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21ST CENTURY LITERATURE FROM THE PHILIPPINES AND THE WORLD

PRE FINAL EXAM

TEST I. MODIFIED TRUE OR FALSE. Write PAK if the statement is correct, and GANERN if the
statement is incorrect, then correct the underlined word/s with the correct answer.

______________________________1. Drama came from the word “dran” which means “to do” or “to act.”
______________________________2. Legend came from the Latin adjective “legenda.”
______________________________3. Myth orients people to the metaphysical dimension, attempts to explain the
origins and nature of the world, as well as certain custom or practice of a
human society, validates social issues, and on the psychological plane,
addresses oneself to the innermost depths of the psyche.
______________________________4. Marvelous and magical things happen to characters and objects in fairy tales
______________________________5. If the dialogue of a play rhymes, has repeating rhythms, or features of
other distinct poetic elements, the play is considered to be drama
______________________________6. One of the themes of elegy is human morality.
______________________________7. Dramatic Monologue can be acted out, and is a form of a drama. It is also defined
as a speech that one person
makes to himself or another.
______________________________8. In “high” comedy, human folly arouse intellectual amusement as well as
engaging the emotions.
______________________________9. In “low” comedy, it arouses laughter through jokes and clowning that have
more appeal to the emotions than the intellect.
______________________________10. William Shakespeareis known to melodramas
______________________________11. Melodramas came from the word “melody” (which came from the word “melodia”
which means “song”) and “drama.”
______________________________12. Autography came from the words “auton,” meaning self, “bios,” meaning life, and
“graphien,” meaning write.
______________________________13. Character Sketch emphasizes on the most striking characteristic of a person’s
life.
______________________________14. The Theme is considered as the body of the story and the plot is the soul.
______________________________15. When the main character is opposed by another person or against the
forces of nature against society, it is called external conflict.
______________________________16. When the main character is struggling against something inside himself or
herself (feelings, emotion, sickness etc.), it is called internal conflict.
______________________________17. Atmosphere is the mood or feeling that pervades a literary work.
______________________________18. Narrator is the person who writes the story.
______________________________19. Author is the person who is recounting the events in the story.
_________________________________20. A simile is a word that compares words in a sentence.

TEST II. IDENTIFICATION. Write on each line whether the sentence contains a simile,
metaphor, or personification.
1. _______________ He is like a rocket on his bike.
2. _______________ The fire roared to life.
3. _______________ The leaves fell like rain.
4. _______________ The glasses danced on the shelf during the earthquake.
5. _______________ The clock is the keeper of time.
6. _______________ The water called invitingly to the hot children.
7. _______________ The rusty door hinge screamed every time the door opened.
8. _______________ The wind was like a piercing arrow.
9. _______________ The stage was the canvas upon which the play was painted.
10. _______________ The train screamed down the tracks.
11. _______________ Music is the salve that soothes us.
12. _______________ The swing rocked like a baby learning to walk.
13. _______________ Fruit is fuel for a healthy body.
14. _______________ The fresh apple was crispy like a new dollar bill.
15. _______________ Water is the hammer that erodes the rocks.
 TEST III. Matching Type. Match column A to column B. Write the letter of your answer
on the space provided before the number.

COLUMN A COLUMN B

_______1.SQ3R a. Saju Abraham

_______2. Context b. Written words

_______3.METAPHOR c. Survey, Question, Read, Recycle, Review

_______4. Text d. Five Brothers, One Mother

_______5. Simile e. background environment, setting, framework or

_______6. A Prayer from the Womb surroundings of events or occurrences

_______7.Alexis A.L. Abola f. Survey, Question, Read, Recall, Review

_______8. Personification g. comparison of two unrelated objects with the use of as or like

_______9. Figures of speech h. indigenous type of Filipino poem

_______10. ICT i. attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics

_______11. Tanaga J. Information and Communication Technology

_______12. Aphorism k. comparison of two unrelated objects without the use

_______13.Essay L. a word or phrase that has a meaning differ from literal

_______14. Story of life M. short phrase that expresses a true idea

_______15. Irony N. short piece of writing outline

o. biography

p. discrepancy between what happen and what is expected

GOODLUCK!!!!

“Prefer even to FAIL with Honor, than to PASS by Cheating!”