Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region XI – Davao Region
Division of Davao City
Cluster 2
DAVAO CITY SPECIAL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

NAME: _______________________________________ DATE: ____________

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FINAL QUARTERLY ASSESSMENT

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21 CENTURY LITERATURE OF THE PHILIPPINES AND THE WORLD

General Directions
1. Read the directions carefully before answering the test. No point will be given for answer/s which doesn’t comply
with the given instruction.
2. Any form of erasure or alteration is strictly prohibited. A point will be deducted to the total score for every
erasure or alteration done. Think before answering.
3. Refrain from talking and asking questions to your classmates while taking the exam. Consult the proctor or the
teacher if you have questions queries and clarifications about the exam.
4. DO NOT CHEAT. If caught cheating (in any form), your examination for this subject will be void automatically.
Always bear in mind:
Prefer even to fail with honor than to pass by cheating. There is no success without hardship.

I. Read and analyze the statements below then, answer the question that follows. Write only the letter of your
answer before each number.
1. Originally, lyric poetry is meant to be sung to the accompaniment of a:
a) piano b) lyre c) banduria d) flute
2. Legends, folk tales, fairy tales, short stories, and any novels are works of:
a) non-fiction b) poetry c) fiction d) art
3. (As to appeal) Poetry : to the emotion :: Prose : to the ___________
a) imagination b) experience c) motive d) intellect
4. What genre of literature makes use of line breaks?
a) poetry b) prose c) fiction d) non fiction
5. This is a poem that uses some sort of visual presentation to enhance the effect of the poem on the reader.
a) pun b) ABC c) acrostic d) concrete
6. Which of the following is not a description of what is literature?
a) Literature is the best way to understand human nature fully and to know a nation completely.
b) Literature is a term used to describe written or spoken material.
c) Literature came the French word litera which means letters.
d) Literature deals with ideas, thoughts and emotions of man.
7. In prose, the first word of each sentence is ________.
a) indented b) capitalized c) underlined d) highlighted
8. If a narrative poem deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment it is called:
a) metrical tale b) idyll c) metrical romance d) epic
9. _____________ explain the origin of things.
a) legends b) myths c) parable d) epic
10. _____________ explain how the world was created.
a) legends b) myths c) parable d) epic
11. The language used in poetry to express its objective is:
a) expressed in ordinary form c) expressed in allegory
b) expressed in figurative language d) none of the foregoing
12. Ramayana and Biag ni Lam-ang are examples of __________.
a) metrical tale b) Metrical romance c) short story d) epic
13. Literature is seen both as a reflection and product of the times and circumstances in which it was written. The
previous statement reflects ___________ approach.
a) historical b) psychological c) biographical d) sociological
14. If a literary work stimulates critical thinking that enriches mental processes of abstraction and reasoning, making a
person realize the fundamental truths of life and its nature, it satisfies the literary standard of __________.
a) Intellectual value b) Artistry c) Suggestiveness d) Permanence
15. This poem involves the usually humorous use of a word in such a way as to suggest two or more of its meanings or
the meaning of another word similar in sound.
a) satire b) pun c) ABC d) limerick
16. ___________ is a girl's unconscious rivalry with his mother for the love of his father.
a) Phallic stage b) Oedipus complex c) Electra complex d) Id syndrome
17. _________ is a description of someone's travels, given in the form of narrative, public lecture, slide show or motion
picture.
a) journal b) diary c) travelogue d) essay
18. Which is not true about a parable?
a) It is a short allegorical story.
b) It is designed to illustrate or teach some truth,religious principle, or moral lesson.
c) it is an earthly story with a heavenly meaning.
d) It is a story in which ideas are symbolized as people.
19. Read the poem below then, identify its classification.

Dreading the Abuse

Shadows getting longer

Time stands still
Uncontrollable tears
Vicious man soon coming in
God please do not let him hurt me tonight.

a) limerick b) ABC c) acrostic d) list

20. What literary standard is fostered in this description: “Literature presents peculiar way/s on how man sees life as
evidenced by the formation of his ideas, forms, structures, and expressions which are marked by their memorable
substance”?
a) Universality b) Artistry c) Style d) Intellectual value
21. Literature is seen as one of the manifestations and vehicles of a nation’s or race’s culture and tradition is the
standpoint to be taken when doing a literary criticism using ___________ approach.
a) Sociological b) Cultural c) Psychological d) Historical
22. The following descriptions are true about biography EXCEPT:
a) It is a self-written life story.
b) It involves more than just the basic facts like education, work, relationships, and death; it portrays a person's
experience of these life events.
c) It presents a subject's life story, highlighting various aspects of his or her life, including intimate details of experience,
and may include an analysis of the subject's personality.
d) It is a detailed description of a person's life. It involves more than just the basic facts like education, work,
relationships, and death
23. Which among the statements below best describe a novel?
a) Novels are much more likely to take place during a constricted time period.
b) Novels has much less time to hook the reader and make an impact.
c) Novels have subplots galore and more characters.
d) Novels can be read in a single sitting.
24. A _______________ is a type of poem in which the speaker is directly addressing and talking to some other person.
a) Satire b) Monologue c) Comedy d) Tragedy
25. The poem on the next page is an example of ____________.
a) Pun b) List c) List d) Limerick
 There once was a man from Peru
Who had a lot of growing up to do,
He’d ring a doorbell,
then run like hell,
Until the owner shot him with a .22.

II. Fill in the blank with correct answer. Misspelled word/s will not be given consideration.

26. In metrical poem, the typical hero is a ___________________ on a quest.

27. A sonnet is a lyric of poem of ____________________ lines dealing with an emotion, a feeling or an idea.
28. __________ is/are the number of apple/s Mario stole for Tita.
29. ____________________________ is a Palanca awardee and he wrote the play “The World is an Apple”.
30. _______________________________ is a form of poem that shows foolishness or vice in humans, organizations, or
even governments - it uses sarcasm, ridicule, or irony. It is often used to affect political or social change, or to prevent it.
31. _______________ is the wife of Mario.
32.-34. If you are going to analyze a story using sociological approach, the three main concerns that you have to focus on
are _______________________, __________________________, and ____________________.
35. Mario's family lived near the __________________ walls.

III. Classify the following as either (F) fiction or (NF) non fiction. Write your answer on the space before each
item.

36. Fable
37. "Sadness Collector”
38. Travelogue
39. The essay you made when you join an essay writing contest
40. “Survey Chows that Filipinos are Number One at Taking Pictures Themselves”
41. Memoir
42. “Ang Alamat ng Pinya”
43. The journal you made in PerDev
44. Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo
45. Hunger games and Divergent Trilogies

IV. Classify the following as either (LP) lyric poem or (NP) narrative poem or (DR) dramatic poem or (MR) modern
poem. Write your answer on the space before each item.

46. Limerick 52. Sonnet

47. Epic 53. Ode
48. Metrical Romance 54. Comedy
49. Tragedy 55. List
50. Elegy
51. Acrostic
V. Identify whether the given statements are correct. Write Yes on the blank if it implies correct thought and No if
not.

56. Poetry came from the Latin word prosa oratorio.

57. Pablo said this line “He came to me first".
58. Mario was fired due to pilfering.
59. When a poem is free from any rules or restrictions pertaining to the rhyme schemes it is free verse.
60. The ego is the unorganized part of the personality structure that contains a human's basic, instinctual
drives.