DIAGNOSTIC TEST 21ST CENTURY LITERATURE FROM THE

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Directions: Read each question carefully and B. The Sun, Moon and Stars
blacken the circle of the letter that
corresponds to the best answer. C. Establishment of Natural Order

1. Which is considered as the “battle of the D. Alignment of the Heavenly Bodies

smart” among the ancient Filipino people?
6. What body of work, either written or oral,
A. poems C. riddle containing imaginative language that
realistically portrays thought, emotions, and
B. proverbs D. tanaga experiences of the human condition?
2. Which type of pre-colonial literary form is A. Pre-colonial Literature
the example below?
B. Philippine Literature
Magdalita ang niyog, A.
C. Literature
Huwag magpakatayog;
Kung ang uwang ay umuk-ok, D. World Literature
Masasaid pati ubod
7. Which pre – colonial text deals with the
Source:https://books.google.com.ph/books? underworld characters such as “tyanak”,
id=PPGiIU34k0EC&pg=PA35&lpg=PA35&dq “aswang”, “kapre”, etc.?

poem C. riddle A. fairy tale C. legend

B. proverb D. tanaga B. fantastic story D. myth

For numbers 3 & 4: Read the text below and 8. What is the moral lesson of the fable
answer the following questions.
“The Ant and The Grasshopper”?
Magtanim ay di biro A. It is right to be kind and friendly.
Maghapong nakayuko, B. It is better to give than to receive.

Di man lang makatayo, C. It is important to save for the rainy days

Di man lang makatayo. D. It is good to share our blessings to others.

Source:https://books.google.com.ph/ 9. Which of the following is an epic?

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A. Biag ni Lam-ang
3. What type of early literary form is the text?
B. Buwan at Araw
A. folklore C. poem
C. Ibong Adarna
B. folksong D. tanaga
D. Maria Makiling
4. What Filipino trait is expressed from this
10. Which of the following descriptions does
text?
NOT refer to a myth?
A. Bayanihan C. Hospitality
A. shows oral traditions
B. Hardwork D. Perseverance
B. involves gods and goddesses
5. Which myths seek to explain natural
C. explains how the world was created
phenomenon like rainbow, thunder, and
lightning? D. narrates why some places have waterfalls,
volcanoes, mountains, flora and fauna
A. Early Concept of the Universe

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For numbers 11 & 12: Read the text below
and answer the following questions.
11.
“Once upon a time, fire
cannot be found anywhere. The only
fire existed was guarded by two
giants in a huge cave.
The people needed the fire
to brighten up the darkness of the
night. But the two giants were
strictly watching them and neither
want to give fire to anyone.  A. proverb
But one wise and clever
Lam-ang thought of the way. He
called and gathered his animal
friends. He told them the plan on
how they can get the fire of which
the people hoped-for.”
For numbers 15 & 16: Read the text below
and answer the following questions.
Anak na di paluhain,
Ina ang patatangisin.
Source:https://books.google.com.ph/books?
15. What type of pre-colonial literary form is
the text?
C. tanaga
B. riddle D. verse
16. What do these lines imply?
A. tolerating negative actions
B. applying responsible parenthood

Source:https://steemit.com/literature/ C. surrounding oneself with good friends

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What type of early literary form is the text?
D. imposing proper discipline among children
17. What do you call a long narrative poem
about the suffering and death of Christ?

A. fable C. legend A. Korido C. Prose

B. fantastic story D. myth B. Pasyon D. Senakulo

12. How did Lam-ang successfully get the fire 18. What type of pre-colonial literary form is
for the people? the text below?

A. He befriended the two giants. “Kay Selya”

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B. He offered his life to the giants.
C. He killed the two giants in a huge cave. “Kung pagsaulan kong
basahin sa isip
D. He asked his animal friends to help him. ang nangakaraang
araw ng pag-ibig.
13. Which of the following is a characteristic
of a pre- colonial literary form? May mahahagilap
A. expresses hope and aspirations kayang natititik
liban na kay Celiang
B. uses repetitive and sonorous lines namugad sa dibdib?”

C. crudes on ideology and physiology

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D. uses English as a medium of writing
14. What kind of narrative revolves around
supernatural events or heroic deeds? A. Awit C. Pasyon

A. animé C. epic B. Korido D. Prose

B. drama D. tragedy

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19. Which of the following is also known as 25.Who is best known for his short story,
dramatization of the pasyon? "How My Brother Leon Brought Home a
Wife," which received first prize in the
A. Korido C. Prose Commonwealth Literary Contest in 1940?
B. Pasyon D. Senakulo A. Manuel E. Arguilla
20. The sample below is a narrative metrical B. Jose Garcia Villa
tale that forms a ballad. What type of Spanish
literary form is it? C. Amador Daguio

“Ibong Adarna” D. Ma. Luisa Aguillar-Carino

May isang ibong maganda 26. What is the moral lesson of the story
Ang pangalan ay Adarna, "How My Brother Leon Brought Home a
kun marinig mong magkanta Wife?"
ang sakit mo’y giginhawa.
A. true love waits
Sa Tabor na kabundukan
Ang siyang kinalalagian, B. love conquers all
Kahoy na hinahapunan
C. you have to be patient and kind when you
Piedras Plata ang pangalan.
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D. the ability to sacrifice things for people you
love
A. Awit C. Pasyon
27. Which work is written by Anthony Tan, a
B. Korido D. Prose popular author from Northern Mindanao?
21. What literature does NOT pertain to A. Ang Mga Lambing ni Lolo Ding
religious belief?
B. The Badjao Cemetery
A. drama C. prose
C. Midsummer
B. fiction D. secular
D. Love in the Cornhusks
22. In what particular period did Filipino
writers master and familiarize English with 28. What are the two contrasting images
diverse techniques? implied from the story, “Midsummer?”

A. American C. Modern A. aridity and freshness

B. Japanese D. Spanish B. love and hate

23. In what period was Martial Law C. hope and despair

implemented which repressed human rights D. happy and sad
and freedom of the press?
29. Who is the narrator in the story
A. American C. Modern “Midsummer?”
B. Japanese D. Spanish A. Ading C. writer himself
24. What period was highly influenced by B. Manong D. woman
Western literary trends?
30. The story “Midsummer,” depicts what
A. American C. Modern type of setting?
B. Japanese D. Spanish A. city C. rural

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B. province D. urban
31. Who is the singer- composer of
“Karaniwang Tao”?
A. Freddie Aguilar
B. Ogie Alcasid
C. Joey Ayala
D. Louie Ocampo
32. The following stanzas are taken from the
song “Karaniwang Tao.” What do these lines
imply?
“Karaniwang bagay ay 'di pansin
Kapag naipon ay nagiging suliranin
Kaunting basura ngayo'y bundok
Kotseng sira ay umuusok Sabong
panlaba'y pumapatay sa ilog
May lason na galing sa industriya
Ibinubuga ng mga pabrika Ngunit 'di
lamang higante Ang nagkakalat ng
dumi May kinalaman din ang tulad
natin.”
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A. Suggests that people need to do something
to save mother Earth.
B. Reminds that planet Earth has become
more polluted.
C. Shows the worst and possible effects of
humans’ negligence towards nature.
D. Tells people to practice bayanihan to
conserve nature.
33. Who authored the story, “Love in the
Cornhusks?”
A. Manuel Arguilla
B. Joey Ayala
C. Aida Rivera-Ford
D. Ralph Semino Galan
34. Why do you think the story is entitled
“Love in the Cornhusks?”
A. because Tinang received her first love letter
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B. because Tinang and Amado fell in love in
the cornhusks
C. because Amado’s love letter to Tinang was
written in the cornhusk
D. because Tinang remembered her lost love
when she read the letter amidst the cornhusks
35. What is the main theme of the story “Love
in the Cornhusks?”
A. Making impulsive decisions in life can cause
misery.
B. The consequences of one’s action is
irreparable.
C. In making life’s important decision, it is
better to think twice.
D. Use your mind to guide your heart when
you decide.
36. Which Filipino writer is famous for
promoting the traditional poetic genre of the
Philippines: Balagtasan?
A. Merlie Alunan
B. Ivy Alvarez
C. Michael M. Coroza
D. Anthony Tan
37. Which of the following characteristics
refer to an illustrated novel?
A. 30% of the narrative is presented with
words.
A. 40% of the narrative is presented with
words.
C. 50% of the narrative is presented with
words.
D. 60% of the narrative is presented with
words.
38. Which of the following statements does
NOT describe the comic, “Manga?”
A. It is a Japanese word for comics.
B. It is considered as an artistic and
storytelling style.
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C. It is used in the English-speaking world for 44. What literary presentation which the
all Japanese comic books. author uses drawings in place of the
traditional form?
D. Its drawing enhances the story often
adding humorous elements A. chick lit
39. What do Text-Talk Novels usually consist B. doodle fiction
of?
C. flash fiction
A. books, movies and video clips
D. hyper poetry
B. stories told in dialogue forms
45. Which 21st Century Literary forms
C. e-mail, and IM format narratives emphasize brevity in its content?
D. digital poetry that uses links and hypertext A. creative non-fiction
markup
B. doodle fiction
40. Blog is a__________ containing short
articles called ________ that are changed C. flash fiction
regularly. D. science fiction
A. blog, posts 46. What digital poetry uses links and
hypertext mark-up?
B. web, posts
C. weblog, posts A. doodle poetry
B. hyper poetry
D. website, posts
41. What are the three media used in Digi- C. science fiction
fiction? D. sixth-word flash fiction
A. articles, TV, movie/ video 47. Ernest Hemingway: For Sale: baby socks,
never worn is an example of what particular
B. TV, radio, computer book
21st Century Literature?
C. newspaper, book, social media
A. chick literature
D. book, movie/video, internet website
B. flash fiction
42. What modern issue does Chick Literature
C. graphic novel
talk about?
A. friendship C. neighborhood D. six-word flash fiction
48. Which of the following is an example of
B. mankind D. womanhood
Science Fiction?
43.In Graphic novel, the story is conveyed to
A. The Matrix
the reader using what form?
A. catalog B. Ang Probinsyano
C. Descendants of the Sun
B. comic
C. letter D. That Winter the Wind Blows
49. What genre of writing uses literary styles
D. paragraph
and techniques to create factually accurate
narratives?
A. creative non-fiction

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B. digi fiction 55. What type of poem is the text?

C. flash fiction A. Haiku C. Sonnet
D. science fiction B. Iroha D. Tanaga
50. What particular activities do students 56. What figure of speech is used to
engage in digi fiction? emphasize its meaning?
A. browsing, scanning, downloading A. Alliteration C. Personification
B. navigating, reading, viewing B. Metaphor D. Simile
C. scanning, navigating, reading 57. Which 21st century writer, novelist, and
translator who wrote the novel “Between Clay
D. writing, reading, viewing and Dust’ which was shortlisted for the Man
51. What is the typical protagonist in a chick Asian Literary Prize 2012?
literature? A. Tan Twang Eng
A. child C. female B. Musharraf Ali Farooqi
B. elder D. male C. Jeet Thayil
52. What do you call those stories told in D. Kim Thuy
dialogue, stimulating social network
exchanges? 58. Which is considered as the longest epic in
India?
A. graphic novels
A. Hanuman C. Mahabharata
B. illustrated novels
B. Kamasutra D. Ramayana
C. text-talk novels
59. Among the writers below, who is
D. Spanish novels considered as the #1 New York Times and USA
53. What does the reader usually interpret to Today bestselling author of five novels?
understand the story in an illustrated novel? A. Margaret Atwood
A. images C. symbolism B. Carmen Bollousa
B. characters D. themes C. Sara Gruen
54. Which literature talks about D. Zadie Smith
extraterrestrial life?
60. From what country does the “Book of
A. creative non- fiction Songs “originated?
B. flash fiction A. Burma C. Japan
C. science fiction B. China D. Malaysia
D. six-word flash fiction
C. learners are encouraged to use only one
multimedia format
For numbers 55 & 56: Read the text below
and answer the following questions.

The tree shape I blew

From a little drop of paint

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