FIRST QUARTER EXAMINATION IN 21st CENTURY LITERATURE FROM THE

PHILIPPINES AND THE WORLD

Name: ________________________________________ Date: ____________

Teacher: ________________________________________ Section: ____________

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the correct and best answer. Write only the letter of your
answer in the blank provided for each item. Answer honestly and accurately.

_____1. What are the periods of Philippine literature in respective order?

a. Contemporary, Spanish, American, Pre-Colonial
b. Contemporary, Pre-Colonial, Spanish, American
c. Pre-Colonial, American, Spanish, Contemporary
d. Pre-Colonial, Spanish, American, Contemporary
_____2. Haiku is an epigrammatic verse form of three short lines. What country have introduced
this literature to the Philippines?
a. Spain b. America c. Japan d. China
_____3. Ilonggo : paktakon :: Bicolano : ___________
a. riddle b. bugtong c. patototdon d. tigmo
_____4. Spanish Colonial Period : ________ :: Contemporary : 1950-present
a. 1521-1898 b. 1898-1941 c. 1941-1945 d. 1890-1910
_____5. The komedya, sinakulo, and sarswela are some of the theaters that are made known to the
Philippines by which group of whom enriched the languages in lowlands?
a. Japanese b. Spaniards c. Chinese d. Americans
_____6. “Preludes” is a story of a martyr wife who murdered her husband. This piece of literature
is written by which author?
a. Ariel S. Tabag b. Cirilo F. Bautista c. Kristian Sendon Cordero d. Daryll Delgado
_____7. One of the youngest awardees in Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards is an Ilonggo writer
named Winton Lou G. Ynion for short story in Hiligaynon. Which of the following literatures did
he write?
a. Third World Geography b. Home of the Ashfall
c. Five Brothers, One Mother d. The Love of Magdalena Jalandoni
_____8. Cirilo F. Bautista is a renowned author from
a. Manila b. Iloilo c. Pampanga d. Camarines Sur
_____9. Exie Abola : Five Brothers, One Mother :: Kristian Sendon Cordero : ___________
a. Manila b. Mayon c. Camarines Sur d. Voice Tape
_____10. The Love of Magdalena Jalandoni : Iloilo :: ______________ : Cagayan
a. Third World Geography b. Voice Tape
c. Home of the Ashfall c. Preludes
_____11. “Five Brothers, One Mother” is an essay about a mother who is left by her sons one by
one to start a new life and a new family. What value can you get in this essay?
a. Home can be everywhere.
b. A house is not a home.
c. I wanna go home.
d. Home is where the heart is.
_____12. The “Mayon” is a poem from Camarines Sur which depicts the events in the formation
of the volcano. In this literature, what lesson in life can be applied?
a. In everything, there can be a disaster, so, you must always be prepared.
b. You do not know when a calamity will happen.
c. There is beauty in every trial and hardship.
d. We must visit the Mayon, because it is a treasure of our country.
_____13. As a Filipino, how can we value the contributions of our own writers?
a. Do not read their works, because others are difficult to understand and others are long.
b. Display only their works on the table, on the library, and on the museum.
c. Read their works very loud with feelings, so that, all will hear.
d. Read, preserve, and spread their works.
_____14. What reality is expressed in “Voice Tape”?
 a. There is more to gain in working abroad than in Philippines.
b. If you have a relative or family member working abroad, your life is better.
c. OFW must regularly send letter, voice tape, or message to their family in the Philippines,
so that there is still communication among them.
d. Life of an OFW is not easy.
_____15. What issue is being exposed in “Preludes”?
a. corruption b. gender inequality c. poverty d. divorce
_____16. How can you appreciate “Third World Geography” in our society?
a. It is about oppression.
b. The leaders are honest like saints.
c. There is goodness in the heart of every leader.
d. All leaders are corrupt.
_____17. In the following lines from “Home of the Ashfall,” how did the author express the
literature?
“Koya, padagdag naku mu keka ne. Kasi lupa kang For a moment, I wanted to pull his hair and drown his
mabayat. I’ll charge you extra. You look heavy” the head in the river.
barker smiled fully; revealing he had no teeth.

a. through humor b. through metaphor c. through exposition d. through sayings

_____18. How did the author of “Preludes” write the literature?
a. using flashback b. via narration c. using humor d. using metaphor
_____19. What made the 21st century literatures unique from the previous literatures?
a. writing b. language c. style d. technology
_____20. The man, who was known as Jose Rizal, was an ophthalmologist who, in his times of passion, wrote
reformist novel that provided an indelible momentum for the Philippines Revolution in 1898. His life had been
accentuated by women of different languages. He left Leonor Rivera, his childhood love, when his family sent him to
Europe for further medical studies, only to fall in love with a German dame in the person of Josephine Bracken. When
he visited Japan in 1888, he wrote a woman named O-Sei-San about the equation of her beauty and that of the
blooming sakura. There were other women; some of them were kept in secrecy along with José’s indecent encounters
while sojourning with other illustrados who established relationships with women for European lineage.
From “The Love of Magdalena Jalandoni”
In the context of the passage above, what does accentuated mean?
a. invaded b. alienated c. influenced d. highlighted
_____21. Tinitigan ko ang nakangangang bulkan – binalot
Ng ulap at ng sariling usok ang tuktok, gatas sa labi.
Baka sakali, magpakita, nang may silbi ang kamera. From “Mayon”
What does the above passage implied?
a. The eruption of the volcano b. The events after the eruption
c. The volcano is about to erupt. d. The lava is flowing from the volcano.
_____22. In the following passage from the “Third World Geography,” what does the man
symbolize?
The man who watches over it On his back.
Has commandeered all hopes, When asked what is inside,
Placed them in a sack, He say, “Just a handful of feathers,
And tied its loose end. Just a handful of feathers.”
He goes around carrying it
a. a liar b. a good leader c. a corrupt leader d. an oppressed person
For items 23-26, determine the literary devices used in the following lines from different
literatures. Choose only the letter from the options below.
a. Personification b. Allegory c. Imagery d. Paradox
_____23. Lusaw na tae ang nagliliyab na lava, dumadaloy pababa.
Matandang nag-nganganga ayon naman sa isang makata.
_____24. A country without miracles sits heavy on the map,
Thinking of banana trees rotting in the sunlight.
_____25. The man who watches over it has commandeered all hopes,
Placed them in a sack, and tied its loose end.
He goes around carrying it on his back.
_____26. Magdalena died at the age of 87. She remains the reina of Hiligaynon literature.
For items 27-30, classify each item as a biographical context or a sociocultural context. Justify.
_____27. The sun was high. Heat seeped into people's bones. Tuba warmed their blood even more.
Someone's ninth death anniversary was being celebrated.
a. Biographical. It is an event reflecting the real life of a person.
 b. Biographical. It is a piece of information from the life of Nenita of how her husband
died during the high heat.
c. Sociocultural. Tuba is a drink from Filipino culture and death anniversary is a social
event.
d. Sociocultural. Death anniversary is a socialization of our culture.
_____28. She had yet to complete the five different kinds of leaves, Ampalaya, Banaba, Bayabas,
Dumero, Hierba Buena; the last one she purchases from a man who only comes to town on
Thursdays.
She could have prepared him then that other brew her herbalista friend had suggested at
the time, the one that would make his balls shrink, give him hallucinations, make his blood boil
until his veins popped.
a. Biographical. The sentences stated the personal information of Nenita about her job
that she is a herbalista.
b. Biographical. These leaves are prepared in real life, and there is a real poisonous plant
stated in the last sentence that have those effects.
c. Sociocultural. Nenita is what we called “albularyo,” and our culture is used to believe
in albularyo.
d. Sociocultural. It is in our culture that we boil different leaves to treat different diseases,
infections, and illnesses. Our ancestors also believe in local healer such as “albularyo.”
_____29. The man, who was known as Jose Rizal, was an ophthalmologist who, in his times of
passion, wrote reformist novel that provided an indelible momentum for the Philippines
Revolution in 1898. His life had been accentuated by women of different languages. He left Leonor
Rivera, his childhood love, when his family sent him to Europe for further medical studies, only
to fall in love with a German dame in the person of Josephine Bracken.
a. Biographical. It gives informations about the man whom Magdalena Jalandoni loved,
Jose Rizal, especially on how he is involved to different women.
b. Biographical. It refers to the life of Jose Rizal, Leonor Rivera, and Josephine Bracken.
c. Sociocultural. It is in the culture of others to have more women and more wives.
d. Sociocultural. Men are socially womanizer.
_____30. Magdalena’s father died when she was two. Her brother Luis was only three months old
and her mother was only twenty-three. After Gregorio’s death, the Gonzagas supported the
Jalandonis, sending Magdalena to Colegio de San Jose.
a. Biographical. Magdalena Jalandoni’s life is being described and her family is introduced.
b. Biographical. Magdalena Jalandoni is a real person, the love of Jose Rizal.
c. Sociocultural. It shows the social aspect of Magdalena Jalandoni’s life about her family
and how the Gonzagas supported them.
d. Sociocultural. It is in the culture of Filipino to help each other just like the Gonzagas to
the Jalandonis.
For items 31-34, classify each item as regional context or national context and justify.
_____31. That’s how light the burden of government is in peace time –
Any tyrant can turn it into a metaphor.
You kneel on the parched earth and pray for rice.
a. Regional context. The lack of food is an issue that every region is facing.
b. Regional context. The statement is depicted in the region only.
c. National context. The statement suggest that we must fight for our rights as a Filipino.
Justice is being denied for us. Now, it is time for a change.
d. National context. We are being oppressed by our government resulting into others’
hunger. Oppression can be observed in the national level.
_____32. Mabuti at may lalagyan itong cassette tape. At maliwanag ang boses ng asawa ng Tiyo
sa kabila ng kanyang mga hikbi: “Patawarin mo ako, Mahal. Di ko ginusto. Papatayin ako kapag
lumaban ako. Isipin mo na lang na makakamtan na rin natin ang hinahangad mong magandang
kinabukasan para sa mga anak natin... Matatapos din ang kontrata ko…”
a. Regional context. OFWs are usually from different regions of our country that are sent
abroad.
b. Regional context. Mostly the OFWs that are being abused are from provinces that are
ignorant for they do not finish their studies.
 c. National context. Maltreatment of our OFWs is a serious problem and must be addressed
by our government.
d. National context. The deployment of our workers abroad is a program made by our
country, thus, our government is liable for it.
_____33. I know it gives her joy to have relatives over during the regular Christmas and New Year
get-togethers, which have been held in our house for the past half-decade or so. She brings out the
special dishes, cups and saucers, platters, glasses, bowls, coasters and doilies she herself crocheted.
Perhaps I understand better why her Christmas decor has grown more lavish each year.
a. Regional context. Christmas and New Year celebration can be observed in households.
b. Regional context. The reunions and get-togethers can be observed in small unit only.
c. National context. It is a family tradition worldwide.
d. National context. Being hospitable is our national mark.
_____34. The feast of the Señora or the Lady of Candle has been celebrated ostentatiously with a
riena, a festival queen chosen from among the daughters of the richest and the famous of Ilonggo
families.
The Candelaria, as colloquially known, called for an extravagant procession of Jaro’s
material assets, a practice that Ilonggos were not able to protract along the onset of inequities in a
colonial society.
a. Regional context. It is a tradition celebrated in Iloilo City only.
b. Regional context. It is a tradition of all the Ilonggo people in the Philippines.
c. National context. It is one of the feasts in the Philippines.
d. National context. It is a part of the culture in the Philippines.

II. EXPLANATION.
35. How is gender inequality expressed in Preludes?
36. How is oppression expressed in Third World Geography?
37. How does Mayon depicted as a beautiful wonder of the Philippines?
38. How does the maltreatment of an OFW is conveyed in Voice Tape?

39-42. Make a textula out of the following subjects.

39. Mother 40. Life 41. Love 42. Education
43-46. Do a simple illustration of a blog about your home.
47-50. Create a hyperpoetry which is static (concrete poetry) about any of your choice and form
an image.

Prepared by: Checked by:

AERVYX DODGE B. TORRALBA JORDAN FAITH C. BASTATAS

Special Science Teacher I Master Teacher II