Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Libon Agro-Industrial High School
Libon, Albay

MID TERM EXAMINATION

21ST CENTURY LITERATURE OF THE PHILIPPINES AND THE WORLD.
SY: 2017-2018

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE
A. READING COMPREHENSION
Direction: Read each passage carefully, and fill in the blanks with the word or group of
words that completes each sentence. Write the letter only.
There is no garment more becoming than love, no cosmetic more glamorizing. Some say that
when beauty fades, love goes. Isn’t it the other way around? Beauty fades only when love is gone.

1. The phrase “no cosmetic more glamorizing” best appeals to the sense of __________.
a. hearing b. touch c. smell d. sight
2. “When beauty fades, love goes” implies that _____________.
a. love is based on beauty c. love co-exist with beauty
b. beauty is based on love d. love and beauty are temporary.
3. Sentence 3 functions as _____________.
a. a topic sentence c. a reiteration of the topic sentence
b. a signal for an opposite view d. an illustration of the topic.
4. The main idea of the paragraph is _____________.
a. garment and cosmetic make a person beautiful
b. one falls in love with a beautiful person
c. love make things beautiful
d. beauty is a prerequisite to love
5. The best title for the selection is _____________.
a. Love and Beauty c. The Flavor of Love
b. The Mystery of Love d. Love is Unconditional
6. Sentence 1 is an example of a/an ______________.
a. metaphor b. simile c. personification d. irony

One of the great determinants to success is an iron-clad will. The man who can make up his
desire in strong will power is not likely to fail.
In life, we run across this kind of person. Not always among the brightest, he somehow has
managed to develop an admirable power to lock his mind into an objective and pursue his goal with a
fury. Though obstacles and setbacks besiege him, he stands tall in the midst of them all. Though the
road to success seems interminably long and difficult, he tirelessly pushes on. And when everyone
tells him to give up, that it isn’t worth the effort, he has only a deaf ear to give them. Like a man
obsessed, he moves forward with a determination that is at once frightening and inspiring.

7. What does iron-clad will mean?

a. strong admiration c. powerful dream
b. firm determination d. high self-esteem

8. In spite of all unfavorable situations in life, a person with an iron-clad will still manage to
push on. What does this imply?
a. He turns on the electricity. c. He pushes somebody to attain success.
b. He find his way to find his goals. d. he looks for solution to his problems.

9. Which of these is implicitly stated in the selection? A person fails because

________________.
a. He doesn’t look for a job.
b. He doesn’t seek help from others.
c. He moves from one place to another.
 d. He easily gives up due to some hindrances.

10. What does this passage imply: “…he has only a deaf ear to give them.”
a.He still goes on. c. He doesn’t hear what they say.
b. He still tries ti listen to them. d. He doesn’t understand their message.

II. FORMS OF LITERATURE

Choose the correct answer. Write the letter on the space provided.
_____11. It is the long narrative poetry.
a. short story b. epic c. novel d. poem
_____12. It has a single plot which can be read in one sitting.
a. short story b. epic c. novel d. poem
_____13. It is intended to be played in the stage.
a. novel b. short story c. drama d. poem
_____14. It is a story with animal characters that gives moral lesson.
a. fable b. anecdote c. parable d. essay
_____15. It is brief account (story) with heavenly implication.
a. fablec b. anecdote c. parable d. essay
_____16. It is written about the life of the author himself.
a. essay b. anecdote c. biography d. essay
_____17. It means an attempt.
a. fable b. anecdote c. parable d. essay
_____18. I derived from the French word “essais”
a. essay b. anecdote c. biography d. autobiography
_____19. It derived from the Latin word “Litera”.
a. biography b. testimony c. short story d. literature
_____20. It represents human life and experiences.
a. biography b. testimony c. short story d. literature
_____21. It is written in verse.
a. testimony b. literature c. poem d. biography
_____22. It is a long story written in prose.
a. epic b. novel c. literature d. biography
_____23. It written about the life of a known person.
a. epic b. novel c. literature d. biography
_____24. It is the product of imagination of the writer.
a. genre b. fiction c. children literature d. diary
_____25. It is the technical term for kind or kind of literature.
a. genre b. fiction c. children literature d. diary
_____26. In short story, it is the main lesson or idea.
a. character b. theme c. plot d. point of view
_____27. It is the sequential order of event in the story
a. character b. theme c. plot d. point of view
_____28. It gives you the idea who is narrating.
a. character b. theme c. plot d. point of view
_____29. It is the whole idea or lesson of the story.
a. character b. theme c. plot d. point of view
_____30. Along the events, it is the peak of the story.
a. exposition b. conflict c. climax d. denouement
_____31. It tells you who would be the characters and where the setting be.
a. exposition b. conflict c. climax d. denouement
_____32. It is the falling action of the story that gives you the ending.
a. exposition b. conflict c. climax d. denouement
_____33. It is the point where the problem in the story begin.
a. exposition b. conflict c. climax d. denouement
_____34. If the narrator has no part in the story, he is just plainly narrating, it is:
a. First person point of view b. Second person point of view
c. Third person point of view d. Fourth person point of view
_____35. If the narrator himself is the main character in the story, it is:
a. First person point of view b. Second person point of view
c. Third person point of view d. Fourth person point of view
_____36. If the narrator himself has a part in the story but not the main character it is:
a. First person point of view b. Second person point of view
c. Third person point of view d. Fourth person point of view
_____37. It is a verbal expression of sense experience makes possible the communication of
what one sees, hears, feels, smells, and tastes.
a. diction b. image c. symbol d. theme
_____38. It is a choice of words.
a. diction b. image c. symbol d. theme
_____39. It is a type of conflict which problem is the storm.
a. man vs. man b. man vs. environment c. man vs. himself
_____40. It is a type of conflict which problem is the priority of the main character.
a. man vs. man b. man vs. environment c. man vs. himself

III. Identifying Literary Types

Direction. On the blank before each number write the answers to what is referred to
_______________41. A dramatic poem having on speaker only.
_______________42 The written record of man’s spirit, his emotions, thoughts and aspirations.
_______________43. The basic structure of prose.
_______________44. An animal story that aims to teach a moral lesson.
_______________45. A lyric poem set to music.
_______________46. A lyric poem on a subject written when the poet is at the height of his
emotion.
_______________47. A dramatic composition exemplified by Hamlet.
_______________48. A prose composition too good to be true and always ending happily.
_______________49. A literary composition having a regular rhyme, rhythm and meter.
_______________50. An account of a person’s life written by himself.

IV. ESSAY

1. What would you say was Rizal’s greatest contribution to Philippines society?

2. Is reading still an important activity today? Why or why not?

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