Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION X- NORTHERN MINDANAO
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF ILIGAN CITY

FIRST QUARTER TECHNOLOGY BASED- DIVISIONAL QUARTERLY ASSESSMENT OF SCHOOLS

(TB-DQAS) S.Y 2023-2024

SECOND QUARTER
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21 Century Literature from the Philippines and the World– GRADE 11
Subject and Grade Level

Test Questions
Name : ___________________________ Score: _____________
I. Directions: Read and understand the Eva Ibbotson obituary and answer questions 1-
5. Write the letter of your answer in the space provided before each item.
Eva Ibbotson was a British novelist who managed to make the magical tangible.
Eva Ibbotson, who has died peacefully at home aged 85, entranced her readers with
stories which, though robust in substance, appeared to be effortlessly spun in the finest
thread from an endless source of imagination. Descriptively vivid, richly inventive, and
shot through with perfectly timed wit, they charmed adults and children alike. She was
best known for Journey to the River Sea, which won a Smarties prize and was runner-up
for the 2001 Guardian children's fiction prize, but she also won awards for other
children's books including The Secret of Platform 13 (1994) and The Star of Kazan
(2004), and the Romantic Novelists' Association award for her adult novel Magic Flutes
(1982).

_____1. Which of the following books written by Eva Ibbotson won the Smarties prize?
A. Journey to the River Sea B. Magic Flutes
C. The Secret of Platform D. The Star of Kazan
_____2. The word ROBUST as used in the above passage means?
A. sarcastic B. powerful C. harsh D. rude
_____3. “Appeared to be effortlessly spun in the finest thread from an endless source of
imagination” This phrase means that
A. Eva Ibbotson is born as a skilled writer
B. Eva Ibbotson has to undergo training in writing
C. Eva Ibbotson tries hard to write books
D. Eva Ibbotson needs more effort to be a prolific writer.
Sadly Eva was not present, having had a fall a few days earlier, but she enjoyed the
citation as it was relayed to her the following day by her editor, who visited to go through
the final version of her next book, One Dog and his Boy, and to check the illustrations.
Although a perfectionist herself, redrafting her books many times before achieving
exactly what she wanted, Eva was also gracious about being edited. "Every word you've
changed has been an improvement," she had written before the meeting, before raising
some punctuation queries about the introduction of shorter sentences. "Has the semi-
colon become a Bad Thing, or a dash? It worries me a lot. I feel like a horse constantly
pulled up in mid-gallop with someone tugging at the bit. I do know that short sentences
are now the thing but I am a bit old for fashion."

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2010/oct/24/eva-ibbotson-
obituary
_____4. How did Eva Ibbotson capture her readers’ interest?
A. through the use of technical words
B. through the use of literary devices
C. through the use of transitional devices
D. through the use of timely humor

_____5.In the passage above, one of the best characteristics of Eva Ibbotson as a writer is
being grateful of corrections, as a student how would you apply this trait to attain your
goals in life?
A.to study harder
B. to do assigned task
C. to be a good leader
D. to be open to people’s suggestions and advice.

II. EXPLAIN THE TEXTS IN TERMS OF LITERARY ELEMENTS, GENRES AND

TRADITION.
Directions: Read and understand the given excerpt below and answer questions 6-15.
Write the letter of your correct answer on the space provided.

The Valley of Amazement

(Excerpt) by Amy Tan (USA)

At the age of eight, I was determined to be true to MY Self. Of course, that made it
essential to know what MY Self consisted of. My manifesto began the day I discovered I
had once possessed an extra finger in each hand, twins to my pinkies. My grandmother
had recommended that the surplus be amputated before leaving the hospital, lest people
think there was a familial tendency toward giving birth to octopuses. Mother and Father
were freethinkers, whose opinions were based on reason, logic, deduction, and their own
opinions. Mother, who disagreed with any advice my grandmother had to give, said:”
What extra finger be removed simply to enable her to wear gloves from a dry goods
store? They took me home with all my fingers in place. But then an old family friend of
my father’s, Mr. Maubert, who was also my piano teacher convinced them to turn my
unusual hands into ordinary ones.
He was a former concert pianist, who, early in his promising career, lost his right arm
during the siege of Paris by the Prussians. “There are only few piano compositions for
one hand,” he said to my parents, and none for six fingers. If you intend for her to have
musical training, it would be a pity if she had to take up the tambourine due to lack of
suitable instruments,” Mr. Maubert was the one who proudly informed me when I was
eight that he had influenced the decision.

_____6. What seems to be the problem at the beginning of the story?

A. A girl with hearing impediment
B. A girl with visual impediment
C. A girl who has an excess finger
D. A girl with a speech impediment

_____7. My manifesto began the day I discovered I had once possessed an extra finger in
each hand, twins to my pinkies. The word MANIFESTO means
A. making decisions for himself/herself
B. making decisions based on parent’s consent
C. making decisions based on supernatural belief
 D. making a stand for what she/he believes is right

_____8.Based on the passage above, all statements are true EXCEPT:

A. Both parents agree to have her extra finger cut off
B. Her grandmother advised her parents to have her extra finger be removed
C. Mr. Mubert a pianist teacher greatly influenced her parents decision.
D. They leave the hospital without her finger removed.

_____9. Why do you think that the narrator’s grandmother would like her extra finger be
remembered?
A. it doesn’t look good.
B. she doesn’t like her grandchild be bullied at school.
C. she doesn’t like people to think that they have a bloodline of octopuses.
D. she doesn’t like to see the extra finger of her grandchild.

_____10. What point of view is the story being told?

A. First person
B. Second person
C. Third person
D. Third person omniscient

III. SITUATE THE TEXTS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE REGION, NATION, AND THE
WORLD
Directions: Based on the given excerpt (The Valley of Amazement by Amy Tan) answer
questions 11-15.

The Valley of Amazement

(Excerpt) by Amy Tan (USA)

At the age of eight, I was determined to be true to MY Self. Of course, that made it essential to know
what MY Self consisted of. My manifesto began the day I discovered I had once possessed an extra finger
in each hand, twins to my pinkies. My grandmother had recommended that the surplus be amputated
before leaving the hospital, lest people think there was a familial tendency toward giving birth to
octopuses. Mother and Father were freethinkers, whose opinions were based on reason, logic, deduction,
and their own opinions. Mother, who disagreed with any advice my grandmother had to give, said:” What
extra finger be removed simply to enable her to wear gloves from a dry goods store? They took me home
with all my fingers in place. But then an old family friend of my father’s, Mr. Maubert, who was also my
piano teacher convinced them to turn my unusual hands into ordinary ones.
He was a former concert pianist, who, early in his promising career, lost his right arm during the siege of
Paris by the Prussians. “There are only few piano compositions for one hand,” he said to my parents, and
none for six fingers. If you intend for her to have musical training, it would be a pity if she had to take up
the tambourine due to lack of suitable instruments,” Mr. Maubert was the one who proudly informed me
when I was eight that he had influenced the decision.

_____11. What seems to be the conflict surrounding the story?

A. Character vs. nature B. Character vs. technology
C. Character vs. supernatural D. Character vs. self
_____12. What change in attitude was evident in the main character of the story at the
beginning and the end?
A. she learns to rely on her perception
B. she learns to listen to other peoples opinion
C. she learns to be dependent on her parents’ beliefs
D. she learns to listen more to her teacher’s advice.
_____13. What characteristics of America is reflected in the above passage?
A. respect to elders B. close family ties
C. being independent D. celebrating fiesta
_____14. How do Asian attributes are revealed in the story?
A. by being independent at the early age?
B. by considering the advice of parents and elders?
C. by living alone and
D. by making decisions based on what they read in books.
_____15. How does the author’s tone of the story develop or enhance the theme?
A. through the narrator’s dialog
B. through the place where the story is set
C. through different views of the characters
D. through the use of literary devices
IV. Directions: Read and understand the given sample of Graphic Novel below
and answer questions that follow.

_____ 16. In picture 1, what do you think are the characters watching?
A. Badminton B. Lawn Tennis C. Football D. Base Ball
_____17. All statements below are examples of HINDSIGHT except:
A. A spectator claiming, “I knew they were going to win!” after the game was over.
 B. An investor thinking, “I knew that stock was going to go up!” after the stock
had already increased in value.
C. A student narrating a story based on personal experience
D. A person stating, “I knew that relationship wasn’t going to work out!” after a
couple breaks up.
_____18. How is the concept of hindsight best explained in picture #2?
A. A teacher assumes that the lesson is easy
B. A teacher thinks that the lesson needs further discussion
C. the teacher thinks that everybody has already a background knowledge.
D. A teacher thinks that the lesson must be easy
_____19. All the scenarios below need the ability to understand a situation after it has
happened EXCEPT?
A. receiving a failing grade
B. losing a game
C. breaking up with boyfriend/girlfriend
D. preparing for an entrance exam
_____20. Based on the given sample above, what specific feature of graphic novel is being
described?
A. The story is told using various elements.
B. The story is told using traditional format
C. The story is told using implied elements
D. The story is told using a combination of words and pictures in a sequence
across the page.
_____21.How would you classify the content of the given graphic novel above?
A. fiction B. non-fiction C. history D. fantasy
_____22. How do graphic novels promote literacy?
A. It powerfully attracts and motivates kids to read.
B. Kids learn more vocabularies.
C. Kids learn more style in writing
D. Kids learn more literary devices
_____23. What is the similarity between graphic novel and poetry?
A. Both have standard structure.
B. Both have pictures
C. Both convey intangible feelings
D. Both are written in frozen style
_____24.How do graphic novel differ from traditional novel?
A. Graphic novel is written in conversational language while traditional novel is
not.
B. The graphic novel has a plot while the traditional one doesn’t.
C. The graphic novel conveys feelings while the traditional one does not.
D. Graphic novels are easy to understand while the traditional are hard to.

V. IDENTIFY THE FIGURES OF SPEECH AND OTHER LITERARY TECHNIQUES AND

DEVICES IN THE TEXT
 Carol Ann Duffy: Text
I tend the mobile now
like an injured bird The codes we send
arrive with a broken chord.
We text, text, text
our significant words. I try to picture your hands,
their image is blurred.
I re-read your first,
your second, your third, Nothing my thumbs press
will ever be heard.
look for your small xx,
feeling absurd.

_____25. What mode of communication is revealed in the poem?

A. technology B. printed materials C. multimedia D. oral conversation.
_____26.What figure of speech is used in these line “I tend the mobile now
like an injured bird”?
A. metaphor
B. hyperbole
C. simile
D. personification

_____27. Why do you think that word TEXT is repeated in the second stanza three times?
A. for emphasis
B. for better understanding of the poem
C. for appreciation
D. for better retention of the message of the poem

_____28. How does the speaker feel about this modern mode of communication?
A. overwhelm
B. amaze
C. frustrated
D. annoyed

_____29. How do you describe the language used by the poetess in the poem?
A. too formal
B. economical and direct
C. too intimate
D. very informal

_____30. All of the statements below are features of 21st-century literature EXEPT?
A. written by contemporary authors within the last decade
B. It talks about how she felt about texting and sending messages
C. deals with current issues and themes
D. reflects technological culture