BENTHEL ASIA SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY

ML. Quezon Highway, Gabi, Cordova, Cebu

1st Periodical Exam
in English 7
Name:__________________________ Score:__________________________
Grade:__________________________ Date:___________________________
TEST I. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Read the following questions carefully and encircle the letter of the best and correct
answer.
1. A type of literary text that has some historical account but unverifiable.
a. oral tradition b. kudlit c. baybayin d. Kavi
2. Why does every country need to have its own literature?
a. Literature is important for cultural preservation. b. Literature teaches the difference between good and evil.
c. Literature is the basis for political systems in a country. d. Literature allows people to socialize with each other.
3. From which Javanese script was the writing system baybayin derived?
a. Kavi b. Askara Java c. Sanskrit d. Hanacaraka
4. Which of the following is not a convention of oral literature?
a. Individual authorship b. regular rhythmic and musical devices
c. formulaic repetitions d.stereotyping of characters
5. Which of the following statements is not true about the pre-colonial literature of the Philippines?
a. Pre-colonial literature includes dramas and novels.
b. Pre-colonial literature includes folktales, mythology, and epic.
c. Pre-colonial literature includes chants, proverbs, and songs.
d. Pre-colonial literature includes literature passed from generation to generation through the word of mouth.
6. Hieroglyphics is to Egypt as _________ is to Philippines.
a. Baybayin b. Payapa c. Myths d. Legends
7. Annabel found a baybayin bookmark from a book she borrowed from the library. She wanted to decipher the word
and searched for a baybayin chart online. With it, she was able to decipher the meaning.

a. Basaba b. Payapa c. Patata d. Paraba

8. You were tasked to report about the ancient writing form of baybayin. Which of the following would not be a good
strategy to include in your report?
a. Include the history of ancient writing forms such as hieroglyph and Sanskrit.
b. Introduce the topic with the history of baybayin.
c. Present a chart of baybayin symbols
d. Enumerate words in baybayin and break them down for the class.
9. Did Filipinos have a unique literary history even before the Spaniards came?
a. Yes, because the Filipinos during the precolonial era already had a collection of literary texts such as legends,
folktales and proverbs.
b. No. because the Filipinos during the precolonial era/period missed all the data that keep from the ancestors.
c. Maybe, because Filipino ancestors on that time share some theories that the Philippines has a lot of literary texts
made by famous writers and authors.
d. None of these.
10. What is a common theme in Philippine pre-colonial literature?
a. nature b. world issues c. technology d. travel
11. Which of these is not a theme of pre-colonial literature?
a. science b. environment c. government d. religion
12. Which of these keywords and elements best fit a pre-colonial text or selection with the main theme of culture?
a. prayers b. colonizers c. mountains d. love

13. What is a theme of a selection if there are elements like "mountains, trees, rivers, and land" in the text?
a. geography b. religion c. ideals d. culture
14. Many pre-colonial texts talk about belief in the supernatural, an almighty force and idols. What is a probable theme of these
texts?
a. religion b. ideals c. culture d. geography
15. If a text explores the theme of social and economic organizations of people, what is a good element/keyword that best fits this
theme?
a. tribes b. animals c. water d. love
16. What is the theme of the text if keywords of philosophy, human behavior, and the ways of living a good life are present?
a. ideals b. government c. nature d. earth
17. Which statement about Philippine pre-colonial literature is relevant based on the lesson?
a. Philippine pre-colonial literature talks a lot about nature and human behavior.
b. Philippine pre-colonial literature talks a lot about nature and future.
c. Philippine pre-colonial literature talks only about nature and human kinship.
d. Philippine pre-colonial literature talks only about nature and religion.
18. Which two of the choices describes the theme of this poem?

"Ikaw ang nagnanakaw ng bigas ko,

lumuwa sana ang mata mo,

Mamaga sana ang katawan mo

Patayin ka ng mga anito"

a. religion b. geography c. ideals d. government

19. A type of literary text that has some historical account but unverifiable.
a. legend b. proverbs c. epic d. myth
20. These are catchy, striking, and briefly written statement that teach worth remembering lessons in life or in tagalog term we called
it as I “salawikain”.
a. proverbs b. myth c. mythology d. legends
21. This kind of literary text usually narrates how the world and man were created.
a. myth b. epic c. legends d. proverbs
22. What are the two kinds of myth?
a. aesthetic and expalanatory b. proverbs and Legends
c. creation and Human Myths d. folktales and Epics
23. Myths explain the origin of the country to _________.
a. enhance nationalistic spirit b. deepen altruism c. strengthen democracyd. raise awareness about Philippine history
24. Myths instruct the members of the society on how to function successfully in their culture for _________
a. survival b. nationalistic spirit c. cultural preservation d. identity formation
25. What does this common Philippine proverb mean?
“Even though the procession is long, it will still end up in church”.
a. True love waits. b. Everyone wants to get married in the church.
c. Blessed marriage happens in churches. d. Men line up for the maiden’s hand.

II. IDENTIFICATION:

Folktales Myths Skimming Graphs Diagrams

Epics Explanatory Myth Scanning Line Graph Tables

Folk Songs Aesthetic Myth Extensive Reading Bar Graph Lam-ang

Proverbs Legends Intensive Reading Pie Graph Don Pedro

Don Juan

_______________1. Stories that attempt to explain how the world was created and it make use of gods and goddesses, and other
fantastical creatures as characters.
_______________2. Is the outcome of naïve guesses and superstitions to satisfy the curiosity of primitive and unenlightened
people.
_______________3. Elicits emotions: sympathy, tears, and laughter for characters and events remote from commonplace
experience.
_______________4. Are accounts regarded as historical but not verifiable.
_______________5. It present data in a meaningful way for one or more sets of information.
_______________6. It is the most popular type of graph that shows data in a series of dots connected by lines.
_______________7. It can be used to represent and compare data that consists of rectangular bars that differ in height or length
depending on the length of frequency.
_______________8. It consist of a circle that is divided into segments or categories that reflect the proportion of the variables in
relation to the whole.
_______________9. It shows data in rows and columns that allow you to compare a subject in many dimensions.
_______________10. An inspiring stories of human travails and triumphs depicting all kinds of emotions.
_______________11. A long poetic forms that speak about valor and bravery of heroes with admirable traits embodying their
adventures and success in wars.
_______________12. A poetic in nature; illustrate historical and cultural background of a certain group.
_______________13. It is commonly known as salawikain.
_______________14. The fathers name of Lam-ang is_______________.
_______________15. A very strong boy who name himself when he was born.