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1st Semester S.Y 2019-2020

1st QUARTER PERIODICAL TEST IN 21ST CENTURY LITERATURE FROM THE PHILIPPINE
AND THE WORLD

Name: ______________________________________ Grade: __________________ Date: ______________

Instructress: MS. ROWENA L. MALLARI

DIRECTIONS: Please read all the questions carefully. Strictly NO ERASURES.

I. IDENTIFICATION:
Identify the following sentences. Write your answers on the space provided.

____________________1. A form of folk lyric which expresses the peoples hopes, aspirations and
lifestyle.
____________________2. The oldest and longest epic poem in Panay.
____________________3. The story of three Bicol Heroes: Baltog, Handiong and Bantiong.
____________________4. Derived from Philippine folk literature which is the traditional oral
literature of the Filipino people.
____________________5. Can be composed of more than four lines.
____________________6. A Pre-Colonial syllabic writing system.
____________________7. A quatrain with seven syllables each with the same rhyme at the end
of each line.
____________________8. Used in teasing or to comment on a person’s acutations.
____________________9. Use in witchcraft or enchantments.
____________________10. It has rhyming couplets like 5,6,8 syllables.
____________________11. Made up of one or more measured lines with rhymes and may consist
of 4-12 syllables.
____________________12. It consists of twelve syllables and it is about Romance.
___________________ 13. The literature of a formative past by the various groups of people who
inhabited the archipelago.
____________________14. It consists of eight syllables and it is legendary and religious poems.

_____________________15. The old alphabet in Pre-Colonial Period.

_____________________16. The exploits of Aliguyon as he battles his arch-enemy, Pambukhayon
_____________________17. Tells of the adventures of Lam-ang who exhibits extraordinary powers
at a very early age.
_____________________18. A dance-ritual song of courtship/marriage.
_____________________19. A melancholic love song.
_____________________20. A songs of the dead.

II. MATCHING TYPE

Match the examples in Column A into Column B. Write the letter of the correct answer
on the space provided before the number.

COLUMN A COLUMN B

____1. Ate mo, ate ko, Ate ng lahat ng

tao.
____2. Ang matapat na kaibigan, tunay
na maaasahan.
____3. Anak pawis
 ____4. Makikiraan po
_____5. Pag hindi ukol, Hindi bubukol
_____6. Isang butil ng palay, sakop ang
buong bahay.
_____7. Ang ampalaya kahit anong pait, A. Riddle/Bugtong
sa nagkakagusto’y matamis.
_____8. Amoy Pinipig
_____9. It is better to be safe than sorry. B. Salawikain
_____10. Tabi-tabi po apo, alisin mopo
ang sakit ng pamilya.
_____11. Nag-almusal mag-isa C. Sawikain
Kaning lamig, tinapa
Nahulog ang kutsara
Ikaw n asana, sinta D. Maxims
_____12. Hindi pari, hindi hari,
nagdadamit ng sari-sari.
_____13. Asal Hayop E. Bulong/Chants
_____14. Tabi-tabi po, Ingkong
Makikiraan po lamang.
_____15. Bulaklak muna ang dapat F. Kasabihan
gawin, bago mo kainin.

III. MULTIPLE CHOICES

Write the letter of the correct answer in the following questions.

_____1. A collection of prose and poetry by Maximo Ramos and Florentino Valeros.

a. Prose and Poems (1952) c. Philippine Writing (1953)

b. Philippines Cross Section (1950) d. Horizons Least (1967)

_____2. A collection of works by the professors of UE, mostly in English (short stories, essays, research papers,
poem and drama) by Artemio Patacsil and Silverio Baltazar.

a. Prose and Poems (1952) c. Philippine Writing (1953)

b. Philippines Cross Section (1950) d. Horizons Least (1967)

_____3. It is written by Nick Joaquin.

a. Prose and Poems (1952) c. Philippine Writing (1953)

b. Philippines Cross Section (1950) d. Horizons Least (1967)

_____4. It is written by Conrado V. Pedroche

a. Prose and Poems (1952) c. Philippine Writing (1953)

b. Speak not, Speak also d. Heart of the Islands (1947)

_____5. A collection of poems by Manuel Viray

a. Prose and Poems (1952) c. Philippine Writing (1953)

b. Speak not, Speak also d. Heart of the Islands (1947)

_____6. It is written by T.D Agcaoili

a. Prose and Poems (1952) c. Philippine Writing (1953)

b. Speak not, Speak also d. Heart of the Islands (1947)
_____7. It is written by Amador Daguio.

a. Prose and Poems (1952) c. Philippine Writing (1953)

b. Who Spoke of Courage in Sleep d. Philippine Havest

_____8. It is written by NVM Gonzales

a. Prose and Poems (1952) c. Philippine Writing (1953)

b. Who Spoke of Courage in Sleep d. Philippine Havest

_____9. The Philippine revolution of 1986 and the fire of its sprint that will carry the Filipinos through anothr
epoch in Philippine history.

a. On newspapers and other publications c. On books

b. Philippine Films during the period d. Filipino Songs

_____10. It dealt with themes that were really true-to-life like those of grief, poverty, aspirations for freedom
love of God, of country and of fellowmen.

a. On newspapers and other publications c. On books

b. Philippine Films during the period d. Filipino Songs

_____11. The yearly Festival of Filipino Films continued to be held during this period.

a. On newspapers and other publications c. On books

b. Philippine Films during the period d. Filipino Songs

_____12. Poems during this period of the Third Republic were romantic and revolutionary.

a. Filipino Poetry c. Comics, Magazines and other Publications

b. Philippine Films during the period d. Filipino Songs

_____13. News on economic progress, discipline, culture, tourism and the like were favored more than the
sensationalized reporting of killings, rape and robberies.

a. Filipino Poetry c. Comics, Magazines and other Publications

b. Philippine Films during the period d. Filipino Songs

_____14. The youth became completely rebellious during this period. This was proven not only in the bloody
demonstration and in the sidewalk expressions but also in literature.

a. Filipino Poetry c. Comics, Magazines and other Publications

b. The Literary Revolution d. Period of the New Society

_____15. It was started on September 21, 1972. The Carlos Palanca Awards continued to give annual awards.

a. Filipino Poetry c. Comics, Magazines and other Publications

b. The Literary Revolution d. Period of the New Society

III. ENUMERATION
Enumerate what is being asked in the following questions. Write your answer on the
space provided.

1-5 Purpose of Bugtong

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
 6-13 Examples of Folk Songs
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.

14-19 Examples of Mythical Creatures

14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.

20-25 Examples of Ancient Metrical Tales

20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.

IV. WORD HUNTING:

Encircle the words that you encounter in the Pre-Colonial Philippine Literature. Ten words (2pts. Each)

S B U L O N G I C S N C E B I
N A O U I F C V H A A Z F U G
O M L D S H A U E W O C S G H
I B H A H H Y B N I M T K T O
T A H S W F T O S K R C V O L
C H J C U I M Y Q A W E A N O
U A E R A X K J M I X C F G C
D N R I T Y L A P N V B X C N
O W S P A D N C I P L O T Y I
K A S A B I H A N N A O A J Y
T T F I M L G I O L X G C K A
N D T V R S A V Q X A B N A B
I V Y E T Y W E G N N P T Q Y
N C U I O M Q S A Z M O R A A
E R U T A R E T I L J L I W B

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