21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT Quarter 2/Week 7-8 Name: _____________________________________________________ Score: ___________ Yr./Section: ________________________________________________ Date: ____________ Direction. Choose the correct answer. Write the letter only on the left side of the number. 1. What is also referred to as a short-short story? A. fable b. flash fiction c. novel d. parable 2. What plot structure component is known as the inciting incident where the author introduces the characters, identifies where the story is happening, and establishes the main conflict? A. climax B. exposition C. falling action D. rising action 3. What is the other term for plot structure? A. narrative arc B. narrative plot C. plot arc 4. What writing technique is used for an episodic plot? A. epiphany B. flashback C. flash left D. foreshadowing D. narrative structure 5. What plot movement uses techniques such as flashback, foreshadowing and epiphany? A. casualty B. dramatic tension C. time D. space 6. What is also known as the plot complication? A. climax B. exposition C. falling action D. rising action 7. From the phrase “memories forever etched in his heart”, what does etched in his heart mean? A. always written B. always remembered C. always seen D. always heard 8. Based on the text, what does the phrase ‘mask his sorrow’ mean? A. pretend to be sad B. pretend to be happy C. paint his sorrow D. wear a mask 9. When the story transpires on a particular period of time such as an hour, a day, a week, a month or even a year, it is a plot movement in __________ A. casualty B. dramatic tension C. Space D. time 10. When the story has dialogue, action, details, descriptions and scenes that amplify the tension, it is a plot movement in __________ A. casualty B. dramatic tension C. Space D. time 11. In what way flash fiction is similar to a short story? a. is significantly shorter than a novel is a much shorter version of a short story b. they have its beginning, middle, and ending parts c. consists of 1000-10, 000 words in length composed of 100-1000 words in length d. consists of introduction, body ,and conclusion 12. Which of the following statement is correct? a. A flash fiction story is not the shortened version of a longer story; it still follows the elements of plot, including a beginning, middle and end, as well as a conflict and satisfying resolution. b. Most flash fiction stories take place in two setting, as moving between locations uses up too much space. It allows the writer and reader to focus on the plot. c. Flash fiction pieces are not plot-driven and include no more than three or four characters. d. fiction stories are long on description to save space 13. Which of the following statement best describes a plot? a. series of events and characters’ actions that includes a beginning, a middle and an end b. every written story has not a plot structure or a narrative arc c. minor element of all as it is what the story is all about d. story that is not realistic with a central character and action and the story happens For 14-15. Read the story attached in the second page, entitled, “Jake”, and answer the activity below: Write the plot focused on the climax, and resolution of the story. Plot: Climax: _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________. Resolution: _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ JAKE by Jim Bartlett Jake’s eyes snap open, and he quickly turns to the side. But like his aching heart, the spot where Max always sat on the couch remains empty. He takes in a long, deep breath – really more of a sigh – and squeezes his eyes closed, hoping that by slipping into the darkness of a nap, he will temporarily mask his sorrow. For fifteen years they were inseparable. Always side by side. The walks on the beach with the gentle waves calling, the seagulls cawing. All those hikes on the trail where the trees canopied over like arches, wrapping them in a soft cool shade on a hot sunny day. Even just a ride to the grocery store for something Martha may have forgotten, they always went together. Though he knows that in some ways he should be thankful for just having their time together – those moments forever etched in his heart – and that the sickness took Max quickly rather than dragging out the pain for weeks, maybe even months, he still feels cheated. That somehow he is missing years that could have been. Unable to sleep, he looks around the all too empty room, letting his gaze fall upon the leash, which still hangs from the peg by the door. It seems to wait patiently, ever ready for that next big adventure. As his eyes well up, he realizes for the first time how much his grief weighs, how hard it is to even rise with such a heaviness inside. 13 It is then he hears a shuffle from behind and turns to see Martha standing in the doorway, her shoulder resting against the frame. “I thought you might be in here,” she says. She looks down at him for only a moment before her stare drifts to the couch. “I miss him, too, Jake. More than you’ll ever know.” There’s a faraway melancholy tone to her voice, but he knows that her heart, like his, has a hole too big to fill. His head drops and he gives off another long sigh, which seems to prompt her to come over and kneel down onto the carpet beside him. She slides a hand under his chin and lifts it up, then tucks back his long, floppy ears, such that their teary eyes can meet. “I guess you do know, don’t you, Jake.”
