Department of Education

Division of Negros Occidental

ENRIQUETA MONTILLA DE ESTEBAN MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL
S.Y. 2019 – 2020

First Quarterly Examination

21ST CENTURY LITERATURE FROM THE PHILIPPINES AND AROUND THE WORLD

KNOWLEDGE:
A. MULTIPLE CHOICE: Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. Which of the following refers to the creative, imaginative and enduring expression of significant human experience in words, well-chosen and arranged?
A. Literature B. Experience
C. Culture D. Emotion
2. Which Latin word is “literature” derived?
A. literus B. litera
C. literature D. literia
3. Which of the following is a collection of movements and ideologies that share a common goal: to define, establish, and achieve equal political, economic,
cultural, personal, and social rights for women?
A. Formalism B. Feminism
C. Gender-Criticism D. Marxism
4. Which of the following refers to the study, evaluation, and interpretation of literature?
A. Formalism B. Feminism
C. Gender-Critcism D. Marxism
5. What critical approach in literature analyzes, interprets, or evaluate the inherent features of a text?
A. Formalism B. Feminism
C. Gender-Criticism D. Marxism
6. What approach takes as a fundamental tenet that “literature” exists not as an artifact upon a printed page but as a transaction between the physical text and
the mind of a reader?
A. Formalism B. Historical Criticism
C. Gender-Criticism D. Reader-Response Criticism
7. Which of the following approaches in literature can illuminate political and economic dimensions of literature other approaches overlook?
A. Formalism B. Feminism
C. Gender-Critcism D. Marxism
8. Which of the following pertains to the structure or the way a piece was published?
A. Literary forms B. Literary genres
C. Literary approaches D. Literary criticism
9. What pertains to the category determined by the technique of the author in delivering his content and examples of which are comedy, tragedy, horror, etc.?
A. Literary forms B. Literary genres
C. Literary approaches D. Literary criticism
10. Which lyric poem has 14 lines dealing with an emotion, a feeling or an idea?
A. awit B. ballad
C. psalm D. sonnet
11. Which is an example of Corrido?
A. Florante’t Laura B. Ibong Adarna
C. The Lover’s Death D. Chit-Chirit-Chit
12. Which lyrical poetry refers to a noble feeling expressed with dignity, with no definite number of syllables or definite lines in a stanza?
A. ode B. Folk songs
C. psalm D. elegy
13. This is a religious drama presented in May which shows devotion to the holy cross. The story revolves around the search of St. Helena for the cross on which
Christ died.
A. Zarsuela B. Carillo
C. Cenakulo D. Tibag
14. Which of the following KARUNUNGANG BAYAN are pieces of wisdom based from the experiences of the old aiming to give advices on good manners and
right conduct of youngsters? E.g. Habang maliit ang kumo, matuto kang mamaluktot, Pagkahaba-haba man ng prusisyon sa simbahan din ang tuloy.
A. Salawikain B. Sawikain
C. Kawikaan D. Kasabihan
15. What is the “root and crown of language”?
A. Essays B. Poetry
C. Short stories D. Songs
16. Which of the following refers to the major pre-Hispanic poetic form that is long and episodic that tell stories, normally about legendary heroes and their
adventures?
A. Baybayin B. Epiko or epic
C. Sawikain D. Songs
17. Which of the following refers to the unique way of expressing oneself?
A. Humor B. Scene
C. Style D. Tone
18. Which of the following refers to an indirect presentation of an object, by stating characteristics features or peculiarities, enough to call it to mind without
naming it?
A. Awit B. Baybayin
C. Proverbs D. Riddle
19. Which of the following is the basic rhythmic pattern in poetry?
A. Line B. meter
C. Figure of speech D. Riddle
20. What do you call the speaker or teller of the poem?
A. Actor B. Artist
C. Persona D. Director
COMPREHENSION:
B. MULTIPLE CHOICE: Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

An Excerpt from Home of the Ashfall by John Jack Wigley

I was no longer living in Angeles City when Mt. Pinatubo erupted on June 15, 1991. After being a service crew member for more than four
years, I had to say goodbye to my hometown where I lived for more than two decades. It was my first time to work in Manila. That fateful day I went
to see a film when, once outside, I saw parked cars covered with what seemed like a whitish-gray blanket. When I look closely and touched it, it
was like ash from an ashtray. I went to Pizza Hut and asked my colleagues about it and I got worried. I wanted to go to Angeles City then.
 21. The author is a native of _____________.
A. Metro Manila B. San Fernando, Pampanga
C. Dau, Pampanga
D. Angeles, Pampanga
22. Based on the story, the appropriate characterization for the speaker is ______.
A. a very impulsive man. B. brave.
C. has a weak personality. D. has a boundless concern with his family.
23. Based on the situation above, the author is initially _________ at the sight of the white-covered surroundings.
A. scared B. curious
C. overjoyed D. angry
24. The author thought that the volcano that would most likely to erupt would be __________?
A. Mayon B. Pinatubo
C. Halcon D. Arayat
25. At the river, the author’s leg shook because _________.
A. He was tired from the trip. C. He was saddened by the appearance of the town.
B. He was so thrilled to be home. D. He thought he would fall off.
An excerpt from Voice Tape by Ariel S. Tabag

Dante and his mother Nanang go back to their old house to find his certificates for being best in math in elementary and high school but instead of
certificate, they saw a voice tape owned by his uncle Ato. He still remembers the things happened to his uncle. By the time, his uncle decided to get married until they build a
small house for his family. They live with a simple life in Sta. Teresita, Cagayan until his wife decided to go to Abu Dhabi to work. He sell his land to get some money that is
needed by his wife. One morning, when Dante is on his way school, he heard a scream so he ran as fast as he could to get home. He told his mother what he saw. He felt
nervous because he taught his friend is the one in danger but he was wrong, his uncle died in that accident. One day, when he and his mother clean the house of his Uncle
Ato, his mother saw a voice tape under his uncle's pillow. His mother, his father and his Uncle Mulong are the only persons who knew the message in the voice tape and
since he has reached his right age, they let him know the message. His uncle's wife was maltreated by her boss but his Uncle Ato doesn't have anything to do.

26. The story is set in _____________

A. Metro Manila C. Sta. Teresita, Cagayan Valley
B. an undisclosed town D. Sto. Domingo, Ilocos Sur
27. The narrator in the story is ____________.
A. remembering past events C. predicting what could happen in the future
B. telling the events as they occur D. creating events in his mind
28. The town was a/an _____________.
A. rural provincial town C. Urban capital city
B. telling the events as they occur D. rural progressive city
29. It is a technique the author use to move away the story from the current events to the time in the past.
A. Foreshadowing C. Flashback
B. Narrating D. Explaining
30. It is the way by which the story is told.
A. Foreshadowing C. Flashback
B. Narrating D. Explaining
Write the letters of the correct answer. Choices
_____31. Well-written works that are seen to have long-lasting value. A. scene
_____32. It is the attitude the writer conveys via the language he/she uses. B. humor
_____33. It us an amusing or funny quality to something. C. tone
_____34. It is in a written work that occurs with no break in time. D. style
_____35. It is a unique way of expressing oneself. E. Literary works
_____36. It is distinct from fact. Presumably, it is a product of imagination - invention - and it F. Character
claims the freedom to dispense with 'what really happened' or where it really happened
_____37. It pertains to the time, place, and social context of a story. G. Fiction
_____38. It refers to the central topic a text treats; it is the general idea or general observation H. Non-Fiction
about life and people
_____39. A fictional person in a story, and the readers' first reactions to him are usually I. Theme
based on their subjective capacity to empathize with the character's experiences.
_____40. It is a writing based on facts, real events, and real people, such as biography or history J. Setting

C. MATCHING TYPE: Choose the best answer. Choose your answers on the opposite columns. Write the letters only.

D. APPLICATION: Complete The graphic organizer with the correct elements of plot based on the story “The Voice Tape” by Ariel S. Tabag (41-45)

Climax

Rising Action Falling Action

Exposition Resolution

B. WRITING. In no less than five sentences, explain the literary quotation spoken by famous personalities. Choose from one of the topics listed below.

46.-50.
A. Choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life. –Confucius
B. To a great mind, nothing is little. . –Sherlock Holmes
C. Sometimes you will never knew the value of a moment until it becomes a memory. –Dr. Seuss
 Department of Education
Division of Negros Occidental
ENRIQUETA MONTILLA DE ESTEBAN MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL
S.Y. 2019 – 2020

TABLE OF SPECIFICATION
First Quarter Examination

21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World

Taxonomy of Cognitive Domain Item

Content Week/ Type of Test Point % Placement
Days Total
Philippine Literature Taught

Knowledge Comprehension Application

1. Definition of Literature, Literary Wk1 – 10 Multiple Choice 10 20% 1-10

Approaches, Literary Periods Wk2

2. Literary Texts, Geographic

Origin/Discussion

 Lesson 1: Traditions and Wk 3- Wk 10 Multiple Choice 10 20% 11-20

Locations: The Filipino Poem 8
“Mayon”
 Lesson 2: Representation & the
Philippine Canon; “Third World
Geography
 Lesson 3: Philippine Literature:
Writing in the Regions; “Home of
the Ashfall”
 Lesson 4: Writing in the Regions:
Traditions & Trends: “Voice Tape”
 Lesson 5: Emerging Trends in
Philippine Literature: Creative
Non-Fiction; Five Brothers, One
Mother” from “Many Mansions”
 Lesson 6: The Language of
Literature: “The Love of
Magdalena Jalandoni”
 Lesson 7: Philippine Literary
Turns and Tropes; “The Haiyan
Dead”

 “Home of the Ashfall” by John Wk4 5 Multiple Choice 5 10% 21-25

Jack Wigley
 “Voice Tape” by Ariel S. Tabag Wk5 5 Multiple Choice 5 10% 26-30
 Literary Texts, Geographic Wk 3- Wk 10 Matching Type 10 20% 31-40
Origin/Discussion 8

 Graphic Organizer about Plot integrated 5 Enumeration 5 10% 41-45

Devices
 Literary Quotation integrated 5 Essay Type 5 10% 45-50
TOTAL 50 20 20 10 TOTAL 50 points 100% 50 items

Prepared by:

Ms. Bea Joy G. Locsin