Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region III
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF BULACAN

OBANDO SCHOOL OF FISHERIES

2nd Quarter
SUMMATIVE TEST
21ST Century Literature from the Philippines and the World

NAME: _____________________________________________________________________ SCORE: ________

Multiple Choice. Answer the questions that follow. Encircle the letter of your answer.

1. Confucius is a famous ______________ in ancient Chinese history.

A. writer B. narrator C. philosopher D. poet

2. The oldest collection of Chinese poetry is called ___________.

A. Book of Poetry B. Book of Songs C. Book of Changes D. Book of Olds

3. Who was the first writer in Chinese to win Nobel Prize for literature?
A. Kung Fu Tzu B. Mo Yan C. Lu Xun D. Lao Tzu

4. Who is commonly considered the greatest Chinese writer of the 20 th century?

A. Lu Xun B. Lao Tzu C. Confucius D. Mo Yan

5. The theme of the The Taximan’s Story is

A. how hardworker the taximan is
B. how the passenger appreciates the taximan
C. how the taximan’s daughter is different compared to other girls.
D. how teenagers nowadays are different compared to older generations

6. The Taximan’s Story is written in ___________ point of view

A. first person point of view C. Second person point of view
B. third person point of view D. Omniscient point of view

7. The literature of Singapore comprises a collection of literary works by Singaporeans in any of the country’s _______
languages.
A. two B. three C. four D. five

8. It is something that shows how two things are alike, but with the ultimate goal of making a point about this comparison.
A. simile B. metaphor C. analogy D. allegory

9. A figure of speech that makes an implicit, implied, or hidden comparison between two things that are unrelated but
which share some common characteristics.
A. analogy B. allegory C. allusion D. metaphor

10. A figure of speech whereby the author refers to a subject matter such as a place, event, or literary work by way of a
passing reference.
A. allegory B. analogy C. allusion D. metaphor

11. The sequence of series of events in a story

A. setting B. plot C. theme D. conflict

12. The underlying message that the writer would like to get across.
A. plot B. theme C. conflict D. setting
13. The locale or period in which the action of a story takes place
A. conflict B. setting C. plot D. mood

14. ___________ is considered the world’s first novel.

A. Tale of Genji B. Book of Songs C. Tale of Yasunari D.Book of Poetry

15. The country which has much influence on Japanese literature was ___________.
A. Singaporean B. Chinese C. Mongolian D. Vietnamese

16. It consists of one or two pages of written critique that will succinctly discuss your idea, realization, or concept
regarding a literary selection.
A. essay B. short paper C. narrative D. analysis

17. In the movie The Hunger Games why does the Capitol hold the Hunger Games?
A. To keep the districts happy
B. because they are part of a religious festival
C. as a way to control the size of the population
D. To remind the districts that they are powerless against it

18. Under what circumstances did Katniss first meet Peeta in Hunger Games?
A. They did a project at school together
B. They were both in the woods hunting
C. Peeta was injured and Katniss’ mother helped him.
D. Katniss was looking for food and Peeta gave her bread.

19. How do Katniss and Peeta force the Capitol to declare them both winners?
A. They threatened to run away
B. They threaten to commit suicide.
C. They threaten to cause a rebellion against the Capitol.
D. They threaten that the winner will tell about everything.

20. The bottle fizzed then popped is an example of _________.

A. onomatopoeia B. simile C. repetition D. metaphor

21. The mouse beneath the stone is still as death is an example of _____________.
A. simile B. metaphor C. onomatopoeia D. personification

22. When the word at the end of a line rhymes with another word at the end of another line, it is called
A. internal rhyme B. end rhyme C. rhythm D. repetition

23. A poem with songlike feel; it focuses on adventure or romance and tells a story it is called
A. figurative language B. lyric C. narrative D. rhythm

24. The author of a poem is called ___________.

A. narrator B. poet C. author D. writer

25. The movement that opened the avenue for writers to celebrate what is truly African
A. nationalistic B. Negritude C. Africanism D. patriotism

26. Though African writers wrote in European language, they nevertheless embodied the spirit of __________.
A. patriotism B. nationalism C. truth D. bayanihan

27. He took credit for developing magical realism

A. Mario Vargas Llosa
B. Gabriel Garcia Marquez
C. Julio Cortazar
D. Jose Garcia Villa
28.Which of the following is TRUE about magical realism?
A. It follows the traditional time structure.
B. It occurs because of the use of devices not similar to poetry.
C. The elements of the magical and the ordinary are interwoven seamlessly.
D. Magic realism is like science fiction.

29. Who said that immature poets imitate; mature poets steal?
A. Thomas Hardy C. T.S. Eliot
B. Thomas Babington Macaulay D. William Wordsworth

30. It is imaginative response to an experience reflecting a keen awareness of

language.
A. narrative C. poetry
B. figurative language D. words

31. Poetry uses two kinds of language. What are they?

A. long and short C. lyric and narrative
B. literal and figurative D. emotional and comparative

32. It is the spontaneous overflow of powerful words collected in moments of

tranquillity. This refers to what kind of poetry?
A. lyric C. narrative
B. poetry D. figurative

33. What kind of poetry gives a verbal representation, in verse, of a sequence of

connected events, it propels characters through a plot?
A. narrative C. literal
B. lyric D. figurative

34. In "Death" by Emily Dickinson, the three things that Death's carriage holds are...
A. hope, superstition, and truth
B. clarity, despair, and triumph
C. death, the speaker, and immortality
D. a way out, acceptance, and understanding

35. What does ‘setting sun’ indicate in the poem “Death” by Emily Dickinson?
A. death C. life
B. sun D. sunset

36. Which of the following statements about Emily Dickinson’s poem “Death” is TRUE?
A. It portrays death as something that should be feared.
B. It portrays death as something that should not be feared.
C. It highlights how everyone interprets death in the same way.
D. It highlights how everyone’s interpretation of death is unique.

37. As a literary device, persona refers to what three things:

A. character, voice, and role
B. drama, poetry and prose
C. music, movies, and audiobooks
D. fiction, non-fiction and historical fiction
38. What is a thing that represents something else?
A. symptom B. theme C. symbol D. thesis

39. What is symbolism?

A. Any story that attempts to explain how the world was created
B. A pattern of sound that includes the repetition of consonant sounds
C. An actor’s speech, directed to the audience, that is not supposed to be heard by other actors.
D. The use of an object, person, situation, or word to represent something else (an
idea) in literature

40. Which of the following is an example of symbolism in literature?

A. Fall representing growing old
B. water symbolizing rebirth
C. The color black to symbolize evil
D. All of these are correct

41. Identify what stage symbolizes.

“All the world’s a stage.
And all the men and women merely players;
they have their exits and their entrances;
And one man in his time plays many parts,”
A. world B. participants C. play D. theatre

42. What is central idea?

A. tone of the passage C. a summarized sentence
B. theme of the passage D. central point that ties everything together.

43. Where could you find central idea?

A. first sentence
B. last sentence
C. not stated by implied
D. all of the above

44. Why would you need to know what the central idea of a paragraph/poem is?
A. I don’t know.
B. So you can find the theme.
C. So you could find the main idea.
D. so you can understand what the article/poem is about

45. In Sonnet XVII by Pablo Neruda, who is the persona talking to?
A. his mother
B. his sister
C. his other woman
D. a woman that he loves

46. What does rose of salt symbolize in Sonnet XVII?

A. something near the ocean
B. a rose made of salt
C. sand in the ocean
D. flower that grows near the ocean

47. What is the meaning of the 3rd stanza of Sonnet XVII?

A. he simply loves her no matter what happens
B. he is telling his lover about a few things that don’t represent his love
C. he is telling how it is that he does love his partner.
D. he re-emphasizes the fact that his love is not based on beauty

48. To what sense does the second stanza appeal to?

A. smell B. taste C. sight D. touch

49. What is the central idea of the sonnet?

A. one should not fear death
B. growth and decay evident in the battle against time
C. immortality can be reached through the poet's "engrafting
D. to love completely and honestly is the most beautiful thing of all

50. What is literature?

A. It refers to writing considered to be an art form or any single writing deemed to have artistic or intellectual value.
B. It is a survey of scholarly sources (such as books, journal articles, and theses) related to a specific topic.
C. It is the comparison, analysis, interpretation, and/or evaluation of works of literature.
D. It is subjective writing because it expresses the writer's opinion or evaluation of a text

KEY TO CORRECTION

2ND QUARTER
Summative Test
21ST Century Literature from the Philippines and the World

1. C
2. D
3. B
4. A
5. D
6. A
7. C
8. C
9. D
10. C
11. B
12. B
13. B
14. A
15. B
16. B
17. D
18. D
19. B
20. A
21. A
22. B
23. B
24. B
25. B
26. B
27. B
28. C
29. C
30. C
31. B
32. B
33. A
34. C
35. A
36. B
37. A
38. C
39. D
40. D
41. A
42. D
43. D
44. D