ENGL-6320-

PHILIPPINE
LITERATURE
ALL IN
SOURCE BY
JAYSON C.
LUCENA

JAYSON C.LUCENA
CREATOR
Quiz 1 To Midterm Exam
The short story is a theatrical dialogue performed on stage.
Select one:
a. False
b. True
Outerspace could be the setting for a story.
Select one:
a. True
b. False
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Which is an appropriate definition of literature?
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a. Aggressive thoughts of the writer.
b. Imaginative or creative writing, especially of recognized artistic value
c. An advertisement of people and their culture
d. Body of letters that describes the activities of man
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Essay and poem are similar because both of them are written in verses with high
quality standard and musicality.
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a. True
b. False
A character’s personality can be revealed by the things he/she does and says.
Select one:
a. True
b. False
Internal conflict is _____
Select one:
a. A struggle with an outside force
b. A struggle for life or death
c. A struggle against oneself
d. A struggle against mother nature
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If a narrator is omniscient, it means that:
Select one:
a. He/she has no clue what is going on
b. He/she knows everything about all characters
c. He/she is a minor character
d. He/she is a “good guy” in the book
In stories told from the third person point of view, the narrator uses the words “I,”
“we” or “our” to show their perspective.
Select one:
a. True
b. False
Human vs. Nature is when a character in a story is struggling with another character.
Select one:
a. False
b. True
Two main types of literature.
Select one:
a. Essay and Non-Fiction
b. Short Story and Drama
c. Fiction and Prose
d. Prose and Poetry
Select the answer that best illustrates how significant literature is in our lives.
Select one:
a. Literature holds the life of man.
b. Literature is a General Education course in college
c. Literary pieces shape our minds and make us changed individuals.
d. Literature needs writers and wide readers.
Why do you think the author chose the rural community setting for the story,
"Footnote to Youth"?
Select one:
a. The rural community is a wonderful place to live in.
b. People in the community know each other well.
c. It is where big dreams start.
d. The barrio depicts simple dreams and simple life.
In the story, "Footnote to Youth", how would you describe Dodong's actions?
Select one:
a. angry
b. impatient
c. humble
d. selfless
Describe the character of Lumnay in relation to her mood in the story, “The Wedding
Dance.”
Select one:
a. submissive
b. elusive
c. aggressive
d. decisive
What is the overall lesson of the story, "Footnote to Youth"?
Select one:
a. Being obedient is a virtue.
b. Loving your parents is the best thing to do as a child.
c. Living in a rural community is exciting and rewarding.
d. The untoward consequences of marrying at an early age.
Which of the following scenes from the story, "Footnote to Youth" was deemed
exciting and suspenseful?
Select one:
a. The late night Blas told Dodong he wants to marry Tona.
b. The day Dodong's first child was born.
c. The day Dodong recalled of his youth and his early marriage.
d. The night when Dodong shows eagerness to marry Teang.
Which sentence from the story, "Footnote to Youth" suggests the character's
occupation?
Select one:
a. Dodong unhitched the carabao leisurely ang gave it a healthy tap on the hip
b. The sun was salmon and hazy in the West.
c. She made him dream even during the day.
d. Dodong stripped himself and laid his clothes.
Describe the character of Lumnay in relation to her mood in the story, “The Wedding
Dance.”
Select one:
a. submissive
b. elusive
c. decisive
d. aggressive
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Read the story “Footnote to Youth” and find out how the main character Dodong is
affected by his family and the rural community he lives in.
Which of the choices below describe the character of Dodong?
Select one:
a. submissive
b. obedient
c. loving
d. assertive
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What events in the story “Footnote to Youth” recur in cycles?
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a. Swimming in the river
b. Dodong as a young farmer.
c. Marrying at a young age
d. Couples live a happy life
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Which of these promptly describes the home of Dodong and Teang from the story,
"Footnote to Youth"?
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a. mean but contented
b. happy and contented
c. simple but happy
d. simple and mean
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Which of the following scenes from the story, "Footnote to Youth" was deemed
exciting and suspenseful?
Select one:
a. The day Dodong's first child was born.
b. The night when Dodong shows eagerness to marry Teang.
c. The day Dodong recalled of his youth and his early marriage.
d. The late night Blas told Dodong he wants to marry Tona.
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What is the overall lesson of the story, "Footnote to Youth"?
Select one:
a. Being obedient is a virtue.
b. Loving your parents is the best thing to do as a child.
c. Living in a rural community is exciting and rewarding.
d. The untoward consequences of marrying at an early age.
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In the story, “The Wedding Dance,” this is the mood that was created in the scene
when Awiyao invited Lumnay to join the wedding celebration.
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a. submissive
b. happy
c. embarrassing
d. angry
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Why do you think the author chose the rural community setting for the story,
"Footnote to Youth"?
Select one:
a. It is where big dreams start.
b. The rural community is a wonderful place to live in.
c. People in the community know each other well.
d. The barrio depicts simple dreams and simple life.
Which of the following scenes from the story, "Footnote to Youth" was deemed
exciting and suspenseful?
Select one:
a. The day Dodong's first child was born.
b. The late night Blas told Dodong he wants to marry Tona.
c. The day Dodong recalled of his youth and his early marriage.
d. The night when Dodong shows eagerness to marry Teang.
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Which of these promptly describes the home of Dodong and Teang from the story,
"Footnote to Youth"?
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a. mean but contented
b. simple but happy
c. happy and contented
d. simple and mean
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Why do you think the author chose the rural community setting for the story,
"Footnote to Youth"?
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a. It is where big dreams start.
b. The barrio depicts simple dreams and simple life.
c. People in the community know each other well.
d. The rural community is a wonderful place to live in.
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Read the story “Footnote to Youth” and find out how the main character Dodong is
affected by his family and the rural community he lives in.
Which of the choices below describe the character of Dodong?
Select one:
a. obedient
b. submissive
c. assertive
d. loving
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Read the story, “The Wedding Dance” by Amador Daguio, and observe the mood
used by the author in developing his story.
What mood is dominantly expressed in the story?
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a. sadness
b. quietness
c. eagerness
d. anger
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In the story, “The Wedding Dance,” this is the mood that was created in the scene
when Awiyao invited Lumnay to join the wedding celebration.
Select one:
a. angry
b. submissive
c. happy
d. embarrassing
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Describe the character of Lumnay in relation to her mood in the story, “The Wedding
Dance.”
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a. decisive
b. elusive
c. aggressive
d. submissive
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In the story, "Footnote to Youth," which line in the dialogue hinted on the setting of
the story?
Select one:
a. “You have objections, itay?”
b. “Dodong, Dodong, you come up”
c. “I am going to marry Teang”
d. “Must you marry Teang?”
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What is the overall lesson of the story, "Footnote to Youth"?
Select one:
a. Loving your parents is the best thing to do as a child.
b. Being obedient is a virtue.
c. Living in a rural community is exciting and rewarding.
d. The untoward consequences of marrying at an early age.
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In the story, "Footnote to Youth", what is the first reaction of Dodong’s father when
Dodong told him that he will marry Teang?
Select one:
a. extremely happy
b. inflexible silence
c. complacent about the marriage
d. angry at Dodong
An impression about the relationship of Awiyao and Lumnay from the story, “The
Wedding Dance,” in relation to mood.
Select one:
a. social influence
 b. leadership
c. mental and physical health
d. negotiation
Describe the character of Awiyao in relation to the mood of the story, “The Wedding
Dance.”
Select one:
a. obedient
b. deceptive
c. prudent
d. domineering

MIDTERM
Which of the following was an outstanding display of a character’s personality in the
story, “Magnificence”?

Select one:
a. The silence of the father and unmindful to his children’s welfare.
b. Mother’s magnificent care towards her children when she attacked Vicente to
protect her child.
c. Vicente giving gifts and other things to the children to show his generosity.
d. The mother’s cordiality to the generosity of Victor.
Identify which phrase within the sentence signals or prompts flashback.
It was winter in Switzerland when Roy met his mother in one of the busiest
restaurants in the city.
Select one:
a. meeting Roy's mother
b. busiest restaurant in the city
c. when Roy met his mother
d. It was winter in Switzerland
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Ishi was reminded of her high school days with her friends when she saw Geena in the
mall.
Select one:
a. she saw Geena in the mall
b. high school days with her friends
c. Geena during their high school days
d. reminded of her high school days with her friend
What makes “Magnificence” realistic?
Select one:
a. It is a fictitious story.
b. It shows the reality of child abuse which is a serious problem in our society today.
c. It does not say anything about the present social condition in the country.
d. The story showed how people around us can offer generosity.
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The story, “Magnificence,” depicted child abuse.
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a. True
b. False
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How does the story,“May Day Eve,” end?
Select one:
a. It ended with tears
b. Regret comes to Badoy, when he realized what he had lost.
c. His realization is not expected.
d. May Day Eve could have been a blessing.
Identify which phrase within the sentence signals or prompts flashback.
Back in the day, we used to play outside and climb on trees.

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a. at the barrio
b. climb on trees
c. used to play outside
d. back in the day
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Who is the villain in the story, “Magnificence”?
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a. The mother
b. the girl
c. The Father
d. Vicente
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What is the most dramatic event in the story, “May Day Eve”?
Select one:
a. Badoy loving Agueda at the end.
b. The boy listened to Badoy seriously
c. The rolling of the great voice booming through the night
d. Badoy called Agueda a witch.
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The story, “Magnificence,” is set in a big house near the school.
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a. True
b. False
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"I hope you remember how I used to play the fool among us, without minding how
people looked at me," he recounted, sullenly.

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a. he recounted, sullenly
b. I hope you remember how I used to
c. without minding how people look at me
d. the fool among us
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In the story, “Magnificence,” the mother did not mind what Vicente had done to her
daughter.
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a. True
b. False
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According to the story, “Magnificence,” the throwing of the girl’s clothes to the
kitchen range means casting away the girl’s bad experience.
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a. True
b. False
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In the story, “Magnificence,” the little girl appreciated Vicente’s generosity.
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a. True
b. False
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What is the focus of Pres. Cory Aquino’s speech?
Select one:
a. love of country
b. encounters of injustice
c. hope for the fatherland
d. living a bright future

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The mood of the story “Magnificence.”
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a. friendly
b. protective
c. submissive
d. fearful
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“Magnificence” started with the nightly visit of Vicente to the little boy and girls.
Select one:
a. True
b. False
Identify the main flashback in the story, “May Day Eve”.
Select one:
a. Agueda talking to the mirror
b. Grandma saw the devil in the mirror
c. Badoy recalled about his past love for Agueda
d. Anastasia was reminded of the past by the merry making on the first eve of May
What is the tone of the story “May Day Eve”?
Select one:
a. Believing in superstition is a common practice.
b. Loving so selflessly is what we have to do.
c. Life is full of regret, for we realize what we have when it is gone.
d. Life is so amazing especially with our great love of our life is around.

What can you conclude about Patricia Evangelista after reading her short winning
speech, “Blonde and Blue Eyes”?
Select one:
a. loves her family
b. cares for her country
c. loves freedom
d. intelligent woman
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The author’s attitude in the essay, “I Demand My Share”.
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a. friendly
b. serious
c. happy
d. Sarcastic
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In the essay, “Blonde and Blue Eyes,” what was interesting about the author's
thoughts towards living abroad and coming back home to her country?
Select one:
a. Her generosity to be with her fellowmen
b. Her willingness to share his fortune with her family and relatives
c. Her desire to build up a big house and work in her country for good
d. Her care for her country and her fellowmen in spite of her success abroad
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“Pliant Like a Bamboo” describes what quality of the Filipinos?
Select one:
a. contented and cool
b. conversationalist and forward
c.
adventurer and aggressive

d. flexibility
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Describe how the author of the essay, “Blonde and Blue Eyes,” feels about living
abroad.
Select one:
a. eager to grab every opportunity that comes her way for her country
b. happy to be with foreigners
c. anxious to join her relatives living in a foreign country
d. sarcastic of people leaving the country for work
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I have seen a wolf whose fur is immaculately white, large paws, silvery eyes, and a
body mass like a lion.
Select one:
a. Description
b. Cause/effect
c. Problem/solution
d. Comparison/contrast
The two trees compared in "Pliant Like a Bamboo" are:
Select one:
a. mango and tamarind
b. bamboo and acacia
c. tamarind and acacia
d. mango and bamboo
Choose the best answer based on the paragraph given
Describe the range of emotions that President Cory might have experienced on the
day she lost her husband.
Select one:
a. pessimistic to helpless
b. indirect to impartial
c. heartbroken to liberating
d. merciless to unconcerned
Identify the type of structure used in each passage. Choose the letter of the correct
answer.
What is the text structure used in the essay, "Pliant Like a Bamboo"?
Select one:
a. Comparison/Contrast
b. Cause/effect
c. Chronological Order
d. Description
Choose the letter of the word that gives you the most appropriate meaning for the
underlined word.
Forgetting all material things is a form of renunciation.
Select one:
a. giving up
b. announcement
c. punishment
d. humility
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A kind of non-fiction where a writer emphasizes his or her relationships with other
people of the impact of significant historical events on his or her own life.
Select one:
a. memoir
b. history
c. autobiography
d. biography
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The lady recognizes her skills that are needed for the accomplishment of her writing
composition project. She has abundant vocabulary skills, mastery of reading
techniques, and technical writing skills.
Select one:
a. Description
b. Chronological order
c. Enumeration
d. Cause/effect
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The subject matter in Patricia Evangelista's “Blonde and Blue Eyes”
Select one:
a. Filipino diaspora and the contricutions of the gloabal Filipino and her desire to
come back
b. Dreams of travelling abroad
c. Filipinos’ eagerness to live abroad successfully
d. Coming home to the Philippines for good

The broadest category of literature that is based on facts.

Select one:
a. non-fiction
b. fiction
c. poetry
d. prose
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Why was former President Corazon C. Aquino’s husband put to jail in a military
camp?
Select one:
a. had spoken up for democracy
b. for being a traitor to the country
c. for making the Philippines a place of terrorists
d. created turmoil among the Filipino people
Choose the best answer based on the paragraph given
President Cory said, “in an excess of arrogance, the dictatorship called for its doom
in a snap election.” What word expresses mood?
Select one:
a. dictatorship
b. doom
c. arrogance
d. excess

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What was former President Cory Aquino referring to when she says, “Today, I have
returned as the president of a free people.”
Select one:
a. Young soldiers are killed fighting for freedom
b. Freedom of the Filipinos under the dictatorship
c. President of the masses
d. Bring the unsurgency down
The central idea of the essay “I Demand My Share”.
Select one:
a. The rich controls the wealth of the earth
b. To be a leader of the universe
c. Right to own part of God’s creation
d. Enjoyment of the gifts from God
In the essay, “Blonde and Blue Eyes,” what does she say about coming back home to
the Philippines?
Select one:
a. It’s her choice
b. She aspires to share to her fellowmen about her experience of “White Christmas”
c. She wants to show the people how she transformed into a foreign-influenced
Filipina
d. She wants to return and share her mature talents and good fortune
Read the speech of former President Corazon C. Aquino which she delivered during
the Joint Session of the United States Congress, Washington, D.C. Choose the best
answer based on the paragraph given.
Describe the mood expressed in the speech of Pres. Cory Aquino before the U.S.
Congress.
Select one:
a. speculative
b. threatening
c. empowered
d. impartial
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Cory Aquino ended her speech by encouraging the people to fight against poverty.
Select one:
a. True
b. False
Read the essay, “I Demand My Share” by Salvador Lopez and then answer the
questions below. Choose the letter of the word that gives you the most appropriate
meaning for the underlined word.
The lady harnessed her bag gradually.
Select one:
a. wove
b. decorated
c. made use of
d. cleaned
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underlined word.
Admonition applies only to the rich.
Select one:
a. fame
b. advice
c. wealth
d. gift
Identify the type of structure used in each passage. Choose the letter of the correct
answer.
The foreign group that invaded the Philippines and referred to as pestilence were:
Select one:
a. Spaniards
b. Americans
c. Chinese
d. Japanese
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What are the words in the essay of former President Corazon Aquino that suggested
negative mood?
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a. vindicated
b. passivity
c. break out in tears
d. brave and selfless
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The family head works hard for the finances of his family. This is the only way to
meet their basic needs.
Select one:
a. Cause/Effect
b. Description
c. Problem/Solution
d. Comparison/Contract
Identify the type of structure used in each passage. Choose the letter of the correct
answer.
The family head works hard for the finances of his family. This is the only way to
meet their basic needs.
Select one:
a. Problem/Solution
b. Comparison/Contract
c. Cause/Effect
d. Description
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The essay, “Blonde and Blue Eyes,” started with Patricia’s desire to have blonde and
blue eyes.
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a. True
b. False
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The narrative essay, “Blonde and Blue Eyes,” ends with the writer expressing her
desire to come home as a sign of gratitude of becoming a Filipino.
Select one:
a. False
b. True
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The purpose of the speech of Pres. Cory Aquino before the U.S. Congress.
Select one:
a. To persuade
b. To warn
c. To entertain
d. To inform

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Describe the range of emotions that President Cory might have experienced on the
day she lost her husband.
Select one:
a. indirect to impartial
b. merciless to unconcerned
c. pessimistic to helpless
d. heartbroken to liberating
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In this narrative essay, “Blonde and Blue Eyes,” which sentence/s express/es the
climax?
Select one:
a. People from other nations migrate to create new nations, yet still remain essentially
who they are.
b. Leaving the country isn't a matter of choice.
c. I call myself a pure Filipino -- a hybrid of sorts resulting from a combination of
cultures.
d. In a few years, I may take advantage of whatever opportunities that come my way.
But I will come home.

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answer.
Myrna likes cats. She has three cats, and she has a soft heart for them because her cats
protect her love birds from harm.
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a. Cause/Effect
b. Enumeration
c. Comparison/Contrast
d. Problem/Solution
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The foreign group that invaded the Philippines and referred to as pestilence were:
Select one:
a. Americans
b. Chinese
c. Japanese
d. Spaniards
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answer.
The foreign group that invaded the Philippines and referred to as pestilence were:
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a. Americans
b. Chinese
c. Japanese
d. Spaniards
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The nuns practice asceticism.
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b. self-fulfillment
c. self-confidence
d. self-denial
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The lady recognizes her skills that are needed for the accomplishment of her writing
composition project. She has abundant vocabulary skills, mastery of reading
techniques, and technical writing skills.
Select one:
a. Cause/effect
b. Enumeration
c. Chronological order
d. Description
Choose the letter of the word that gives you the most appropriate meaning for the
underlined word.
A feeling of mortification by the common man
Select one:
a. success
b. humiliation
c. pride
d. gratitude
Identify which phrase within the sentence signals or prompts the flashback.
They suffered horrific experiences years back because of the accident or assault which
caused the facial injury every time they look in the mirror.
Select one:
a. every time they look in the mirror
b. every time they look at the mirror
c. assault which caused the facial injury
d. years back because of the accident
The traits worth appreciating of the Filipino man, according to the essay, "Pliant like a
Bamboo."
Select one:
a. fatalist
b. romantic
c. equal
d. convenient
Choose the best answer based on the paragraph given
Characteristic of non-fiction that involves the author’s attitude towards his subject
matter.
Select one:
a. Perspective
b. Tone
c. Style
d. Purpose
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The subject matter in Patricia Evangelista's “Blonde and Blue Eyes”
Select one:
a. Dreams of travelling abroad
b. Filipino diaspora and the contricutions of the gloabal Filipino and her desire to
come back
c. Coming home to the Philippines for good
d. Filipinos’ eagerness to live abroad successfully
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Myrna likes cats. She has three cats, and she has a soft heart for them because her cats
protect her love birds from harm.
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b. Enumeration
c. Comparison/Contrast
d. Cause/Effect
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A kind of non-fiction where a writer emphasizes his or her relationships with other
people of the impact of significant historical events on his or her own life.
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b. history
c. memoir
d. biography
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The foreign group that invaded the Philippines and referred to as pestilence were:
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d. Japanese
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abroad.
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a. happy to be with foreigners
b. sarcastic of people leaving the country for work
c. eager to grab every opportunity that comes her way for her country
d. anxious to join her relatives living in a foreign country
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Purpose of the author’s for writing “I Demand My Share”.
Select one:
a. describe
b. Persuade
c. reflect
d. explain
Read the winning speech, “Blonde and Blue Eyes” by Patricia Evangelista in a
Speech Competition in London.

What dominant image in this selection lingers in your mind after reading the speech?

Answer: Working in a foreign land

These are the important details of an essay.

Answer: thesis statement, supporting details, grammar

Makati and Cebu are leading commercial cities in the Philippines. Makati is a
commercial center in Metro Manila while Cebu is a commercial center in the Visayas.

Answer: Comparison/Contrast

What did you learn about the author from his essay, “I Demand My Share"?

Answer: He wants fairness.

Literature created from the imagination. This genre includes crime thrillers and
romance.

Answer: fiction

Identify a characteristic of non-fiction from the choices below:

Answer: presents facts, describes true-life experiences, or discusses ideas

Where did Patricia, author of the essay, “Blonde and Blue Eyes,” want to be in when
she was a child?

ANswer: in a foreign country

Read the story “May Day Eve” by Nick Joaquin and observe how flashbacks are used
as literary devices. Evaluate how the flashback is used. Find out how the flashback
adds to the meaning of the story.

What sound in the setting spark the narrator’s memory at the beginning of “May Day
Eve”?

Answer: merry-making in the evening

Choose the letter that corresponds to your answer.

When Robert Burns wrote, “O my Luve’s like a red, red rose,” which figure of speech
was he using?
Select one:
a. Metaphor
b. Simile
c. Hyperbole
d. Understatement
What object is personified in the following sentence?
The winter wrapped its icy claws around Alaska.
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a. winter
b. claws
c. icy
d. Alaska
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At the end of the rainbow is a pot of gold.
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b. Damnation
c. Success
d. Culture
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The balloon swells as Nestor blows it.
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a. blows
b. balloon
c. Nestor
d. none
What object is personified in the following sentence?
The flood waters swallowed the trees in one big gulp.
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a. flood waters
b. none
c. gulp
d. trees
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"She cried a river” is an example of what figure of speech?
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b. Synecdoche
c. Hyperbole
d. Metaphor
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What could cheer a man through life according to the poem "Air Castle"?
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a. fame
b. honor
c. wealth
d. ambition
What does the underlined word symbolize?
White dove is a symbol of ____________________.
Select one:
a. comedy
b. peace
c. prosperity
d. tragedy
Read the poem “Ink” by Guillermo Castillo and analyze by answering this question:

In the poem, the ink personifies the student.

Select one:
a. False
b. True
What object is personified in the following sentence?
The mower groaned as it cut the grass on the yard.
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a. none
b. grass
c. mower
d. yard
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Behind the clouds, the sun is still shining.
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b. Success
c. Reinvention
d. Culture
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What beckons the speaker in the poem “Air Castle”?
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a. future life
b. loyal friends
c. life’s mistake
d. after life
What does the underlined word symbolize?
A bouquet of red roses symbolizes __________________.
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a. Burning passion
b. Love and Romance
c. Hopeful lady
d. Blooming flowers
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The flood waters swallowed the trees in one big gulp.
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c. trees
d. gulp
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“The old mansion frowned down at us from the top of the hill” is an example of which
figure of speech?
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a. Pun
b. Personification
c. Synecdoche
d. Metaphor
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A metaphor is a comparison between two things that uses the words “like” or “as”
Select one:
a. True
b. False
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What is implied by “Life of a man with an ambition”?
Select one:
a. with material and spiritual success
b. with spiritual success
c. with motivation to work towards a goal
d. with material success
What is the symbol used in the poem, "Ink"?
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a. wall
b. pen
c. ink
d. white cloth
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b. True
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Bumble bee buzzes around the flowers.
The image conjured from reading the sentence appeals to what sense?

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b. Auditory
c. Gustatory
d. Visual
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The lot is larger than the corner I live in.
The image conjured from reading the sentence appeals to what sense?
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a. Visual
b. Olfactory
c. Tactile
d. Auditory
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The branches of the tree pointed to the old dirty road.
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a. tree
b. branches
c. none
d. road
Chrysanthemum, a sweet herbal tea that quenches my thirst.
The image conjured from reading the sentence appeals to what sense?
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a. Gustatory
b. Auditory
c. Visual
d. Tactile
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The alarm clock screams to wake me up.

Select one:
a. None
b. me
c. alarm clock
d. Screams
What does the underlined word symbolize?
The question mark (?) is a symbol of ______________________.
Select one:
a. directions
b. ideas
c. all of the above
d. confusion
What does the underlined word symbolize?
The swastika is a symbol of _________________.
Select one:
a. Love and courage
b. Nazism and hate
c. Democracy and honor
d. Marxism and defea
Radiant is her room filled with red roses and yellow bells.
The image conjured from reading the sentence appeals to what sense?
Select one:
a. Tactile
b. Gustatory
c. Visual
d. Auditory
Soft petals tickle my feet as I step on the floor.
The image conjured from reading the sentence appeals to what sense?
Select one:
a. Visual
b. Gustatory
c. Auditory
d. Tactile
What object is personified in the following sentence?
Fear clutches me as I saw shadows above me.
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a. none
b. shadows
c. fear
d. me
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Flowers in bloom are perfumes to me.
The image conjured from the sentence appeals to what sense?
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a. Olfactory
b. Tactile
c. Visual
d. Auditory
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The message of the poem, "The Rural Maid."
Select one:
a. The unbearable longing for his/her love
b. Love and your heart will be blissful
c.
Never love if you know it will fail

d. Keep your love intact by giving it to the person who deserves it

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What is the beginning conflict of the film, Muro Ami?
Select one:
a. all of the above
b. man vs nature
c. man and himself
d. man vs. man
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Identify a close-up shot that emphasizes the focus of the film (Muro Ami).
Select one:
a. Fredo giving initial instructions to the children on board the ship “Aurora”
b. Dado and other concerned companions rescuing a child diver
c. Both choices
 d. None of the choices
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In terms of production value, what did the film "Muro Ami" have?
Select one:
a. high-production values (with a glossy and expensive look)
b. low-production values (it's a low-budget, amateurish, B-film)
c. none of the above
d. both choices
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Tone used in the play, “The World is an Apple.”
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a. Success and failure
b. Mediocrity and success
c. Satisfaction and happiness
d. Frustrations and regret
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The message of the poem, "The Rural Maid."
Select one:
a. The unbearable longing for his/her love
b. Love and your heart will be blissful
c.
Never love if you know it will fail

d. Keep your love intact by giving it to the person who deserves it

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What is the beginning conflict of the film, Muro Ami?
Select one:
a. all of the above
b. man vs nature
c. man and himself
d. man vs. man
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Identify a close-up shot that emphasizes the focus of the film (Muro Ami).
Select one:
a. Fredo giving initial instructions to the children on board the ship “Aurora”
b. Dado and other concerned companions rescuing a child diver
c. Both choices
d. None of the choices
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In terms of production value, what did the film "Muro Ami" have?
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a. high-production values (with a glossy and expensive look)
b. low-production values (it's a low-budget, amateurish, B-film)
c. none of the above
d. both choices
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a. Success and failure
b. Mediocrity and success
c. Satisfaction and happiness
d. Frustrations and regret
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The focus of the movie, Muro Ami.
Select one:
a. Manner of fishing
b. Bitterness of losing a family
c. Enrich self by fishing
d. Gruesome child-labor practice
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In the movie, Muro Ami, does the dialogue fit the characters and the situation they are
in?
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a. Yes
b. No
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Setting of the movie, Muro Ami:
Select one:
a. Rural community that needs jobs for its people during fishing month
b. Sea in Bohol before the cold Christmas season
c. All of the above
d. In a ship during summer vacation

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The element that creates suspense and encourages the reader to go and find out more
about the event that is being hinted.
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a. Foreshadowing
b. Characterization
c. Setting
d. Dialogue
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First opinion about each character in the film, Muro Ami: Fredo
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b. friendly
c. considerate
d. fatherly
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Who are the main characters of the play, "The World is an Apple" by Alberto S.
Florentino?
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a. Tita, Mario, Pablo
b. Pablo and Mario
c. Gloria, Mario, Tita
d. Gloria, Mario, Pablo
Choose the letter of the correct answer.
To what two things does the author of The Rural Maid compare his love in the line,
“Thou art half human, half divine"?
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a. Love and Heaven
b. Mind and Soul
c. Soul and Love
d. Heaven and Earth
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“Ishi gently covered her pet puppy with a soft cloth before she cuddled her along.”
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a. Calm
b. Annoyed
c. Scared
d. Excited
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First opinion about each character from the film, Muro Ami, below: Botong
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a. hardworker
b. amiable
c. obedient
d. mean
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The mood at the middle of the film, Muro Ami.
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a. Joyous
b. Terrifying
c. Speculative
d. Delightful
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The author uses properties and other things to strengthen his objective. What element
of the drama is this?
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b. Tone
c. Characterization
d. Symbolism
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answer:
My heart is like a singing bird
Whose nest is a weathered shoot;
My heart is like an apple tree
Whose boughs are bent with thick-set fruit
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a. Excitement
b. Nervousness
c. Happiness
d. Sorrow
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Identify a distant shot from the film, Muro Ami.
Select one:
a. Susan leaving the ship “Aurora”
b. Susan dressing the wound of Fredo
c. Botong stealing money from his collection
d. Children pounding the coral reefs at the bottom of the sea
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What makes the poem “The Rural Maid” musical?
Select one:
a. expressed emotions
b. ending in rhymes
c. descriptive words
d. the words used
Read the lyric poem “The Rural Maid” by Francisco Maramag. Choose the best
answer.
Why is the poem considered as a lyric poem?
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a. names his ambitions and desires in life
b. deals overwhelmingly with love and personal feelings
c. designed specifically to share the author’s thoughts
d. discusses about dreams and inspiration
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What does the drama “The World is an Apple” want to tell its readers about life?

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a. All of the above
b. Life is unfair.
c. Life is survival of the fittest.
d. Life is wonderful.
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What was the playwright’s real focus in the “The World is an Apple?”
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a. People are easily manipulated
b. How wrong decisions become greater burdens in life
c. The world is full of temptations
d. Provide the best for the family
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The mood at the end of the film, Muro Ami.
Select one:
a. Objective
b. Cold
c. Nostalgic
d. Hostile
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"Oh, I don’t need that strong sound in here.”
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a. excited
b. Scared
c. calm
d. Annoyed
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What does the drama “The World is an Apple” want to tell its readers about life?

Select one:
a. Life is unfair.
b. Life is wonderful.
c. All of the above
d. Life is survival of the fittest.
Read the lyric poem “The Rural Maid” by Francisco Maramag. Choose the best
answer.
Why is the poem considered as a lyric poem?
Select one:
a. names his ambitions and desires in life
b. deals overwhelmingly with love and personal feelings
c. designed specifically to share the author’s thoughts
d. discusses about dreams and inspiration
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Where is the play, "The World is an Apple" set?
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a. House of Mario and Gloria
b. Place of Pablo
c. Around the neighbourhood
d. In the grocery
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“Hey, the toy car almost reached the roof top of that high rise building!”
Select one:
a. Scared
b. Excited
c. Annoyed
d. Calm
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In the film, Muro Ami, do the camera angles (aiming up and aiming down) affect and
give significance to the characters’ portrayals?
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a. Yes
b. No
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The element that creates suspense and encourages the reader to go and find out more
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a. Characterization
b. Setting
c. Foreshadowing
d. Dialogue
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The dominant symbol used in the play, “The World is an Apple.”
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a. Wooden bench
b. Pablo’s influence
c. Stolen apple
d. Small house of Mario
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What does Castillo want to emphasize in the personification he used in the poem
“Ink”?
Select one:
a. Silence is golden
b. People teach us lessons in life
c. Speak up one's mind
d. Judge a person by his character and accomplishments
Choose the letter of the correct answer.
What is the theme of the poem “The Rural Maid”?
Select one:
a. Anger
b. Emotion
c. Simplicity
d. Love
What does the underlined word symbolize?
Black as the pit from pole to pole.
Select one:
a. Success
b. Culture
c. Salvation
d. Damnation

Which is an appropriate definition of literature?

Select one:
a. Imaginative or creative writing, especially of recognized artistic value
b. Body of letters that describes the activities of man
c. An advertisement of people and their culture
d. Aggressive thoughts of the writer.

Two main types of literature.

Select one:
a. Short Story and Drama
b. Fiction and Prose
c. Oral and written
d. Essay and Non-Fiction

The short story is a theatrical dialogue performed on stage.

Select one:
a. True
b. False

Essay and poem are similar because both of them are written in verses with high
quality standard and musicality.
Select one:
a. True
b. False

Select the answer that best illustrates how significant literature is in our lives.
Select one:
a. Literature needs writers and wide readers.
b. Literary pieces shape our minds and make us changed individuals.
c. Literature holds the life of man.
d. Literature is a General Education course in college
CHAPTER 2
Outerspace could be the setting for a story.
Select one:
a. False
b. True

A character’s personality can be revealed by the things he/she does and says.
Select one:
a. False
b. True

Human vs. Nature is when a character in a story is struggling with another character.
Select one:
a. False
b. True

In stories told from the third person point of view, the narrator uses the words “I,”
“we” or “our” to show their perspective.
Select one:
a. False
b. True

If a narrator is omniscient, it means that:

Select one:
a. He/she knows everything about all characters
b. He/she is a minor character
c. He/she has no clue what is going on
d. He/she is a “good guy” in the book

The ______________ of a story is the most intense moment.

Select one:
a. Climax
b. Rising Action
c. Exposition
d. Resolution

The resolution of the story is the _______________

Select one:
a. How the conflict is solved at the end
b. First thing you read
c. The story that occurs before the climax
d. The climax

In the exposition stage, readers learn about ___________

Select one:
a. None of the above
b. Setting
c. Both setting and character/s
d. Characters

___________________ occurs after the climax.

Select one:
a. Stock action
b. Flat action
c. Rising action
d. Falling action

The process by which an author reveals the personality of a character is___________.

Select one:
a. Setting
b. Conflict
c. Characterization
d. Point of View
A __________ character is a type of flat character that relies on some type of
stereotype.
Select one:
a. Flat
b. Dynamic
c. Stock
d. Round

A_____________ character undergoes at least one mental or emotional change from

the beginning of the book to the end.
Select one:
a. Round
b. Dynamic
c. Flat
d. Stock

Internal conflict is _____

Select one:
a. A struggle against oneself
b. A struggle against mother nature
c. A struggle with an outside force
d. A struggle for life or death

When an author uses the pronouns I, me, my, mine, or us, it indicates that he/she is
writing in the _______________ point of view.
Select one:
a. Second person
b. Third Person
c. Conflict
d. First Person

External conflict includes _____________________.

Select one:
a. Human v Society
b. Human v Human
c. All of the above
d. Human v NatureThe universal message that an author wants the reader to be
able to take from a piece of writing is called the____________
Select one:
a. Conflict
b. Story
c. Theme
d. Plot

CHAPTER 3

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I am hopeful for a better result of my examination.
Select one:
a. examination
b. result
c. hopeful
d. better

Identify the words that suggest/s the mood expressed.

My son worries about his lost cell phone.
Select one:
a. cell phone
b. worries
c. lost
d. son

Identify the words that suggest/s the mood expressed.

Gina longs for her parents in the Philippines.
Select one:
a. parents
b. Philippines
c. longs
d. Gina

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Louie stays calm after learning the result of the Math quiz.
Select one:
a. math quiz
b. calm
c. learning the result
d. stays

Identify the words that suggest/s the mood expressed.

The tiger runs after its prey furiously.
Select one:
a. after its prey
b. tiger runs
c. runs after
d. furiously

Read the story, “The Wedding Dance” by Amador Daguio, and observe the mood
used by the author in developing his story.
What mood is dominantly expressed in the story?
Select one:
a. anger
b. sadness
c. eagerness
d. quietness

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An impression about the relationship of Awiyao and Lumnay in relation to mood.
Select one:
a. negotiation
b. social influence
c. mental and physical health
d. leadership

Choose the best answer.

The mood that was created in the scene when Awiyao invited Lumnay to join the
wedding celebration.
Select one:
a. submissive
b. happy
c. embarrassing
d. angry

Choose the best answer.

Describe the character of Lumnay in relation to her mood in the story.
Select one:
a. decisive
b. submissive
c. elusive
d. aggressive

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Describe the character of Awiyao in relation to the mood of the story.
Select one:
a. domineering
b. obedient
c. prudent
d. deceptive

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d. Being obedient is a virtue.
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c. The sun was salmon and hazy in the West.
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d. The rural community is a wonderful place to live in.
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c. sadness
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c. complacent about the marriage
d. inflexible silence

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b. “You have objections, itay?”
c. “Must you marry Teang?”
d. “Dodong, Dodong, you come up”
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What events in the story “Footnote to Youth” recur in cycles?
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c. Couples live a happy life
d. Swimming in the river
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b. The day Dodong recalled of his youth and his early marriage.
c. The day Dodong's first child was born.
d. The late night Blas told Dodong he wants to marry Tona.
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d. Literature is a General Education course in college
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d. leadership
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Back in the day, we used to play outside and climb on trees.

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"I hope you remember how I used to play the fool among us, without minding how
people looked at me," he recounted, sullenly.

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d. the fool among us
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What makes “Magnificence” realistic?
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“Magnificence” started with the nightly visit of Vicente to the little boy and girls.
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d. Badoy loving Agueda at the end.
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The mood of the story “Magnificence.”
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It was winter in Switzerland when Roy met his mother in one of the busiest
restaurants in the city.
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c. when Roy met his mother
d. busiest restaurant in the city
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The lady harnessed her bag gradually.
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Myrna likes cats. She has three cats, and she has a soft heart for them because her cats
protect her love birds from harm.
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A kind of non-fiction where a writer emphasizes his or her relationships with other
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What can you conclude about Patricia Evangelista after reading her short winning
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Admonition applies only to the rich.
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The nuns practice asceticism.
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What is the focus of Pres. Cory Aquino’s speech?
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Literature created from the imagination. This genre includes crime thrillers and
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The traits worth appreciating of the Filipino man, according to the essay, "Pliant like a
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Forgetting all material things is a form of renunciation.
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What sound in the setting spark the narrator’s memory at the beginning of “May Day
Eve”?
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d. raking slippers in the corner
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What was former President Cory Aquino referring to when she says, “Today, I have
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b. Freedom of the Filipinos under the dictatorship
c. Bring the unsurgency down
d. President of the masses
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Makati and Cebu are leading commercial cities in the Philippines. Makati is a
commercial center in Metro Manila while Cebu is a commercial center in the Visayas.
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c. Problem/Solution
d. Description
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“I Demand My Share” is written for himself.
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According to the story, “Magnificence,” the throwing of the girl’s clothes to the
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Back in the day, we used to play outside and climb on trees.

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In the essay, “Blonde and Blue Eyes,” what does she say about coming back home to
the Philippines?
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a. It’s her choice
b. She wants to return and share her mature talents and good fortune
c. She aspires to share to her fellowmen about her experience of “White Christmas”
d. She wants to show the people how she transformed into a foreign-influenced
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A feeling of mortification by the common man
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I have seen a wolf whose fur is immaculately white, large paws, silvery eyes, and a
body mass like a lion.
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“Pliant Like a Bamboo” describes what quality of the Filipinos?
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b.
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c. contented and cool

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What did you learn about the author from his essay, “I Demand My Share"?
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b. He shows aggressiveness.
c. He is an excellent lecturer.
d. He likes freedom.
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A kind of non-fiction where a writer emphasizes his or her relationships with other
people of the impact of significant historical events on his or her own life.
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Which of the following was an outstanding display of a character’s personality in the
story, “Magnificence”?

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a. Mother’s magnificent care towards her children when she attacked Vicente to
protect her child.
b. Vicente giving gifts and other things to the children to show his generosity.
c. The mother’s cordiality to the generosity of Victor.
d. The silence of the father and unmindful to his children’s welfare.
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In the story, “Magnificence,” the little girl appreciated Vicente’s generosity.

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The mood of the story “Magnificence.”
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How does the story,“May Day Eve,” end?
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b. May Day Eve could have been a blessing.
c. Regret comes to Badoy, when he realized what he had lost.
d. It ended with tears
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In this narrative essay, “Blonde and Blue Eyes,” which sentence/s express/es the
climax?
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a. People from other nations migrate to create new nations, yet still remain essentially
who they are.
b. In a few years, I may take advantage of whatever opportunities that come my way.
But I will come home.
c. I call myself a pure Filipino -- a hybrid of sorts resulting from a combination of
cultures.
d. Leaving the country isn't a matter of choice.
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It was winter in Switzerland when Roy met his mother in one of the busiest
restaurants in the city.
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b. when Roy met his mother
c. meeting Roy's mother
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In the essay, “Blonde and Blue Eyes,” what was interesting about the author's
thoughts towards living abroad and coming back home to her country?
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a. Her willingness to share his fortune with her family and relatives
b. Her desire to build up a big house and work in her country for good
c. Her care for her country and her fellowmen in spite of her success abroad
d. Her generosity to be with her fellowmen
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The family head works hard for the finances of his family. This is the only way to
meet their basic needs.
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d. Description
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What can you conclude about Patricia Evangelista after reading her short winning
speech, “Blonde and Blue Eyes”?
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b. intelligent woman
c. loves her family
d. cares for her country
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What makes “Magnificence” realistic?
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a. It shows the reality of child abuse which is a serious problem in our society today.
b. It does not say anything about the present social condition in the country.
c. It is a fictitious story.
d. The story showed how people around us can offer generosity.
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The nuns practice asceticism.
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d. self-respect
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Admonition applies only to the rich.
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c. fame
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answer based on the paragraph given.
Describe the mood expressed in the speech of Pres. Cory Aquino before the U.S.
Congress.
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b. speculative
c. threatening
d. impartial
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Characteristic of non-fiction that involves the author’s attitude towards his subject
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The subject matter in Patricia Evangelista's “Blonde and Blue Eyes”
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a. Filipinos’ eagerness to live abroad successfully
b. Coming home to the Philippines for good
c. Filipino diaspora and the contricutions of the gloabal Filipino and her desire to
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d. Dreams of travelling abroad
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They suffered horrific experiences years back because of the accident or assault which
caused the facial injury every time they look in the mirror.
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a. every time they look in the mirror
b. years back because of the accident
c. every time they look at the mirror
d. assault which caused the facial injury
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“Magnificence” started with the nightly visit of Vicente to the little boy and girls.
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The lady recognizes her skills that are needed for the accomplishment of her writing
composition project. She has abundant vocabulary skills, mastery of reading
techniques, and technical writing skills.
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c. Description
d. Chronological order
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What is the focus of Pres. Cory Aquino’s speech?
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b. encounters of injustice
c. hope for the fatherland
d. love of country
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The traits worth appreciating of the Filipino man, according to the essay, "Pliant like a
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b. romantic
c. convenient
d. equal
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Ishi was reminded of her high school days with her friends when she saw Geena in the
mall.
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a. high school days with her friends
b. reminded of her high school days with her friend
c. she saw Geena in the mall
d. Geena during their high school days
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Identify the main flashback in the story, “May Day Eve”.
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a. Anastasia was reminded of the past by the merry making on the first eve of May
b. Badoy recalled about his past love for Agueda
c. Agueda talking to the mirror
d. Grandma saw the devil in the mirror
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The author’s attitude in the essay, “I Demand My Share”.
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b. happy
c. serious
d. Sarcastic
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Myrna likes cats. She has three cats, and she has a soft heart for them because her cats
protect her love birds from harm.
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d. Enumeration
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Describe how the author of the essay, “Blonde and Blue Eyes,” feels about living
abroad.
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b. happy to be with foreigners
c. sarcastic of people leaving the country for work
d. eager to grab every opportunity that comes her way for her country
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What are the words in the essay of former President Corazon Aquino that suggested
negative mood?
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b. passivity
c. brave and selfless
d. break out in tears
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Literature created from the imagination. This genre includes crime thrillers and
romance.
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b. none of the above
c. non-fiction
d. both
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The purpose of the speech of Pres. Cory Aquino before the U.S. Congress.
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d. To entertain
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The story, “Magnificence,” is set in a big house near the school.
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Read the winning speech, “Blonde and Blue Eyes” by Patricia Evangelista in a
Speech Competition in London.
What dominant image in this selection lingers in your mind after reading the speech?
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a. Simplicity of the home
b. Nationalism, love of country, OFW
c. Parents’ eagerness to send their children to school
d. Working in a foreign land
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"I hope you remember how I used to play the fool among us, without minding how
people looked at me," he recounted, sullenly.

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a. I hope you remember how I used to
b. the fool among us
c. without minding how people look at me
d. he recounted, sullenly
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The two trees compared in "Pliant Like a Bamboo" are:
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b. mango and bamboo
c. tamarind and acacia
d. mango and tamarind
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What is the tone of the story “May Day Eve”?
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b. Believing in superstition is a common practice.
c. Loving so selflessly is what we have to do.
d. Life is so amazing especially with our great love of our life is around.
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The foreign group that invaded the Philippines and referred to as pestilence were:
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b. Japanese
c. Spaniards
d. Americans

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The winter wrapped its icy claws around Alaska.
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The flood waters swallowed the trees in one big gulp.
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What beckons the speaker in the poem “Air Castle”?
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c. life’s mistake
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What is implied by “Life of a man with an ambition”?
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b. with motivation to work towards a goal
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In the poem A Man from the Slums Contemplates His Church, what is the author’s
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The mower groaned as it cut the grass on the yard.
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Black as the pit from pole to pole.
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The branches of the tree pointed to the old dirty road.
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In the poem, the ink personifies the student.

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The element that creates suspense and encourages the reader to go and find out more
about the event that is being hinted.
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To what two things does the author of The Rural Maid compare his love in the line,
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The mood at the end of the film, Muro Ami.
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Why is the poem considered as a lyric poem?
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b. deals overwhelmingly with love and personal feelings
c. designed specifically to share the author’s thoughts
d. discusses about dreams and inspiration
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"Oh, I don’t need that strong sound in here.”
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b. calm
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d. excited
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The mood at the beginning of the film, Muro Ami.
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Symbol used in the film, Muro Ami, and what it represents:
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Element of the drama (“The World is an Apple”) which exhibits the thoughts of the
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c. Tone
d. Point of view
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The author uses properties and other things to strengthen his objective. What element
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Identify a distant shot from the film, Muro Ami.
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b. Susan dressing the wound of Fredo
c. Botong stealing money from his collection
d. Susan leaving the ship “Aurora”

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The central idea of the essay “I Demand My Share”.
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b. Right to own part of God’s creation
c. Enjoyment of the gifts from God
d. The rich controls the wealth of the earth
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Describe the range of emotions that President Cory might have experienced on the
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b. heartbroken to liberating
c. merciless to unconcerned
d. indirect to impartial
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The essay, “Blonde and Blue Eyes,” started with Patricia’s desire to have blonde and
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Two main types of literature.
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c. Fiction and Prose
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First opinion about each character in the film, Muro Ami: Fredo
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c. considerate
d. friendly
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Bumble bee buzzes around the flowers.

The image conjured from reading the sentence appeals to what sense?

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Identify the main flashback in the story, “May Day Eve”.
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b. Grandma saw the devil in the mirror
c. Agueda talking to the mirror
d. Anastasia was reminded of the past by the merry making on the first eve of May
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Select the answer that best illustrates how significant literature is in our lives.
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b. Literature is a General Education course in college
c. Literature holds the life of man.
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Tone used in the play, “The World is an Apple.”
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b. Success and failure
c. Frustrations and regret
d. Satisfaction and happiness
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questions below. Choose the letter of the word that gives you the most appropriate
meaning for the underlined word.
The lady harnessed her bag gradually.
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b. decorated
c. made use of
d. cleaned
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In the story, "Footnote to Youth", how would you describe Dodong's actions?
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d. humble
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Who are the main characters of the play, "The World is an Apple" by Alberto S.
Florentino?
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b. Pablo and Mario
c. Gloria, Mario, Pablo
d. Tita, Mario, Pablo
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The mood at the beginning of the film, Muro Ami.
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“Pliant Like a Bamboo” describes what quality of the Filipinos?
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Literature created from the imagination. This genre includes crime thrillers and
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The two trees compared in "Pliant Like a Bamboo" are:
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The lot is larger than the corner I live in.

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At the end of the rainbow is a pot of gold.
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In the film, Muro Ami, do the camera angles (aiming up and aiming down) affect and
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What was the playwright’s real focus in the “The World is an Apple?”
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d. How wrong decisions become greater burdens in life
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What is the theme of the poem “The Rural Maid”?
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Which is an appropriate definition of literature?
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b. An advertisement of people and their culture
c. Aggressive thoughts of the writer.
d. Body of letters that describes the activities of man
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Flowers in bloom are perfumes to me.

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answer.
Why is the poem considered as a lyric poem?
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b. discusses about dreams and inspiration
c. deals overwhelmingly with love and personal feelings
d. designed specifically to share the author’s thoughts
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The short story is a theatrical dialogue performed on stage.
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“Magnificence” started with the nightly visit of Vicente to the little boy and girls.
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What can you conclude about Patricia Evangelista after reading her short winning
speech, “Blonde and Blue Eyes”?
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c. loves her family
d. loves freedom
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The branches of the tree pointed to the old dirty road.
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According to the story, “Magnificence,” the throwing of the girl’s clothes to the
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Identify a close-up shot that emphasizes the focus of the film (Muro Ami).
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b. Dado and other concerned companions rescuing a child diver
c. Both choices
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"Footnote to Youth"?
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c. happy and contented
d. simple and mean
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"She cried a river” is an example of what figure of speech?
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c. Alliteration
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What does Castillo want to emphasize in the personification he used in the poem
“Ink”?
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b. People teach us lessons in life
c. Speak up one's mind
d. Silence is golden
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Myrna likes cats. She has three cats, and she has a soft heart for them because her cats
protect her love birds from harm.
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a. Comparison/Contrast
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c. Cause/Effect
d. Enumeration
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In the essay, “Blonde and Blue Eyes,” what does she say about coming back home to
the Philippines?
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a. She wants to return and share her mature talents and good fortune
b. She wants to show the people how she transformed into a foreign-influenced
Filipina
c. She aspires to share to her fellowmen about her experience of “White Christmas”
d. It’s her choice
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In the story, “The Wedding Dance,” this is the mood that was created in the scene
when Awiyao invited Lumnay to join the wedding celebration.
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b. angry
c. submissive
d. embarrassing
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Ishi was reminded of her high school days with her friends when she saw Geena in the
mall.
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c. reminded of her high school days with her friend
d. high school days with her friends
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Soft petals tickle my feet as I step on the floor.

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A feeling of mortification by the common man
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Admonition applies only to the rich.
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What is the focus of Pres. Cory Aquino’s speech?
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c. hope for the fatherland
d. love of country
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Internal conflict is _____
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b. A struggle against mother nature
c. A struggle against oneself
d. A struggle with an outside force
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Why do you think the author chose the rural community setting for the story,
"Footnote to Youth"?
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a. The barrio depicts simple dreams and simple life.
b. People in the community know each other well.
c. It is where big dreams start.
d. The rural community is a wonderful place to live in.
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In this narrative essay, “Blonde and Blue Eyes,” which sentence/s express/es the
climax?
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a. People from other nations migrate to create new nations, yet still remain essentially
who they are.
b. I call myself a pure Filipino -- a hybrid of sorts resulting from a combination of
cultures.
c. Leaving the country isn't a matter of choice.
d. In a few years, I may take advantage of whatever opportunities that come my way.
But I will come home.
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“I Demand My Share” is written for himself.
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Setting of the movie, Muro Ami:
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a. Sea in Bohol before the cold Christmas season
b. In a ship during summer vacation
c. Rural community that needs jobs for its people during fishing month
d. All of the above
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In stories told from the third person point of view, the narrator uses the words “I,”
“we” or “our” to show their perspective.
Select one:
a. False
b. True

Short Quiz 1

1. Choose the best answer

Which is an appropriate definition of literature?
Select one:
a. Imaginative or creative writing, especially of recognized artistic value
b. Body of letters that describes the activities of man
c. Aggressive thoughts of the writer.
d. An advertisement of people and their culture
2. Choose the best answer
Two main types of literature.
Select one:
a. Essay and Non-Fiction
b. Fiction and Prose
c. Prose and Poetry
d. Short Story and Drama

3. Choose the best answer

The short story is a theatrical dialogue performed on stage.
Select one:
a. True
b. False

4. Choose the best answer

Essay and poem are similar because both of them are written in verses with high
quality standard and musicality.
Select one:
a. True
b. False

5. Choose the best answer

Select the answer that best illustrates how significant literature is in our lives.
Select one:
a. Literature needs writers and wide readers.
b. Literature is a General Education course in college
c. Literary pieces shape our minds and make us changed individuals.
d. Literature holds the life of man.

Short Quiz 2

1. Choose the correct answer

Outerspace could be the setting for a story.
Select one:
a. False
b. True
2. Choose the correct answer
A character’s personality can be revealed by the things he/she does and says.
Select one:
a. False
b. True

3. Choose the correct answer

Human vs. Nature is when a character in a story is struggling with another character.
Select one:
a. False
b. True

4. Choose the correct answer

In stories told from the third person point of view, the narrator uses the words “I,”
“we” or “our” to show their perspective.
Select one:
a. False
b. True

5. Choose the correct answer

If a narrator is omniscient, it means that:
Select one:
a. He/she has no clue what is going on
b. He/she is a “good guy” in the book
c. He/she is a minor character
d. He/she knows everything about all characters

6. Choose the correct answer

The ______________ of a story is the most intense moment.
Select one:
a. Climax
b. Exposition
c. Rising Action
d. Resolution

7. Choose the correct answer

The resolution of the story is the _______________
Select one:
a. First thing you read
b. How the conflict is solved at the end
c. The story that occurs before the climax
d. The climax

8. Choose the correct answer

In the exposition stage, readers learn about ___________
Select one:
a. None of the above
b. Characters
c. Setting
d. Both setting and character/s

9. Choose the correct answer

___________________ occurs after the climax.
Select one:
a. Rising action
b. Falling action
c. Flat action
d. Stock action

10. Choose the correct answer

The process by which an author reveals the personality of a character is___________.
Select one:
a. Conflict
b. Setting
c. Point of View
d. Characterization

11. Choose the correct answer

A __________ character is a type of flat character that relies on some type of
stereotype.
Select one:
a. Flat
b. Stock
c. Dynamic
d. Round

12. Choose the correct answer

A_____________ character undergoes at least one mental or emotional change from
the beginning of the book to the end.
Select one:
a. Stock
b. Flat
c. Dynamic
d. Round

13. Choose the correct answer

Internal conflict is _____
Select one:
a. A struggle with an outside force
b. A struggle for life or death
c. A struggle against mother nature
d. A struggle against oneself

14. Choose the correct answer

When an author uses the pronouns I, me, my, mine, or us, it indicates that he/she is
writing in the _______________ point of view.
Select one:
a. Conflict
b. Second person
c. First Person
d. Third Person

15. Choose the correct answer

External conflict includes _____________________.
Select one:
a. Human v Human
b. Human v Society
c. Human v Nature
d. All of the above
16. Choose the correct answer
The universal message that an author wants the reader to be able to take from a piece
of writing is called the____________
Select one:
a. Conflict
b. Story
c. Theme
d. Plot

Short Quiz 3

1. Identify the words that suggest/s the mood expressed.

I am hopeful for a better result of my examination.
Select one:
a. better
b. examination
c. result
d. hopeful

2. Identify the words that suggest/s the mood expressed.

My son worries about his lost cell phone.
Select one:
a. lost
b. worries
c. cell phone
d. son

3. Identify the words that suggest/s the mood expressed.

Gina longs for her parents in the Philippines.
Select one:
a. longs
b. Philippines
c. parents
d. Gina

4. Identify the words that suggest/s the mood expressed.

Louie stays calm after learning the result of the Math quiz.
Select one:
a. math quiz
b. calm
c. learning the result
d. stays

5. Identify the words that suggest/s the mood expressed.

The tiger runs after its prey furiously.
Select one:
a. furiously
b. tiger runs
c. runs after
d. after its prey

6. Read the story, “The Wedding Dance” by Amador Daguio, and observe the mood
used by the author in developing his story.
What mood is dominantly expressed in the story?
Select one:
a. quietness
b. eagerness
c. sadness
d. anger

7. Choose the best answer

An impression about the relationship of Awiyao and Lumnay in relation to mood.
Select one:
a. negotiation
b. leadership
c. mental and physical health
d. social influence

8. Choose the best answer.

The mood that was created in the scene when Awiyao invited Lumnay to join the
wedding celebration.
Select one:
a. submissive
b. embarrassing
c. happy
d. angry

9. Choose the best answer.

Describe the character of Lumnay in relation to her mood in the story.
Select one:
a. elusive
b. submissive
c. decisive
d. aggressive

10. Choose the best answer.

Describe the character of Awiyao in relation to the mood of the story.
Select one:
a. obedient
b. domineering
c. deceptive
d. prudent

Short Quiz 4

1. Read the story “Footnote to Youth” and find out how the main character Dodong is
affected by his family and the rural community he lives in.
Which of the choices below describe the character of Dodong?
Select one:
a. obedient
b. assertive
c. loving
d. submissive

2. Choose the best answer.

How would you describe Dodong's actions?
Select one:
a. angry
b. humble
c. impatient
d. selfless

3. Choose the best answer

What is the first reaction of Dodong’s father when Dodong told him that he will
marry Teang?
Select one:
a. angry at Dodong
b. complacent about the marriage
c. inflexible silence
d. extremely happy

4. Choose the best answer

Which line in the dialogue hinted on the setting of the story?
Select one:
a. “You have objections, itay?”
b. “I am going to marry Teang”
c. “Dodong, Dodong, you come up”
d. “Must you marry Teang?”
5. Choose the best answer
Why do you think the author chose the rural community setting for the story?
Select one:
a. It is where big dreams start.
b. The rural community is a wonderful place to live in.
c. People in the community know each other well.
d. The barrio depicts simple dreams and simple life.

6.
Choose the best answer
What events in the story “Footnote to Youth” recur in cycles?
Select one:
a. Swimming in the river
b. Marrying at a young age
c. Dodong as a young farmer.
d. Couples live a happy life

7. Choose the best answer

Which of these promptly describes the home of Dodong and Teang?
Select one:
a. simple and mean
b. simple but happy
c. happy and contented
d. mean but contented
8. Choose the best answer
Which of the following scenes was deemed exciting and suspenseful?
Select one:
a. The late night Blas told Dodong he wants to marry Tona.
b. The night when Dodong shows eagerness to marry Teang.
c. The day Dodong's first child was born.
d. The day Dodong recalled of his youth and his early marriage.

9. Choose the best answer

Which sentence from the story suggests the character's occupation?
Select one:
a. Dodong unhitched the carabao leisurely ang gave it a healthy tap on the hip
b. The sun was salmon and hazy in the West.
c. She made him dream even during the day.
d. Dodong stripped himself and laid his clothes

10. Choose the best answer.

What is the overall lesson of the story?
Select one:
a. Being obedient is a virtue.
b. Living in a rural community is exciting and rewarding.
c. The untoward consequences of marrying at an early age.
d. Loving your parents is the best thing to do as a child.

Short Quiz 5

1.Choose the best answer

“Magnificence” started with the nightly visit of Vicente to the little boy and girls.
Select one:
a. True
b. False

2. Choose the best answer

Who is the villain in the story?
Select one:
a. The Father
b. Vicente
c. The mother
d. the girl

3. The little girl appreciated Vicente’s generosity.

Select one:
a. True
b. False

4. The mother did not mind what Vicente had done to her daughter.
Select one:
a. False
b. True

5. Choose the best answer

The throwing of the girl’s clothes to the kitchen range means casting away the girl’s
bad experience.
Select one:
a. True
b. False

6. Choose the best answer

The story depicted child abuse.
Select one:
a. False
b. True

7. Choose the best answer

The story is set in a big house near the school.
Select one:
a. False
b. True

8. Choose the best answer

The mood of the story “Magnificence.”
Select one:
a. friendly
b. submissive
c. protective
d. fearful

9. Choose the best answer

What makes “Magnificence” realistic?
Select one:
a. It does not say anything about the present social condition in the country.
b. It is a fictitious story.
c. The story showed how people around us can offer generosity.
d. It shows the reality of child abuse which is a serious problem in our society today.

Short Quiz 6

1. Identify which phrase within the sentence signals flashback.

They suffered horrific experiences years back because of the accident or assault which
caused the facial injury every time they look in the mirror.
Select one:
a. assault which caused the facial injury
b. every time they look in the mirror
c. every time they look at the mirror
d. years back because of the accident

2. Identify which phrase within the sentence signals flashback.

Back in the day, we used to play outside and climb on trees.

Select one:
a. climb on trees
b. at the barrio
c. used to play outside
d. back in the day

3. Identify which phrase within the sentence signals flashback.

It was winter in Switzerland when Roy met her mother in one of the busiest
restaurants in the city.
Select one:
a. when Roy met his mother
b. busiest restaurant in the city
c. It was winter in Switzerland
d. Roy met her mother

4. Choose the correct answer

"I hope you remember how I used to play the fool among us, without minding how
people looked at me," he recounted, sullenly.

Select one:
a. I hope you remember how I used to
b. he recounted, sullenly
c. without minding how people look at me
d. the fool among us

5. Identify which phrase within the sentence signals flashback.

Ishi was reminded of her high school days with her friends when she saw Geena in the
mall.
Select one:
a. reminded of her high school days with her friend
b. she saw Geena in the mall
c. Geena during their high school days
d. high school days with her friends

6. Read the story “May Day Eve” by Nick Joaquin and observe how flashbacks are
used as literary devices. Evaluate how the flashback is used. Find out how the
flashback adds to the meaning of the story.
What sound in the setting spark the narrator’s memory at the beginning of “May Day
Eve”?
Select one:
a. merry-making in the evening
b. raking slippers in the corner
c. witches screaming in the night
d. beds shrieking with terror

7. Choose the correct answer

Identify the main flashback in the story, “May Day Eve”.
Select one:
a. Anastasia was reminded of the past by the merry making on the first eve of May
b. Agueda talking to the mirror
c. Badoy recalled about his past love for Agueda
d. Grandma saw the devil in the mirror

8. Choose the correct answer

What is the most dramatic event in the story?
Select one:
a. The boy listened to Badoy seriously
b. The rolling of the great voice booming through the night
c. Badoy called Agueda a witch.
d. Badoy loving Agueda at the end.

9. Choose the correct answer

What is the tone of the story “May Day Eve”?
Select one:
a. Loving so selflessly is what we have to do.
b. Life is full of regret, for we realize what we have when it is gone.
c. Believing in superstition is a common practice.
d. Life is so amazing especially with our great love of our life is around.

10. Choose the correct answer

How does the story end?
Select one:
a. His realization is not expected.
b. May Day Eve could have been a blessing.
c. Regret comes to Badoy, when he realized what he had lost.
d. It ended with tears

Short Quiz 10

1. Identify the type of structure used in each passage. Choose the letter of the correct
answer.
The lady recognizes her skills that are needed for the accomplishment of her writing
composition project. She has abundant vocabulary skills, mastery of reading
techniques, and technical writing skills.
Select one:
a. Chronological order
b. Description
c. Cause/effect
d. Enumeration

2. Identify the type of structure used in each passage. Choose the letter of the correct
answer.
I have seen a wolf whose fur is immaculately white, large paws, silvery eyes, and a
body mass like a lion.
Select one:
a. Comparison/contrast
b. Problem/solution
c. Cause/effect
d. Description

3. Identify the type of structure used in each passage. Choose the letter of the correct
answer.
Myrna likes cats. She has three cats, and she has a soft heart for them because her cats
protect her love birds from harm.
Select one:
a. Cause/Effect
b. Enumeration
c. Comparison/Contrast
d. Problem/Solution

4. Identify the type of structure used in each passage. Choose the letter of the correct
answer.
Makati and Cebu are leading commercial cities in the Philippines. Makati is a
commercial center in Metro Manila while Cebu is a commercial center in the Visayas.
Select one:
a. Description
b. Cause/Effect
c. Comparison/Contrast
d. Problem/Solution

5. Identify the type of structure used in each passage. Choose the letter of the correct
answer.
The family head works hard for the finances of his family. This is the only way to
meet their basic needs.
Select one:
a. Description
b. Cause/Effect
c. Comparison/Contract
d. Problem/Solution

Short Quiz 11

1. Choose the letter that corresponds to your answer. Which of the following is a
synonym of figure of speech?
Select one:
a. Metaphorical language
b. All of the choices
c. Figurative language
d. Rhetorical figure

2. Choose the letter that corresponds to your answer.

When Robert Burns wrote, “O my Luve’s like a red, red rose,” which figure of speech
was he using?
Select one:
a. Metaphor
b. Simile
c. Understatement
d. Hyperbole

3. Choose the letter that corresponds to your answer.

“The old mansion frowned down at us from the top of the hill” is an example of which
figure of speech?
Select one:
a. Pun
b. Metaphor
c. Synecdoche
d. Personification

4. Choose the letter that corresponds to your answer.

A metaphor is a comparison between two things that uses the words “like” or “as”
Select one:
a. True
b. False

5. Choose the letter that corresponds to your answer.

"She cried a river” is an example of what figure of speech?
Select one:
a. Synecdoche
b. Hyperbole
c. Metaphor
d. Alliteration

Short Quiz 12

1. Choose the letter that corresponds to your answer.

What beckons the speaker in the poem “Air Castle”?
Select one:
a. life’s mistake
b. after life
c. loyal friends
d. future life

2. Choose the letter that corresponds to your answer.

What could cheer a man through life according to the poem "Air Castle"?
Select one:
a. honor
b. wealth
c. ambition
d. fame

3. What figure of speech is used in this line?

“My future seems a boundless sea.”
Select one:
a. metaphor
b. simile
c. hyperbole
d. personification

4. Which of the following best describes a man, according to the poem by Juan F.
Salazar?
Select one:
a. happy
b. lovable
c. frustrated
d. persistent

5. Choose the letter that corresponds to your answer.

What is implied by “Life of a man with an ambition”?
Select one:
a. with spiritual success
b. with material and spiritual success
c. with motivation to work towards a goal
d. with material success

Short Quiz 13

1. Flowers in bloom are perfumes to me.

The image conjured from the sentence appeals to what sense?
Select one:
a. Olfactory
b. Visual
c. Tactile
d. Auditory

2. Radiant is her room filled with red roses and yellow bells.
The image conjured from reading the sentence appeals to what sense?
Select one:
a. Visual
b. Gustatory
c. Auditory
d. Tactile

3. Chrysanthemum, a sweet herbal tea that quenches my thirst.

The image conjured from reading the sentence appeals to what sense?
Select one:
a. Visual
b. Auditory
c. Gustatory
d. Tactile
4. Soft petals tickle my feet as I step on the floor.
The image conjured from reading the sentence appeals to what sense?
Select one:
a. Tactile
b. Gustatory
c. Auditory
d. Visual

5. Bumble bee buzzes around the flowers.

The image conjured from reading the sentence appeals to what sense?

Select one:
a. Gustatory
b. Auditory
c. Tactile
d. Visual

Short Quiz 14

1. The candles burn before the frozen saints.

The image conjured from reading the sentence appeals to what sense?
Select one:
a. Olfactory
b. Visual
c. Auditory
d. Tactile

2. The lot is larger than the corner I live in.

The image conjured from reading the sentence appeals to what sense?
Select one:
a. Tactile
b. Auditory
c. Olfactory
d. Visual

3. Where the windows have lids of sorrow

The image conjured from reading the sentence appeals to what sense?
Select one:
a. Auditory
b. Olfactory
c. Visual
d. Tactile

4. What abstract concept is found in the poem, "A Man from the Slums Contemplates
His Church"?
Select one:
a. Courage
b. Poverty
c. Wealth
d. Bravery

5. What is the author’s attitude about poverty?

Select one:
a. Objective
b. Gloomy
c. Unaffected
d. Optimistic

Short Quiz 15

1. What does the underlined word symbolize?

Black as the pit from pole to pole.
Select one:
a. Damnation
b. Salvation
c. Success
d. Culture

2. What does the underlined word symbolize?

Behind the clouds, the sun is still shining.
Select one:
a. Culture
b. Success
c. Hope
d. Reinvention

3. What does the underlined word symbolize?

A bouquet of red roses symbolizes __________________.
Select one:
a. Blooming flowers
b. Burning passion
c. Hopeful lady
d. Love and Romance