That which pleases God, I strive to do always.

THE NOTRE DAME OF KABACAN, INC.

Senior High School Department
Kabacan, Cotabato
A.Y. 2019-2020

1st Semester Midterm Examination in 21st Century Literature - Grade 11- Set A
Abilities No. of items Score
Name: ___________________________________________________________________________
Grade and Strand: _____________________________________________________________ R/R 6
Region Code: L School ID: 405599 U 30
Division Code: 05 LRN:_______________ A/A 30
Teacher: Carole Janne A. Endoy Date:_______________ E
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General Instruction: Total 80
This sixty minutes examination is devised how well you have learned the
lessons during the 2ND semester midterm. Read, understand and follow carefully the instructions given in all sub-test. Choose the
correct answer. Write your answer on the space provided.
I. Multiple Choice. Read each questions carefully. Write the letter of your choice on the space provided.
1 The period which brought liberal ideas and internationalism to literature. 1 __________
A .Pre-colonial Period C. Spanish Colonial Period
B. American Colonial Period D. Contemporary Period
2 The period which most of the literature are oral in nature. 2__________
A .Pre-colonial Period C. Spanish Colonial Period
B. American Colonial Period D. Contemporary Period
3 A long narrative poem about the death of Christ. 3__________
A. Sinakulo B. Pasyon C. Sarswela D. Korido
4 A metrical tale written in octosyllabic quatrains. 4__________
A. Korido B. Awit C. poem D. Sarswela
5 The mission of Spanish Friars 5__________
A.spread love B.kill Filipinos C. spread Christianity D. kill priests
6 The period of Literature where Theatre was introduced. 6__________
A . American Colonial Period C. Contemporary Period
B. Spanish Colonial Period D. Pre-colonial Period.
7 A form of literature which deals with heroism and bravery of a character. 7__________
A. Legend B. Folk Song C. Epic D. Fables
8 A period wherein free verses and modern short stories where introduced. 8__________
A.Contemporary Period C. American Colonial Period
B. Spanish Colonial Period D. Pre-Colonial Period
9 A literary form which is typically a debate song performed by a man and a woman. 9__________
A. Harana B. Balitaw C. Awit D. Sarswela
10 He is known as the Ama ng Balagtasan 10__________
A. Jose Rizal B. Manuel L. Quezon C. Andres Bonifacio D. Francisco Baltazar
11 A folk narrative which presents misleading or puzzling question to be solved or guessed for entertainment 11__________
purposes.
A. Proverbs B. Fables C. riddles D. Epic
12 The author’s main idea or the underlying meaning in a piece of writing. 12__________
A. Conflict B. Resolution C. Setting D. theme
13 The series of events or arrangement of events that develops ideas in a drama or a story. 13__________
A. Conflict B. Plot C. Setting D. Exposition
14 The father of Pampango Literature 14__________
A. Chrisostomo Sotto C. Vic Sotto
B.. Pedro Bukaneg D. Huseng Batute
15 The father of Ilokano Literature 15__________
A. Chrisostomo Sotto C. Vic Sotto
B.. Pedro Bukaneg D. Huseng Batute
16 The period considered as the “more productive period” 16__________
A. Contemporary Period C. Spanish Colonial Period
B. American Colonial Period D. Pre-Colonial Period
17 The main character of a story is called 17__________
A. Antagonist B. Protagonist C. Antigonist D. Protogonist
18 A small unit or group of lines in a poem. 18__________
A. Meter B. rhyme C. stanza D. rhyme scheme
19 The head of the revolutionist and the Supremo of Katipunan 19__________
A. Jose Rizal B. Manuel L. Quezon C. Andres Bonifacio D. Francisco Baltazar
20 The prevailing feeling or atmosphere in a poem. 20__________
A. Theme B. Conflict C. mood D. connotation
21 It is an element of a plot where the conflict is slowly revealed. 21__________
A. Exposition B.. rising action C. denouement D. falling action
22 What do you call the experiences that moved the artist to create art? 22__________
A. sublime experiences C. acquired
B. learning experiences D. inquired
 That which pleases God, I strive to do always.
23 The period where in public school system was introduced. 23__________
A. Contemporary Period C. Spanish Colonial Period
B. American Colonial Period D. Pre-Colonial Period
24 The first English teachers 24__________
A. British B. Thomants C. Thomasites D. Friars
25 The author “Home of the Ashfall”. 25__________
A. Alejandro Abadilla C. Lakambini ni Sitoy
B. John Jack Wigley D. Eugenio Viacrusis
26 The author of “Mayon”. 26__________
A. Kristian Sendon Cordero C. Lakambini ni Sitoy
B. John Jack Wigley D. Eugenio Viacrusis
27 The author of “Voice Tape” 27__________
A. Alejandro Abadilla C. Lakambini ni Sitoy
B. Ariel S. Tabag D. Eugenio Viacrusis
28 “Home of the Ashfall is a story from 28__________
A. Mindanao B. Pampanga C. Maynila D. Cotabato
29 “Five brothers, One mother” written by Exie Alba is story from 29__________
A. Manila B. Pampanga C. Maynila D. Cotabato
30 “The Haiyan Dead” is written by 30__________
A. Alejandro Abadilla C. Merlie M. Alunan
B. Ariel S. Tabag D. Eugenio Viacrusis
31 According to the poem “Mayon” what led to the creation of the volcano? 31__________
A. the arrow used by Pagtuga
B. A war which led to Magayon’s death
C. the poison of the arrow
D. the legend of daragang Magayon
32 The figure of speech used in the lines “A country without miracles sits heavy on the map, thinking of 32__________
banana trees rotting in the sunlight” is
A. metaphor B. personification C. simile D. hyperbole
33 What has happened to hope in the poem, as described by the lines “The man who watches over it has 33__________
commandeered all hopes, placed them back in a sack, and tied its loose end. He goes around carrying it on
his back.”
A. it has been killed
B. it has been conquered
C. it has been stolen
D. it has been silenced
34 “You kneel on parched earth and pray for rice.” This implies that people in the poem are 34__________
A. angry B. thirsty C. hungry D. depressed
35 In the story “Home of the Ashfall” the author is a native of 35__________
A. Metro Manila B. Laguna C.Rizal D. Angeles, Pampanga
36 The author of the story “Home of the Ashfall” thought that the volcano that would most likely to erupt 36__________
would be
A. Mayon B. Halcon C. Pinatubo D. Arayat
37 Written stories that are not real. 37__________
A. poem B. fiction C. riddles D. proverbs
38 The author of the story “Five brothers, One Mother” 38__________
A. Alejandro Abadilla C. Exie Abola
B. Ariel S. Tabag D. Eugenio Viacrusis
39 Uses creative writing techniques more commonly found in a fiction, uses essays that have clear narrative 39__________
elements and fiction techniques as dialogues.
A. poem B. creative nonfiction C. riddles D. proverbs
40 Short stories based on true accounts. 40__________
A. poem B. fiction C. anecdotes D. proverbs

II. TRUE or FALSE. Write T if the statement is TRUE and F if t is false.

41 Literature is the significant human exploitations written in words well-chosen and arranged. 41__________
42 People are fond of telling others about the things we have seen or imagined; hence the literature of 42__________
drawing
43 A great book is not born of the brain and heart of its author; he has put himself into its pages; they 43__________
partake of his life, and are instinct with his individuality.
44 People are strongly impelled to confide to others what they think and feel; hence the literature which 44__________
deals with the great drama of human life and action.
45 A great book grows directly out of life; in reading it, we are brought intolarge, close, and fresh relations 45__________
with life; and in that fact lies the final explanation of its power.
46 Literature is different from a treasure chest because literature only keeps experiences but also exposes 46__________
relevant experiences to audiences around the world.
47 A piece of literature differs from a specialized treatise on astronomy, political economy, philosophy, or 47__________
even history, in part because it appeals, not to a particular class of readers only.
48 Literature is composed of those books, and of those books only, which, in the first place, by reason of their 48__________
subject-matter and their mode of treating it, are of general human interest.
 That which pleases God, I strive to do always.
49 Literature is a vital record of what men have seen in life, what they have experienced of It, what they have 49__________
thought and felt about those aspects of it which have the most immediate and enduring interest for all of
us
50 People are intensely interested in men and women, their lives, motives, passions, relationships; hence the 50__________
literature which directly expresses the thoughts and feelings of the writer.

III. IDENTIFICATION. Elements of a literary piece. Give what is asked. Choose your answers from the box below and write
your answers on the space provided.

plot image foreshadowing fiction meter

allusion canon flashback narrative

51 The series of events in a story which have a causal relationship with each other. 51. __________
52 The term we used to refer to stories that are not real 52. __________
53 The techniques that the writer uses to creatively present the events in the story. 53. __________
54 The way by which a story is told. 54. __________
55 A plot device where the story moves away from the current events happening in the a story to a time in 55. __________
the past.
56 A plot/literary device where the story presents an image or a scene which gives the reader clues as to 56. __________
events which will happen in the future.
57 The use of figurative language to represent objects, events, actions, or ideas in a way that is physically 57. __________
appealing,
58 The basic rhythmic structure of a line in poetry. 58. __________

IV. ESSAY. Explain your answers in minimum of 3 sentences and maximum of 5 sentences. Write your answers
legibly.
Rubric: Development Structure and Coherence – 2pts
Grammar -2pts
59-64. How can literature be the mirror of life?

65-72. What is your most important learning about your country’s literature?

73-80. Out of all the poems/story that had been discussed, what is your favorite and why?

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JER. 29:11

Prepared by: Checked by:

CAROLE JANNE A. ENDOY MICHAEL S. DARLE

Subject Teacher Principal