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Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Schools Division Office
ISMAEL MATHAY SR. HIGH SCHOOL
Branches Ext., GSIS Village, Brgy. Sangandaan, Quezon City
Quezon City, 2nd District, Metro Manila

MIDTERM EXAM
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21 Century Literature from the Philippines and the World

I. Write T if the statement and F if False.

_____1. The conflict in The Story of the Orphan Girl is Human vs. Society.

_____2. The protagonists in The Story of the Orphan Girl are the manamat.

_____3. “Human vs. Nature” is the conflict in the myth Tuwaang Attends a Wedding.

_____ 4. The climax of The Story of the Orphan Girl is when the protagonist gets married with the widow’s son.

_____ 5. The Monkey and the Turtle is set in a forest one morning.

_____ 6. The theme of the myth Tungkung Langit and Alunsina is greed and jealousy.

_____ 7. “The Story of the Orphan Girl” is told in first person point of view.

_____ 9. In Tungkung Langit and Alunsina, the setting is in a world of confusion and void.

_____ 10. The falling action in The Story of the Orphan Girl is when the widow’s son battled with the sultan’s men.

II. Identify the Literary Genre being described in each item.

__________________1. A made up story from the author’s imagination.

__________________2. This genre uses sentences usually forming paragraphs to express ideas, feelings and actions of
the writer.

__________________3. This retells actual people, events, and places.

__________________4. A type of drama that aims to affect the audience by ending with the protagonist’s agony and
sorrow.

__________________5. A long narrative poem that tells of a hero’s adventure, struggles, and heroic deeds.

__________________6. A poem that expresses grief and mourning for the dead.

__________________7. Narrative of a person's life written by the person himself.

__________________ 8. These are stories of wonder with characters such as fairies, magical creatures, and prince and
princesses.

__________________ 9. This is a narrative poem that tells of courtly love, chivalric deeds, and adventures of knights.

__________________10. These are writings with verses, rhythm, and imagery that evokes an emotional response from
the reader.

III. Multiple Choice: Write the letter of the correct answer.

A. RIDDLES (5 points)

1. Whether awake or asleep, the same process we always 2. On his back he always carries a weight, though no one
keep. his work will compensate.
a. Breathing a. Turtle
b. Snoring b. Humpback whale
c. Itching c. Hunchback
d. Smiling d. Weightlifter
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b. Clothesline
3. The longer you stare at me, the more you cannot see. c. Department Store
a. Sun d. Iron
b. Stars
c. Shades 5. He carries me, I carry him.
d. Moonshine
a. Bag
4. Not a priest, not a king but wears different kinds of b. Car
clothes. c. Hanger
d. Shoes
a. Closet

B. FIGURES OF SPEECH (5 points)

a. onomatopoeia
6. I am a fish the size of the sapsap, b. simile
Only as wide as the slim taliptip c. metaphor
leaves... (POEM) d. personification
a. irony
b. metaphor 9. And while the sun hid behind a tree,
c. personification The turtle died. (THE MONKEY AND THE TURTLE)
d. simile a. apostrophe
b. simile
7. Like a flash of sunlight, Diabarail flew to the c. metaphor
Eight Heaven and told Allah d. personification
“My Lord, why have you permitted the unbalance of
the earth?” 10. These waves are toys of the sea
(HOW THE ANGELS BUILT LAKE LANAO) Coming from the ocean
a. hyperbole Where night encounters the dark
b. metaphor Bright waters give hope to the seamen
c. personification (AN BALUD , WARAY SONG)
d. simile
a. personification
8. She was the resplendent ray, b. simile
The eye of the rising sun c. alliteration
Coming up the horizon. d. hyperbole
(TUWAANG IN BATTLE)

C. PLOT STRUCTURE (5 points)

11. One of the stories about the creation of the world, which the old people of Panay, especially those living near the
mountains, do not tire relating, tells that in the beginning there was no sky or earth—only a bottomless deep and a world
of mist. Everything was shapeless and formless—the earth, the sky, the sea and the air were almost mixed up. In a word,
there was confusion. --Tungkung Langit and Alunsina

a. Exposition b. Rising Action c. Conflict d. Resolution

12. For months, Tungkung Langit was in utter desolation. He could not find Alunsina, try hard as he would. And so, in
desperation, he decided to do something in order to forget his sorrows. For months and months he thought. His mind
seemed pointless; his heart weary and sick. But he must do something about his lonely world.

a. Exposition b. Climax c. Falling Action d. Resolution

13. One day, Tungkung Langit told his wife that he would be away from home for some time to put an end to the chaotic
disturbances in the flow of time and the position of things. However, despite this purpose, Alunsina sent the breeze to spy
on Tungkung Langit. This made the latter very angry upon knowing about it. Immediately after his return from his trip, he
called this act to her attention, saying that it as ungodly of her to be jealous, there being no other creature in the world
except the two of them. 

a. Rising Action b. Climax c. Falling Action d. Resolution

14. Then he took his wife's treasured jewels and scattered them in the sky, hoping that when Alunsina would see them she
might be induced to return home. The goddess's necklace became the stars, her comb the moon and her crown the sun.
However, despite all these Alunsina did not come back. Up to this time, the old folk say Tungkung Langit lives alone in
his palace in the skies. Sometimes, he would cry out his pent-up emotion and his tears would fall down upon the earth.
The people in Panay today say the rain is Tungkung Langit's tears.

a. Rising Action b. Climax c. Falling Action d. Resolution

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15. This reproach was resented by Alunsina and a quarrel between them followed. Tungkung Langit lost his temper. In his
rage he divested his wife of powers and drove her away. He did not know where Alunsina went; she merely disappeared.

a. Exposition b. Rising Action c. Climax d. Falling Action

D. PRE-COLONIAL LORE (5 points)

16. Which of the following literary form contains a b. These are mostly oral.
teasing comment to a person’s actions? c. Anyone is a potential poet, author, and writer.
a. Riddles d. Religious and contains rituals.
b. Sawikain
c. Salawikain 19. These are proverbs that were used to express pieces
d. Sayings/Kasabihan of wisdom, beliefs, and lessons that are important in the
community.
17. Which of the following literary form is an a. Sayings/kasabihan
incantation and can be used in witchcraft? b. Salawikain
a. Ambahan c. Maxims
b. Chant/Bulong d. Ambahan
c. Umbay
d. Soliraning 20. Pre-Colonial Lore is a period in Philippine Literature
that is:
18. Which of the following is NOT true about Philippine a. an oral tradition.
Pre-Colonial Literature? b. a written records.
a. The subjects are nature, daily living, taking care c. in pantomime.
of the children, and food gathering. d. in riddles and rhymes.

E. READING COMPREHENSION

MUYIN PARU NINU (Ivatan) c. Cross of San Felix

Whose face do I behold mirrored d. a face
upon the warm river I am about to drink?
I dare not drink that the vision I may prolong! 22. What does the speaker feel when he was about to
drink from the river?
If I die bury me not at the Cross of San Felix: bury me a. glad
under your finger nails, that I may b. curious
be eaten along with every food you eat; c. awe
that I may d. suspicious
be drunk along with every cup of water you drink.
23. Who is the speaker talking to in the poem?
21. What vision is the speaker trying to prolong in the a. a man
river? b. a woman
a. cup of water c. a child
b. finger nails d. himself

AMBAHAN (Hanunoo-Mangyan)
Look! The moon so full and bright,
Shining in front of the house!
How can you explain to me,
that the rays are soft and cool?
If a man like us he were,
I would hold him by the hand!
Seize the hair to keep him back!
Grasp the clothes and make him stay!

24. What kind of atmosphere does this poem possess? c. his neighbor
a. eerie d. none of the above
b. heavy and dark 26. What does the speaker feel in this entire poem?
c. light and rousing
d. gloomy a. love and longing
25. In the 5th line, who is the speaker referring to with b. surprise and excited
the term “he”? c. glad and honored
a. his friend d. fascination and wanting
b. the moon
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MAYON by Kristian Sendon Cordero (Camarines Sur)

Ayon sa alamat, lason ng pana ni Pagtuga,
Ang lumikha sa bulkan—libingan ito
ng dalagang namatay sa isang digmaan.
Ngayon ano ang tutubo sa paanan ng Mayon
Gayong nagiging malawak na itong sementeryo
ng abo, ng tao. Manganganak na kaya ito?
Tinitigan ko ang nakangangang bulkan—binabalot
ng ulap at ng sariling usok ang tuktok, gatas sa labi.
Baka sakali, magpakita, nang may silbi ang kamera.
Sa ilang retrato na ibinebenta ng mga bata sa Cagsawa
Lusaw na tae ang nagliliyab na lava, dumadaloy pababa.
Matandang nag-nganganga ayon naman sa isang makata.
27. According to the poem, what led to the creation of
the volcano?
a. The arrow used by Pagtuga
b. A war which led to Magayon’s death
c. The poison of the arrow of Pagtuga
d. The legend of Daragang Magayon
28. What is the speaker in the poem waiting for in the 1st
stanza?
a. For the volcano to erupt
b. For the volcano to show its peak
c. For the volcano to blow more smoke
d. For the volcano to be covered in clouds

Sa isang lumang postcard na nakita ko sa Antigo 29. In the second stanza, the area around Mayon’s foot is
Merkado— described as
Kapag sa malayo, isa siyang magandang sikyung a. a graveyard
nakatanod, b. a farm
Handa sa pagkapkap, naghihintay sa iyong pagpasok. c. a disaster zone
d. a myth

30. The following are images presented in the poem

EXCEPT:
a. Security guard
b. Old woman
c. Cemetery
d. Antigo Merkado

Prepared by: Checked by:

MRS. REGINA LOUISE G. PIJUAN MRS. MERIAM DANGCALAN

Teacher III Subject Group Head

Noted by: Noted by:

MRS. CLAUDIOSA QUEZADA MRS. ANITA BOHOL, Ll. B., Ed. D

SHS Coordinator Principal IV

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