Department of Education Region XI
Division of Davao Del Norte
DIVISION UNIFIED TEST
Prelim Examination in 21st Century Literature (2nd Sem)
Senior High School Department
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Test I. Multiple Choice. Read and analyze each item carefully. Choose the correct answer from the
choices 1, 2, 3 and 4. Shade/Blacken the circle of the number that corresponds to your answer.
1. This is a long narrative divided into chapters. The events are taken from true to life stories and spans long period
of time.
① novel
② story
③ pocket books ④ narrative essays
2. Consists of those written within the common flow of conversation in sentences and paragraphs.
① lyric
② prose
③ dramatic
④ poetry
3. What feeling/emotion is created at the beginning of the story
① mood
② condition
③ plot
④ Setting
4. It is the sequence of events in a story or play.
① plot
② script
③ setting
④ story
5. Consists of those expressions in verse, with measure and rhyme, line and stanza and has a more melodious
tone.
① lyric
② prose
③ dramatic
④ poetry
6. This is a narrative involving one or more characters, one plot and one single impression.
① plays
② short story ③ anecdotes ④ essay
7. These are fictitious narratives, usually about origins, heroes and heroines.
① fables
② myths
③ legends
④ short stories
8. These are fictitious and they deal with animal and inanimate things who speak and act like people and their
purpose is to enlighten the minds of the children.
① fables
② myths
③ legends
④ short stories
9. This expresses the viewpoint or opinion of the writer about a particular problem or event.
① plays
② short story ③ anecdotes ④ essay
10. This deals with the life of a person which maybe about himself, or others.
① anecdotes
② biography ③ resume
④ biodata
11. The events and complications begin to resolve themselves.
① rising action
② conflict
③ denouement
④ falling actions
12. The leading character struggles with his physical strength against other men, forces of nature, or
animals.
① man vs. man ② man vs. himself
③ man vs. society
④ man vs. circumstance
13. This is where the events in the story become complicated and the conflict in the story is revealed.
① introduction
② conclusion
③ rising action
④ conflict
14. The beginning of the story where the characters and the setting is revealed.
① rising action
b. introduction c. climax
d. pre-stage
15. The leading character struggles against fate, or the circumstances of life facing him/her.
① man vs. man ② man vs. himself
③ man vs. society
④ man vs. circumstance
16. A figure os speech wherein a comparison is made between two unlike quantities without the use of the
words "like" or "as."
① Metaphor
② Soliloquy
③ Simile ④ Analogy
17. The hero or central character of a literary work.
① Genre
② Literary Theory
③ Motif
④ Protagonist
18. A device in literature where an object represents an idea.
① Narrator
② Parody
③ Symbolism ④ Theme
19. Characters that do not change during the course of a story.
①Flat Character ② Round Character ③ Static Character ④ Dynamic Character
20. Characters that change during the course of a story.
① Flat Character ② Round Character ③ Static Character ④ Dynamic Character
21.This approach focuses on form, stressing symbols, images, and structure and how one part of the work
relates to other parts and to the whole.
① Formalistic ② Feminist ③ Reader Response ④ Marxism
22. This approach focuses on connection of work to author’s personal experiences.
① Historical Approach ② Biographical Approach
③ Reader Response ④ Marxism
23. Which of the following questions is not asked when analyzing a text using the archetypal lens?
① How does this story resemble other stories in plot, character, setting, or symbolism?
② What universal experiences are depicted?
③ Does the writer allude to biblical or mythological literature? For what purpose?
④ How does the meaning of a text change as you reread it?
24. It is a body of work, either written, oral, or visual, containing imaginative language that realistically
portrays thought, emotions, and experiences of the human condition.
① Pre-colonial Literature
② Philippine Literature ③Literature ④ World Literature
25. The period of time before colonization of a region or territory.
① Colonial
② Pre-Colonial ③ Pre-history
④Post-Colonial
26. The novel “Noli Me Tangere” was written by Dr. Jose Rizal during…..
① Pre-Colonial Period
② Spanish Colonization Period
③ Japanese Colonization
④ Contemporary Period
27. He is considered as the “Father of Ilocano Literature”.
① Carlos Romulo
② Nick Joaquin
③ Pedro Bucaneg
28. The first book published in the Philippines is entitled ______.
① Mi Ultimo Adios
② El Filibusterismo
③ Duplo
④ N.V.M. Gonzales
④ Doctrina Christiana
29. The short story “Dead Stars” was written by Paz Marquez-Benitez during…..
① Spanish Colonization
② Japanese Colonization
③ American Colonization
④ Contemporary Period
30. Which of the following words does belong to the group?
① text tula
② flash fiction
③ fliptop
④ ode
31. In the essay “I Am a Filipino,” Carlos P. Romulo ends with this statement: “I am a Filipino born to
freedom, and I shall not rest until freedom shall have been added unto my inheritance—for myself and my
children and my children’s children—forever.” What is the tone of his statement?
① doubtful
② patriotic
③ shameful ④ humble
II. POEM ANALYSIS. Analyze and answer the following questions taken from the Poem of Ralph Semino
Galan
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2
3
These are the accoutrements of her office :
the blindefold symbolizing impartiality;
a golden pair of scales measuring the validity
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6
of evidence given, both pro and con;
the double –edged sword and pierces through
the thick fabric of lies; Thoth’s feather
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of truth which ultimately determines whether
the defendant’s life is worth saving
in J.Elizalde Navarro’s oil painting titled
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is this Philippine Justice? The figure
of the Roman goddess Justitia slowly fades
into thin air, swallowed by pigments
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cloudy as doubts. In my uncertain country
where right and wrong are cards
that can be shuffled like a pile of money bills,
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18
even the land’s Chief Magistrate
is not immune from culpability; found guilty
he has to face the music of derision
Questions:
32. The following are the symbolic representation of the “Blindfold” in line 2; except,
① Justice is subjective ② Justice is Objective ③ Justice is impartial
favorites
④ Justice has no
33. The lines “right and wrong are cards that can be shuffled like a pile of money bills” use what figure of speech
① personification
② Simile
③ hyperbole ④ antonomasia
34. Line 18 “he has to face the music of derision” means.
① Even found guilty, someone must continue life and have a higher hopes of change.
② Someone must face justice with courage and discover its gift.
③ Even if jailed, the accused must continue life with fun like enjoying music and other pastimes.
④ One proven guilty, the accused has to face consequences.
35. What is the general concept of the poem by Ralph Semino Galan?
① Love
② Hope
③ Justice
④ Change
36. If you were to evaluate the poem from the beginning to the last lines, does justice prevail?
① No, because the poem reveals that justice is cloudy as doubts
② No, because justice is uncertain in the country where right and wrong are playable
③ Yes, even the powerful has to face consequences if found guilty
④ Maybe, there is no such thing as beginning and end, justice is a process and it will be searched
and be appealed as long the involved are persevere
Test III. Writing flash fiction. Write a piece of flash fiction given the following characteristics: James, 18 years old, a
grade 12 student; Marianne, 25, beautiful, teacher of James; and Nadine, 17 years old, a grade 11 student, childhood
friend of James. Think of your own conflict and setting of the story. Include images to make your fiction more interesting
and detailed. Your flash fiction should not exceed 100 words. Write your composition at the back of the last page of
the test paper. (For items 37-40)
Excellent (4 points)
Very Good (3 points)
Reads like a narrative (story), may
contain characters, tension, and
mystery or surprise. There is not a
clear twist at the end, a clear payoff.
The story may contain one hundred
words or less.
Reads somewhat like a story may
contain Interesting reading, though
writer tells too much and shows too
little. The story is not one hundred
words or less.
Good (2 points)
Though flash fiction is brief, this is
too brief, not developed or carried
through. There could have been
more added to make the story more
interesting.
Poor (1 point)
Missing many of the components of
a story and is ninety-nine words or
less but not much in content or twist
Department of Education Region XI
Division of Davao Del Norte
TABLE OF SPECIFICATIONS
ITEM PLACEMENT
Remembering
Understanding
Applying
Analyzing
Evaluating
Creating
LEARNING
COMPETENCIES
Total
ITEM
Easy (60%)
15 items
Identifies
claims
explicitly or
implicitly made
in a
written text
a. Claim of fact
b. Claim of
policy
c. Claim of
value
. Distinguishes
between and
among
techniques in
selecting and
organizing
information
a.
brainstorming
list
b. graphic
organizer
c. topic outline
d. sentence
outline
Formulates
evaluative
statements
about a text
read
a. Formulates
assertions
about the
content and
properties of a
text read
b. Formulates
meaningful
counterclaims
in
Average (30%)
4 items
19
11,12,13,14,15,16,
26,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40
17,18
Difficult (10%)
11 items
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2
5
9
7
15
response to
claims made in
a text read
Identifies
20,21
properties of a
well-written text
a. organization
b. coherence
and cohesion
c. language use
d. mechanics
Total
22,23
1,2,3,4,8,10,24,25
13
4
11
39
23
Prepared by:
HASSAN O. FAJA
T-II ,STA. FE NHS
Department of Education Region XI
Division of Davao Del Norte
ANSWERS KEY
Prepared by:
Tomas NHS
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MT-1 Sto.