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BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY

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College of Industrial Technology
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College of Industrial Technology
 
 Midterm Examination
ASEAN LITERATURE – LIT 102
First Semester, AY 2020-2020
(ONLINE TEACHING AND LEARNING METHOD)
 
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Section: ELET- 3101                                                                           Date: November 21, 2020

Test I – Identification: Identify what is being asked in the statement in the following statement:

GENRE 1. This means “type or kind”.

NON - FICTIONAL 2. This refers to literature that comes from real situation and experiences. 

DRAMA 3. This is a fictional representation through dialogue and performance.

PLOT 4. An element of literature which has the character’s actions and important events. This also
progresses through the three stages of rising action, climax and resolution.

THEME 5. This refers to the general idea of the story.

ALLITERATION 6. This refers to the repetition of words with the same sound in a poem. 

IMAGINARY7. An element of poetry which plays a significant role in poetry. A figurative language used
to represent a certain action, object or idea.

DENSITY 8. An element of poetry which has the ability to say and share the writer’s thoughts in just
limited words per line. 

EUPHONY 9. A sound pattern in poetry which refers to the chosen words which has soft consonant
sounds and melodious quality.

CACOPHONY 10. A sound pattern in poetry which refers to the chosen words which has the hard sounds
that gives rattling effect on your tongue.

Test II - Analyze the following questions:

11. Which is the most correct meaning and definition of “Literature” in the following statements.
A. Literature can work in the writer’s mind. 
B. Literature are works of poetry and prose that are specially well-written and considered to have
creative or artistic merit or lasting value.
C. Literature are group of works of art in poetry only.
D. Literature are poetry.
ANSWER: B

12. Which of the following statements are not true?

A. Literature provides students with the opportunity to respond to literature and develop their own
opinions about the topic.
B. Literature encourages creativity.
C. Figurative languages are often use in the the literary world.
D. Point of view is the general idea of the story which consists the biographical information,
personality traits, and social roles of a character.
ANSWER: D

13. A Thai literature which narrates a novel about a forbidden love of a heroine to a non-local man.
A. The Barbs
B. A Boatman’s Love Song
C. Champoon
D. Maum  
ANSWER: B

14. A short literature of Brunei which gives us a a glimpse of their culture and way of living.
A. Travel Brunei Darussalam Poem - Bandar Sari Begawan
B. Borneo’s Green Heart
C. Close Proximity
D. The Kindergarten
ANSWER: A

15. Which of the following is not an element of poetry?

A. Stanza
B. Line
C. Symbolism
D. Mood
ANSWER: D
True or False: Right minus wrong.

16.  Literature has five genres. False

17. Poetry is a precise reflection of our experiences in life, from everything we think to the things we
do.  True
18. Meter is the basic structure of poetry. True
19. Rhythm and rhyme are two similar things. False
20. A Haiku is a poem of seventeen syllables, in three lines of five, seven and five traditionally
evoking images of the natural world. True
Test III - Enumeration: State what is being asked:

21-24: Main Genres of Literature

● FICTION
● NON FICTION
● PLAY/DRAMA
● POETRY
25: Give one importance of Literature
● It really gave us some knowledge from the past to understand and appreciate more the culture,
beliefs and traditions we had today.

26-28: Give atleast three sound devices of poetry

● Consonance
● Alliteration
● Onomatopoeia

29-30: Give at least 2 elements of poetry

● Line
● Stanza
END OF TEST

GOD BLESS AND GOOD LUCK!

Prepared By:

__________________________
CHRISTINE ATIENZA-INTAC
Guest Lecturer

Approved By:

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MR. PHILIP Y. DE LOS REYES
Dean, CIT