MIDTERM EXAM

1st
Century Literature

Name: _________________________________ Date: _______________________

Grade & Section: _________________________ Score: ________________________

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE
Directions: Choose the letter of correct answer and write your answer in the space provided. 1point each.

_____1. How does literary nonfiction differs from fiction?

a. fiction has real-life story components

b. fiction does not have all story elements
c. the story elements are based on real-life, not imaginary
d. literary nonfiction has characters and plot, but no setting.

_____2. Which literary form is written in ordinary, non-metrical language and communicates acts or opinions
about reality?

a. poetry c. fiction
b. drama d. nonfiction

_____3. To what genre do the following lines belong?

"Listen my children and you shall hear,

Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere"

a. Drama c. Poetry
b. Fiction d. Nonfiction

_____4. What are the four main genres in literature.

a. Poetry, fiction, plays, comedies c. Science fiction, epic poetry, horror, drama

b. Poetry, drama, fiction, nonfiction d. Science fiction, epic poetry, horror, drama
_____5. During this period, Jose Rizal's works such as Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo were written to
awake the mind of our countrymen.
a. Spanish Period c. Pre Spanish Period

b. American Period d. Period of Enlightenment

_____6. In this period, religious books were written, such as Doctrina Cristiana and Urbana and Felisa, to
support or contradict the Catholic Church.
a. Spanish Period c. 21st Century Period

b. American Period d. Period of Enlightenment

_____7. Which is of the following is NOT a multimedia format that a learner can use to interpret literary texts?

a.Blog c. textula
b. Slogan d. tag cloud

_____8. Which Filipino poem consists of tour lines with seven syllables each with the same rhyme at the end of
each line?

a.ode c. tanaga
 b. haiku d. corrido
_____9. It is an electronic medium for recording, copying, replaying, broadcasting and displaying of moving
visual media.
a.video c. mind mapping

b. tag cloud d. Powerpoint presentation

_____10. Which of the statements is TRUE?

a. All multimedia formats are hard to use

b. Multimedia uses animation and audio on.

c. Learners can only make use of one multimedia format.

d. Studying literature becomes more exciting due to multimedia supports.

_____11. "I never knew there was a volcano in the Zambales mountain range. Nobody among my kapampangan
friends did." What do these statements suggest:

a. The speaker is clueless c. The speaker is very busy at work.

b. he author is indifferent. d. He is not mindful of his surroundings.

_____12. What does the term "tripeople" in Mindanao refer to?

a.Moros, foreign settlers, and Christian settlers

b. Moros, Lumads, and Christian settlers

c. People with identify crises

d. Three ethnic groups

_____13. What is the title of the novel of Amado V. Hernandez which exposes the ills of society as evident in
the agrarian problems of the 50s?

a. Ibong Ligaw
b. Ligaw na mga Ibon

c. Mga Ibong Malaya

d.. Mga Ibong Mandaragit

_____14. Who is the writer of Footnote to Youth and has a pen name "Doveglion"
a. Amado V. Hernandez c. Jose Garcia Villa
b. Carlos R. Romulo b. Nick Joaquin
_____15. What does "Hybrid Visayan Literature" mean?

a. Limited style of literature c. Technologically advance literature

b. Realistic style of literature d. Traditional style of literature

_____16. It is the adapting of a literary source (e.g. a novel, short story, poem) to another genre or medium,
such as a film, stage play, or video game

a. literary text c. self-assessment

b. peer-assessment d. literary adaptation
_____17. It is a piece of written material, such as a book or a poem that has the purpose of telling a story or
entertaining, as in a fictional novel. Its primary function as a text is usually aesthetic, but it may also contain
political messages or beliefs.
 a. literary text c. self-assessment
b. peer-assessment d. literary adaptation

_____18. It is the assessment of students’ work by other students of equal status. Students often undertake peer
assessment in conjunction with formal self-assessment. They reflect on their own efforts and enrich this
reflection by exchanging feedback on their own and their peers work.
a. literary text c. self-assessment

b. peer-assessment d. literary adaptation

_____19. It is a process where students are directed to assess their performance against pre-determined standard
criteria. it involves the students in goal setting and more informal, dynamic self-regulation and self-reflection.
a.literary text c. self-assessment

b. peer-assessment d. literary adaptation

_____20. What kind of assessment task is it when students reflect on their own performance?

a. a quiz c. peer assessment

b. a unit test d. self-assessment

II. TRUE OR FALSE

Directions: Write the word TRUE if the statement is correct, and FALSE if not. 1point each.

_______1. Peer assessment helps students develop their critical thinking skills.
_______2. Peer pressure and peer influence can create impact on the result of a student's grade.
_______3. Self-assessment encourages students to be more responsible for their own learning.

_______4. Self-assessment does not make students become more aware of their weaknesses and strengths.
_______5. Self-assessment is not reliable because students may not be honest in evaluating their own
performance.

II.MATCHING TYPE

Directions: Choose the correct answer inside the box from each statement, write your answer from the given
space provided before the number. 2points each.

Educational Background Professional Background Socioeconomic Background

Linguistic Context Literal Comprehension Inferential Comprehension
Evaluate Comprehension Biographical Context

_________________________1. As your read a text, take note of specific details that relate to who, what,
when, where, why, and how questions.
_________________________2. Nick Joaquin who was best known for his short stories and novels in the English
language, on the other hand, dropped out of school when he was in third year high school because he felt that the
classroom was too confined for him and that he learned more outside of it.
_________________________3. Nick Joaquin lived with his parents and siblings in a two-story residential and
commercial building on Herran Street, Paco, Manila. He was said to have an extremely happy childhood.
_________________________4. means you have to focus on the language used in the literary text and how it is
used to convey meaning.
_________________________5. It takes your imagination outside of the text. It enables you to make
generalizations, form new conclusions, or make judgments about certain issues presented explicitly or implicitly
in the text.
_________________________6. He became a teacher at his former alma mater in Lubuagan. During the
Second World War, he was part of the resistance and wrote poems. He was the chief editor for the Philippine
House of Representatives. He also taught at the University of the East, University of the Philippines, and
Philippine Women's University for 26 years. In 1973, he was given the Republic Cultural Heritage award.
_________________________7. This means you have to determine the meaning of certain words and
expressions within the text not by using the dictionary, but by using context clues.
_________________________8. Simply means reading the lines.
_________________________9. Background information about someone’s life.
________________________10. Refers to reading between the lines.

Prepared by: Approved by:

Joanna Joyce G. Joson Mrs. Marianne D. Agbayani

Teacher School Principal