DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

DIVISION CITY SCHOOL OF PASIG

SAN LORENZO RUIZ SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

PRE TEST in 21st Century Literature from the Philippines to the World

Name: Date:

Read each question carefully, Write the letter of the correct answer.

A. Identify the geographic, linguistic, and ethnic dimensions of Philippine literary history from pre-
colonial to the contemporary

1. In his novel, “Lord of the Flies” by John Steinbeck Golding, he played the idea in which he
has presented Eve as a seducer responsible for bringing sin into this world. Which type of
myth was used?

A. Modern Myths
B. Classical Myths
C. Religious Myths
D. Historical Myths
E. Supernatural Myths

B. Identify representative texts and authors from each region (e.g. engage in oral history
research which focus on key personalities from the students’ region/province/town)

2. Exie Abola’s work is an example of the continuing evolution of essay. Essay was used for
the following purposes during the course of the history of the Philippines EXCEPT

A. Leisure purposes
B. Academic purposes
C. Scholarly purposes
D. Reportorial purposes
E. Propagandistic purposes

C. Value the contributions of local writers to the development of regional literary traditions

3. The oppressive nature of the Marcos regime brought the suspension of the writ of habeas
corpus, the proclamation of martial law and the random arrests of political prisoners which
LED to the bombing of Plaza Miranda as written in Dekada ’70, a novel by Lualhati Torres
Bautista.

A. Both the assertion and the reason are incorrect.

B. The assertion is correct but the result is incorrect.
C. The assertion is incorrect but the result is correct.
D. The assertion and the reason are both correct, and the result is valid.
E. The assertion and the reason are both correct, but the result is invalid.

D. Appreciate the contributions of the canonical Filipino writers to the development of national
literature

4. Which of the following styles does Nick Joaquin used in his literary pieces?

A. neo-romantic, poetic and histrionic

B. nostalgic, storytelling and theatrical
C. romantic fantasy, symbolical and narrative
D. proletarian, romantic and historical
E. plot and plotlessness, magical and dizzying flashbacks

E. Differentiate/compare and contrast the various 21st century literary genres and the ones from
the earlier genres/periods citing their elements, structures and traditions
 5. Students would engage in a task suggesting differential interpretation to words, or evoke
emotive responses that would help them learn and improve their communication skills.
Which genre/s should they employ?
A. Poetic
B. Drama
C. Narrative
D. Ballad
E. Foreshadowing

F. Infer literary meaning from literal language based on usage

6. Taste is a prominent device in most immigrant stories because food is part and parcel of
the everyday experience of exile. Which of the following sentences DOES NOT support this
idea?

A. Taste is social and cultural in nature.

B. Taste is a reference of cultural identity.
C. Taste is communal and intellectual in nature.
D. Taste is a symbolic representation of multiculturalism.
E. Taste represents the ideas and concepts of every writer.

G. Analyze the figures of speech and other literary techniques and devices in the text

7. In Cirilo F. Bautista’s, “Third World Geography”, the figure of speech was used in the lines
“Just a handful of feathers, just a handful of feathers.” What are the feathers supposed to
be a metaphor of?

A. The feathers of dead birds

B. The poverty in the country
C. The dashed hopes of people
D. The burden of the government
E. The destitution of the citizens

H. Explain the literary, biographical, linguistic and sociocultural contexts and discuss how they
enhance the text’s meaning and enrich the reader’s understanding

8. Texts are not created in a vacuum but are the product of many influences that affect the
ways in which writers write and the ways in which readers interpret their work. A text is
placed in context using these factors EXCEPT

A. the life or biography of the poet

B. the place or event that gave rise to the poem
C. the works written by other poets
D. the particular culture within which the poem was written
E. the ways in which the language used in the poem reflects the period in which it was
written

I. Situate the text in the context of the region and the nation

9. Which of the following are the elements of Creative Nonfiction?

A. plot, style, theme

B. form, pattern, euphony
C. adversities, memories, opinions
D. meta description, topic tags and author’s profile
E. author's self, self-discovery and self-motivation, flexibility of form

J. Explain the relationship of context with the text’s meaning

 10. Literature being “organically whole” is a literary value, especially when a work is interpreted
as an object of reading thus isolating the text from other contexts. In this manner, which
method is employed?

A. Skim Reading
B. Close Reading
C. Speed Reading
D. Explicit Reading
E. Reflective Reading

K. Produce a creative representation of literary text by applying multimedia skills

11. Imagine a class of thirty students assigned to read Shakespeare for the first time. Which of
the following a professor would do first?

A. Clicks the mouse to access video, audio, text and graphics which students would relate
to a play
B. Review the class presentations made with their assembled media
C. Displays a vivid color image of pastoral Stratford-on-Avon on a large video monitor
D. Type in comments and questions that occurred to them after their class discussion
E. Selects many additional still images and video sequences from a computer-generated
menu

a. Choose an appropriate multimedia format in interpreting a literary text

12. The following constitutes an electronic book EXCEPT

A. Text can be searched automatically and cross-referenced using hyperlinks that includes
pictures, sound clips and video or animated graphics
B. Add highlighting and notes that could be saved between sessions and are available
anytime
C. Navigate to a specific page number by typing the page number in a text box
D. Elaborate initial letters and illustrations just as they embellished manuscripts
E. Use an interactive glossary or click on certain terms in the text to view the glossary
definition

b. Apply ICT skills in crafting an adaptation of a literary text.

13. Teleconferencing refers to “interactive electronic communication among people located at

two or more different places.” Which of the following type can be used in an Open
University literature class.

A. Audioconferencing
B. audio-graphic conferencing
C. videoconferencing
D. Web-based conferencing.
E. Audio, video and web-based conferencing

c. Do self- and/or peer-assessment of the creative adaptation of a literary text, based on

rationalized criteria prior to presentation

14. Learning about computers and the Internet focuses on developing technological literacy. It
typically includes the following concept EXCEPT:

A. Identifying the fundamental basic terms, concepts and operations

B. Identifying the use of technology
C. Use of productivity tools such as word processing, spreadsheets, data base and
graphics programs
D. Use of research and collaboration tools such as search engines and email
E. Developing an awareness of the social impact of technological change.
 L. Identify representative texts and authors from Asia, North America , Europe, Latin America
and Africa

15. Which of the following is Miguel de Cervantes' most important work?

A. El Cid
B. Life Is a Dream
C. The Death of a Bullfighter
D. Don Quixote
E. Beowulf

M. Explain the texts in terms of literary elements, genres, and traditions

16. Raven was always cheating the people, so they finally took his beak away from him. After
a time he went up the river and made a raft, which he loaded with moss. Floating down to the
camps on it, he told the people that his head was sore where his beak had been torn off, and
that he was lying in the moss to cool it. Then he went back upriver and made several more
rafts. When the people saw these floating down toward them, they thought that a large group
of warriors was coming to help Raven regain his beak. They held a council and decided to
send a young girl to take the beak to an old woman who lived alone at some distance from the
camp. Raven, who had concealed himself among them and heard the council's plans, waited
until the girl came back. Then he went to the old woman and told her that the girl wanted her
to return the beak to him. Suspecting nothing, the old woman gave him his beak. He put it on
and flew away, cawing with pleasure at his success.

This passage is most characteristic of which of the following literary forms associated with the
oral tradition?

A. fairy tale
B. legend
C. trickster tale
D. fable
E. Epic

N. Situate the texts in the context of the region, nation and the world

17. Local colour is what you use to characterize an environment or a situation different
from what your readership or audience are used to. Which of the following is NOT an
example of local color in literature?

A. Folklore
B. Costumes
C. Styles
D. Accent and dialect
E. Popular music

O. Appreciate the cultural and aesthetic diversity of literature of the world

18. 21st century literary works typically focus on which of the following subjects

A. The unique physical landscape of a place and the distinctive customs, dialect, and way
of thinking of those who live there.
B. The special appeal of a geographic area and the reasons that people have for deciding
to settle there.
C. The need felt by residents of isolated rural communities to broaden their worldview
D. It deals with the movement of people from one region to another and how their lives change.
E. The benefits of leading a simple, agrarian lifestyle that values personal happiness
over material wealth.

P. Distinguish the literary uses of language from the non-literary and understand their use
as well as the formal features and conventions of literature.
 19. Which of the following statement is NOT true about Creative Non-fiction?

A. Memoir is one example of a creative non-fiction.

B. Fictional stories are the building blocks of creative nonfiction
C. It is a genre of writing that uses literary styles and techniques to create factually accurate
narratives.
D. It is writing composed of the real, or of facts, that employs the same literary devices as
fiction such as setting, voice/tone, character development, etc.
E. Simply, succinctly, and accurately as “true stories well told.”

Q. Identify the figures of speech and other literary techniques and devices in the text.

They sat down to dinner, and after an excellent meal adjourned to the library. Candide, seeing a
copy of Homer in a splendid binding, complimented the noble lord on his good taste.
That is an author, said he, who was the special delight of great Pangloss, the best philosopher in all
Germany.
He's no special delight of mine, said Pococurante coldly. I was once made to believe that I took
pleasure in reading him; but that constant recital of fights which are all alike, those gods who are
always interfering but never decisively, that Helen who is the cause of the war and then scarcely
takes any part in the story, that Troy which is always under siege and never taken—all that bores rne
to tears. I have sometimes asked scholars if reading it bored them as much as it bores me; everyone
who answered frankly told me the book dropped from his hands like lead, but that they had to have it
in their libraries as a monument of antiquity, like those old rusty coins which can't be used in real
trade.

Source: Voltaire, Candide, trans. by Robert M. Adams, Norton Critical Edition, 2nd ed., New York,
W.W. Norton, 1991, pp. 60-61.

20. What figure of speech is they had to have it [the book] in their libraries as a monument of
antiquity, like those old rusty coins which can't be used in real trade?

A. irony
B. simile
C. metaphor
D. metonymy
E. personification

R. Explain the biographical, linguistic, and sociocultural contexts and discuss how they enhance
the text’s meaning and the reader’s understanding.

21. Which of the following question should the reader consider in understanding the biographical
context of a story?

A. How accurately does the story depict the time in which it is set?
B. What view of life does the story present? Which character best articulates this viewpoint?
C. What do the characters’ emotions and behaviors reveal about their psychological states?
D. What aspects of the author’s personal life are relevant to this story?
E. What is the relationship between the characters and their society?

S. Examine the relationship between text and context

22. Which of the following explains a text's context?

A. The Psychological aspect of the story

B. The beliefs, education, culture, and experiences of the author
C. The situation in which it is written and read
D. The reader's own experiences, culture, education, and beliefs
E. The historical events and ideas that surround an author and help shape his or her writing
T. Understand literary meanings in context and the use of critical reading strategies

23. Which of the following critical reading approach should be consider the most to fully
understand the context of the Diary of Anne Frank, a story of a Jewish girl in Nazi Germany.
.
A. The ethical content of literary works
B. The relationship between the literature and society
C. The work in terms of the motivations of the characters and the writers who create them.
D. The plot, characterization, dialogue, point of view, setting, and style to show how these
elements contribute to the theme or unity of the literary work
E. The historical aspect that seeks to interpret the work of literature through understanding the
time and culture in which the work was written

U. Produce creative representation of a literary text by applying multimedia skills.

24. Which of the following Digital Multimedia tool should the class consider using in creating a
collage-like experiences that combine different kinds of video/screencasts with other
multimedia like audio, photography and other attachments

A. iTunesU, a free content repository, content management, and distribution service provided by
Apple that allows faculty to build and distribute online course content (audio, video, and
documents) using the Apple iTunes store.
B. Prezi (free and paid versions) is an interactive presentation tool that allows you to create
presentations similar to PowerPoint.
C. One Note, a Microsoft Office product that runs on tablet and notebook computers and allows
annotation on top of any Microsoft file.
D. Voice Thread, a flash-based tool that allows you to use multimedia creatively. You can use
over 50 different file types and create immersive experiences with your course content.
E. Scribd & Slideshare , allow you to embed your documents and presentations into a webpage
or LMS and allow students to view your uploads in their own viewer so instead of having to
download the documents

a. Choose appropriate multimedia form of interpreting a literary text.

25. A creative writing teacher plans to integrate multimedia tool in her writing class. Which tool
can the teacher consider using to enhance her student’s writing?

A. Dermandar, create 360 panoramas with this photo stitching tool.

B. Google Hangout: Include up to 10 participants in a video chat through Google.
C. SoundCloud, record and edit audio clips to be shared publicly and embed on your site. Users
can comment at specific points of audio.
D. CoverItLive, moderated live blogging that allows users to join and participate without creating
an account.
E. U-Stream, record directly from a mobile device and embed the video player on your site. Pro
version offers better quality and more options.

b. Apply ICT skills in crafting an adaptation of a literary text

26 The English drama class plan to present the poem of J. Neil Garcia “Amsterdam” through a
creative game, which of the following application can the student use?

A. Cacoo, which is an online flowchart generator tool that also comes with a built-in real-time
collaboration functionality
B. Top Hat enables teachers to create interesting and interactive presentations with the goal of
enhancing student activity in class
C. Kahoot!, allows gaming elements in their classroom in order to engage students and grab their
attention. The app enables them to create presentation, quizzes, and collaborate on each new
lesson.
D. VoiceThread is an app which enables both students and teachers to upload photographs,
images, clip art, scans, their own drawings, or even PowerPoint slides.
E. Pixton, which allows children to create their own cartoon characters and comics. Having them
create their own characters, and then present the lessons they have learned with the class
through cartoons,

c.Do self- and/or peer-assessment of the creative adaptation of a literary text, based on
rationalized criteria prior to presentation

27. All of the following concepts shows advantages of using technology in the classroom EXCEPT:

A. Teachers can incorporate technology directly into their practice and insulate their students
from the deleterious effects of policy churn
B. Technology has failed to transform schools because the education governance system
insulates them from the disruptions that technology creates in other organizations.
C. Technology does not just provide tools for science, however; it also may provide motivation
and direction for theory and research.
D. Technology have revolutionized how people communicate and learn in nearly every aspect of
modern life except for education.
E. Communication platforms like Twitter, Facebook, or Tumblr enable dynamic communication
with students. Teacher-empowering technologies include mobile apps that grade written
student work and provide lesson plan databases.