Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION IV-A CALABARZON
Calamba West District
PALO ALTO INTEGRATED SCHOOL
Palo Alto, Calamba City, Laguna 4027

SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT

DIAGNOSTIC EXAMINATION
21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the world
S.Y 2018 – 2019

Directions: Read the sentences carefully and answer the questions. Write the letter of your answer in your
answer sheets.

1. It means “advance guard” or “vanguard” end is used to refer to people or works that are experimental or
innovative, particularly with respect to art, culture and politics.
A. Anachronism B. Catharsis C. Avant-garde D. Vernacular

2. A repetition of sentences using the same structure.

A. Adage B. Parallel Structure C. Aphorism D. Pastoral

3. The structure of a story, the sequences in which the author arranged events in a story, the structure of a
five-act play often includes the rising action, the climax, the falling action and the resolution.
A. Pathetic Fallacy B. Verisimilitude C. Allusion D. Plot

4. A statement which can contain two or more meanings.

A. Ambiguity B. Epigraph C. Anecdote D. Foil

5. The emotional content of a word.

A. Connotation B. Figurative Language C. Denotation D. Epic

6. The dictionary definition of a word.

A. Connotation B. Figure of Speech C. Denotation D. Epithet

7. A mild word or phrase which substitutes for another which would be undesirable because it is too direct,
unpleasant, or offensive.
A. Euphemism B. Genre C. Point of view D. Picaresque Novel

8. The result of an action is the reverse of what the actor expected.

A. Understatement B. Situational irony C. Postmodernism D. Oxymoron

9. The audience knows something that the characters in the drama do not.
A. Adage B. Bildungsroman C. Apostrophe D. Dramatic Irony

10. The contrast is between the literal meaning of what is said and what is meant.
A. Verbal irony B. Analogy C. Paradox D. Juxtaposition

11. The use of angry and insulting language

A. Jargon B. Invective C. Malapropism D. Mood

12. Persuasive Irony created by a structural feature such as a naïve protagonist whose view is consistently
wrong, shared by neither author nor reader is known as this
A. Metonymy B. Myth C. Structural Irony D. Satire

13. A figure of speech wherein a comparison is made between two unlike quantities without the use of the
words “Like” or “as”.
A. Metaphor B. Soliloquy C. Simile D. Analogy

14. The hero or central character of a literary work.

A. Genre B. Literary Theory C. Motif D. Protagonist

15. A device in literature where an object represents an idea.

A. Narrator B. Parody C. Symbolism D. Theme

16. A statement which lessens or minimizes the importance of what is meant.

 A. Verisimilitude B. Understatement C. Colloquialism D. Hyperbole

17. Wise saying, proverb, short memorable saying that expresses a truth and is handed down from one
generation to the next
A. Aphorism B. Analogy C. Adage D. Apostrophe

18. A purification of emotions in literature or art

A. Catharsis B. Colloquialism C. Vernacular D. Foil

19. An author’s choice of words

A. Epic B. Diction C. Syntax D. Genre

20. A word or phrase preceding or following a name which serves to describe the character in literature
A. Hamartia B. Hubris C. Epigraph D. Epithet

21. Unintentional use of inappropriate word similar in sound to the appropriate word, often with humorous
effect.
A. Naturalism B. Modernism C. Malapropism D. Postmodernism

22. A revolt against the conservative values of realism.

A. Naturalism B. Malapropism C. Modernism D. Postmodernism

23. In literature, am extreme form of realism that developed in France in the 19th Century.
A. Naturalism B. Malapropism C. Modernism D. Postmodernism

24. A movement away from the viewpoint of modernism.

A. Naturalism B. Malapropism C. Modernism D. Postmodernism

25. A play on words wherein a word is used to convey two meaning at the same time.
A. Pun B. Satire C. Hyperbole D. Paradox

26. A literary style in which one’s thoughts and feeling are depicted in a continuous and uninterrupted flow
A. Stream of Consciousness C. Sonnet
B. Southern Gothic D. Soliloquy

27. Language that is native to people (as opposed to learned language) and is used as everyday speech.
A. Jargon B. Verisimilitude C. Figure of Speech D. Vernacular

28. A writer creates unreal characters and situations and asks the reader to pretend that they are real in a
fictional work.
A. Jargon B. Verisimilitude C. Figure of Speech D. Vernacular

29. A reference in one literary work to a character or theme found in another literary work.
A. Analogy B. Apostrophe C. Allusion D. Bildungsroman

30. The method a writer used to reveal the personality of a character in a literary work.
A. Characterization B. Simile C. Metaphor D. Foil

31. Characters that do not change during the course of a story.

A. Flat Character C. Static Character
B. Round Character D. Dynamic Character

32. Characters with only one dominant trait or aspect, such as greed or anger
A. Flat Character C. Static Character
B. Round Character D. Dynamic Character

33. Characters that change during the course of a story.

A. Flat Character C. Static Character
B. Round Character D. Dynamic Character

34. Characters that have many traits or aspects to their personality.

A. Flat Character C. Static Character
B. Round Character D. Dynamic Character

35. A phrase that is common in everyday, unconstrained conversation, rather than in formal speech,
academic writing or paralinguistic.
 A. Classicism B. Realism C. Anachronism D. Colloquialism

36. Use of historically inaccurate details in a text.

A. Classicism B. Realism C. Anachronism D. Colloquialism

37. A movement that stressed the presentation of life as it is, without embellishment or idealization in
literature.
A. Classicism B. Realism C. Anachronism D. Colloquialism

38. A movement or tendency in art, music, and literature to retain the characteristics found in work
originating in classical Greece and Rome.
A. Classicism B. Realism C. Anachronism D. Colloquialism

39. A novel or story whose theme is the moral or psychological growth of the main character.
A. Bildungsroman B. Avant-garde C. Literary Theory D. Pathetic Fallacy

40. A brief quotation which appears at the beginning of a literary work.

A. Epic B. Epigraph C. Euphemism D. Epithet

41. A major work dealing with an important theme, generally in literature.

A. Epic B. Epigraph C. Euphemism D. Epithet

42. An overused expression.

A. Motif B. Pun C. Oxymoron D. Cliché

43. Greek word for PRIDE, which generally is the root of the tragic flaw of a hero in a tragedy.
A. In Medias Res B. Hamartia C. Hubris D. Literary Theory

44. Latin phrase for “In the middle of things”, meaning that a story begins in the middle of the plot, usually
at an exciting part.
A. In Medias Res B. Hamartia C. Hubris D. Literary Theory

45. Systematic study of the nature of literature and the methods for analyzing literature.
A. In Medias Res B. Hamartia C. Hubris D. Literary Theory

46. Serious character flaw of the main character of a Greek tragedy, which generally this flaw is a great
pride.
A. In Medias Res B. Hamartia C. Hubris D. Literary Theory

47. A moment when a character is alone and speaks his or her thoughts all out.
A. Synecdoche B. Soliloquy C. Myth D. Metonymy

48. A figure of speech in which a word represents something else which it suggest.
A. Synecdoche B. Soliloquy C. Myth D. Metonymy

49. A figure of speech wherein a part of something represents the whole thing.
A. Synecdoche B. Soliloquy C. Myth D. Metonymy

50. An unverifiable story based on a religious belief.

A. Synecdoche B. Soliloquy C. Myth D. Metonymy