EUPERFIA PUDA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

2IST CENTURY LITERATURE FROM THE PHILIPPINES AND THE WORLD

MIDTERM EXAM
1ST SEMESTER
S.Y. 2023-2024

Name:____________________________ Date:__________________
Grade & Section:___________________
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I. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Directions: ENCIRCLE the letter of the best answer.

1. It is a period of time before colonization of a region or territory.

A. Colonial C. Pre-history
B. Pre-colonial D. Post-colonial
2. Literatures during pre-colonial period were handed down to us through ________________.
A. word of mouth C. multimedia
B. paper and pern D. all of the above
3. These are sacred narratives explaining how the world and man came to be in their present form.
A. Legends C. Epics
B. Myths D. Fables
4. Narrative poems talked about world of royals, warriors, and lovers.
A. Pasyon C. Awit at Corrido
B. Balagtasan D. Komedya
5. The period were the start of the deprivation of the indigenous Philippine literature.
A. Pre-colonial period C. American colonial period
B. Spanish colonial period D. Contemporary period
6. The first alphabet which was replaced by Roman alphabet.
A. Alibata C. Alfabeto
B. Tulisan Rumi D. Baybayin
7. A literature influenced by the Spanish contexts of Christianity, at least they embodied several Filipino
sentiments and values.
A. Awit at Corrido C. Komedya
B. Pasyon D. Sarzuela
8. It requires the reader to analyze the social, economic, political, and cultural standpoint of the literary text.
A. Literary context C. Sociocultural context
B. Biological context D. Biographical context
9. A short piece of writing on a particular subject.
A. Creative nonfiction C. Short story
B. Fiction D. Drama
10. Is the distinctive style or personality of a written work (an essay, in this case) that will separate it from
other written works.
A. Writer’s language C. Writer’s viewpoints
B. Writer’s style D. Writer’s voice
11. It simply means such an accumulative process of handing down texts for future generations.
A. Literary tradition C. Literary genre
B. Literary symbol D. Literary criticism
12. It refers to writing considered to be an art form or any single writing deemed to have artistic or intellectual
value, often due to deploying language in ways that differ from ordinary usage.
A. Literature C. Technical writing
B. Poetry D. Reading and writing
13. It is a literature created from the imagination, not presented as fact, though it may be based on a true story
or situation.
A. Poetry C. Fiction
B. Drama D. Non-fiction
14. A generic term for all comic books and graphic novels originally published in Japan.
A. Donghua C. Manhwa
B. Manga D. Manhua
15. A genre fiction which addresses issues of modern womanhood, often humorously and lightheartedly.
A. Chick Lit C. Novel
B. Text-talk novel D. Doodle Fiction
16. Drawing enhances the story, often adding humorous elements.
A. Graphic Novel C. Doodle Fiction
B. Manga D. Illustrated Novel
17. Fast and fun bite-sized narratives.
A. Flash fiction C. Six-word flash fiction
B. Science fiction D. Hyper-poetry
18. Words being used exactly according to their usual meanings.
A. Formal language C. Figurative language
B. Informal language D. Literal language
19. Words going beyond their usual meanings to get a point across.
A. Formal language C. Figurative language
B. Informal language D. Literal language
20. “I’ve told you a million times to clean your room!”, is what type of language?
A. Formal language C. Figurative language
B. Informal language D. Literal language

II. MATCHING TYPE. Directions: Match the literature in Column A with the respective authors in
Column B by writing the correct letter before the numbers.

COLUMN A COLUMN B

____21. Biag ni Lam-ang A. Iluminado Lucinter

____22. Florante at Laura B. Edith Tiempo
____23. El Filibusterismo C. Pedro Bucaneg
____24. Sarung Banggi D. Amador T. Daguio
____25. An Iroy Nga Tuna E. Francisco Balagtas
____26. A Day in the Lives of Coal Miners F. Regino L. Gonzales Jr.
____27. Love in the Cornhusks G. Amado V. Hernandez
____28. The Return H. Potenciano Gregorio Sr.
____29. May Day Eve I. Nick Joaquin
____30. Mga Ibong Mandaragit J. Aida Rivera-Foro
____31. The Wedding Dance K. Jose P. Rizal

III. IDENTIFICATION. Directions: Identify what figurative language are the following sentences.
Write your answer on the space before the number.

__________32. “Parting is such sweet sorrow.”

__________33. My alarm clock yells at me to get out of bed every morning.
__________34. The children fight like cats and dogs.
__________35. She is an early bird.
__________36. Give me a hand.

IV. ESSAY. Directions: Answer the following question: (4pts)

37-40. Why is it important to know the context of the literature you are reading?

“I am built upon the small things I do every day, and the end results are no more
than a byproduct of that.”

-Shinsuke Kita, Haikyuu Volume 31 Chapter 274