TABLE OF SPECIFICATION

21ST CENTURY LITERATURE IN THE PHILIPPINES AND THE WORLD

I. Statement of Objectives:
 Identify geographic, linguistic, and ethnic dimensions of Philippine literary history
from pre-colonial to contemporary and representative texts from the regions.
 Write a close analysis and critical interpretation of literary texts.
 Show a sense of adaptability of the Philippine Literary History
 Value the contributions of local writers to the development of regional literary
traditions.
 Appreciate the contributions of the canonical Filipino writers to the development of
national literature.
 Compare and contrast the various 21st century literary genres and onesfrom earlier
genres/periods citing their elements, structures and traditions
 Infer literary meaning from literal language based on usage.
 Analyze the figures of speech and other literary techniques and devices in the text.
 Explain the literary, biographical linguistic, and sociocultural contexts and discuss
how they enhance the text’s meaning and enrich the reader’s understanding.
 Situate the text in the context of the region and the nation
 Explain the relationship of context with the text’s meaning

II. Content and Materials

Lessons
1. Geographic, Linguistic and Ethnic Dimension of Philippine Literary History from Pre-
Colonial to the Contemporary
2. Literary Forms, Genres, Elements, and Tradition
3. Context and Text Meaning
4. Creative Representation of Literary Test Papers , Marker.

III. Table Contents See attached sheet

IV. Test items see attached sheet
V. Answer key
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Geographic, 12 40% 4 4 4 3 3 2 20
Linguistic, and
Ethnic
Dimension of
Philippine
Literary
History from
Pre-Colonial to
the
Contemporary
Literary 4 13% 1 1 1 1 1 1 6
Forms,
Genres,
Elements, And
Tradition
Context and 8 27% 3 3 3 2 2 1 14
Text meaning
Creative 6 20% 2 2 2 2 3 1 10
Representatio
n of Literary
Text
Total 30 100% 10 10 10 7 8 5 50

Exam in 21st Century Literature

Name: ________________________
Date: ________________Year & Section: _________________ Score: ________________

Direction. Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. What period does Jose Rizal’s works such as Noli MeTangere and El Filibusterismo were
written in order to awake the mind of our countrymen?
a. Spanish Period
b. American Period
c. Pre-Spanish Period
d. Period of Enlightenment
2. When did the poem Haiku which has 17 phonetic units divided into three phrases of
5, 7 and 5 units respectively, influenced the Filipinos?
a. Spanish Period
b. Japanese Period
c. 21st Century Period
d. Pre-Spanish Period

3. Which of the following statement is a fact about Philippines regional literature?

a. It mirrors the deeply ingrained Filipino values, culture and tradition even when keeping up
with the changing time.
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 or various colonizers that occupied the country for more than
three centuries.

4. Which of the following can best describe the Philippine regional literature?
a. Dynamic
b. Outdated
c. Spoken
d. Traditional

5. Which is the best answer about 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.

6. What can you say about the use of the vernacular in regional literature?
a. discouraged because many people do not understand a piece not written in
either English or Tagalog
b. Encouraged so that the culture and tradition of a people are upheld despite effects
of modernity
c. opposed for the reason that it constraints the expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas
of a writer
d. Affirmed by many for it allows free flow of feelings and in-sights not understandable to
readers

7.Which statement support a valid observation of literary development in the

Philippines?
a. History is recorded only in the oral tradition of the country
b. No literature could reflect the richness of our country’s experience
c. Literary masterpiece are written by great person with great remembrances
d. Literature developed alongside Philippine history
 8. What facts support that Philippine regional literature has become rich and varied?
a. the contributions of numerous artists who patterned after the Western literary masters
b. the nationalistic fervor of texts written in various stages of our history as anation.
c. various topics used as at themes by the writers and their alignment to world events.
d. the archipelagic nature of the Philippines, its geographical features, and the presence of
various ethno-linguistic groups in the country.

For questions number 9-20, refer to the poem Gabu by Carlos A. Angeles.

GABU
By Carlos A. Angeles

The battering restlessness of the sea

Insists a tidal fury upon the beach
At Gabu, and its pure consistency
Havos the wasteland hard within its reach

Brutal the daylong bashing of its heart

Against the seascape where, for miles around,
Farther than sight itself, the rock-stones part
And drop into the elemental wound

The ways of centuries are grey and dead

And neutral where the sea has breached its brine,
Where the split salt of its heart lies spread
Among the dark habiliment of Time.
At Gabu where the ageless tide recurs
All the things forfeited are most loved and dear.
It is the sea pursues a habit of shores.

9. Based on the Poem Gabu by

Carlos A. Angeles, how
would you compare your own life
to the sea?
a. Life is a Temporary battle
b. Life is an Unending hardship
c. The only constant thing in life is
change
d. Life is simple and without
hardship
10. What facts would you select to
support the line “At
Gabu, where the ageless tide
recurs”?
a. Gabu is a place in Ilocos far
from the sea
b. Gabu is a lively city with
surrounded by a lake
c. Gabu is coastline that
constantly experience
battling of the sea
d. All of the above
9. Based on the Poem Gabu by Carlos A. Angeles, how
would you compare your own life to the sea?
a. Life is a Temporary battle
b. Life is an Unending hardship
c. The only constant thing in life is change
d. Life is simple and without hardship

10. What facts would you select to support the line “At
Gabu, where the ageless tide recurs”?
a. Gabu is a place in Ilocos far from the sea
b. Gabu is a lively city with surrounded by a lake
c. Gabu is coastline that constantly experience
battling of the sea
d. All of the above
11. What would be the result if you have the same
experienced with the life of Carlos A. Angeles?
a. Become stronger in facing life challenges
b. Easily give up on small obstacles
c. Will not do anything in life
d. Always panic in times of struggle
12. How would you apply what you have learned on the
poem, Gabu by Carlos A. Angeles?
a. By challenging people you met on swimming
b. Be happy in times of trouble
c. By having the mindset that everything is just
temporary
d. All of the above

13. What is the theme of the poem

Gabu by Carlos A.
Angeles?
a. Life is an unending hardship
b. Life can be restless like the sea;
temporal, but
desires permanence
c. Life is wonderful at all the time
d. Life can be changes at your own
will
14. What motive in the poem Gabu
by Carlos A. Angeles
trying to portray?
a. To inform people about the sea
b. To persuade the people in living
near the sea
c. To tell people that our lives are
fleeting
d. To let the readers, know about
Gabu
13. What is the theme of the poem Gabu by Carlos A.
Angeles?
a. Life is an unending hardship
b. Life can be restless like the sea; temporal, but
desires permanence
c. Life is wonderful at all the time
d. Life can be changes at your own will
14. What motive in the poem Gabu by Carlos A. Angeles
trying to portray?
a. To inform people about the sea
b. To persuade the people in living near the sea
c. To tell people that our lives are fleeting
d. To let the readers, know about Gabu
15. What idea justify the line “The battering restlessness of
the sea”?
a. Battering restlessness is just temporary chaos in
life
b. Sea madness is powerful
c. Time carries sorrowful memories
d. Life is limitless like the sea.

16. What information would you use to validate the claim

in the fourth stanza “At Gabu where the ageless tide
recurs. All the things forfeited are most loved and dear.
It is the sea pursues a habit of shores”?
a. Reflects that even everything that has of all time
been loved
b. Something peaceful is ruined by the sea
c. Life has been an ending journey
d. The beach is getting wipe out

17. How would you explain the meaning of the line “Brutal
the daylong bashing of its heart”?
a. The idea of something peaceful is ruined by the
sea.
b. The heart can be destroyed and lost
c. The devastation of the heart
d. All of the above
18. How would you justify the meaning of third stanza in
the poem Gabu by Carlos A. Angeles?
The waste of centuries is grey and dead
And neutral where the sea has beached
its brine,
Where the spilt salt of its heart lies spread
Among the dark habiliment of Time.
a. Battering restlessness is just temporary chaos in
life
b. Sea madness is powerful
c. Time carries sorrowful memories
d. Life is limitless like the sea.
19. How would you adapt the poem in your life as a
student?
a. By remembering that change is the
only constant in our life.
b. By understanding that life is limited by
time so we must cherish it
c. By knowing that change is a part of
growing and removing something
actually is better for us
d. All of the above.
20. Do you agree with the actions written in the poem
Gabu by Carlos A. Angeles?
a. Yes, because that how life in reality
b. No, because there is no fact among
the lines mention.
c. Yes, because life is always happy.
d. No, because sadness is always present
in our life.
21. Which one of the following refers to the
organizational method used in literature.
a. Literary text
b. Literary structure
c. Literary work
d. Literary context
22. Which of the following is a genre of literature that
uses rhythmic and aesthetic of language to evoke
meaning.
a. Poetry
b. Drama
c. Fiction
d. Non-fiction
23. What fact would you select about dramatic poetry?
a. It is an emotionally appealing drama
written in verse that tells a story
b. Focuses on the written verse than the
story
c. focuses on expressing feelings rather than
telling a story.
d. All of the above
24. What do you think best describe literary technique?
a. Method the author or writer of a
literary piece used to convey what
they want to impart to the reader
b. Refers to words that are put together or
arranged such that they make sense.
c. The organizational method used in
literature.
d. The oral literature handed down from
one generation to another.
25. In this stanza, the author used auditory imagery
which appeals to the sense of hearing. Among the
sounds, which could not be heard clearly.
I will
Listen to the sound of breeze
To the rustling of leaves
To the chirping of birds
To the buzzing of the bees
To the flapping of butterfly’s wings

a. Rustling
c. Buzzing
b. Flapping
d. Chirping
26. Using the same poem, I will, what line could be combined that could create the
same auditory imagery?
a. To the zooming of airplane
b. To the soft whisper of the breeze
c. To the sound of a broom
d. To the clang of the plate
27.Which of the following enables you to make generalizations, form new conclusions, or
make judgments about certain issues presented explicitly or implicitly in the text.
a. Literal Comprehension
b. Inferential Comprehension
c. Evaluative Comprehension
d. Context Clues
28. What best describes Linguistic Context?
a. It means that you have to focus on the language used in the literary text and how it is
used to convey meaning
b. It combines social and cultural elements that are significant in understanding and
appreciating a work of literature.
c. Pay careful attention to sentence structures, grammar patterns, and vocabulary used in
the text.
d. Both a and c
q29. Literal comprehension, inferential comprehension and Evaluative comprehension are
example of what context?
a. Biographical Context
b. Linguistic Context
c. Socio Cultural Context
d. Cultural Context
30. Which statement support the meaning of context?
a. Context is the details that are literally found or written in the text.
b. Context is facts and conditions surrounding a given situation
c. Context is the atmosphere or emotional condition created by the piece, within the setting.
d. Context are significant in understanding and appreciating a work of literature.
31. Which of the following best about an author’s Professional Background?
a. The academic attainment of the author
b. The carrier growth of the author
c. The family background of the author
d. Both A and B
32. Which of the following answer describe the dramatic high point of a story?
a. Plot
b. Climax
c. Theme
d. Mood
For items number 33-35, refer to letter B.A. Lest these thoughts be overtaken by deeply
thinking of what more to write, I am writing this fervor now so that it reaches my wife.
33. What does the word NOW in the second clause tell?
a. The urgency to write the letter
b. The intention to write the letter
c. Both a & b
d. None of the above
34. Why is there an urgent need to write the letter?
a. For the writer to have enough time to write it
b. For the recipient to get it on time
c. For the reader to know on time
d. For the writer is always busy
35. Why is there a need for the letter to reach the recipient on time?
a. The occasions call for it
b. The writer is preoccupied with other things
c. The recipient badly needed the letter
d. To avoid late delivery
For items number 36-40, refer to letter C.C.
Directions: Analyze the following lines fromfamous Filipino movies and songs.
Tell whatFilipino values, traits, practices or culture theystand for. Choose from the
options below. a. Optimism d. love of family b. Bayanihan e. love of country c. love of God

36. Negosyo o kalayaan? Bayan o sarili? Pumili ka!

_______
37. Samasama nating abutin pinakamatayog na bituin.
______
38. Klik! Anak ko 'yon! Hahahaha! Mga kaibigan, si
Maya ko 'yon! Klik! Narinig n'yo ba? Anak ko 'yon!
________
39. Ang mga tala… mataas, mahirap maabot. Pero
ipinapangako ko, Inay… bukas luluhod ang mga tala!
______
40. Open your hearts to the Lord and begin to see the
mystery that we are all together as one family. -
________
41. Which technique in making a movie is used to
generate illusion of movement from many still
images?
a. animation
b. designing
c. video filming
d. photography
42. Which wireless handheld device is used to make
and receive calls and send text messages?
a. laptop
b. cellphone
c. desktop
d. camera
43. The following are multimedia except _________.
a. blog
b. video
c. paint
d. frequency
44. If a learner desires to create informational
discussion on web about people’s travel, interests, and
experiences, he/she can create a ________.
a. Blog
b. Essay
c. Tag cloud
d. Mobile phone text tula
45. If someone talks about his past and shares the joy
of his experience, what does he/she intend to do?
a. to cheer
b. to caution
c. to persuade
d. to reminisce
46. “An anecdote is a story with a point.” What does
the statement suggest?
a. An anecdote is simple and brief
b. An anecdote discusses an issue.
c. Anecdote reveals truth about life.
d. An anecdote intends to provoke laughter.
47. 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
b. gladness
c. surprised
d. confusion
48. Before presenting the lecture on teenage
pregnancy, the speaker tells a story of a young girl
who got pregnant. She explained about the
implications of unplanned pregnancy to a teenage
mom and her child. What is the purpose of the?
speaker in the given situation?
a. persuade
b. reminisce
c. bring cheer
d. give caution
49. When a speaker shares a personal story
sympathizing with a struggle of a person to ease his
feeling, the speaker intends to __________.
a. inspires
b. caution
c. brings laughter
d. share important personal story
50. A learner wishes to interpret the essay, “Where is
the Patis?” of C. Guerrero-Nakpil by expressing his
insights in order to elicit opinions of other people.
What could be done in order to create it?
a. blog
b. video
c. text tula
d. mind mappin