Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION V
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF SORSOGON
TIONG HEN SO MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL
Matnog, Sorsogon
S.Y. 2022-2023
Third Quarterly Examination
21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World

Test I. Multiple Choice.

Choose the letter of the correct answer. Encircle your answer.

1.Which of these features of a text would a Formalist NOT be interested in?

a. Structure c. Author’s biographical background
b. Context d. Meaning of words
2.Which of the following appeals to the senses?
a. Imagery b. Simile c. Symbolism d. All of the above
3. In analyzing how the poem started with a rhetorical question you are looking
at what aspect of the literary text?
a. Form b. Setting c. Structure d. Symbol
4.Why does a formalist focus on diction, irony, paradox and narrative techniques in
obtaining the meaning of a literary piece?
a. A formalist considers the history to obtain meaning
b. A formalist wants to examine how the work is arranged
c. A formalist looks at how words shape the meaning of a literary piece
d. A formalist believes that a literary piece is a reflection of the author’s mind
5. What is revealed when imagery, character and setting work together?
a. Form b. Structure c. Symbol d. Theme
6. The following authors are Bicolano writers except,..
A. Merlinda Bobis B. Abdon Balde C. Gil Gregorio D. F. Sionil Jose
7. He is a writer who has been holding regular funded and unfunded workshops
throughout the country, to bring poetry and fiction closer to people.
A. Cerilo Bautista B. Abdon Balde C. Gil Gregorio D. F. Sionil Jose
8. He has translated the works of Rainer Maria Rilke, Jorge Luis Borges, Franz
Kafka, and Oscar Wilde into Bikol and Filipino.
A. Cerilo Bautista B. Abdon Balde C. Kristian Cordero D. F. Sionil Jose
9. Who is the writer who as a child her main interest was painting, but at age ten
she began writing poetry because ‘painting with words’ was cheaper?One of her
notable works is Coffee Grove.
A. Merlinda Bobis B. Abdon Balde C. Gil Gregorio D. F. Sionil Jose
10. He was born in Busac, Oas, Albay,he was awarded as one of the Outstanding
Bikolano Artists for 2009 in Literary Arts category in Naga City, in 2012 he was
named Poet laureate of Albay. Who is he?
A. Merlinda Bobis B. Abdon Balde C. Gil Gregorio D. F. Sionil Jose
11. Political Novels such as Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo are Jose Rizal’s
masterpieces that paved the way to the revolution . What period of literary were
they written?
A. Spanish Colonization B. American Colonial Period
C. Pre-Colonial Period D. 21st CenturyPeriod
12. Footnote to Youth is a short story written by Jose Garcia Villa during what
period of literature?
A. Japanese Occupation B. American Colonial Period
C. Pre-Colonial Period D. 21st CenturyPeriod
13. “Sarong-banggi” is a famous folk song of what region in the Philippines?
A. Bicol B. Ilocos C. NCR D. MIMAROPA
14. What was the most prevalent literary form during the American colonial
period?
A. Short Stories B. Folk Songs C. Contemporary articles D. Folk
Tales
15. What is the geographical dimension of Tigsik?
A. Cebu B. Ilocos C. NCR D. Bicol
16. One of the most famous epic in the Phippines is “Biag Ni Lam-Ang”. What
period of literature was it written?
A. Japanese Occupation B. American Colonial Period
C. Pre-Colonial Period D. 21st CenturyPeriod
17. This genre was produced during the early period.
A. Doodle Fiction B. Flash Fiction C. Fiction D. Hyper-poetry
18. It is a genre fiction which addresses issues of modern womanhood, often
humorously and lightheartedly.
A. Chick Lit B. Digi-Fiction C. Hyper Poetry D. Text-Talk Novel
19. A Literary presentation where the author incorporates doodle writing and
drawings and handwritten graphics in place of the traditional font Spanish Period
A. Digi-Fiction B. Doodle Fiction C. Science Fiction D. Creative Non-Fiction
20. It is a genre of speculative fiction dealing with imaginative concepts such as
futuristic science and technology, space travel, time travel, faster than light travel,
a parallel universe and extra-terrestrial life.
A. Digi-Fiction B. Doodle Fiction C. Science Fiction D. Creative Non-Fiction
21. A literary genre which combines three media: book, movie/video and internet
website.
A. Digi-Fiction B. Doodle Fiction C. Science Fiction D. Creative Non-Fiction

For items 22-25. Examine the two examples below.

o Identify the literary genres of each example

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23. _______________________________

o Compare and contrast the characteristics of

the two samples.
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Test II. Essay

26-30. For five points, write a 5-sentence essay on the topic below.

Analyze the Socio-cultural context of the short story “Footnote to youth” written by
Jose Garcia Villa.
What tradition, culture, norms and experiences of Filipinos are reflected in the
short story “Footnote to Youth” especially during the earlier period when the time it
was written? How do these enrich your understanding of the literary text read?

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Test III.
For items 31-40 accomplish the given tasks below. Two points for each element.

Directions: Fill out the elements of a story entitled “The Necklace” written by Guy
de Maupassant. Generate slides presentation using Microsoft PowerPoint or simply
use the some graphic organizer in your word.doc file format or you can draw your
own graphic organizer on your answer sheet, assuming it as MS word.

The Necklace
By Guy de Maupassant

Test III. Comprehension

For items 1-5. Read the following Tigsik and answer the given questions. Encircle
your answers.

TIGSIK 1 TIGSIK 2
Tigsik ko ining daraga Tigsik ko ining sarong soltero
Na an hamot garo sampaguita Ipaheling kun an sinasabi totoo
Magpuon kan maheling ko siya Tanganing an puso ko makua mo
An isip ko dai napapauntok na Pitong bulod ngona an tukadon
mo
1. Who do you think is talking in the first tigsik?
A. lady B. maiden C. soltero D. daraga
2. What is he saying about the maiden in the tigsik?
A. The maiden is as fragrant as the sampaguita flower
B. The maiden is selling sampaguita flower
C. The bachelor gave the maiden a sampaguita flower
D. The maiden likes sampaguita flower
3. Who is talking in the second tigsik?
A. bachelor B. maiden C. soltero D. daraga
4. What is her challenge to the man she’s talking about?
A. She challenged her to hike 7 mountains
B. She challenged her to give her 7 mountains
C. She challenged her to marry her on top of the mountains.
D. None of the above
5. What are the geographic and linguistic dimensions of the above tigsik?
A. Bicol-Bicolano B. Bicol-Tagalog C. Cebu-Bisaya D. Bicol-English

For items 6-10. Read the short poem below from Ivatans. Read it carefully and
answer the questions.

Whose Face Do I Behold

(Translation by Florentino H. Hornedo from Muyin Paru Ñinu, An Ivatan Laji)

1 Whose face do I behold mirrored

2 Upon the warm water I am about to drink?
3 I dare not drink that the vision I may
4 Prolong!
5 If I die, bury me not
6 at the Cross of San Felix: bury me
7 under your fingernails, that I may
8 be eaten along with every food you eat;
9 that I may
10 be drunk along with every cup
11 of water you drink.

1. Who is the speaker in the poem?

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2. Who is being addressed in the poem?
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3. What situation is being anticipated by the narrator?
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4. Describe the irony in the poem done through the images of water. Refer to
Lines 1
and 2
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5. The cross of San Felix is an example of symbolism. Explain what it
symbolizes.
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Prepared by:

Ms. Donna G. Meneses

Subject Teacher