Agama Islam Society

JAMIATU MUSLIM MINDANAO

Darussalam Matampay, Marawi City
SENIOR HIGH DEPARTMENT
21st CENTURY LITERATURE
FROM THE PHILIPPINES AND THE WORLD
Prelim Examination

Name: ____________________________________ Score: ________________

INSTRUCTIONS: Read and understand the instructions and questions carefully. Write your answers on the space
provided before each item in capital form. Strictly no erasures and use black ball pen only.

I. MULTIPLE CHOICES. Choose your BEST answer from the words provided. Write only the word on the space
before each item. (1 pt. each)
_________1. This is literally period of Philippine Literature before the coming of the Spaniards and is considered to be
first and the longest literary history among the other periods.
a. Spanish-Colonial Era b. Pre-Colonial Era c. American-Colonial Era d. Contemporary Period
_________2. The following are written literature EXCEPT;
a. Poems b. Epigrams c. Chant d. Riddles
_________3. What is the English meaning of El Filibusterismo?
a. “The Traitor” b. “The Filibuster” c. “Touch Me Not” d. “The Sinner”
_________4. A rhymed form of poetry which has a quatrine with 7 syllables each at the end of each line.
a. Tanaga b. Balagtasan c. Salawikain d. Bulong
_________5. Traditional poetry of Hanunoo Mangyans of Oriental Mindoro which teaches lesson about life.
a. Ambahan b. Kulintang c. Kudyapi d. Gansa
_________6. First book published in the Philippines.
a. Doctrina Catolica b. Doctrina Christianismo c. Doctrina Cristianity d. Doctrina Christiana
_________7. First Filipino alphabet
a. Alpabetong Pilipino b. Wikang Pilipino c. Baybayin d. Alibata
_________8. This is a Filipino form of debate done in verse.
a. Tanaga b. Balagtasan c. Salawikain d. Bulong
_________9. What is the highest recognition given to Filipinos who have made a significant contribution in the world of
literary writing?
a. Talaang Ginto c. Catholic Authors Award
b. National Artists for Literature d. Carlos Palanca Sr. Memorial for Literature
_________10. Under Spanish Colonial era, what alphabet does the Spaniard taught Filipinos to use?
a. English Alphabet b. Alibata c. Wika de Espanol d. Roman Alphabet
_________11. Alibata is a Sanskrit or Arabic Provenance which consists of 17 symbols wherein there are:
a. 3 vowels;14 consonants b. 5 vowels;12 consonants c. 3 consonants;14 vowels d. 5consonants;12vowe
_________12. The story “Darangen” used to be a
a. Literary ballad b. Literary epic c. Folk song d. Folk epic
_________13. The propagandists led by Dr. Jose Rizal battled for
a. Assimilation b. Independence c. Propagation d. Revolution
_________14. It refers to the art used by the literary authors to categorize a certain literary composition.
b. Genre b. Category c. Technique d. All of the above
_________15. Ancient literatures were written on the perishable materials like the following except;
a. Clay tablet b. Dried leaves c. Bamboo cylinder d. Bark of trees
_________16. There are many prosaic pieces during the Prehistoric period of Philippine Literature like legends, myths,
folk tales, fables and parables. Even if they were long, how did our ancestors able to hand it down from one generation
to other generation?
a. Through sending stories via social media like facebook c. Through writing of books and publishing it afterwards
b. Through sharing of stories during their free time d. None of the above
_________17. These are effective ways to inculcate the ability of logical thinking of a child.
a. Riddles b. Poems c. Epigrams d. Chant
_________18. It reflects the hidden meaning through the good lines.
a. Riddles b. Poems c. Epigrams d. Chant
_________19. A narrative poems that talked about world of royals, warriors and lovers.
a. Komedya b. Awit and Corrido c. Pasyon d. Sarzuela
_________20. It embodied the concept of colonization an oppression which gave voice to their revolutionary acion
towards freedom.
a. Komedya b. Awit and Corrido c. Pasyon d. Sarzuela
_________21. What is the English meaning of Noli Me Tangere?
a. “The Traitor” b. “The Filibuster” c. “Touch Me Not” d. “The Sinner”
_________22. During the literary revolution, many young people wrote this word on their placards which signifies their
completely rebellion against the government.
a. MAKISAMA b. MAKA-DIYOS c. MAKATAO d. MAKIBAKA
_________23. The period of the New Society started on this date ______.
a. January 2, 1981 b. May 1, 1979 c. September 21, 1972 d. February 21, 1986
_________24. Tagalog translations to the Spanish lines, still the superior of the Spanish language.
b. Libro de la Lengua b. Doctrina Christiana c. Pasyon d. Sarzuela
_________25. The following play series were the forms of recreation of those without television except;
a. Mr. Lonely b. Si Matar c. Ito Ang Palad Ko d. Sarzuela
_________26. Filipino film written by Edgardo Reyes and filmed under the direction of Lino Brocka and lead by Bembol.
a. Kontrobersyal b. Sa Mga Kuko Ng Liwanag c. Minsa’y Gamu-Gamo d. Ang Panday
_________27. A collection of prose and poetry by Maximo Ramos and Florentino Valeros.
a. Philippine Cross Section b. Heart of the Islands c. Horizons Least d. Prose and Poems
_________28. A collection of works which dealt with the usual love of nature, and of social and political problems.
a. Philippine Cross Section b. Heart of the Islands c. Horizons Least d. Prose and Poems
_________29. Literatures during pre-colonial period were handed down to us through ______.
a. Hear b. See c. Think d. Oral
_________30. It is a word derived from a Latin term litera.
a. Liter b. Letter c. Litter d. Litre
_________31. There are how many regions in the Philippines.
a. 18 b. 17 c. 16 d. 19
_________32. Quezon belong to what region in the country.
a. CARAGA b. MIMAROPA c. CALABARZON d. SOCCSKSARGEN
_________33. He was famous for promoting the traditional poetic genre of the Philippines “Balagtasan”.
a. Coroza b. Arguilla c. Alunan d. Ayala
_________34. The following were not written by famous Filipino screenwriter Doctolero EXCEPT;
a. Ibong Adarna b. Magic Kingdom c. Pedro Penduko d. Indio
_________35. Writers associated in Bicol Region were the following except;
a. Lee b. Bobis c. Villanueva d. Nierva
_________36. An Ilocano who wrote in English and known for his short story “How My Brought Home a Wife”.
a. Manuel Arguilla b. Merlie Alunan c. Anthony Tan d. Michael Coroza
_________37. He was known for his folk and contemporary pop music in the Philippines.
a. Ogie Alcasid b. Jose Marie Chan c. Joey Ayala d. Gerard Salonga
_________38. Eastern Visayas consists of the following cities except;
a. Samar b. Cebu c. Leyte d. Biliran
_________39. Associated writer in Region 4-B is _____.
a. Garcia b. Dalisay c. Enriquez d. Poe
_________40. Number of cities in the Philippines.
a. 118 b. 117 c. 116 d. 119
_________41. Coroza has a clumn in a literary magazine called _____ and _____.
a. Mortal & Komiks b. Adarna & Tula c. Haraya & Liwayway d. Awit & Corido
_________42. Synonym to drowsy.
a. Stagger b. Slumberous c. Straddle d. Slither
_________43. Crossing the River by Anthony Tan is about.
a. The journey of life b. live life to the fullest c. You only live once d. be happy.
_________44. Kayod-kabayo symbolizes _____.
a. Mabilis b. Masipag c. Magalang d. Mabagal
_________45. Moral lesson in the song entitled Karaniwang Tao by Joey Ayala.
a. Life Contentment b. Technology is bad c. Save the Earth d. Be Thankful
_________46. A writer who comes from National Capital Region.
a. Tuazon b. Acquisio c. Velasco d. Lim
_________47. Number of languages in the Philippines.
a. 162 b. 172 c. 182 d. 192
_________48. Love in the Cornhusk is a story about.
a. Be patient, life is a test. c. Learn to accept the past and move on.
b. Think a lot in decision making. d. Smile always, it’s a charity.
_________49. Antonym for disdainfully.
a. Laudatory b. Degrading c. Contemptuous d. Scornful
_________50. The following are examples of 21 st Century Literature in the Philippines except;
a. Manga b. Blogs c. Check Lit d. Columns

II. TRUE OR FALSE. Write letter Z if your answer is True and letter A if your answer is False. (1pt. each)
_______1. Literature is the significant human exploitations written in words well-chosen and arranged.
_______2. People are fond of telling others about the things we have seen or imagined; hence the literature of
description.
_______3. A great book is born of the brain and heart of its author; he has put himself into its pages; they partake of his
life, and are instinct with his individuality.
_______4. People are strongly impelled to confide to others what they think and feel; hence the literature which deals
with the great drama of human life and action.
_______5. A great book grows directly out of life; in reading it, we are brought into large, close, and fresh relations with
life; and in that fact lies the final explanation of its power.
_______6. Literature is different from a treasure chest because literature does not only keep experiences but also
exposes relevant experiences to audiences around the world.
_______7. A piece of literature differs from a specialized treatise on astronomy, political economy, philosophy, or even
history, in part because it appeals, not to a particular class of readers only.
_______8. Literature is composed of those books, and those books only, which in the first place, by reason of their
subject-matter and their mode of treating it, are of general human interest.
_______9. Literature is a vital record of what men have seen in life, what they have experienced of it, what they have
thought and felt about those aspects of it which have the most immediate and enduring interest for all of us.
_______10. People are intensely interested in men and women, their lives, motives, passions, relationships; hence the
literature which directly expresses the thoughts and feelings of the writer.

III. ENUMERATION. Supply the following being asked.

Five (5) Riddles (1 pt. each)

Five (3) Epigrams and explain the moral lesson on it. (5 pts. each)

IV. COMPOSITION. Choose two (2) topics from the themes provided below. Compose a four (4) stanzas quatrain
poem. (10 pts)

 Family  Self
 Friendship  Courage
 Life  Loyalty
 Student  Filipino