Department of Education

GUIPOS NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

SENIOR HIGH DEPARTMENT
Poblacion Guipos, Zamboanga del Sur
21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World.
Q2 Examination

Name & Section _______________________________________ Score:__________

I. Multiple Choice
Directions: Read the question carefully. Write your answer ____11. To produce a literary adaptation of a story, one needs
on the space provided before the number. to apply his ICT skills. ICT means _____.
A. Information and Communication Technology
____1. It is an approach wherein students are demanded to B. Information to Centralize Tutorial
read more to improve knowledge. C. Inclusive for Classroom Technology
A. Skimming C. Extensive reading D. Important in Communication Technology
B. Scanning D. Reading approach
____12. Information Technology (IT) is the use of ______ to
____2. It is an activity to read shorter texts to extract accurate store, retrieve, transmit, and manipulate data or information.
detailed information. A. printer C. computer
A. Reading approach C. Extensive reading B. projector D. scanner
B. Skimming D. Scanning
____13. ICT skills are about understanding and applying a
____3. It is quickly reading a text to get the summary of it. range of computer programs, _________, and other
A. Skimming C. Extensive reading applications.
B. Reading approach D. Scanning A. hardware C. peripheral
B. software D. hard drive
____4. It is sometimes called a Free Voluntary Reading.
A. Extensive reading C. Skimming ____14. Alyssa wants to answer questions quickly, so she
B. Scanning D. Reading approach looked for key words in the selection. She used ____.
A. Scanning C. Reading approach
____5. It refers to the tension, the fight or the struggle B. Extensive reading D. Skimming
between the various characters or forces in the story.
A. conflict C. setting ____15. Abigail listed down words that she didn’t know the
B. theme D. plot meaning and searched for it in the dictionary. She is using
______.
____6. It refers to comic narratives in which pictures are A. Scanning C. Reading approach
arranged in sequenced in image panels. B. Extensive reading D. Skimming
a. comic story c. flash fiction
b. storyboard d. graphic fiction ____16. Daniel identified the main idea of the text he is
reading. He used ______.
____7. The most exciting part of a story is called ______. A. Scanning C. Skimming
A. character C. conflict B. Extensive reading D. Reading approach
B. climax D. plot
____17. Africa is the second largest continent after Asia. Most
____8. The use of ropes for hunting, pulling, fastening, of Africa lies within the tropical region. It contains an
attaching, carrying, lifting, and climbing dates to prehistoric enormous wealth of mineral resources like fossil fuels,
times. In Asia, the very first ropes ever made were twisted metallic ores, and gems. Which statement does not talk about
from hemp fibers. Hemp rope was used during the age of Africa?
sailing ships. Hemp was considered ______. A. Africa’s weather is humid and hot.
A. Endangered and should not be used B. Africa is rich in natural resources.
B. One of the most durable natural ropes in the world C. Africa is an archipelago.
C. Sacred and respected D. Africa is second to Asia in size.
D. Tested and trusted
____18. Racism is the belief that a particular race is superior
____9. The rope tied a shrine space, or across its entrances, to or inferior to another. It may be defined as the hatred of one
mark its sacred nature is called the shimenawa. Traditionally person to another because of skin color, language, or customs.
woven from hemp, but nowadays more frequently rice or Therefore, ______.
wheat straw, this rope and its shide paper streamers is a A. Someone who believed that there is a superior race
common part of New Year decors. Which statement is false? over the other, that person is a racist.
A. Shimenawa serves as a garland. B. If people speak a different language, they are not
B. Shimenawa marks a sacred place. racist.
C. Shimenawa is a rope. C. If all the people have the same color, no one is racist.
D. Shimenawa is only made from hemp. D. All people are racist.

____10. Onigiri are Japanese rice balls. They're fun to make ____19. “More birds joined the chorus, turning the sparrow’s
and are a staple of Japanese lunchboxes (bento). You can put solo into an ensemble performance.” Which figure of speech
almost anything in an onigiri. Try substituting grilled salmon, used in this sentence?
pickled plums, beef, pork, turkey, or tuna with mayonnaise. A. Metaphor C. Personification
Which statement is true? B. Simile D. Hyperbole
A. Onigiri’s origin is not known.
B. Onigiri is a Filipino staple food. ____20. .“Take the padding from your ears, and confess
C. Onigiri is a Japanese rice ball. you’ve heard me crying,” this line wants the readers to
D. Onigiri is a Korean kimbap. ______.
A. Listen to their pleas C. See want they see
B. Cry with their difficulty D. fell what they feel
___21. In the plot of a short story, it is referred as t to he final
outcome or untangling of events in the story.
A. Falling Action C. Denouement
B. Climax D. Introduction
____22. It is a piece of writing, usually written from the
author’s personal point of view; also, it is a variant of short
nonfiction?
A. Essay C. Short Story
B. Memoir D. Editorial Article
____23. What makes Western literature considered to the
Western canon?
A. Because the writers in Western countries are famous.
B. Because the writers in Western Countries are unique.
C. Because the Western literary works have been determined
by learned experts and academics to be the "great works" of
Western literature.
D. Because Western literary is interesting to read.
____24. Equality is not always about treating everyone the
same. It is about treating people in such a way that the
outcome for each person can be the same. This statement
could mean _______.
A. Putting things in place to support people achieve similar
outcomes.
B. Lending things to people who are deprived of material
things.
C. Giving similar materials to all people who need it.
D. Allowing someone to get what he wants.
____25. How would identify the phrase “She sells seashells by
the seashore.” is an example of Alliteration?
a. repeating of consonant sounds right next to each other.
b. shells can be found only in the seashore.
c. a lot of shells in the seashore
d. a lot of vowel letters in the phrase.
____26. European literature is also known as _______.
A. English Literature C. Western Literature
B. Anglo Literature D. East Literature
____27. Africa is the second largest continent after Asia. Most
of Africa lies within the tropical region. It contains an
enormous wealth of mineral resources like fossil fuels,
metallic ores, and gems. Which statement does not talk about
Africa?
A. Africa’s weather is humid and hot.
B. Africa is rich in natural resources.
C. Africa is an archipelago.
D. Africa is second to Asia in size.
____28.What example can you find below as the symbol of
peace?
A. Flowers C. Water
B. Dove D. Human
____29.You and I meeting under fanlights and low skies.”
A. Metaphor C. Imagery
B. Hyperbole D. Symbolism
____30. “In another world, I want my children to tame
grasshoppers in the field, to play with their dolls in the living
room, to inhale the fragrance of flowers waving as wind
blows, to see the birds measure the sky with their wings.”
These lines expressed the earnest wish of a father. What do
you think these wishes mean?
A. The family is living in a peaceful village.
B. The family is well-accepted by society.
C. The family is suffering from war.
D. The family has the sickness.
____31. What makes biography and autobiography different
from each other?
A. The length of the text per page.
B. The person writing
C. The content of the text.
D. The purpose towards the reader
____32. Equality, and I will be free. If this happens, people
will_.
A. Put things in place to support people achieve similar
outcomes.
B. Lend things to people who are deprived of material things.
C. Give similar materials to all people who need it.
D. Allow someone to get what he wants.
____33. “In another world, I want to be a father without
passing through the eternal insanity of mourning my children,
without experiencing the ritual of watching my children return
home as bodied folded like a prayer mat, without spending my
nights telling them the stories of a hometown where natives
become aliens searching for a shelter.” What is the tone of the
poem?
A. Peaceful C. Hopeless
B. Mournful D. Hopeful
____34. “White Pepper; White Pudding purity & hope” - A.
Metaphor C. Imagery
B. Hyperbole D. Symbolism
____35. Why do you think Modernism rejected the certainty
of Enlightenment thinking?
A. Because they are all righteous
B. Modernists sought to explore the subjective, irrational, and
emotional aspects of human experience, often through the use
of unconventional forms and techniques
C. Because they focused on what is new.
D. All of the above.
____36. . What does the phrase ‘mask one’s sorrow’ mean?
A. Pretend to be sad. C. Pretend to be happy.
B. Paint his sorrow. D. Wear a mask.
____37. What is the pros and cons in literary writing using
vernacular languages?
A. it can help to preserve the cultural heritage of a particular
region or community. On the other hand, the use of vernacular
language can limit the audience of a literary work and make it
difficult for non-native speakers to understand.
B. it can help to spread the cultural heritage of a particular
region or community. However, the use of vernacular
language can limit the audience of a literary work and make it
difficult for native speakers to understand.
C. it can help to preserve the cultural heritage of a particular
region or community. In contrast, literature is more accessible
to people who are not fluent in the formal language.
D. literature is more accessible to people who are not fluent in
the formal language. But, it can add authenticity and realism
to the work, it can also make it appear less sophisticated and
polished.
____38. Why is vernacular writing better than formal writing?
A. Vernacular language is the everyday language spoken by
people in a particular region or community.
B. It can make literature more accessible to people who are
not fluent in the formal language and can help to preserve the
cultural heritage of a particular region or community.
C. It is used in professional or academic settings and is often
more precise and concise than formal language.
D. None of the above
____39. How would you improve your writing skills?
I. read regularly B. II,III,IV D. I,IV,V
II. Review grammar and spelling basics
III. Vary your sentence structure: ____40. What plot movement uses techniques such as
IV. Playing mobile games regularly flashback, foreshadowing and epiphany?
V. Memorized a speech daily A. time C. casualty
B. dramatic tension D. space
A. I,III,V C. I,II,III