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FINAL EXAMINATION
S.Y. 2019-2020
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
21ST CENTURY LITERATURE FROM THE PHILIPPINES TO THE WORLD

NAME: _______________________________________________________________ RATING: ______________

GRADE and SECTION: __________________________________________ INSTRUCTOR: Mr. Jerome Bautista
General Directions
1. Read the directions carefully before answering the test. No point will be given for answer/s which doesn’t comply with
the given instruction.
2. DO NOT CHEAT. If caught cheating (in any form), your examination for this subject will be void automatically.
TEST I. Multiple Choice. Circle the best answer to the following multiple choice.

1. A story that takes place in our own time, about events that could really happen.
a.) prose b.) realistic fiction c.) historical fiction d.) science fiction

2. A story in which a detective is trying to solve a crime or puzzle.

a.) fantasy b.) mystery c.) historical fiction d.) plot

3. A category of writing.
a.) climax b.) antagonist c.) mood d.) genre

4. A brief work of fiction with few characters and one plot.

a.) prose b.) short story c.) point of view d.) first person

5. A narrator tells the story.

a.) genre b.) first person c.) third person d.) mystery

6. The fourth part of a short story, in which the conflict moves toward resolution.
a.) conclusion b.) rising action c.) introduction d.) falling action

7. The story’s “bad guy”; the character who works against the main character.
a.) plot b.) antagonist c.) protagonist d.) omniscient 3rd person

8. A story about imaginary events that involve technology, often set in the future.
a.) mystery b.) science fictionc.) fantasy d.) realistic fiction

9. The story’s moral or message or idea about life.

a.) theme b.) plot c.) setting d.) point of view

10. The way the author uses words, sentences, and paragraphs.
a.) style b.) theme c.) conflict d.) antagonist

1. The narrator tells what all characters are thinking and feeling.
a.) genre b.) 3rd person limited c.) mystery d.) 3rd person omniscient

12. The narrator tells only what one character is thinking and feeling.
a.) prose b.) 3rd person limited c.) first person d.) 3rd person omniscient

13. The second part of a short story, in which the conflict arises and becomes more intense.
a.) climax b.) rising action c.) falling action d.) introduction

14. Prose writing about imaginary characters and events.

a.) genre b.) style c.) fiction d.) rising action

15. A character tells the story, using words like “I” and “we.”
a.) 1st person b.) 3rd person limited c.) style d.) 3rd person omniscient

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 An excerpt from Why Women Wash the Dishes by Filomena N. Colendrino

In the town of Santa Rosa there once lived a couple named Hugo and Imelda. Every mealtime they quarreled over the chore
of washing the dishes. Imelda would scold Hugo if he refused to wash the dishes. Sometimes she would become angry and call him
names, and if he talked back she would get coconut midrib broom and chase him with it. He would run to the house of his compadre
and hide there till his wife’s anger had passed. The neighbors familiarly called Imelda, Ka Maldang and Hugo, Ka Ugong. One day
just as they were finishing their lunch, Ka Ugong announced: “I’m not going to wash the dishes anymore.” He threw out his chest and
lifted his chin. “Who says so?” asked Ka Maldang, holding up her chin, higher than his. “I say so; I worked so hard in the field this
morning. I’m not going to wash any dish.” Ka Maldang stood up and with her arms akimbo, she glared down at Ka Ugong across the
table. She was at Ka Ugong across the table. She was a Big woman. Her arms were stout. Her voice was also big. “And who, Mister
Hugo, is going to wash these dishes?” she asked. Ka Ugong’s chest sank again. His chin also went down. He held on the edge of the
table nervously. “You!” he said in a much lower tone. “You are the woman. You should do all the housework.
16. What is the setting of the story?

A. every mealtime, in Sta. Rosa B. every morning, in Sta. Rosa

C. every lunchtime, in Sta. Rosa D. every day, in Sta. Mesa

17. Which of the following is the appropriate characterization for the couple?

A. Ka Ugong is hardheaded while Ka Maldang is soft spoken.

B. Ka Maldang is brave while Ka Ugong is much braver.
C. Ka Ugong has a weaker personality than his strong wife.
D. Ka Maldang is a small woman while Ka Ugong is very tall.

18. Based on the situation above, what are they arguing for?

A. They are arguing whether who will do the laundry chores.

C. They are arguing on who will cook their meal every day.
B. They are arguing on who will clean the house.
D. They are arguing on who will wash the dishes.

19. Ka Maldang’s arms were stout and she is a big woman. Contextually, what do you mean by the underlined word?
A. long B. short C. huge D. muscular

20. Based on the story, why do you think women wash the dishes?

A. Men were always lazy and they are doing other chores
B. Ka Ugong won in the bet because Ka Maldang talked first.
C. Women are industrious enough to wash the dishes
D. Ka Ugong met an accident so he cannot do household chores

An Excerpt from May Day Eve by Nick Joaquin

As Don Badoy Montiya comes home to his old home at Intramuros, Manila late at night he finds his grandson chanting an old spell in front of a
mirror, memories of his youth came back. He recalled how he fell in love with Agueda, a young woman who resisted his advances. Agueda learned
that she would be able to know her future husband by reciting an incantation in front of a mirror. As she recited the words: “Mirror, mirror, show to
me him whose woman I will be,” Agueda saw Badoy. Badoy and Agueda got married. However, Don Badoy learned from his grandson that he was
described by Doña Agueda (through their daughter) as a "devil". In return, Don Badoy told his grandson that every time he looks at the mirror, he
only sees a "witch" (Agueda). Don Badoy ponders on love that had dissipated. The truth was revealed, Badoy and Agueda had a “bitter marriage”,
which began in the past, during one evening in the month of May in 1847. The tragedy of the story is Badoy’s heart forgot how he loved Agueda in
the past. They were not able to mend their broken marriage because their love was a “raging passion and nothing more.”

21. Who were the two characters being bound by the superstitious belief about mirrors on a May Day Eve?
A. Voltaire and Elena B. Badoy and Agueda C.
Alfredo and Esperanza D. Badoy and Anastacia

22.What will happen if someone sees herself (female) in a mirror during a May Day Eve according to the superstition?
A. She will see the face of her future husband. C. Her
dreams will come true.
B. He will see the face of his future wife. D. She
can be the most beautiful woman ever.

23. As analyzed on the selection, who was the devil in Agueda’s life?
A. Voltaire B. Anastacia
C. Badoy D. Alfonso

24. Based on the story, how many generations do the story have?
A. two B. three C. four D. five

25. Do you think Badoy and Agueda really love each other? Why?
A. Yes, because in the end Badoy realized and regretted that they could love each other more if he didn’t become a
devil/witch in their lives.
B. Yes, because they are really destined for each other and that is the greatest magic of all.
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 C. No, because they only believed in superstitious belief which is not really true.
D. No, because they are only physically attracted and they are not that close before getting married.

For each of the statements, determine if you would find the element in fiction or non‐fiction or both. (Fiction = F, Non‐Fiction
= NF). Write answer at end of every sentence

26. Often includes photos, graphs and charts.

27. Usually written to entertain your reading pleasure.
28. Could take the form of an autobiography or a webpage.
29. Can support essay format and structure.
30. A setting is used to set the atmosphere.
31. Characters can be animals, people, imaginary and unrealistic.
32. Sometimes includes antagonist and protagonist type characters.
33. Point of view is common in this type.
34. Usually has a strong narrative voice.
35. Can be referred to as an informative article.

Complete the poem below.

MAYON
Kristian Sendon Cordero

Ayon sa alamat, lason ng pana ni (36)_________________,

Ang (37)__________________ sa bulkan – libingan ito
Ng dalagang namatay sa isang digmaan.
Ngayon, ano ang (38)________________ sa paanan ng Mayon
Gayong nagiging malawak na itong (39)___________________
Ng abo, ng tao. Manganganak na kaya ito?

(40)___________________ ko ang nakangangang bulkan – binalot

Ng ulap at ng sariling usok ang tuktok, (41)_________________ sa labi.
Baka sakali, magpakita, nang may silbi ang kamera.

Sa ilang (42)_______________ na ibinebenta ng mga bata sa Cagsawa

Lusaw na tae ang nagliliyab na lava, (43)___________________ pababa.
Matandang nag-nganganga ayon naman sa isang makata.

Sa isang lumang postcard na nakita ko sa (44)___________________ Merkado—

Kapag sa malayo, isa siyang magandang sikyung nakatanod,
Handa sa (45)___________________, naghihintay sa iyong pagpasok.

Read the poem and then use the graphic organizer to fill in your interpretation for each of the underlined symbolic images in
the poem. Remember: Answers will vary.

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The drought was the very worst,

When the flowers that we'd grown together died of thirst
It was months, and months of back and forth,
You're still all over me like a wine-stained dress I can't wear anymore
Hung my head, as I lost the war, and the sky turned black like a perfect storm
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 SYMBOL EXPLANATION

DROUGHT

FLOWERS

THIRST

WHITE-STAINED DRESS

WAR