Department of Education
Division of Ilocos Norte
BACARRA NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL
FIRST QUARTER EXAMINATION
MODULE 3-4
21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World
NAME:_________________________SECTION:____________________DATE:_________SCORE:_____
MULTIPLE CHOICE
Read each question carefully then write the letter of your answer on your paper.
1. What is a text's context?
A. Only the historical events and ideas that surround an author and help shape his or her writing.
B. Only the beliefs, education, culture, and experiences of the author
C. Only the reader's own experiences, culture, education, and beliefs
D. The situation in which it is written and read
2. The writer's context is knowing about ________
A. the writer's life, values, assumptions, gender, race, race, sexual orientation, and the political and economic issues
related to the author.
B. is about the reader's previous reading experience, values, assumptions, political and economic issues.
C. is about its publishing history
D. socio-cultural of a text feature the society in which the characters live and in which the author's text was
produced.
3. The poem “Padre Faura Witness The Execution of Rizal” by Danton Remoto was based on______.
A. the historical perspective
B. physical context
C. cultural perspective
D. rhetorical context
4. Padre Faura witnessed the execution of Rizal from the Azotea of Ateneo because _______.
A. there was no building in between Bagumbayan
B. the old Ateneo de Manila was in Intramuros
C. the Observatory
D. he was invited
5. Why is the historical context of the Diary of Anne Frank, a story of a Jewish girl in Nazi Germany, important?
A. The word usage in the story would be difficult for a modern reader to understand.
B. Anne Frank was a scientist.
C. Without understanding World War II, the story has little meaning.
D. Without understanding Anne Frank's life before the story, it has little meaning.
6. Who is the persona in the poem “Padre Faura Witness The Execution of Rizal” ?
A. Danton Remoto
B. Dr. Jose Rizal
C. Padre Faura
D. You
7. Padre F. Faura founded the Manila 0bservatory, where celestial and astronomical events were observed. All modern
structures are made of concrete. Observatory is a structure. Observatory is made of _____.
A. structure
B. concrete
C. light material
D. modern design
8. The statements of the two Cabinet Secretaries collided. The first gave a point of view, which was opposing view of the
latter. What would be the impact on the readers of the report?
A. The readers applause the Secretaries for the job well done.
B. The readers got confused about the clashing of ideas.
C. The readers felt that there is harmony between the two.
D. The readers realized that the ideas blend well.
9. Dr. Jose Rizal was being compared to a shimmering star in the poem. In the line, the star itself is already dead means
_______.
Star:
Still shimmering
Even if millions of miles away,
The star itself
Is already dead.
A. Dr. Jose Rizal was no longer shimmering.
B. Dr. Jose Rizal was not a star.
C. Dr. Jose Rizal was sent to the sky.
D. Dr. Jose Rizal was sent down.
10. What idea about life is revealed by the last two lines of the poetic passage below?
From morning suns and evening dews
At first, thy little being came;
If nothing once, you nothing lose
For when you die you are the same
The space between is but an hour
The frail duration of a flower.
A. life is just and hour
B. life is like aflower
C.life is frail
D.life is short
11. How does imagery help us understand the story?
A. It doesn't.
B. By telling the mood
C. By expressing how the author is feeling
D. Imagery helps us to see, touch, taste, smell, and feel what the characters feel and see.
12. Which one of the five senses is used in this sentence? The warm juicy burger felt like heaven on my tongue.
A. Taste
B. Touch
C. Sight
D. Sound
13.
Treasure Island (an excerpt)
by Robert Louis Stevenson
I remember him as if it were yesterday, as he came plodding to the inn door, his sea-chest following behind him in
a hand-barrow – a tall, strong, heavy, nut-brown man, his tarry pigtail falling over the shoulder of his soiled blue coat, his
hands ragged and scarred, with black, broken nails, and the sabre cut across one cheek, a dirty, livid white. I remember
him looking round the cover and whistling to himself as he did so, and then breaking out in that old sea-song that he sang
so often afterwards.
What does the IMAGERY used in the first paragraph tell the reader about the captain?
A. He is in need of first aid.
B. He is likely carrying treasure in his sea-chest.
C. He has grown frail and tired with old age.
D. He has had a rough and adventurous life.
14. Which is of the following is NOT a multimedia format that a learner can use to interpret literary texts?
A. blog
B. slogan
C. text tula
D. tag cloud
15. What is a tag cloud ?
A. is created with the use of Microsoft PowerPoint
B. a visual, stylized arrangement of words or tags within a textual content
C. is an electronic device used to record, copy, playback, broadcast, and display moving visual media.
D. is a website containing informational articles about a person’s own opinions, interests and experiences.
16. The following media forms are integrated in multimedia EXCEPT _________.
A. text
B. video
C. computer
D. animation
17. Which is used to create a movie from still images?
A. editing
B. messaging
C. animation
D. multimedia
18. Multimedia is a computer-controlled integration of many forms of media EXCEPT____________.
A. text
B. video
C. audio
D. equipment
19. Which statement is NOT true about multimedia?
A. Information can be stored.
B. It has animation and audio.
C. Information may be or may not be transmitted and processed digitally.
D. It is a computer-controlled integration of text, graphics, drawings, still and moving images
20. What anecdote shares frightening stories of dangers that can be avoided by following regulations?
A. motivation
B. cautionary
C. reminiscence
D. entertainment
21. An anecdote is a story with a point which means that______________________.
A. it reveals an issue
B. it is easy to understand
C. it reveals truth about life
D. it intends to provoke laughter
22. Anecdotes are very valuable and easy to use because of their __________
A. limits
B.diversity
C. setting
D.none of the above
23. “I never knew there was a volcano in the Zambales mountain range. Nobody among my Kapampangan friends did.”
What do these statements suggest?
A. The speaker is clueless.
B. The author is indifferent.
C. The speaker is very busy at work.
D. He is not mindful of his surroundings.
24. Most of the writers use anecdote to ___________________________________.
A. tell a story
B. deal with differences of opinions
C. share helpful tips on making a living
D. impart a lesson in an entertaining way
25. What someone talks about when he/she shares an anecdote?
a. opinions
B. personal experiences
C. plans and dreams in life D. biography of other people
Prepared by:
Reviewed by:
NESALIE C. GONZALES
Teacher II
EGDONNA E. LEGASPI
Master Teacher I
Checked and verified by:
Approved:
JUDITH B. MACADANGDANG
Asst. School Principal II, SHS
MARINA Y. ORDANEL
School Principal III