Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region VIII
DIVISION OF SAMAR
Motiong, DISTRICT
MOTIONG NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
MOTIONG, SAMAR
SCHOOL ID 303613
1st QUARTER EXAMINATION in 21ST CENTURY LITERATURE
FROM THE PHILIPPINES AND THE WORLD
Name: _____________________________________________ Grade & Section _____________
Teacher: ________________________________ Date: _____________ Score _____ Rating _______
Direction: Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a separate
sheet of paper.
1. During this period, Jose Rizal’s works such as Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo
were written to awake the mind of our countrymen.
a) Spanish Period c) Pre-Spanish Period
b) American Period d) Period of Enlightenment
2. The Philippines had literature such as legends, folktales, folksongs, and the like.
a) Spanish Period c) Pre-Spanish Period
b) Japanese Period d) Period of Enlightenment
3. Haiku and Tanaga were influenced by what period?
a) Spanish Period c) 21st century Period
b) Japanese Period d) Period of Enlightenment
4. This period presented new trends in writing using modern technology.
a) Edsa I Period c) Pre-Spanish Period
b) 21 century Period
st
d) The 3rd Republic Period
5. Imagery in poetry pertains to ______________.
a) Metal picture c) Vague resemblances
b) Unique drawing d) Word creation
6. English as medium of instruction was introduced in the school as intellectual
language of education in this period.
a) New Society Period c) 21st Century Period
b) American Period d) Period of 3rd Republic
7. This is the period wherein the youth became vocal with their sentiments and
demanded
change in the government.
a) Spanish Period c) Pre-Spanish Period
b) Period of Activism d) Period of 3rd Republic
8. In this period, religious books were written, such as Doctrina Cristiana and Urbana
and Felisa, to support or contradict the Catholic Church.
a) Spanish Period c) 21st Century Period
b) American Period d) Period Enlightenment
9. Filipino writers went into all forms of literature like news, reporting, poetry, stories
play, essays, and novels which clearly depicted their love of country and their longings
for independence.
a) Edsa I Period c) Pre-Spanish Period
b) American Period d) The 3rd Republic Period
10. A statement of fact about Philippine regional literature is __________________.
a) It mirrors the deeply ingrained Filipino values, culture and tradition even when
keeping up with the changing times.
b) It reflects the conservatism of indigenous folks who have maintained a backward
expression style.
 c) It embraces only the written compilation of literary works in various styles and
genres.
d) It depicts the influences of various colonizers that occupied the country for more
than three centuries.
11. Many Filipino authors, writers, or poets are encouraged to use the mother tongue as
the medium of expression in their craft because _____________.
a) Readers fail to comprehend a piece not written in either English or Tagalog.
b) Our people’s culture and tradition are upheld through this despite effects of
colonization or even modernity.
c) The expression of thoughts, feelings and ideas of a writer are emphasized in the
personalized codes that they use.
d) The continuous flow of feelings and insights are inhibited when a foreign language
is used instead.
12. The development of literature in the Philippines ____________.
a) is given life only in the oral tradition of the country.
b) could reflect the richness of our country’s resources.
c) may be attributed to both local and foreign influences.
d) grew and prospered alongside the country’s history.
13. A story told using a combination of text and illustrations or without text at all.
a) Digi-Fiction c) Illustrated Novel
b) Doodle Fiction d) Creative Non-Fiction
14. A literary genres which combines three media: book, movie/video and internet
website.
a) Digi-Fiction c) Science Fiction
b) Doodle Fiction d) Creative Non-Fiction
15. Stories told almost entirely in dialogue, simulating social network exchanges.
a) Chick Lit c) Hyper Poetry
b) Digi-Fiction d) Text Talk Novel
16. It is a website that contains short articles posted and changed regularly.
a) Blog c) Hyper Poetry
b) Flash Fiction d) Digi-Fiction
17. Narrative work in which a story is told using a comic form.
a) Manga c) Graphic Novel
b) Digi Fiction d) Illustrated Novel
18. Literature that uses hypertext mark-up (HTM) to connect to other parts of the piece.
a) Blog c) Hyper Poetry
b) Flash Fiction d) Digi Fiction
19. In English-speaking countries, these are stories with illustrations published in
Japan.
a) Manga c) Graphic Novel
b) Digi-Fiction d) Illustrated Novel
20. What primary learning tool that grew up by using technology?
a) 21st century literature c) 20th century literature
b) 21st century reader d) 19th century literature
21. How is Doodle writing like Manga? c. both are in storytelling style
a. both are in lined with literature
b. both uses artistic style d. both are non-fiction
22. Why is technology important in the field of literature now days?
a. with technology it is easier to communicate people
b. with technology we can easily find facts that we need
c. with technology it is easier to publish and spread written works of any authors,
and
to read them without carrying bulky literature materials.
d. with technology we can be entertained with games and videos.
23. The beginning of the story.
a. Rising action c. setting
b. Exposition d. Climax
24. What was the nickname given to Jose Rizal mentioned in the poem?
a. Star c. Ruddy
b. Mauser d. Pepe
25. Why instead of stars, Pepe asked about purgatory to Padre Faura?
a. Pepe was interested in the after- life
b. Padre Faura was sick
c. Pepe was hopeless
d. Pepe was about to be executed
26. A virus like Covid-19, can be easily transmitted to another person who has close
contact with the carrier. A person who has weak immunity and pre-existing health
conditions may experience a bitter death. Covid-19 patients can recover if he/ she is not
immune- compromised. Which statement must be true?
a. A Covid-19 virus is not fatal.
b. not all Covid-19 patients die
c. all patients can recover
d. Bitter death is an easy death
27. The character that challenge’s the main character.
a. Antagonist c. Character
b. Protagonist d. Director
28. The person in some stories, takes part in the action of the story or other literary
work.
a. Antagonist c. Director
b. Protagonist d. Character
29. What is the function of imagery in a poem?
a. to convey what the authors wanted to impart to the reader
b. to open up to the readers what main idea is present in the text.
c. use in creating a picture in the readers mind by using words that appeal to the
senses.
d. to show sense in a selection.
30. How would you feel if you are Padre Faura who witness the execution of Rizal? Why?
a. sad, as I don’t have the means to save him
b. proud, as my students considered hero after the execution
c. mourning, as I lost my brilliant student
d. calm, as I already accepted the fate of my student.
31. It is a website containing informational articles about person’s own opinions,
interests, and experiences.
a. mind mapping c. tag cloud
b. blog d. mobile phone text tula
32. Which Filipino poem consists of four lines with seven syllables each with the same
rhyme at the end of each line?
a. ode c. tanaga
b. haiku d. corrido
33. It is an electronic medium for recording, copying, replaying, broadcasting and
displaying of moving visual media.
a. video c. mind mapping
b. tag cloud d. PPT presentation
34. Which Microsoft Office application can a learner use to create a slideshow
presentation?
a. Word c. Paint
b. Excel d. PowerPoint
35. Which of the statement is true?
 a. All multimedia formats are hard to use.
b. Multimedia uses animation and audio only.
c. Learners can only make use of one multimedia format.
d. Studying literature becomes more exciting due to multimedia supports.
36. Which does not belong to the group?
a. blog c. PPT presentation
b. mind mapping d. storyboard
37. “My mother tells about her epic experience at the department store while buying a
dress to wear for the party” is an example of ______________anecdote.
a. cautionary c. inspirational
b. motivational d. reminiscence
38. An anecdote is a story with a point which means that________________
a. it reveals an issue c. it reveals truth about life
b. it is easy to understand d. it intends to provoke laughter
39.When someone shares his story t lighten people’s mood, he intends to______
a. inspire c. reminisce
b. enlighten d. bring cheer
40. If you are sharing your personal experience that shows a circumstance that could
have been avoided if you had been careful with your actions. What purpose of the
anecdotes you are trying to imply?
a. to inspire c. to reminisce
b. to caution d. to bring cheer
41. What emotion does the speaker evoke in his statement “Hell, I thought if there is a
mountain near us which, I imagined to erupt anytime, it would be the Arayat”.
a. sadness c. surprised
b. gladness d. confusion
42. Among the reasons listed below why multimedia or technology has a big role in
studying literature, which is considered the most important?
a. it makes easier to the learners to browse the needed selection or piece
b. its faster to publish a written work for the readers
c. It provides opportunities for learners to construct and reconstruct ideas in audio
and visual formats.
d. It provides entertainment to the learners.
43. This is the central idea in a short story and the general truth.
a. conflict c. theme
b. point of view d. resolution
44. This person tells the story using the pronouns “She or He.
a. Limited Third Person c. Omniscient Third person
b. First person d. point of view
45. What element refers to the events in the story?
a. Setting c. Plot
b. Theme d. Conflict
46. A visual, stylized arrangement of words or tags within a textual content.
a. video c. Tag cloud
b. slide show d. mind mapping
47. Which part of the plot of a short story that is considered as most exciting part?
a. Rising action c. Climax
b. Falling action d. exposition
48. What was the main idea of the Short Story “Sinigang”?
a. People can commit mistakes we must forgive others but not forgetting what they
did.
b. People can commit mistakes so we must put a gap to those who did wrong to us.
c. People can commit mistakes so its fine to forgive them and forget what they did.
d. People can commit mistakes so we must forgive them but never give them another
 chance.
49. What is the function of exposition in the short story?
a. This is where conflicts start to build.
b. This is the part in the story when important decisions are made, or important
things are discovered
c. This is where the author introduces the characters, identifies where the story is
happening, and establishes the main conflict.
d. This is the solution to the problem in a story.
50. Do you believe there was a reconciliation happened between Liza and her father in
the short story “Sinigang”?
a. Yes, as she was able to forgive her father after the burial of his half-brother.
b. No, as it was observed on the last part of the story that their relationship was not
the same as before.
c. Yes, as she still cooked the favorite dish of his father.
d. Yes, as they are still talking while having their meal.

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