SUNNY HILLSIDE SCHOOL OF BATAAN, INC.

Upper Ipag, Mariveles, Bataan 2105

2nd SEMESTRAL MIDTERM EXAM
ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES

Name: _________________________________________ Score: _________

Teacher: Jessica J. Caisip Grade Level/Section: ___12-ABM___ Date: __________

I. TRUE or FALSE: Write TRUE if the statement is correct. If wrong, underline the
word/phrase that makes the statement incorrect then write the correct answer on the
space provided.

________1. Spanish Literature is characterized by Legends, Folk Tales, The Epic Age, and Folk Songs.

________2. The Propaganda Movement was spearheaded mostly by the intellectual middle-class like
Jose Rizal, Marcelo del Pilar, Graciano Lopez Jaena, Antonio Luna, Mariano Ponce, Jose Ma. Panganiban
and Pedro Paterno.

________3. In the American Regime, Americans influenced Filipino writers to write using the Tagalog
language. English as a medium of instruction was introduced in the schools as the intellectual language
of education.

________4. In the Period of Activism, campus newspapers were written to show their protest. They held
pens and wrote on placards in red paint the equivalent of the word MAKIBAKA (To dare!).

________5. Period of the New Society poems dealt with patience, regard for native culture, customs,
and the beauties of nature and surroundings.

________6. Poems during the period of the American Regime was romantic and revolutionary.

________7. Post EDSA is noticed in the new Filipino songs, in the newspapers, in the speeches, and even
in the television programs.

________8. Amado V. Hernandez revived and reinvented traditional Filipino poetic forms.

________9. Quijano de Manila is the pen name of Nick Joaquin.

________10. Edith Tiempo’s language has been marked as “descriptive and burdened by scrupulous
detailing.”

II. Direction: Identify the author of the following literary pieces. Write the letter of your
correct answer.

A. Jose Rizal F. Carlos Romulo

B. Marcelo H. Del Pilar G. Levi Clerio
C. Graciano Lopez Jaena H. Bienvenido Lumbera
D. Edith Tiempo I. N.V.M Gonzales
E. Lazaro Francisco J. Carlos Quirino

_____1. Sa Sariling bayan

_____2. Mi Ultimo Adios

_____3. Daluyong

_____4. Pag-Ibig sa Tinubuang Lupa

_____5. La Hija del Fraile

_____6. El Filibusterismo

_____7. Man of Destiny

_____8. Ang Fray Botod

_____9. Mother of America

_____10. Dasalan at Tocsohan

III. Identify what is being asked in the following statement.

_________________1. He introduced to Tagalog literature what is now known as Bagay poetry.

_________________2. He is known as the foremost writer of his generation.

_________________3. He effortlessly translated/wrote anew the lyrics to traditional melodies.

_________________4. Who founded and directed the Silliman National Writers Workshop in
Dumaguete City, which has produced some of the country’s best writers?

_________________5. The first Filipino alphabet.

_________________6. Youth activism resulted in declaration of what law?

_________________7. A poem of free verse made up of 17 syllables divided into three lines.

_________________8. Awit pamamangka.

_________________9. Is A body of written works produced in a particular country, language or age.

_________________10. Form of literature that uses rhyme and rhythm.

IV.
Mt. Matutum
by Domingo F. Edo

Noon pa man kabutihan mo’y saysay

Pagkain,tubig ang itong inaalay
Kagamitan, gamot maging pamamahay
Ng taong gusto’y marangal na buhay
 Malakas na bagyo iyong pinipigilan
Mainit nga sikat ng araw hinahadlangan
Ng sandatang dahoon sa iyong katawaan
Ikinagagalak lahat mong kabayanihan.

Sikat sa kasaysayan ang ‘yong pangalan

Pinagmulan ng espiritwal na kaalaman
Sa tradisyon ng tribu sa katimugan,
Maging turista’y hanga sa iyong kadakilaan.

Ngunit ngayo’y pinsala ang nasasaksihan

Takaw sa salapi ang siyang dahilan.
Ninuno’t magulang labis na kailangan
Pag-aaruga nila’y lubos na inaasahan.

Discuss the answer to the following questions.

1. To whom is the speaker is talking?

2. What benefits do the people get from Mt. Matutum?
3. How has Mt. Matutum changed? Who/What is responsible for this?
4. What issue is depicted in the poem?
5. Is the plight of Mt. Matutum the same with other mountains in the Philippines? Why?