Second Quarter Assessment

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21 Century Literature from the Philippines and the World
Grade 11 – Senior High School
Gammad National High School

Name: ___________________________________ Date: _______________ Score: _______________

I. Multiple Choice: Read each question carefully and choose the best answer. Write only the letter of your
answer in your answer sheet.

For items 1-10, identify the different literary devices and figures of speech used in the following:

_____1. Your teeth are like stars; a. personification

They come out at night. b. simile
They come back at dawn c. irony
When they’re ready to bite. d. hyperbole

_____ 2. Becky’s beagle barked and bated, becoming bothersome for Billy a. alliteration
Carrie’s cat clawed her couch, creating chaos b. onomatopoeia
Dan’s dog dove deep in the dam, drinking dirty water as he dove. c. imagery
Eric’s eagles eats eggs, enjoying each episode of eating. d. symbolism

_____ 3. A light exists in Spring a. imagery

Not present on the year b. simile
At any other period— c. alliteration
When March is scarcely here d. symbolism

_____ 4.  It's a jazz affair, drum crashes and cornet razzes. a. symbolism d. onomatopoeia

The trombone pony neighs and the tuba jackass snorts. b. imagery
The banjo tickles and titters too awful. c. simile

_____ 5. On a starry winter night in Portugal. a. simile

Where the ocean kissed the southern shore. b. imagery
There a dream I never thought would come to pass. c. onomatopoeia
Came and went like time spent through an hourglass. d. alliteration

_____ 6. The crowd was as tense as a mouse meeting fear; a. simile

Their backs are straighter than rulers. b. personification
Time is like the speed of light. c. metaphor
Everybody’s eyes are as large as saucers. d. hyperbole
I am always given the last shot;
My aim is as certain as the rising sun.

_____ 7. If I were a Rose painted black, a. simile

would you cast me aside b. personification
like blackened, burnt rice? c. metaphor
Would my color tarnish my sweet smell? d. hyperbole

_____ 8. “Water, water, everywhere, a. hyperbole

And all the boards did shrink; b. irony
Water, water, everywhere, c. onomatopoeia
Nor any drop to drink.” d. imagery

_____ 9. “If you make people think they're thinking, a. hyperbole

they'll love you; b. irony
but if you really make them think, c. symbolism
they'll hate you.” d. metaphor
_____ 10. A fragile winter butterfly a. personification
Flutters from the sky b. simile
So soft and yet her heart c. metaphor
Is cold and made of ice d. alliteration
But if I warm it
She will melt and die

_____ 11. Which of the following means to be able to read and understand what you are reading?
a. More than words that could not be decoded.
b. We don’t need to bring knowledge and experience in reading the text.
c. To be an informed reader means to understand the forces on an author, on the meaning and
interpretation of a work, and on our own personal reactions.
d. Just simply read without understanding.

_____ 12. Which one means how a short passage is significant to the whole or how the whole affects the
whole passage?
a. context b. text c. content d. literary device

_____ 13. Why is the reader part of the context?

a. Because the meaning that is communicated is influenced by everything that the reader brings to it,
from their reading to their personal experiences and biases.
b. Because the reader just want to read only.
c. The reader just rely much on the definitions of the text found in dictionaries.
d. Because the reader don’t mind to understand the context of what he/she is reading.

_____ 14. Why do Russian formalists shift away from the moral approach to literature?
a. They were interested in the analysis of the text but their main concern was with method as the scientific basis
for literary theory.
b. They recognize moral approach in every literary theory.
c. They focuses on both moral approach and scientific approach.
d. they focuses on behavioral approach.

_____ 15. Which one is a process by which an artist transforms one thing into something to reach his goal?
a. poetic language c. practical language
b. controlled violence d. both a & b

_____ 16. What refers to the artistic technique of presenting to audiences common things in an unfamiliar or
strange way, in order to enhance perception of the familiar?
a. formalism b. controlled violence c. defamiliarization d. context

_____ 17. Which refers to the use of symbols to signify ideas and qualities by giving them symbolic meanings
that are different from their literal sense?
a. formalism b. defamiliarization c. controlled violence d. symbolism

_____ 18. Which of the following refers to the structure of the text or how it is being organized or
constructed?
a. form b. content c. element d. text

_____ 19. Which of the following refers to something that is to be expressed through some medium, as
speech, writing, or any of various arts?
a. form b. content c. element d. text
_____ 20. These are facts and statistics about people, places and things.
a. textbook b. encyclopedia c. dictionary d. biography

_____ 21. Which of the following is a very old story that explains something in nature?
a. fable b. legend c. folktale d. myth

_____ 22. A long story usually in chapters is _____.

a. play b. novel c. short story d. mystery

23. Stories about effects of science on society is called _____.

a. science fiction b. mystery c. play d. legend

_____ 24. The protagonist of a story is ____________.

a. A character who does not grow or evolve over time.
b. The leading character, the hero/heroin.
c. A character or force that opposes the narrator.
d. A character who experiences growth or changes in some important way.

_____ 25. The setting of a story is _________________.

a. Something concrete that stands for something abstract.
b. The attitude of a writer toward a subject or their audience.
c. The location and time in which the action of a narrative takes place.
d. The atmosphere created by the location, time and actions of the characters in it.

_____ 26. Characterization is the development of a character and their motivation through their __________.
a. thoughts and actions c. interactions with other characters
b. appearance and dialogue d. all of the above

Questions no. 27 – 28 is based on the excerpt.

She never told her love,
But let concealment, like a worm thy bud
Feed on her damask cheek. She pined in thought,
And with a green and yellow melancholy
She sat like a patient on a monument,
Smiling at grief. Was not this love indeed?

_____ 27. The passage describes a woman who is _______________________.

a. Experiencing the joy of falling in-love.
b. Overwhelmed by regret for the man she has lost.
c. Worried that her change of heart will be discovered.
d. Consumed by the love she holds in secrecy.

_____ 28. Line 2 and 5 contain examples of _____________.

a. allusion b. metaphor c. simile d. alliteration

Questions 29 – 33. Give the literary meanings of each word that is being underlined.

_____ 29. “Tomy was a real avid baseball card collector. He inherited the desire to collect cards because his dad has a
collection, too.”
a. eager b. careless c. apart d. fearful
_____ 30. “Her Christmas bills added up. After the holidays, her extravagance was going to take several months to pay
off.”
a. economy b. praise c. external d. overdoing

_____ 31. “It was gratifying to see how she acted toward her grandmother because her grandmother was always kind to
her.”
a. pleasing b. nervous c. aggravating d. unclear

_____ 32. “The boy was caught stealing from the store. His larceny caught up with him when the owner showed him a
video tape.”
a. gift b. theft c. lawless d. honor

_____ 33. “His eternal light would shine on the people even after his death.”
a. temporary b. ethical c. reformed d. endless

_____ 34. The first time you read a literary work, you should focus on the _____________.
a. protagonist c. information in it
b. structure of the work d. genre to which the work belongs

_____ 35. In literature, point of view refers to ________________.

a. who the main character is c. who is telling the story
b. when and where the story takes place d. the obstacle or opponent the main character must overcome

_____ 36. It is a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of
another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them.
a. metaphor b. simile c. personification d. hyperbole

_____ 37. What is a symbol?

a. using an object to explain something else c. language that creates a picture in your head
b. element of a text that repeats throughout d. a thing that directly represents something else

_____ 38. Why can stories in traditional literature have multiple versions?
a. nobody ever remembers the details c. to appeal to mass audiences
b. most were originally told orally d. they never differ

_____ 39. What does folktale means?

a. stories beginning with “Once upon a time” c. stories about talking animals
b. stories passed down from generation to generation d. stories about witches and magic

_____ 40. “The Grasshopper and the Ants” is an example of what traditional literature category?
a. myth b. fable c. legend d. fairy tales

_____ 41. Identify what type of figures of speech is being given.

Gaily, O Gaily. We glide and we sing
Six swans went swimming on the sea.
a. metaphor b. metaphor c. hyperbole d. alliteration

_____ 42. A literary work is the writer’s attitude toward his/her audience and subject.
a. tone b. metaphor c. narrator d. irony

_____ 43. What do you call the lessons taught by a literary work?
a. moral b. immorality c. aside d. tone
_____ 44. In the Odyssey, suitors violate Xenia by _____________.
a. consuming all of Odysseus’ resources c. plotting to kill Odysseus’ son Telemachus
b. trying to take the wife of a married man d. none of the above

_____ 45. How do realistic plays differ from romantic plays?

a. realistic plays are more likely to have a female lead
b. realistic plays are less likely to have a female lead
c. realistic plays are less likely to have a happy ending
d. realistic plays are most likely to have a happy ending

Questions from 46 – 48 are based from the excerpt “A Low Art” from the Penelopiad.

_____ 46. Why does Penelope consider storytelling “a low art”?

a. stories can be altered through the change of point of view
b. not an art of gossiping
c. it is not a revised storytelling
d. it tells only a story

_____ 47. Why does Penelope call herself “a stick to beat other woman with”?
a. she is considered as faithful wife c. the story is colored by biases
b. the official version flattened herself c. the story is not original

_____ 48. Why does Penelope say that she “sounds like an owl” when she tries to warn other woman?
a. nobody wants to listen to her c. everybody listens to her
b. they praised her d. they acknowledge her

_____ 49. Which of these is NOT a non-literary text?

a. novels b. short stories c. poetry d. recipes

_____ 50. Why should you look at the author of a non-literary text?
a. the author must be at the same country as you
b. the author should be an expert of that information
c. the author must not be younger of 55 years old
d. the author should be an excellent creative writer

Prepared by: Checked by: Approved by:

MARICAR NARAG-SALVA ELMARIE T. MABANSAY LEILANIE F. GAYUMA

SHS TEACHER Master Teacher I Secondary School Principal I

ANSWER SHEET
1. B
2. B
3. A
4. A
5. D
6. B
7. B
8. A
9. B
10. C
11. C
12. A
13. A
14. A
15. A
16. C
17. D
18. A
19. B
20. D
21. B
22. B
23. A
24. D
25. C
26. D
27. D
28. C
29. A
30. D
31. A
32. B
33. D
34. C
35. D
36. A
37. D
38. B
39. B
40. B
41. D
42. A
43. A
44. A
45. C
46. A
47. A
48. A
49. D
50. D