21ST CENTURY LITERATURE FROM THE PHILIPPINES AND THE WORLD

SUMMATIVE TEST FOR THE THIRD QUARTER

1. Equality, and I will be free. If this happens, people will ______.

A. put things in place to support people achieve similar outcomes.

B. lend things to people who are deprived of material things

. C. give similar materials to all people who need it.

D. allow someone to get what he wants.

2. “In another world, I want my children to tame grasshoppers in the field, to play with their dolls in the living room, to
inhale the fragrance of flowers waving as wind blows, to see the birds measure the sky with their wings.” These
lines expressed the earnest wish of a father. What do you think these wishes mean?

A. The family is living in a peaceful village. B . The family is well-accepted by society.

C. The family is suffering from war. D. The family has the sickness.

3. Racism is the belief that a particular race is superior or inferior to another. It may be defined as the hatred of one
person to another because of skin color, language, or customs. What image can be created on the previous
statements?

A. A person who believed that there is a superior race over the other, that person is a racist.

B. People who speak different languages, they are not racist.

C. People who have the same colors, no one is racist.

D. People of different races, are racist.

4. This is a short story in Russia that was written by Anthony Marra, can be compared to the war that happened in
Marawi in Mindanao.

A. Equality B. Shimenawa

C. In Another World D. Chechnya

5. The short story written by Marjorie Evasco about women’s rights can be related to this African critical essay.

A. Equality B. Shimenawa

C. In Another World D. Chechnya

6. Conflict is the problem in the story. Which among the events happened in “Men Without Women demonstrated as
the main conflict?

A. The husband called up the former boyfriend.

B. The wife was cheated by the husband.

C. The former boyfriend was haunted by her memorires.

D. Ms. “M” had a high school infatuation with the former boyfriend.

7. Marianne would like to write a novel with a protagonist that is changing over time . What kind of character is she
going to utilize?

A. round b. flat c. combination d. clueless

8. Maria would like to tell the story from the author’s perspective. What should use as the prevailing point of view in
her story?

A. first person b. second person c. third person d. omniscient

9. Margarett wishes to write a story that evolves on recovering from pain or hatred. What is that element she’s going
to focus on?

A. theme B. point of view C .character D. setting

10. Which is not true of a graphic novel?

A. It is in condensed form.

B. It is a combination of book and screen.

C. It encourages interactivity in the minds of the reader as he fills in the blanks between pages.

D. Its language, syntax and meaning spring primarily through the relationship between images than words.

11. There are many prolific Filipino authors who focused on the ways of life of the Ilocanos . One of them is…

A. Carlos A. Angeles B. Marjorie Evasco C. Efren R.. Abueg D. Edith Tiempo

12. Some of the Filipino authors strongly promotes the rights of women. She is one them.

A. Carlos A. Angeles B. Marjorie Evasco C. Efren R.. Abueg D. Edith Tiempo

13. It is one way that will help students to solve their problems in reading and even in doing academic tasks.

A. Reading Approach B. Extensive Reading C. Skimming D. Scanning

13. It is used by the reader to find answers to questions.

A. Skimming B. Reading Approach C.Extensive Reading d. Scanning

14. This technique is useful when the students are seeking specific information rather than reading for
comprehension.

A. Reading Approach B.. Scanning C.. Skimming D.. Extensive Reading

15. DL wants to answer questions quickly, so she looked for specific titles in the selection. She utilized ______

. A. Skimming . B. Scanning C. extensive reading D. Reading approach

16. MJ quickly understood the main idea of the poem he is reading. He used ______.

A. Extensive reading B. Reading Approach C. Scanning D. Skimming

17. Jean loves reading novels and short stories. It improves her vocabulary a lot. She is using ______.

A. Reading Approach B. Scanning C. Skimming d. Extensive Reading

18. Ma’am LJ encouraged her students to read a lot and use techniques in understanding the text and improving
their knowledge.

She is talking about _. A. Extensive reading B. Scanning C. Reading Approach D. Skimming

19. The line of the poem by Maya Angelou, “take the binders from your vision,” means that the ______.

A. author has placed the binders to someone’s ears.

B. author is persuading the people to see their real situation.

C. author has a poor vision. D. author is crying.

20. “Take the padding from your ears, and confess you’ve heard me crying,” this line wants the readers to ______.

A. listen to their pleas B. cry with their difficulty C. see want they see D. fell what they feel

21. John wants to make use of videos, animations, text images, and audio for this output. What is he going to read as
reference?

A. formats B. components C. uses D. presentation

22. To make our multimedia presentation creative, we can import images, audio, and video clips to unique output but
we have to avoid ….

A. leave the webpages B. screenshot the images C. ignore the links D. cite source

23. Multimedia is an essential avenue to transform unique adaptations of a literary, thus making learning outputs
interesting and productive. All of the statements below are its characteristics EXCEPT,
 A. A multimedia is an electronic application used to teach lessons or to further educate learners on a
particular topic.

B. It is a presentation of material that uses both words and pictures in a combination of text, voice, picture
or video.

C. The use of multimedia allows educational ideas and materials to be presented in a more artistic, inspired
and engaging way.

D. Using interactive digital tools to tell a story is called traditional storytelling and often uses a combination of
words and gestures venues to complete the task.

24. There are many uses of multimedia for a deeper understanding of a lesson. All of the given statements are true,
EXCEPT,

A. Audiobooks are ideal for second-language learners.

B. Song files and music videos can be used to compare social norms in different eras.

C. Multimedia can offer students a better understanding of the lesson.

D. Multimedia overwhelm and confuse the reader through its different formats.

25. The multimedia formats from various media come in different forms. Which among the formats of multimedia is
not TRUE ?

.A. They are text and graphics for slideshows, presentations, diagrams and infographics.

B. Audio, voices, background music and recordings are less of its type at all .

C. Screen captures, lecture captures and animation are examples of video component.

D. Other multimedia components include blogs, vlogs, webinars .

26. Evolution of media and technology bring progress to all and offer a lot of benefits. Which among the statement is
NOT true?

A. Digital storytelling allows students to improve their knowledge about a specific subject and increases
skills.

B. Using multimedia improve learner’s overall academic performance in all subject areas at all costs.

C .Students manage their time and assess what needs to be included in their learning activities.

D. Multimedia that are accessible and always available make the learners lazy and passive.

27. ‘A Grasshopper spends his summer singing and dancing, while a team of Ants has worked hard all summer
collecting food for

the winter. He doesn’t understand why the Ants work so hard. When winter comes, the Grasshopper finds himself
dying of

hunger and sees the ant serving up food to survive.’ What was the moral being shown in this situation?

A. There’s a time for work and a time for play!

B. Always be prepared for what is ahead!

C. It’s okay to have fun at all times.

D. Life is fun, so enjoy it!

28. “The Story of the Pencil”, is an excerpt from the novel “Like the Flowing River”, which was written by Paulo
Coelho. It is a thought-provoking story about a nondescript object that gives a powerful message. Choose a situation
that was created that portrays the statements taken from the story :

‘The fifth quality is: always leave a sign. In any case, be aware that everything you do in your life will leave trails; try
to be conscious of every single action.’

A. The students are attending classes.

 B. The students are accomplishing the given tasks on time.

C. The students are focusing on the subjects and projects to be submitted.

D. The students are doing their everyday routine and volunteering community services.

29. 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 B. peer-assessment C. self-assessment D. literary adaptation

30. 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 B. peer-assessment C. self-assessment D. literary adaptation

31. If Lenny assesses the work by other students of equal status and they reflect on their own efforts and enrich this
reflection by exchanging their own and their peers' work, they are demonstrating…

A. literary text B. peer-assessment C. self-assessment D. literary adaptation

32. When a student would like to craft a piece of written material, such as a book or a poem that has the purpose of
telling a story or entertaining, he or she is doing…

A. literary text B. peer-assessment C. self-assessment D. literary adaptation

33 In a Literature class, each student is tasked to assess or reflect on their own performance. What are they going
to utilize?

A. a quiz B. a unit test C. peer assessment D. self-assessment

34. In Literature class, it is necessary to utilize peer assessment because of the following advantages, EXCEPT…

A. It encourages you to take responsibility for your learning by encouraging engagement with assessment
criteria and reflection of your own performance and that of your peers.

B. It makes you more active in your learning which in this way, In this way, students are more likely to
engage with their learning as participants instead of just spectators.

C. It enables you to better understand assessment expectations and work towards improving your own
performance.

D. It enables the learners to further investigate, observe, interpret, and present of gathered data through
graphic aids.

35. This type of literary adaptation is concerned with preserving every possible detail of the book exactly how it exists
in the book, just transferred to the film as a medium.

A. Museum Adaptation B. Artful Adaptation C. Loose Adaptation D. Transformative

Adaptation

36. It is concerned with finding balance between being true to its own as a work of art like a conversation between
the book and audience that finds the essential elements of the book and interprets them in ways that meaningful for
the audience.

A. Museum Adaptation B. Artful Adaptation C. Loose Adaptation D. Transformative Adaptation

37. This type is concerned about keeping a few elements or some semblance of the premise of the book it’s based
on, but then more or less does its own thing with them, often discussed in negative terms, as if its lack of exact
similarity to its source material . A. Museum Adaptation B. Artful Adaptation C. Loose
Adaptation D. Transformative Adaptation

38. This type of adaptation seeks to highlight the timelessness and universality of their source works’ basic messages
and themes.

A. Museum Adaptation B. Artful Adaptation C. Loose Adaptation D. Transformative

Adaptation

39. In terms of self – assessment and peer assessment on the short film adaptation of your class or team, what will
you consider best?
 A. The adaptation must able to preserve the details of the literary text .

B. The adaptation must able to balance the author's message and the team’s interpretation.

C. The adaptation must able to highlight the universality and timelessness of the theme.

D. The adaptation must able to utilize all the elements, ICT and multimedia.

40. Create a title of an adaptation of the given stanza of the poem, “Rise”. Consider the learned criteria in the self-
assessment and peer assessment.

Rise

By Sagar Yadav (2007)

I will rise After every fall.

I will rise And stand tall.

I will rise Over the wall.

I will rise Above them all

My Adaptation: Title ____________

This is so because…..___________________________________________________________________________

41. How do flash fictions commonly end the story?

A. The story ends with a twist.

B. It presents a painful ending.

C. It usually ends happily.

D. Readers have the freedom to give their own ending.

42.Tell what this line means?

First line: This Teddy bear once had amber eyes made from special glass- each one had a pupil and an iris.

The bear itself was gray and stiff, with wiry fur. I adored him.

A. The character misses his favorite toy.

B. The character sees an old toy.

C. The character wants to buy a toy.

D. The character throws an old toy.

43. The use of multimedia enhances the teaching-learning process and aims to _________ who are engaged in
Online Distance Learning.

A. further entertain with computer gaming world B. further waste learner’s time

C. further confuse learners. D. further educate learners

44. To make creative multimedia output, we can import images, audio, and video clips; however, we have to
________ to avoid plagiarism.

A. leave the webpages B. ignore the links B. screenshot the images D. cite sources

45. The story, “The Pencil” expresses different values that we must possess to succeed in life. What value can be
created on these lines?

‘First quality: you can make big things, but never forget that there is a hand guiding your steps. This hand we
call it God, and he will always have to address you towards his will.’

A. be faithful B. be independent C. be righteous D. be courageous

46. ‘Second quality: sometimes I have to stop writing and use a sharpener. This makes the pencil suffer a little,
but at the end it will be sharper. So, learn to bear a little pain because it will make you a better man.’
 A. be persistent B. be hard-headed C. be self-centered D. be tough

47. It refers to any electronic application that uses both words and pictures in a combination or text, voice, picture or
video.

A. media B. multimedia C. printer and scanner D. projector

48. We can download the multimedia presentation or play it live. It tells us about _____

A. uses b. formats C. benefits D. characteristics

49. Joel wants to make a class presentation for the discussion of his assigned author and literary genre. What is he
going to prepare?

A. PPT presentation B.MS Word presentation C. XLS. presentation D. Video presentation

50. Mary wants to make a digital presentation of her performance task. What is she going to use?

A. PPT presentation B.MS Word presentation C. XLS. presentation D. Video presentation

ANSWER KEY

11 A 1A 41A 21A 31B

12 B 2C 42A 22D 32A
13 A 3D 43D 23D 33D
14 C 4D 44D 24C 34D
15 A 5A 45A 25B 35A
16 C 6C 46A 26D 36B
17D 7A 47B 27B 37C
18C 8A 48A 28D 38D
19B 9A 49A 29C 39D
20A 10A 50D 30D 40.A