SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT

1 SEMESTER-MIDTERM WRITTEN EXAM

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21 Century Philippine and World Literature| S.Y. 2023-2024

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PREPARED BY: Sir Michael D. Diaz Jr., LPT

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Name: ___________________________________ Date:______________ Score:
Grade & Strand: _____________________ Parent’s Signature: _______________________
Note: if basic information asked above are not adequately provided by the examinee, all answers and scores
will be considered invalid, and will not be recorded by the subject teacher.

Test I. Identification
Direction: Read and understand what is being asked in each sentence. Write your answer on the space provided
before the number.

Tanaga Folk Song Haiku Pre-colonial Period Folk Tales Fables

Proverbs Literature Prose Fiction Graciano Lopez Jaena Epic

Ibong Adarna Florante at Laura Contemporary Period Spanish Colonial Period

_______________1. These are truths and wise sayings express in a language that is popularly known. It is short
and based on common sense and real life experiences.
_______________2. This period started during the arrival of the colonizers.
_______________3. He is considered as the editor of the newspaper “La Solidaridad” and the author or “Fray
Butod”.
_______________4. It is considered as the master piece of Francisco Baltazar.
_______________5. This is a form of lyrical expression created by people according to their region, for
example “sitsiritsit”.
_______________6. This is an imaginative narrative story told by ancient group of people
_______________7. A poem in a quatrain containing seven syllables each line with a monorine.
_______________8. It is a long narrative that talks about the heroic exploit of a hero in his journey or quest.
_______________9. It came from a greek word “litera” which means letter.
_______________10. This story is characterized by animals who have traits like human and it carries a moral or
a lesson.

Test II. Modified True or False

Directions: Write T if the statement is true, and change the word that made the sentence or information false.
Write your answers on the line provided before the number. 2pts. each.

_________________1. Harper Lee is renowned author during contemporary period and one of her best selling
book was entitled “To Kill a Mockingbird”.

_________________2. Rizal and other Filipinos who were entitled to have education is considered as “Indios”.

_________________3. Doctrine Christiana was the first book published in the Philippines. It was a collection of
prayers written in Spanish and translated in English.

_________________4. Apolinario Mabini was considered as the “Father of Katipunan”.

_________________5. Emilio Jacinto was considered as the first president of the first republic.

_________________6. Plaridel was the pen name being used by Marcelo H. Jacinto.

_________________7. The contemporary period emerge during the Spanish colonization.

_________________8. Miguel Lopez de Legaspi was considered as the first governor general in Manila.
_________________9. Drama Is a type of literature that conveys a thought, describes a scene or tells a story in a
concentrated, lyrical arrangement of words.

_________________10. “Footnote to youth” was a masterpiece written by the famous author Jose Garcia Villa.

_________________11. Emilio Jacinto was addressed as the Brain of Katipunan.

_________________12. “Ili-Ili tulog anay” is an example of folktale.

_________________14. Noli Me Tangere was a book written by Dr. Jose Rizal during American Period.

_________________15. “Bi-ag ni Lam-ang” was an epic from Visayas.

Test III. Essay

Directions: 10pts eachIn three to five sentences or one paragraph, kindly discuss what is being asked. In
constructing your sentences, observe proper use of punctuation marks and spelling.

1. Can you consider Philippine literature as a form of art? Justify your answer.

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2. How is studying Philippine literature relevant in developing a better understanding of Filipino Culture?

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Content- 6pts.
Grammar and sentence structure- 4pts

Excellent Good Fair Poor

10 pts 7 pts 4 pts 1 pts
Introduction Excellent Good Fair Poor
Very well developed Introduction and create Introduction statement Introduction statement do
introduction statement. They interest and are fairly introduce the paper's topic not introduce the paper's
engage the reader and well developed. But and addresses one of the topic and it is unclear which
create interest. They address while they address one essay prompts, but they essay prompt is going to be
one of the essay prompts of the essay prompts either do not give accurate covered, or they may not be
and propose a clear, logical and propose an and complete information, a complete sentence. No
argument. argument, the argument or they do not emphasize controlling point about the
is a bit unclear. the main point/argument in subject/main argument is

Body Excellent
Paragraphs Each paragraph contains a
Topic Sentences clearly focused topic
& Supporting sentence that relates to the
Details thesis statement.<BR>
Details in the paragraphs are
clear and specific, and there
are enough focused textual
examples to fully support
and defend the paper's main
argument. There isn't any
anecdotal evidence.
Conclusion Excellent
The concluding paragraph
effectively unifies the essay
around the main argument.
It contains an engaging and
interesting point about the
analysis.
Overall Excellent
Organization The details are in a clear
Unity & effective order and the
Coherence author groups like ideas
together and sticks to
whatever structure is
established in the intro
(point-by-point or text-by-
text). Arguments are covered
thoroughly and given about
the same amount of space.
Mechanics Excellent
No errors in punctuation,
spelling, grammar, or
capitalization.
a clear manner. evident.
Good Fair Poor
Each paragraph contains At least one topic sentence There are no apparent topic
a topic sentence that is not clear nor does it sentences for each
relates to the thesis relate to the thesis paragraph.<BR>
statement.<BR> statement.<BR> Details are either wrong or
Details are clear and There are details, but they lacking. Anecdotal evidence
specific, but do not fully are not clear, specific, and might be used instead of
defend the paper's main thorough enough to defend textual support.
argument and need to the main argument.
be fleshed out a bit
more fully.
Good Fair Poor
The concluding The concluding paragraph There is no conclusion
paragraph unifies the makes a point about the evident in the essay, or the
essay around the paper's main argument, but conclusion is not related to
paper's main argument, it does not unify or "wrap- the remainder of the essay.
but it is not very up" the essay effectively.
engaging or interesting
(too much restating or
redundancies).
Good Fair Poor
The details are in a clear The details are in a No discernible organization.
order and the author discernible order, but the Details are either missing or
sticks to a set pattern. author does not stick to one not in any discernible order.
Arguments are given pattern in the essay, or the
roughly the same space. details do not adequately
support the author's
controlling point.
Good Fair Poor
A few minor errors in A few errors in punctuation, Distracting and major errors
punctuation, spelling, grammar, spelling, and in grammar, punctuation,
grammar, or capitalization that, while spelling, and capitalization.
capitalization, but they distracting, still get meaning
do not detract from the and intent of the essay
overall meaning and across.
effectiveness of the
essay.