Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION III
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF NUEVA ECIJA
F. BUEN CAMINO SR. INTEGRATED SCHOOL
Gabaldon, Nueva Ecija

SECOND QUARTER EXAMINATION

21ST-CENTURY LITERATURE FROM THE PHILIPPINES AND THE WORLD

Name:______________________________ 50
Score:___________
Grade level/ Section:__________________ Date: ___________

Test I. Multiple choice.

Direction: Read carefully the items. Choose and write the letter of the correct answer in the space
provided before each number

______1. It is an approach wherein students are demanded to read more to improve their knowledge.
A. Skimming B. Scanning C. Extensive reading D. Reading approach
______2. It is an activity to read shorter texts to extract accurate detailed information.
A.Reading approach B. Skimming C. Extensive reading D. Scanning
______3. It is quickly reading a text to get a summary of it.
A. Skimming B. Reading approach C. Extensive reading D. Scanning
______4. It is sometimes called a Free Voluntary Reading.
A. Extensive reading B. Scanning C. Skimming D. Reading approach
______5. Alyssa wants to answer questions quickly, so she looked for key words in the selection. She used
______.
A. Scanning B. Extensive reading C.Reading approach D.Skimming
_____6. Abigail listed down words that she didn’t know the meaning and searched for it in the dictionary.
She is using ______.
A. Scanning B. Extensive reading C.Reading approach D.Skimming
______7. Daniel identified the main idea of the text she is reading. She used ______.
A. Scanning B. Extensive reading C. Skimming D. Reading approach
______8. Sir Allan emphasized that this approach is important for students to read effectively. He is talking
about ______.
A. Extensive reading B. Scanning C. Reading approach D. Skimming
______9. Daniela wanted to see the Sakura Festival. Which country is she going to visit?
A. Singapore B. Thailand C. Japan D. Brunei
______10. The Philippines is on the Asian continent. If the Philippines is part of it, which specific region on
Asia does the Philippines belong?
A. Southeast Asia B. West Asia C. Central Asia D. South Asia
______11.The use of ropes for hunting, pulling, fastening, attaching, carrying, lifting, and climbing dates to
prehistoric times. In Asia, the very first ropes ever made were twisted from hemp fibers. Hemp rope was
used during the age of sailing ships. Hemp was considered ______.
A. Endangered and should not be used B. One of the most durable natural ropes in the world
C. Sacred and respected D. Tested and trusted
______12. The rope tied a shrine space, or across its entrances, to mark its sacred nature is called the
shimenawa. Traditionally woven from hemp, but nowadays more frequently rice or wheat straw, this
rope and its shide paper streamers is a common part of New Year decors. Whichstatement is false?
A. Shimenawa serves as a garland. B. Shimenawa marks a sacred place.
C. Shimenawa is a rope. D. Shimenawa is only made from hemp.
______13. Onigiri are Japanese rice balls. They're fun to make and are a staple of Japanese lunchboxes (bento).
You can put almost anything in an onigiri. Try substituting grilled salmon, pickled plums, beef, pork,
turkey, or tuna with mayonnaise. Which statement is true?
A. Onigiri’s origin is not known. B. Onigiri is a Filipino staple food.
C. Onigiri is a Japanese rice ball. D. Onigiri is a Korean kimbap.
______14. 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.
______15. 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 to 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.
______16. It is reading a longer text, usually for pleasure.
A. Extensive reading B. Scanning C. Skimming D. Reading approach
______17. It is one way that will help students to solve their problems in reading.
A. Reading approach B. Extensive reading C. Skimming D. Scanning
______18. It is used by the reader to find answers to questions.
A. Skimming B. Reading approach C. Extensive reading D. Scanning
______19. This technique is useful when the students are seeking specific information rather than reading for
comprehension.
A. Reading approach B. Scanning C. Skimming D. Extensive reading
______20. Mina wanted to answer questions quickly, so she looked for specific titles in the selection. She used
______.
A. Skimming B. Scanning C. Extensive reading D. Reading approach
______21. Randie quickly understood the main idea of the poem he is reading. He used ______.
A. Extensive reading B. Reading appro C. Scanning D.Skimming
______22. Princess loves reading novels and short stories. It improves her vocabulary a lot. She is using
______.
A. Reading approach B. Scanning C. Skimming D. Extensive reading
______23. Ma’am Karen encouraged her students to read a lot and use techniques to understand the text and
improving their knowledge. She is talking about ______.
A. Extensive reading B. Scanning C. Reading approach D. Skimming
______24. The line of the poem by Maya Angelou, “take the binders from your vision,” means that the ______.
A. Author has placed the binders to someone’s ears.
B. Author is persuading the people to see their real situation.
C. Author has a poor vision.
D. Author is crying.
______25.“Take the padding from your ears, and confess you’ve heard me crying,” this line wants the readers
to ______.
A. Listen to their pleas B. Cry with their difficulty C. See what they see D. fell what they feel
______26.Equality, and I will be free. If this happens, people will ______.
A. Put things in place to support people to 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.
______27. “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 a sickness.
______28. “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. Hopeful C. Peaceful B. Mournful D. Hopeless
______29. The use of ropes for hunting, puling, fastening, attaching, carrying, lifting, and climbing dates back
to prehistoric times. In Asia, the very first ropes ever made were twisted from hemp fibers. Hemp rope
was used during the age of sailing ships. Which statement must be false?
A. Ropes have many uses. B. Ropes were used long time ago.
C. Ropes can be made from hemp. D. Ropes are only found in Asia.
______30 .Racism is the belief that a particular race is superior or inferior to another. It may be defined as the
hatred of one person to another because of skin color, language, or customs. Therefore, ______.
A. Someone who believed that there is a superior race over the other, that person is a racist.
B. If people speak a different language, they are not racist.
C. If all the people have the same color, no one is racist.
D. All people are racist.
______31. It is a strategy that an artist uses to create an art.
A. Art Form B. Found Objects C. Minimalism D. Technique
______32. _______ material is usually evident in the art form because it is available in the community where
the artist lives.
A. New B. Old C. Local D. Imported
______33. This refers to the idea that things we often view as junk turn to be more valuable than we think they
are.
A. Junk B. Contemporary C. Minimalism D. Found Objects
______34. This art material refers to the paper maché made by using curved wooded sculpture used as mold.
A. Puni Festival B. Paete’s Taka C. Taka making D. Subject of Taka
______35. Pabalat is a folk art that is still evident today in contemporary arts called as ________.
A. Stitching B. Packaging C. Loom Bands D. Paper Maché
______36. Bamboo is used in construction, textile, musical instruments and weapons. Which place is famous
for using this raw material?
A. Cebu B. Catanduanes C. Mabalacat City D. San Fernando City
______37. Puni is an art created using leaf frond folding and is made popular in Bulacan. Puni is an art created
using ____________.
A. Wood B. Straw C. Plastic D. Leaves
______38. A place usually welcomes visitors with the name of the town. What is a traditional art from Bulacan
that was originally created for this purpose?
A. Puni B. Pabalat C. Singkaban D. Saniculas
______39. This art is anchored to a legend that a priest can perform healing through bread and water.
A. Puni B. Pabalat C. Singkaban D. Saniculas
______40. Pagbuburda as a traditional technique is now evident in which contemporary art technique?
A. Bamboo Art B. Loom Bands C. Straw Folding D. Polvoron Molder
______41. This is Paete’s contemporary art that uses carved wooden molds for paper maché.
A. Bamboo Art B. Loom Bands C. Straw Folding D. Taka Making
______42. The following art forms originated from North Luzon, except?
A. Puni B. Pabalat C. Saniculas D. Pagbuburda
______43. What do you call the material used in creating an art?
A. Medium B. Technique C. Instrument D. Local Materials
______44. Which of the following contemporary forms show the evidence of embroidery as a technique?
A. Loom Bands and Taka B. Taka and Paper Maché
C. Stitching and Taka D. Loom Bands and Stitching
______45. If you are an entrepreneur who wants to create new packaging styles inspired by traditional art, in
which place can you possibly start your business?
A. Batangas B. Bulacan C. Laguna D. Pampanga
______46. A ___________ is a material or substance used in creating an art.
A. Medium B. Technique C. Traditional D. Contemporary
______47. It is a classification of arts that are used in daily life.
A. Musical B. Narrative C. Practical D. Pictorial
______48. An art that needs a space for installation and public view is classified as _____
A. Musical B. Narrative C. Practical D. Environmental
______49. This kind of art combines the materials to tell a story.
A. Musical B. Narrative C. Practical D. Environmental
______50. Which of the following materials are used in Digital Tagalog?
A. Wood B. Cloth C. Paper D. Bamboo

“Forget all the reasons it won’t work and believe the one reason that it will.”

Prepared by: Noted:

AKEMIE U. OKUBO JEZIEL C. JOSE

Subject Teacher School OIC