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2nd QUARTER
NAME: SCORE:
EXAMINATION

21st Century Literature- Gr. 12- DATE: Teacher: Charisse Mae T. Jalapan
ABM- Prime, Faith and HUMSS
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Read the direction carefully and No Erasure.

I. Identification (20)

_____________________1.A pleasant situation or event that you think about and that
you want to happen.
_____________________2. The application of scientific knowledge to the practical
aims of human life or as it is sometimes phrased, to the change and manipulation of the
human environment
_____________________3.It is a pet project of Imelda Marcos, created to preserve the
arts and culture of the country
_____________________4. A black bird in the story of Totoy and Richard
_____________________5.a character that seems to highlight the distinct features of
the protagonist
_____________________6.describes the social and cultural of sharing stories,
sometimes with improvisation, theatrics or embellishment
_____________________7.famed for his courage, intelligence and leadership, he was
one of the great pan- Hellenic heroes of Greek Mythology
_____________________8.a daughter of Icarius of Sparta and the wife of the hero
Odysseus.
_____________________9.the translator and lover of Hernan Cortes
_____________________10.an American woman who will eventually own and operate
a courtesan house in China.

II. Identify the story that written by the following authors. (30)

1. Margaret Atwood ____________________________

2.Carljoe Javier ____________________________
3. Amy Tan ____________________________
4. Anna Felcia Sanchez ____________________________
5.Alessandro Baricco ____________________________
6. Lydia Minatoya ____________________________
7. Eve Ensler ____________________________
8. Raissa Claire U. Rivera ____________________________
9. Laura Esquivel ______________________________
10. Mark Haddan ______________________________
11. Daryll Delgado ______________________________
12. Jose Wendell Capili ______________________________
13. Ron Darvin ______________________________
14. Danton Remoto ______________________________
15. Merlinda Bobis ______________________________

III. Give the meaning of the following words (20)

1. samurai
2. suppress
3. obsolete
4.calligraphy
5. shrewd
6. literati
7. egalitarianism
8. perquisite
9. eaves
10. ostentation

IV. Write the English translation of the following Japanese words from the story “The
Strangeness of Beauty” (10)

1. wabi
2. sabi
3. giri
4. dai
5. kinoji

V. Essay. (20)

What does it mean to be true to oneself?

Prepared by:

Ma’am Charisse