDSA 1 Period
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. The Hunger Games series that explores dystopian or post-apocalyptic themes is an example of this literary
genre.
a. Digi-Fiction b. Doodle Fiction c. Science Fiction d. Creative Non-Fiction
7. A story that develops through a screenshot of SMS conversation like Vince and Kath by Jenny Ruth Almocera is
an example of this literary genre.
a. Chick Lit b. Digi-Fiction c. Hyper Poetry d. Text-Talk Novel
8. Literature that uses hypertext mark-up (HTM) to connect to other parts of the piece.
a. Blog b. Flash Fiction c. Hyper Poetry d. Digi-Fiction
9. A factual story is written using literary devices and techniques.
a. Digi-Fiction b. Doodle Fiction c. Illustrated Novel d. Creative Non-Fiction
10. A story told using a combination of text and illustrations or without text at all.
a. Digi-Fiction b. Doodle Fiction c. Illustrated Novel d. Creative Non-Fiction
11. A site of collected posts or articles written by one or more people and updated regularly.
a. Blog b. Flash Fiction c. Hyper Poetry d. Digi-Fiction
12. A 700-word story like Angels and Blueberries by Tara Campbell is a one-shot fiction that falls under this literary
genre.
a. Blog b. Flash Fiction c. Hyper Poetry d. Digi-Fiction
13. Before it was adapted into an anime, Yoshihiro Togashi’s Hunter x Hunter is a comic book series from Japan
that falls under this literary genre.
a. Manga b. Digi-Fiction c. Graphic Novel d. Illustrated Novel
14. Batman: The Dark Knight by Frank Miller is a popular example of this literary genre where the story is written
in comic book format.
a. Manga b. Digi-Fiction c. Graphic Novel d. Illustrated Novel
15. Sophie Kinsella’s Confessions of a Shopaholic, which revolves around a woman’s shopping addiction and her
journey to overcoming it, is an example of this literary genre.
a. Chick Lit b. Digi-Fiction c. Hyper Poetry d. Text-Talk Novel
16. If a learner desires to create informational discussion on web about people’s travel, interests, and experiences,
he/she can create a _________.
a. blog b. essay c. tag cloud d. mobile text tula
17. If a learner wishes to interpret the essay, “Where is the Patis?” of
C. Guerrero-Nakpil by expressing his insights in order to elicit opinions of other people, he may create a __________.
a. blog b. video c. text tula d. mind mapping
18. If someone shares an anecdote that brightens the mood of people, he/she intends
to_________________.
a. caution b. persuade c. reminisce d. bring cheer
19. A father tells a story about his life in the province when he was still a young boy. What do you think is the
purpose of the father in telling about his story?
a. to inspire b. to caution c. to reminisce d. to bring cheer
20. What someone talks about when he/she shares an anecdote?
a. opinions b. personal experiences c. plans and dreams in life d. biography of other people
21. What do you call the character who contends with the main character in a short story?
a. investigator b. protagonist c. antagonist d. instigator
22. Which element of short story shows the author’s attitude or feelings?
a. Plot b. Theme c. Exposition d. Tone
23. Which element refers to the series of events and character actions that relate to the central conflict?
a. Setting b. Theme c. Plot d. Conflict
24. Which element of a short story is known as the vantage point used to narrate the story?
a. Setting b. Theme c. Exposition d. Point of view
25. What element includes the locale and period in a story?
a. Setting b. Theme c. Exposition d. Climax

Test 2. Identification

Folk songs blog pasyon kinesthetic visual Gabu Writer’s Context Reader’s context

Alliteration Onomatopoeia drama illustrados rhyme stanza anecdote fiction non-fiction

Character exposition poetry multimedia video imagery korido conflict

26. ___________ is a website containing informational articles about a person’s own opinions, interests and
experiences.
27. ___________ is an electronic device used to record, copy, playback, broadcast, and display moving visual media
28. Marshall (2001) defined ____________ as computer-controlled integration of text, graphics, drawings, still and
moving images (video), animation, audio, and any other media where every type of information can be
represented, stored, transmitted and processed digitally.
29. The __________ is a short entertaining or interesting story about a real incident or person.
30. _________ is an imaginative awareness of experience expressed through meaning, sound and rhythmic
language choices to evoke an emotional response.
31. _________ is literature created from the imagination, not presented as fact, though it may be based on a true
story or situation.
32. __________ is based on facts and the author’s opinion about a subject.
33. A __________ in a short story is a person, in some stories an animal, who takes part in the action of the story or
other literary work.
34. _____________ is the beginning of the story. This is where the author introduces the characters, identifies
where the story is happening, and establishes the main conflict.
35. Every story needs to have a problem and this problem is called __________.
36. __________depicts a coastline in Ilocos that is constantly experiencing the battering restlessness of the sea.
37. The ______________ is knowing about the writer's life, values, assumptions, gender, race, race, sexual
orientation, and the political and economic issues related to the author.
38. ______________ is about the reader's previous reading experience, values, assumptions, political and
economic issues.
39. ________ imagery produced by the use of words that appeal to the sense of sight.
40. ____________ imagery produced by the use of words that appeal to the actions and movement.
41. ___________ are one of the oldest forms of Philippine literature that emerged in the pre-
Spanish period.
42. ________ is a long narrative poem about the passion and death of Jesus Christ.
43. ___________ is a popular narrative song and poetry that forms a ballad. The songs are often about oppression,
history, daily life for peasants, and other socially relevant topics.
44. ______ is a group of lines in a poem. It is often called a “verse.”
45. ________ are words that end with the same sound.
46. _____________ involves the repetitive occurrence of similar initial consonant
sounds among words in a statement (Example: Better butter always makes a batter better.)
47. ____________ is used to mimic sounds of objects or actions referred to when spoken (Example: The ticking of
the clock woke me up.)
48. Filipino intellectuals educated in Europe called ___________ began to write about the hitch of colonization.
49. _________ is creating a picture in the reader's mind by using words that appeal to the senses.
50. _________is a composition in prose or verse presenting in dialogue or pantomime a story involving conflict
more contrast of character, especially on intended to be acted on a stage: a play.

Prepared by: Ma’am Vanessa Dela Cruz-Balitao