Read the following statements below. Identify what is asked.

The long word inside the box will serve as your clue and as a
sort of activator of your prior knowledge. Write your answer on the space provided.
RiddleChantsMythsEpicSenakuloPasyonAwitKomedyaProseNarrativesFolkSongsChristianDoctrineGildaOlvidadoAndress
BonifacioFernandoMa.GuereroManuelBernabeLopeK.SantosJoseCorazondeJesusInigoEdRegaldoEpigramsCarloJ.Capara
sMarsRaveloBobOng

_______ 1. Made up of one or more measured lines with rhymes _______ 11. It is written to prescribe proper decorum.
and may consist of 4 to 12 syllables and it showcases the Filipino _______12. The collected the best of his poem in a book called
wit, literary talent, and keen observation of the surroundings. Crisalidas, and one of the poems written in this book was
_______ 2. Short poems that have been customarily been used “Inovacion A Rizal”.
and served as laws or rules on good behavior by ancestors. _______13. It is a lyric poet, he was more attractive to the public
Usually the work imparts lessons for the young ones. in a debate with balmori because of the melodious he used.
_______ 3. Used in witchcrafts and enchantments. _______14. He is the “Father of the National language Grammar”.
_______ 4. Derived from Philippine folk literature, which is the _______ 15. He is the writer of composition “Banaag at Sikat”
traditional oral literature of the Filipino people. and becamehis masterpiece.
_______ 5. A form of folk lyric which expresses the people’s _______16. He is a popular story teller, novelist, and newspaper
hopes, aspirations, and lifestyles. man. He reached the peak of his success by the “sumpong” of his
_______6. The series of heroic achievements, usually a hero, is pen.
dealt with at length. _______ 17. He is a comic strip creator, writer, director and
_______ 7. The prayer book written in Spanish with an producer who became sensational known for his created local
accompanying Tagalog translation. It was, however, for the superheroes and comic book characters that are still popular to
exclusive use of the missionaries who invariably read them aloud Filipinos until now.
to the unlettered Indio catechumens.
_______8. It is a dramatization of the pasyon. _______18. The author of “Darna” (a Filipino version of Wonder
_______9. It is a long narrative poem about the passion and Woman), Dyesabel (name of the Filipino mermaid/heroine), and
death of Christ. many others.
_______ 9. Colourful tales of chivalry made for singing and _______ 19. He is a popular Filipino novelist and writer, known for
chanting. her extraordinary love stories.
_______10. Secular literature from Spain in the form of medieval
ballads inspired the native poetic-drama. _______20. He is considered as “Ama ng Himagsikan”.
Write the number that corresponds to the word or phrase which makes the sentence incorrect. Write number 5 if the
sentence has no error.
_____ 1. You are the very-person who I saw.
1 2 3 4
_____ 2. She spoke clear and made a good impression on the audience.
1 2 3 4
_____ 3. We do our shopping in Makati because of their big stores there.
1 2 3 4
_ ____ 4. I think a hundred pesos are too much for that toy.
1 2 3 4
_____ 5. Exploding firecrackers during the New Year are a time-honored tradition in our country.
1 2 3 4
Read the descriptions and determine what is the title of a novel is being referred. Choose your response from the box.
a. A Child of Sorrow b. The Filipino Rebel c. Without Seeing the Dawn
d. The United e. The Woman f. Who Had Two Navels
_________ 1. It is an extremely sentimental romance in which the lover, consumed by gnawing sadness, soon followed his beloved to
the grave.
_________ 2. It is about an ailing revolutionary Juanito who reneges on his promise to marry the barrio lass Josefa by marrying instead
a rich man’s daughter Leonor for his political ambition.
_________ 3.The first novel written by a Filipino after World War II. It is divided into two books, namely “Day” and “Night”, symbolizing a
saga of love and hate; of faith and despair; a story of a woman torn between the love of her husband and obedience to deeply engrained
native customs and social conventions.
_________4. The novel tells the story of Major MacKenna, a WWII veteran, who rejects reconciliation with his millionaire father and
refuses to marry his fiancée Julia, a daughter of the New York Chronicle Publisher.
_________5. This novel portrays a woman named Connie Escobar as having two cultural antecedents.
Identify what figure of speech is used on the following items.
A. Simile H. Allusion
B. Metaphor I. Apostrophe 1. The person speaking in the poem is a
C. Personification J. Metonymy A. bar tender B. murderer C. drunkard D. soldier
D. Irony K. Synecdoche 2. Which is the best summary of the poem?
E. Paradox L. Hyperbole A. The two men met in the battlefield and became friends; they
F. Oxymoron M. Climax met later in an inn.
G. Onomatopoeia N. Symbolism B. After trying to kill each other in the battlefield, the two men in
an inn; they became friends.
1. “Because of loneliness, she cried her eyes out” C. The two men killed each other in the battlefield; they met in
2. “Milton! Milton! If thou present here today!” an inn before.
3. “You are a candle in the wind” D. The two men were enemies in the battlefield, so when they
4. “The river is running free towards its destiny” shot at one another, one of them got killed; they would have
5. “And I tell you that on this rock I will build my church, become friends had they met elsewhere.
and the gates of Hades will not overcome it. 3. The author must have written the poem to point out the
{Matt. 16:13} A. danger of frequenting bars C. foolishness of war
6. “She is the star that brightens my darkest nights.” B. need to forgive one’s enemies D. hardship of being jobless
4. What is the best paraphrase of the last stanza?
7. “The robber is a nice person.”
A. How tragic war is! It makes people not only kill their fellow
8. “The birds sing sweetly in the branches” men but also spend their time and money in bars.
9. “How could you teach an empty stomach?” B. War is a strange thing! In the battlefield one kills a person
10. “ If I were King Midas, I would wish nothing but golden whom he would treat as a friend elsewhere.
days as these” C. Was should come to an end! It makes one kill another
11.“Her voice is like a tinkling of a bell” instead of befriending and helping him
12.“Dear God, please hear my prayer” D. War is dreadful; it makes you kill even your own friends.
13. “Now, we can clearly see the sails”
14. “The child is the father of the man” Fill in the blanks by supplying the correct information needed in
15. “We study Francisco Balagtas in our literature class” the Timeline of Philippine Literature. Associate the following
with 5 WORDS ONLY.
The Man He Killed
Pre-Colonial
Had he and I but met
Period (1564)
By some old ancient inn,
We would have sat us down to wet Spanish
Right many a nipperkin! Colonization
(1565-1863)
But ranged as infantry
Propaganda and
And staring face to face.
Revolutionary
I shot at him as he at me
Period 1864-1896
And killed him in his place.
American
I shot him dead because – Colonization
Because he was my foe,
Just so: my foe of course he was; Japanese
That’s clear enough; although Colonization

Modern Period
He thought he’d ‘list, perhaps,
Off-hand – like – just as I –
Was out of work – had sold his traps –
No other reason why.

Yes, quaint and curious war is!

You shoot a fellow down
You’d treat, if met where any bar is,
Or help to half-a-crown.