Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region XII
Division of South Cotabato
POBLACION POLOMOLOK NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Brgy. Pagalungan, Polomolok, South Cotabato

21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World

1st Quarter Prelim Exam
2nd Semester

Identification. Read the following items carefully. Fill in the blanks with the correct answer. Write your
answer on your answer sheet. WRONG SPELLING WRONG.

1. It is considered the imaginative works of poetry and prose. _____________________

2. This period is influenced by the birth of public-school systems. _____________________
3. The longest period in the Philippine literary history. _____________________
4. This period has two distinct classifications: religious and secular. _____________________
5. This dimension of literature tells us about places and the relationships between people and their
environment. _____________________
6. This dimension of literature refers to social entities sharing real or putative features like a common
origin or cultural-linguistic legacy. _____________________
7. It is a genre of literature that uses rhythmic and aesthetic of language to evoke meaning.
_____________________
8. It is telling a story with less than 1000 words to condense a story into fewest words possible.
_____________________
9. In this context you have to know how the language is used to convey the meaning of the literary text.
_____________________
10. In this context you have to understand the combined social and cultural elements of the literary text.
_____________________

II. Matching Type. Match column A, the region with column B, the representative text. Write the letter of
your answer on your answer sheet.

COLUMN A COLUMN B

_____1. REGION IX A. Florante at Laura

_____2. REGION IV-A B. Pag-ibig sa Tinubuang Lupa
_____3. REGION III C. The Wedding Dance
_____4. REGION VII D. Mariang Makiling
_____5. NCR E. The White Horse of Alih
F. The Clay Pipe

III. Identify whether the given information about the dimension of literary form is Geographic, Linguistic or
Ethnic. Write your answer on your answer sheet.

1. In the beginning there were four beings (Melu, Fiuweigh, Diwata, and Saweigh), and they lived on an
island no larger than a hat. On this island there were no trees or grass or any other living thing besides
these four people and one bird (Buswit). One day they sent this bird out across the waters to see what
he could find, and when he returned, he brought some earth, a piece of rattan, and some fruit.

2. The master ordered betel-nut, and when it was brought, they chewed together. Then he called for
wine, and it was brought in a jar so large that it had to be set on the ground under the house, and even
then, the top came so high above the floor that they brought a seat for the widow's son, and it raised
him just high enough to drink from the reed in the top of the jar.

3. Niadto mi ni Maria sa isa niya ka kwarto nga puno ug libro, kada estante nga nagtindog kay puno gyod
morag posporo sa usa ka sudlanan nga bag-ong palit. Grabe akong kalipay labi na pareha miganahan
mobasa. 

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 4. The king finds the egg through the help of Pawikan, the king of the sea turtles. He luckily gets milk from
a white carabao the following breakfast, thanks to his cook. Hangin-Bai, the nymph of the air, leads him
to her sister, the wood nymph who had the magic flower in her hair.

5. So, they started out. Two went in the direction of the sunset, carrying with them stones from Cibolan
River. After a long journey they reached a place where were broad fields of cogon grass and an
abundance of water, and there they made their home. Their children still live in that place and are
called Magindanau, because of the stones which the couple carried when they left Cibolan.

IV. Using the Venn Diagram, compare and contrast the literary genres in terms of their characteristics,
structure, and elements. (10pts.each)

Poetry Fiction Chick Lit

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V. Read the text carefully. Answer the following questions. (5pts.each)

1. List down at least five words that you do not understand in the selection and give the meaning using
context clues.
2. Describe the author’s background base on his writing style.
3. Describe the social and cultural elements in the story.

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