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Mary’s College of Baliuag

Baliuag, Bulacan
SY: 2016 – 2017

THIRD UNIT TEST

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21 CENTURY LITERATURE FROM THE PHILIPPINES AND THE WORLD

Name:___________________________________
Section:_________________________________

General Instruction:
Read and understand the given items carefully. For Multiple Choice type of test,
blacken the circle that corresponds to the letter of the correct answer on the answer
sheet provided.

I. CHOOSE YOUR TYPE:

1. What is considered to be an imaginative form of writing that does not only pertain to
the use of language but also to the context of the message delivered in various styles?
A. Literary
B. Literature
C. Stylistic Writing
D. Fictional Writing
2. Which of the following does NOT pertain to literature?
A. Literature transforms and intensifies ordinary language
B. Literature deviates systematically from everyday speech
C. Language in literature draws attention to itself
D. Literature focuses on sole human experiences
3. What is considered to be the language of elite during the American Period?
A. Mandarin
B. British-English
C. English
D. Spanish
4. What other term is associated with the English language?
A. Language of the Poor
B. Lingua Franca
C. First World language
D. Third World language
5. What are the two most spoken languages here in the Philippines?
A. Filipino and English
B. Filipino and Spanish
C. Filipino and Mandarin
D. Filipino and Korean
6. What is known to be an online diary where a person can freely post and
publish his/her own literary work?
A. E-mail
B. Social Media
C. Blogs
D. Dropbox
7. What are the two divisions of literature?
A. Prose and Drama
B. Poetry and Play
C. Prose and Play
D. Prose and Poetry
8. What division of literature pertains to a piece written in verse?
A. Poetry
B. Prose
C. Drama
 D. Play
9. What is called to be anything that is NOT poetry?
A. Poetry
B. Prose
C. Drama
D. Play
10. This is known as the oldest known literature in the world.
A. Beowulf
B. The Holy Bible
C. Mahabharata
D. Epic of Gilgamesh
11. In poetry, what is called to words that sound alike?
A. Repetition
B. Alliteration
C. Rhyme
D. Rhythm
12. What is called to words or phrases that are repeated throughout the poem?
A. Repetition
B. Alliteration
C. Rhyme
D. Rhythm
13. What style in poetry writing uses the same beginning word sounds over and over,
like a tongue twister?
A. Repetition
B. Alliteration
C. Rhyme
D. Rhythm
14. What figure of speech uses “like” or “as” in comparing two unrelated objects?
A. Repetition
B. Metaphor
C. Alliteration
D. Simile
15. What figure of speech compares two unrelated objects without the use of “like” or
“as”?
A. Repetition
B. Metaphor
C. Alliteration
D. Simile
16. What poetry has neither a particular beat nor rhyme pattern?
A. Metaphor
B. Alliteration
C. Free Verse
D. Repetition
17. What do you call the figure of speech that uses words to imitate sounds?
A. Onomatopoeia
B. Alliteration
C. Free Verse
D. Synecdoche
18. What do you call a poetry that doesn’t have any rhyme and usually follows a
specific pattern?
A. Patterned Literature
B. Patterned Prose
C. Patterned Poetry
D. Patterned Literary Work

19. What poetry is known for having a 5-7-5 pattern and is originated from Japan that
usually talks about nature?
 A. Haiku
B. Cinquain
C. Free Verse
D. Synecdoche
20. What are the two categories of prose?
A. Short Novel and Stories
B. Short story and Novel
C. Long story and Novel
D. Long Novel and Stories
21. What is defined as a fictional story that can be read in one sitting?
A. Short story
B. Novel
C. Biography
D. Auto-biography
22. What is known as a long prose narrative that must be read in many sittings?
A. Short story
B. Novel
C. Biography
D. Auto-biography
23. What element of prose is considered to be the “skeleton” or framework of the story?
A. Plot
B. Storyline
C. Storyboard
D. Exposition
24. What do you call the process of revealing the personality of a character in a story?
A. Characters
B. Plot
C. Theme
D. Characterization
25. What type of character is known to be changing as a result of the action of the
story?
A. Protagonist
B. Antagonist
C. Dynamic
D. Static

II. FIGURE THE FIGURES: Identify the figure of speech used as style in writing poetry
for each item. Shade the letter that corresponds to the correct answer on the answer
sheet provided.

A. Repetition B. Alliteration C. Onomatopoeia D. Simile

26. Alice’s aunt ate apples and acorns around August.

27. Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.
28. The best part about music class is that you can bang on the drum.
29. Our soldiers are as brave as lions.
30. Her cheeks are red like a rose.
31. Becky’s beagle barked and bayed, becoming bothersome for Billy.
32. "And miles to go before I sleep, and miles to go before I sleep."
--Robert Frost "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening"
33. It is not unusual for a dog to bark when visitors arrive.
34. "Oh, woeful, oh woeful, woeful, woeful day!
--Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet
35. Silence your cellphone so that it does not beep during the movie.
36. Carrie's cat clawed her couch, creating chaos.
37. Dan’s dog dove deep in the dam, drinking dirty water as he dove
38. "A horse is a horse, of course, of course,
 And no one can talk to a horse of course,
That is, of course, unless the horse is the famous Mr. Ed."
--Theme Song from Mr. Ed, television show
39. He is as funny as a monkey.
40. The sheep went, “Baa.”

III. NATIONAL TREASURE: Analyze each item and identify the National Artist for
Literature being pertained to. Shade the letter that corresponds to the correct answer on
the answer sheet provided.

Choose your answers from these choices for numbers 41-45.

A. Francisco Arcellana B. Edith Tiempo C. Bienvenido Lumbera D. NVM Gonzales

41. Considered to be one of the most important progenitors of the modern Filipino
short story in English.
42. The works of this National Artist for Literature are characterized by a
remarkable fusion of style and substance, of craftsmanship and insight.
43. He won the First Commonwealth Literary Contest in 1940, received the
Republic Cultural Heritage Award in 1960 and the Gawad CCP Para sa Sining
in 1990. He became U.P.’s International-Writer-In-Residence and a member of
the Board of Advisers of the U.P. Creative Writing Center.
44. He is the author of the following works: Likhang Dila, Likhang Diwa,
in 1993; Balaybay, Mga Tulang Lunot at Manibalang, 2002; Sa Sariling Bayan, 
Apat na Dulang May Musika, 2004; “Agunyas sa Hacienda Luisita,” 
Pakikiramay, 2004.
45. Born on April 22, 1919 in Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya.

Choose your answers from these choices for numbers 46-50.

A. Virgilio Almario B. Cirilo Bautista C. Nick Joaquin D. Amado V. Hernandez

46. He is among the Filipino writers who practiced “committed art”. One of his
famous works is “Mga Ibong Mandaragit”
47. He is regarded by many as the most distinguished Filipino writer in English writing
48. He is a poet, fictionist and essayist with exceptional achievements and
significant contributions to the development of the country’s literary arts.
49. He is also known with his pen name, Rio Alma.
50. Many Filipino writers have come under his wing in the literary workshops.
He founded –the Galian sa Arte at Tula (GAT) and the Linangan sa Imahen,
and Retorika at Anyo (LIRA). He headed the National Commission for Culture
and the Arts as Executive Director, (from 1998 to 2001)

Choose your answers from these choices for numbers 51-55.

A. Lazaro Francisco B. F. Sionil Jose C. Carlos P. Romulo D. Jose Garcia Villa

51. He developed the social realist tradition in Philippine fiction. National Artist
for Literature in 2009.
52. He was the National Artist for Literature in 1982. He was the first Asian president
of the United Nations General Assembly, then Philippine Ambassador
to Washington, D.C., and later minister of foreign affairs.
53. His writings since the late 60s, when taken collectively can best be described
as epic.
54. He is considered as one of the finest contemporary poets regardless of race
or language.
55. He is the National Artist for Literature in 2001.

Choose your answers from these choices for numbers 56-60.

A. Alejandro Roces B. Rolando Tinio C. Levi Celerio D. Jose Garcia Villa

56. Born in Tondo, Celerio, he made it to the Guinness Book of World Records as
the only person able to make music using just a leaf.
57. He is the Philippine National Artist for Music and Literature in 1997
58. He is a playwright, poet, teacher, critic and translator, marked his career with
prolific artistic productions.
59. He is a short story writer and essayist, and considered as the country’s best
writer of comic short stories.
60. He is the National artist for Literature in 2003.

IV. PUSH YOUR MIGHTY PEN!

61 – 70. Compare and contrast Poetry and Prose using Venn Diagram.