1st Periodical Examination

21st CENTURY LITERATURE FROM THE PHILIPPINES

COMPUTER 5 SENIOR HIGH DEPT.
NAME: _____________________________________________
GRADE AND SECTION: ____________________________
SCORE:
ADVISER: ____________________ DATE: ______________

General Directions: Read the directions carefully before answering the test. Any form
of erasure or alteration is strictly prohibited. A point will be deducted to the total score
for every erasure or alteration done. Think before answering.

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE (30 points)

Direction: Write the letter of the correct answer on the space provided before the
number.

_____1. In what era did literature of the Philippines was just marked by our ancestors’ daily
observations about life, explanations for natural phenomena, and beginnings of rituals?
a. Spanish colonial era c. Pre-colonial era
b. American colonial era d. Contemporary era
_____2. These are stories intended to teach human values with animals as major characters
attributing human qualities.
a. Legends c. Salawikain or Proverbs
b. Folklores d. Fables
_____3. It is the first book published in the Philippines. A prayer book which was written in
Spanish and was translated in Tagalog.
a. Doctrina Cristiana c. Noli me Tangere
b. El Filibusterismo d. Caingat Cayo
_____4. Which of the following Filipino writers wrote the “El Filibusterismo”?
a. Dr. Jose P. Rizal c. Graciano Lopez Jaena
b. Fr. Jose Rodriguez d. Andres Bonifacio
_____5. Which of the following Filipino writers founded the nationalistic newspaper “Diariong
Tagalog”?
a. a. Dr. Jose P. Rizal c. Graciano Lopez Jaena
b. Fr. Jose Rodriguez d. Marcelo H. del Pilar
_____6. Which of the following Filipino writers wrote the “Dasalan at Toksohan” using the pen
name V.Caraig?
a. Fr. Jose Rodriguez c. Gregoria de Jesus
b. Vicente Garcia d. Marcelo H. Del Pilar
_____7. Rizal described this novel of his as “the work of the heart”.
a. Noli me Tangere c. La Solidaridad
b. Sa Aking mga Kabata d. El Filibusterismo
_____8. It is considered as the oldest form of Filipino writing system which was used by our
ancestors.
a. Alibata o Baybayin c. Roman Alphabet
b. Sanskrit d. Modern Filipino Alphabet
_____9. What do you call a poem in quatrain containing seven syllables each line with a
monorine?
a. Sonnet c. Ballad
b. Haiku d. Tanaga
_____10. Which of the following races introduced the public-school system in the Philippines?
a. Spaniards c. Americans
b. Japanese d. Chinese
_____11. What do you call to the first American teachers in the Philippines?
a. Thomasino c. Thomasians
b. Thomasines d. Thomasites
_____12. Tagalog literature reach its highest peak at the beginning of the nineteenth century
when Francisco Baltazar published his work Pinagdaanang Buhay ni Florante at Laura sa
Cahariang Albanya. Francisco Baltazar is popularly known on what pseudonym?
a. Kiko c. Baltazar
b. Balagtas d. Balagtasan
_____13. According to historians, the Spaniards had chief reasons for colonizing the Philippines
and other states. It can be simply put as the 3G’s. It stands for ____.
a. God, Gold, Government c. God, Glory, Green
b. Gem, Gold, Gesture d. God, Gold, Glory
_____14. The founding of this awarding body opened better importunities for writers to be
recognized. What literary contest is founded under the Republic?
a. Nobel Prize c. Palanca Awards
b. Pulitzer Prize d. Cannes Awards
_____15. During Spanish Regime, Filipinos were starting to learn for themselves a new language
which are also become the basis of social status. Few were given the opportunity to become
Latinized. These were Filipinos who can communicate one of the Latin languages.
a. Peninsulares c. Ladinos
b. Indios d. Hispanos
_____16. It is a sort of debate in verse involving men and women, which was developed under
the Spaniards into duplo.
a. Ambahan c. Siday
b. Karagatan d. Antoka
_____17. He is known to be the “Father of Ilocano Literature” who wrote the famous Ilocano
epic poetry “Biag ni Lam-ang”.
a. Flavio Zaragoza Cano c. Pedro Bucaneg
b. Francisco Baltazar d. Vicente Sotto
_____18. This is a majestic type of lyric poetry with expression of enthusiasm and dignity to
someone loved.
a. Elegy c. Epic
b. Song d. Ode
_____19. What do you call a stanza that is consisted with eight lines?
a. Octave c. Couplet
b. Quatrain d. Cinquain
_____20. This period in Philippine Literature is often referred to as the “Modern Era”.
a. Spanish-colonial Period c. American-colonial Period
b. Contemporary Period d. Pre-colonial Period
_____21. Which of the following refers to stories of gods and goddesses told using a traditional
language explaining mysteries, beliefs and cultural practices?
a. Myths c. Folk tales
b. Legends d. Fables
_____22. Which of the following refers to stories of gods and goddesses told using a traditional
language explaining mysteries, beliefs and cultural practices?
a. Myths c. Folk tales
b. Legends d. Fables
_____23. Which of the following is not an example of Prose Narratives?
a. Folk songs c. Folk tales
b. Legends d. Fables
_____24. Which of the following classes of poetry refers to a lyric poem with the subject matter
of death?
a. Elegy c. Song
b. Ode d. Ballad
_____25. Which of the following elements of sound in poetry refers to the duration, stress, or
number of syllables per line?
a. Voice c. Rhythm
b. Meter d. Rhyme Scheme
II. TRUE OR FALSE (10 points)

Directions: Write the word TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if wrong.

________26. Oral literature is the form of literature during the early times.
________27. Legends are literary form which narrates adventures and quests of a hero.
________28. ‘Touch me not’ is the English meaning of the novel El Filibusterismo.
________29. Literature according to Vinuya is man’s vehicle for self-expression.
________30. Maranao literature is based on Islam or Muslim religion and tradition.
________31. Hiligaynon literature was well-known for their ritual chants and songs.
________32. Graciano Lopez Jaena was the editor of the newspaper La Solidaridad.
________33. Diction refers to the denotative and connotative meanings of the lines in poetry.
________34. “The Doctrina Cristiana” is considered as Cebuano literature.
________35. Regional literature reflects the people’s culture and way of living.

III. IDENTIFICATION (10 points)

Direction: Identify the region of the following literary forms. (Tagalog, Ilocano,
Hiligaynon, Maranao)

36. ili- ili ____________________

37. Leron-leron Sinta ____________________

38. Pamulinawen ____________________

39. Balagtasan ____________________

40. Badeng ____________________

41. Ambahan ____________________

42. Magtanim ay di Biro ____________________

43. Pananaro-on ____________________

44. Biag ni Lam-ang ____________________

45. Balitaw ____________________

IV. MATCHING TYPE (10 points)

Directions: Choose what is being asked for. Write your answer on the space provided.
Riddles or Bugtong

_____46. Bulaklak muna ang dapat gawin, bago mo ito kanin. A. Bote

_____47. Ayan na ayan na hindi mo pa makita. B. Pluma/Pen

_____48. Nagbibigay na, sinasakal pa. C. Saging

_____49. Lumuluha walang mata, lumalakad walang paa. D. Salamin

_____50. Anong mabuting retrato ang kuhang-kuha sa mukha mo. E. Sampalok

_____51. Heto na ang magkapatid, nag-uunahang pumanhik. F. Unan

_____52. Sinampal ko muna bago inalok. G. Paa

_____53. Malambot na parang ulap, kasama ko sa pangarap. H. Hangin

_____54. Dala mo, dala ka. Dala ka ng iyong dala. I. Gitara

_____55. Instrumentong pangharana, hugis nito ay katawan ng J. Sapatos

dalaga.
V. ENUMERATION (15 points)

What are the FIVE elements of Poetry?

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Give THREE examples of Folk songs

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Give THREE examples of Legends or Alamat

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Give THREE examples of Fables o Pabula

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Write the Full Name of your Teacher in Literature

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“Prefer even to fail with honor than to pass by cheating. There is no success without
hardship.”