GUISAD VALLEY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

(Grades 7 – 12)

THIRD QUARTER EXAMINATION in 21st Century Literature of the Philippines and in the World

Name: _____________________________________ Score: ____________________

Track / Strand: ______________________________ Date: _____________________

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write only the letter of your answer on the
space before the number. CAPITAL LETTERS only. (10 pts)
______1. The following are reasons for reading literature except for _____________.
A. pleasure B. relaxation C. discovery D. acquiring knowledge
______2. It is characterized by beauty of expression and form and by the universality of intellectual and
emotional appeal.
A. Literature B. story C. poem D. prose
______3. A characteristic of literary criticism that deals with the analysis of the theme.
A. analytic B. thematic C. historical D. universal
______4. It is a quality of literature which appeals to our sense of beauty.
A. style B. artistry C. universality D. intellectual value
______5. It is a discourse which uses sentences usually forming paragraph to express ideas, feelings and
actions.
A. poetry B. literature C. prose D. novel
______6. It is a quality of literature associated with the emotional power of literature.
A. suggestiveness B. style C. artistry D. permanence
______7. It is a rhythmic imaginative language expressing the invention, thought, imagination, passion
and insight of the human soul.
A. prose B. poetry C. literature D. fiction
______8. It is an epic from Ancient England.
A. El Cid B. The Song of Roland C. Beowulf D. Illad
______9. It is a drama that has a tragic ending just like the death of the main character.
A. Monologue B. Comedy C. Masque D. Tragedy
______10. It is a short simple narrative poem composed to be sung.
A. Song B. Ballad C. Ode D. Sonnet

II. TRUE OR FALSE: Tick the box that corresponds to your answer. (15 pts)
True False
1. The word literature is derived from the Latin term “litera” which means letter.
2. In literature, we can appreciate something even though we do not understand.
3. Our written literature, which is about four hundred years old, is one of slow and
evolutionary growth.
4. Myth involves reference to one / two images that symbolize the characteristics of an
unknown object that is to be guessed.
5. The Colonial literature is literature of a formative past by the various groups of people
who inhabited the archipelago.
6. Novels are short poems that have been customarily been used as laws or rules on good
behavior by our ancestors.
7. Literature isn’t part of history.
8. Short story is a long narrative divided into chapter and events are taken from true-to-life
stories.
9. Short story is an epic poem involving one or more characters, one plot and one single
impression.
10. Legends are fictitious narratives, usually about origins.
11. Literature and history are closely interrelated.
12. Literature as an art is the creation of individuals and it is experienced by individuals.
13. Writers are people with visionary or prophetic insight into human life.
14. Whenever there are people, there will be literature.
15. Literature comes from human interest in telling a story, in arranging words in artistic forms,
and in describing in words some aspects of our human experience.

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II. LITERARY ANALYSIS: Read the selection carefully then answer the questions that follow to provide each
literary genre a relatively brief analysis. (10 pts)
A. Short Story

Why the Sun Shines More Beautifully Than the Moon

Long, long ago there lived a fairy with two very beautiful daughters. Araw, the older daughter, was
very amiable and had a kind disposition; Buwan, unlike her sister, was dishonest, cruel, and harsh. She was
always finding fault with Araw. One night, when the fairy came home from her nocturnal rambles and
saw Buwan badly maltreating her elder sister, she asked God for help against her unruly daughter.

Before this time, God had prepared very valuable gifts for the two sisters. These gifts were two
enormous diamonds that could light the whole universe. When God heard the prayer of the fairy, he
descended to Earth disguised as a beggar. Upon learning for himself how bad-tempered Buwan was and
how sweet and kind-hearted Araw was, God gave the older sister her diamond as a reward. Buwan was
greatly angered by this favoritism on the part of the Almighty, so she went to the heavenly kingdom and
stole one of God's diamonds. Then she returned to earth with the precious stone, but there she found that
were jewel was not as brilliant as Araw's.

When God went back to heaven and learned what Buwan had done, he sent two angels to punish
her. But the angels abused their commission; they seized both sisters and hurled them into the sea. They
they threw the two stones upward into the sky and there they stuck. But Araw's diamond was bigger and
brighter than the one Buwan stole. Thereafter, the bigger jewel was called Araw ("day" or "sun") and the
smaller one, Buwan ("moon").

1. What is the setting of the story? _________________________________________________

2. Who are the characters? (Characterize each)
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3. Why do the sun and the moon shine at different times of the day?
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4. Why does the sun shines more brightly than the moon?
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5. Why are there spots on the face of the moon, and the sun?
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6. What is the origin of the stars?
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7. Write the summary in 3 sentences.
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8. What is the central motif of the myth? (One sentence only)
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B. Poetry

BECAUSE I LOVE YOU

Jose M. Lansang

everything exist for me

because I love

a trotting dog
healthy as a healthy

pigeons wheeling
white against the sky

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 a hull-naked strutting pigeon
grunting before its mate

who leaves him to fly the air

and glide in a long glide

coming down before me

spectacularly fluttering visibly

the show – off because I love

exist for everything me

______1. What is the meaning of the first two lines? (5 pts)

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______2. What images are represented by the poet? Why? (5 pts)
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______3. Look at the last two lines. Why is there a change in the order of words? What does the poet
mean? (5 pts)
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III. ESSAY: Write an essay on “Why you should study Philippine Literature and the Literatures of the World”.
Present it concisely but intelligently. (20 pts)

CRITERIA

A. Content 10 pts
B. Organization of Thoughts / ideas 5 pts
C. Clarity 5 pts
TOTAL 20 PTS

Prepared by:

Nover Keithley S. Mente

Teacher

Checked by:

MS. LUCIA T. CASIM

Secondary School Principal I

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