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SHS FINALS EXAMINATION 80
21 ST
CENTURY LITERATURE FROM THE PHILIPPINES AND WORLD 12
NAME: ___________________________________ DATE: ________________________________
TRACK & SEC. TEACHER: MR. ROEL O. BOSITO, LPT

I. Choose the letter of the correct answer and write on the space provided
________ 1. Which of the following refers to the creative, imaginative and enduring expression of significant human
experience in words well-chosen and arranged?
a. Literature b. Experience c. Culture d. Emotion
________ 2. As stated by Guinto (2013), the following are the characteristics of literature EXCEPT for ________.
a. Literature is a chronicle of human experience. c. Literature is a product of imagination.
b. Literature is characterized by beauty of expression d. Characterized by universality and intellectual
and form. and emotional appeal.
________ 3. Early Filipinos had a system of writing. The most historically popular of which is an alphabet which
was once widely used and is commonly called alibata but is better termed as _______.
a. Sipol b. Pinta c. Baybayin d. Lilok
________ 4. The founding of this awarding body opened better importunities for writers to be recognized.What
literary contest is founded under the Republic?
a. Nobel Prize b. Palanca Awards c. Pulitzer Prize d. Cannes Awards
________ 5. When the printing press was introduced by the Dominicans, the first book was ever published in the
Philippines. What do you call to this book of prayers and Christian doctrines?
a. Doctrina Cristiana b.Verdadero c. Ninay d. Filipino Catalogo
Decalogo
________ 6. Even before his death, Rizal affirmed his place in literary history by succinctly and expertly putting into
words his acceptance of death in the land he so loves in his last poem. What was the original title of
the poem “My Last Farewell.”?
a. Mi Ultimo Adios b. Mi Amore Adios c. Adios Patria d. Salve Patria
Adorada
________ 7. To fulfill their goal in educating the Filipinos, the soldiers and their wives served as the first teachers
in school system. In 1901, six hundred American teachers were exported to the land. They were
called such because they rode USS Thomas. What do you call to the first American teachers in the
Philippines?
a. Thomasians b. Thomasites c. Thomasino d. Thomasines
________ 8. A folk narrative which presents misleading or puzzling question to be solved or guessed for
entertainment purposes.
a. Proverbs b. Fables c, Riddles d. Epic
________ 9. The first Filipino short story written in English.
a. Blue Blood of the Big b. This Miss c. Goodbye, Flipper d. Dead Stars
Astana Pathuphats
________ 10. The period of Literature where Theatre was introduced.
a. American Colonial b. Spanish Colonial c. Contemporary d. Pre-colonial Period
Period Period Period
________ 11. A form of literature which deals with heroism and bravery of a character
a. Legend b. Folk Song c. Epic d. Fables
________ 12. A period wherein free verses and modern short stories where introduced.
a. American Colonial b. Spanish Colonial c. Contemporary d. Pre-colonial Period
Period Period Period
________ 13. A literary period centered on the literary workshops and literary consciousness.
a. American Colonial b. Spanish Colonial c. Contemporary d. Pre-colonial Period
Period Period Period
________ 14. A folk narrative which presents misleading or puzzling question to be solved or guessed for
entertainment purposes.
a. Proverbs b. Fables c. riddles d. Epic
________ 15. The author’s main idea or the underlying meaning in a piece of writing.
a. Conflict b. Resolution c. Setting d. theme
________ 16. The series of events or arrangement of events that develops ideas in a drama or a story.
a. Conflict b. Exposition c. Plot d. Setting
________ 17. It is an element of a plot where the conflict is slowly revealed.
a. Exposition b. falling action c. rising action d. denouement
________ 18. The use of other bodily entities to describe specific words in poetry.
a. Rhetorical devices b. Onomatopoeia c. Metaphor d. imagery
________ 19. The main character of a story is called _________.
a. Antagonist b. Protagonist c. Protagonist d. Antagonist
________ 20. The father of the Pampanga Literature.
a. Vicente Sotto b. Juan Crisostomo c. Pedro Bukaneg Alejandro Abadilla
Sotto
________ 21. A small unit or group of lines in a poem.
a. Meter b. rhyme c. stanza d. rhyme scheme
 ________ 22. What is the primary purpose of using imagery in a poem?
a. To enhance rhyming scheme c. To create sounds in every line of the
stanzas
To help create visual ideas through words. d. All of the above
________ 23. A long narrative poem about the death of Christ.
a. Sinakulo b. Korido c. Pasyon d. Sarswela
________ 24. A metrical tale written in octosyllabic quatrains.
a. Korido b. Awit c. poem d. Sarswela
________ 25. Which is known to be a simple story illustrating a moral or religious story?
a. Novel b. Myth c. Parable d. Fairy Tale

II. Identify the following questions and give the answer of what is being asked. (2points each)

1. The main character in fables.

2. Fairytales often starts with this line.
3. Science fiction focuses on this kind of fact.
4. A true account of person’s life written by him or her.
5. The biography of a person written by another person.
6. These stories usually have a moral that is being taught.
7. These types of books provide information that is factual.
8. In this type of work, the author can make up the whole entire story.
9. New kind of literature that is from Japan, one of this kind is Naruto.
10. It explores scientific fact about current scientific trends and predictions.
11. These are stories that have been told for hundreds or even thousands of years.
12. In this kind of fiction there is usually a great deal of suspense and intrigue abounds.
13. The story usually presents a problem to be examined that could be from anybody’s life.
14. In this type of story, the author has created a magical world where anything is possible.
15. Categories used to group different types of literary work, such as non-fiction, fiction and poetry.

III. Write T if the statement is true, if not, change the underline word to make the statement correct. (2
points each)

1. Oyayi is the tagalog term for Lullaby.

2. Bugtong is the tagalog term for Riddles.
3. Kasabihan is the tagalog term for Saying.
4. Kundiman is the tagalog term Love Song
5. Bansal is the tagalog term Courting Song
6. Soliranin is the tagalog term (Boat Song)
7. Kumintang is the tagalog term War Song
8. Diona is the tagalog term Wedding Song
9. Salawikain is the tagalog term for Proverbs.
10. Kantahing bayan is the tagalog term for Folk song.

IV. Give at least five parts of plot in the story.

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