Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
REGION VIII – EASTERN VISAYAS
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF CATBALOGAN CITY
Name: _________________________ Grade & Section: _______________ Date: ________
Teacher: ___RHEAROSE Q. CONDE___
FIRST SUMMATIVE TEST in
21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World
MODULES 1 AND 2
TEST I - Directions: Read the questions/statements in each item carefully. Then, encircle
the letter of the correct answer.
1. These are made up of stories about life, adventure, love, horror, and humor where one
can derive lessons.
a. Folktales
c. Legend
b. Epic
d. Folksongs
2. What are the oldest forms of Philippine literature that emerged in the pre-Spanish
period which also mirrored the early forms of culture?
a. Epic
c. Folktales
b. Folksongs
d. Legend
3. What are the long narrative poems in which a series of heroic achievements or events,
usually of a hero, are dealt with at length?
a. Epic
c. Folktales
b. Folksongs
d. Legend
4. This is the first Filipino alphabet
a. ALIBATA
c. Sanskrit
b. ALIBABA
d. Kuran
5. “THE MOON AND THE SUN” is an example of ____________?
a. Folk tales
c. Drama
b. Folksongs
d. Epic
6. This is an imaginative awareness of experience expressed through meaning, sound and
rhythmic language choices to evoke an emotional response.
a. Prose
c. Drama
b. Poetry
d. Nonfinction
Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
REGION VIII – EASTERN VISAYAS
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF CATBALOGAN CITY
7. The purpose of __________ writing is to inform and sometimes to persuade.
a. Prose
c. Drama
b. Poetry
d. Nonfiction
8. This is weblog, a website containing short articles called posts that are changed
regularly
a. Vlog
c. Blog
b. Ebook
d. Hyper Poetry
9-10. Read the passage, “Juan Gathers Guavas”, and answer the following questions:
JUAN GATHERS GUAVAS
One day Juan’s father sent him to get some ripe guavas, for a number of the
neighbors had come in and he wanted to give them something to eat.
Juan went to the guava bushes and ate all the fruit he could hold, and then he
decided to play a joke on his father’s guests instead of giving them a feast of guavas. A
wasp’s nest hung nearby. With some difficulty he succeeded in taking it down and putting
it into a tight basket that he had brought for the fruit. He hastened home and gave the
basket to his father, and then as he left the room where the guests were seated he closed
the door and fastened it.
As soon as Juan’s father opened the basket the wasps flew over the room; and when the
people found the door locked they fought to get out of the windows. After a while Juan
opened the door, and when he saw the swollen faces of the people, he cried. “What fine,
rich guavas you must have had! They have made you all so fat!”
9. What kind of folk narrative does the passage embodied?
a. Folktale
c. Epic
b. Folk songs
d. Tagana
10. What is likely the purpose of “Juan Gathers Guavas”?
a. to teach a lesson
c. to educate the readers about society
b. to give emphasis on a virtue
d. to amuse its listeners
Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
REGION VIII – EASTERN VISAYAS
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF CATBALOGAN CITY
TEST II - Directions: Identify the function of communication in each of the following
situations. Choose your letter of your answer inside the box.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Pre-Spanish Period
Period of Enlightenment
Propaganda Movement
American Regime
E. Japanese Period
F. Period of Activism
G. Period of the New Society
H. Period of Third Republic
I. 21st Century Period
J. Post EDSA 1 Revolution
________ 1. This movement was spearheaded mostly by the intellectual middle-class like
Jose Rizal, Marcelo del Pilar; Graciano Lopez Jaena, Antonio Luna, Mariano Ponce, Jose Ma.
Panganiban, and Pedro Paterno.
________ 2. During this period, Philippine literature in English came to a halt which led to all
newspapers not to be circulated in the community except for TRIBUNE and PHILIPPINE
REVIEW.
________ 3. The languages used in writing were Spanish and Tagalog and the dialects of
the different regions. But the writers in Tagalog, continued in their lamentations on the
conditions of the country.
________ 4. This period started on September 21, 1972 when poems dealt with patience,
regard for native culture, customs, and the beauties of nature and surroundings.
________ 5. Poems during this period were romantic and revolutionary.
________ 6. In this literary period, the youth became vocal with their sentiments. They
demanded a change in the government.
________ 7. The new trends have been used and introduced to meet the needs and tastes
of the new generation. This period demanded to be ICT inclined to compete with the style
and format of writing as well.
________ 8. Crony newspapers that enjoyed an overnight increase in circulation were THE
INQUIRER, MALAYA, and the PEOPLE’S JOURNAL.
________ 9. Filipino intellectuals educated in Europe called Ilustrados began to write about
the hitch of colonization.
________ 10. Literature in this period are characterized by stories about life, long narrative
poems, etc.
Prepared by:
RHEAROSE Q. CONDE
SHST - II
Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
REGION VIII – EASTERN VISAYAS
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF CATBALOGAN CITY
Answers Key:
TEST I:
1. A
2. B
3. A
4. A
5. A
6. B
7. D
8. C
9. A
10. D
TEST II:
1. C
2. E
3. D
4. G
5. H
6. F
7. I
8. J
9. B
10. A