ONG CHE TEE BACONG HIGH SCHOOL

SY: 2020-2021

Name:_____________________________________ Date:__________________ Score:__________

SUMMATIVE TEST IN 21ST CENTURY LITERATURE IN THE PHILIPPINES AND THE WORLD

NOTE: Answer directly in a 1 whole sheet of paper to be passed on Monday.

I. True or False: Write T if the statement is correct and F if incorrect.

1. Legends were long episodic chanted poems telling stories of legendary

heroes and their adventures.
2. Zarzuela and comedia are the same.
3. Poetry is a literary work in which special intensity is given to the
expression of feelings and ideas using distinctive style and rhythm.
4. The bugtong was a riddle that used talinghaga or a metaphor that
helped convey the answer to the riddle.
5. CORRIDO is a legendary religious narrative form that usually details
the lives of saints or the history of a tradition.
6. Carillo is the dramatic reenactment of St. Helena’s search for the Holy
Cross.
7. PASYON is a narrative poem about the life of Jesus Christ, beginning
from his birth and up to his death. This is usually sung during Lenten
season.
8. FOLKSONGS are beautiful songs that are informal expressions of our
ancestors’ experiences in life. These range from courtship (which they
sing in a harana or a serenade for a girl), to lullabies, harvests,
funerals, and others.
9. PROVERBS are like proverbs with one main difference: they demand
an answer and are used to test the wits of those who are listening to
them.
10. TALES are stories of origin for certain places, their names, and them
creation. These are also known as myths and legends.
II. Direction: The following are taken from the text, “A Long History of Poetry”.
Identify what is described in the statements below. Choose your answer
from the pool of words in the box.

1. These were proverbs used to express pieces of wisdom or beliefs

important to Filipino society. _______________
2. This is a method of writing for the Tagalog. ____________________
3. It is a metaphor that helped convey the answer to the riddle.
_____________
4. These refer to the major pre – Hispanic poetic form which were long,
episodic, chanted poems telling stories, normally about legendary heroes
and their adventures being aided by supernatural creatures and spirits.
____________.
5. This existed in many forms and was used for varied purposes.
___________
6. It refers to a sense of a nation as a cohesive whole, as represented by
distinctive traditions, culture, and language. ___________________
7-8. These two became the buzzwords of poets. ___________________
9. It is called the “root and crown of language”- Gemino Abad.
10. It is called the feelings of awe in nature by artists, which are perceived as
powerful, vast, and complex. ______________