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21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the sequence of events involving characters and a central conflict called?

a)

Climax

b)

Plot

c)

Denouement

2.

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.

a)

Pre-colonial Literature

b)

Philippine Literature

c)

Literature

d)

World Literature

3.

The period of time before colonization of a region or territory.

a)

Colonial

b)

Pre-Colonial

c)

Pre-history

d)

Post- Colonial

4.

Literature during pre-colonial period were handed down to us through

a)

Word of mouth

b)

Paper and pen

c)

Multimedia

d)

Printed materials

5.

Which of the following is true about Spanish influences?

a)

The Roman alphabet became widely used over Baybayin.

b)

Doctrina Cristiana has become the foundation of all activities related to religion

c)

There are many Spanish words that were integrated into our own language

d)

All of the above

6.

Which of the following is true about Spanish influences?

a)

The Roman alphabet became widely used over Baybayin.

b)

Doctrina Cristiana has become the foundation of all activities related to religion

c)

There are many Spanish words that were integrated into our own language

d)

All of the above

7.

The writing system used by Filipinos in the Pre-Spanish period.

a)

Alibata

b)

Baybayin

c)

Sanskrit

d)

Hieroglyphics

8.

The first book published in the Philippines during Spanish Colonization.

a)

Nuestra Senora Del Rosario

b)

Doctrina Cristiana

c)

Noli Me Tangere

d)

Los Dos Mundos

9.

It is a Philippine folk song for war.

a)

Uyayi

b)

Talindaw

c)

Hele

d)

Kumintang

10.

It is a song of revelry

a)

Epiko

b)

Uyayi

c)

Diyuna

d)

Sabi

11.

These are sacred narrative explaining how the world and man came to be in their present form.

a)

Legends

b)

Myths

c)

Epics

d)

Fables

12.

These are sacred narrative explaining how the world and man came to be in their present form.

a)

Legends

b)

Myths

c)

Epics

d)

Fables

13.

Philippine myths show that ancient Filipinos believed in one supreme god and a number of gods and goddesses.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

The early Filipinos live in scattered barangay governed by a chieftain which they call rajah or datu.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

This features animal characters or inanimate objects that behave like people.

a)

Epigrams

b)

Parables

c)

Fables

d)

Riddles

16.

Dubbed as the Great Propagandist. One of the notable people during the Spanish imperialism. He was popularly known as Plaridel, the editor and co-publisher of La Solidaridad.

a)

Antonio Luna

b)

Jose Rizal

c)

Marcelo H. Del Pilar

d)

Mariano Ponce

17.

These are forms of folk lyric that speak volumes of the typical rural lives and reflect people’s aspirations and lifestyles.

a)

Proverbs

b)

Riddles

c)

Songs

d)

Epics

18.

These are called sawikain or salawikain

a)

Riddles

b)

Folk songs

c)

Epics

d)

Proverbs

19.

These are long narrative accounts of heroic exploits

a)

Epics

b)

Legends

c)

Chants

d)

Fables

20.

It is a hybrid genre that incorporates elements of fiction and poetry in retelling of a personal experience.

a)

Drama

b)

Creative nonfiction

c)

Creative Fiction

d)

Novel

21.

Defined as narrative literary works whose content is produced by the imagination

a)

Drama

b)

Nonfiction

c)

Fiction

d)

Creative nonfiction

22.

The emotional high point of the story and it is the most exciting part of the story.

a)

Exposition

b)

Rising action

c)

Climax

d)

Resolution

23.

The element of the plot that presents the final outcomes of the story.

a)

Exposition

b)

Rising action

c)

Climax

d)

Resolution

24.

A mournful poem, usually written in remembrance of a lost one for a funeral or as a lament.

a)

Elegy

b)

Ode

c)

Sonnet

d)

Eulogy

25.

The Tagalogs, for instance, believe in the supreme deity called _________ being the creator of heaven and earth, and all living things.

a)

Anito

b)

Tala

c)

Bathala

d)

Diwata

26.

He is known as the father of Ilocano Literature.

a)

Pedro Bukaneg

b)

Juan Crisostomo Soto

c)

Vicente Sotto

d)

Claro M. Recto

27.

What is the sequence of events involving characters and a central conflict called?

a)

Climax

b)

Plot

c)

Denouement

28.

It is a type of character that supports the main character through out the story.

a)

Dynamic

b)

Foil

c)

Confidante

29.

What is the genre that involves answering special cases or looking for a treasure in a fictional world.

a)

Fantasy

b)

Mistery

30.

On what era did the Filipino writers involved underworld characters such as aswang and mananaggal.

a)

Japanese Occupation

b)

American Colonial

c)

Pre-Colonial

31.

Poems written were amateurish and mushy, which phrasing and diction is awkward and artificial.

a)

American Colonial

b)

Pre Colonial

c)

Japanese Occupation

d)

Spanish Colonial

32.

What is the form of prose and the common theme of which is about the origin of a thing, location or name.

a)

Fable

b)

Parable

c)

Legend

d)

Short story

33.

What is the real name of Dr. Jose Rizal?

a)

Jose Protacio Rizal Mercado Y. Alonzo Realonda

b)

Jose Alonzo Mercado Rizal Y. Protacio Realonda

c)

Jose Rizal Jennelyn Mercado Y. Bea Alonzo

d)

Jose Protacio Rizal Mercado Alonzo Y. Realonda

34.

The rhyme that sounds in consonant repeatedly is called.

a)

Assonance

b)

Alliteration

c)

Onomatopeia

d)

Cliche

35.

What is the narratives that describe and portray in symbolic language the origin of the basic elements and assumptions of a culture?

a)

Play

b)

Literature

c)

Poetry

d)

Prose

36.

It is the element of poetry that set's the choice of words in accordance to the imaginative meaning

a)

Diction

b)

Connotation

c)

Denotation

d)

Option ka lang!

37.

the pattern of sound created by the arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line. Rhythm can be regular or irregular.

a)

Mood

b)

Tone

c)

Rhythm

38.

tell what is good and what is bad about a work of

art or performance.

a)

Critic

b)

Review

c)

Reaction

39.

How many major elements of a story?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

40.

Folk songs and Folk tale is under what era?

a)

Spanish

b)

Pre-Colonial

c)

Japanese

41.

Who were the colonizers that introduces the Filipino to write variant pieces?

a)

Japanese

b)

American

c)

Spanish

42.

Who were the colonizers that introduces the Filipino to write variant pieces?

a)

Japanese

b)

American

c)

Spanish

43.

Expressing extreme emotion.

a)

Romanticism

b)

Realism

c)

Revolutionary

44.

a form of fold lyric which expresses the hopes and aspirations, the people’s lifestyles as well as their loves.

a)

Folk Songs

b)

Folk Tales

c)

Awit

45.

work songs that depict the livelihood of the people

a)

Kalusan

b)

Ambahan

c)

Kanohan

46.
True or False: Biag ni Lam-ang orignated in Ilocos.
a)
True
b)
False
47.
True or False: Biag ni Lam-ang is the only partial epic to come down from Christian Filipino groups.
a)
True
b)
False
48.
Lam-ang learned to ______ the moment that he was born.
a)
sing
b)
talk
c)
cry
d)
swim
49.
The name of the mother of Lam-ang is:
a)
Namingan
b)
Oriol
c)
Namungan
d)
Saridandan
50.
Lam-ang got angry because the _______ killed his father in the middle of a _________.
a)
Mangyans; sedao
b)
Mangyans; sagang
c)
Igorots; segang
d)
Igorots; sagang
51.
Lam-ang got angry because the _______ killed his father in the middle of a _________.
a)
Mangyans; sedao
b)
Mangyans; sagang
c)
Igorots; segang
d)
Igorots; sagang
52.
Lam-ang's heart was captured by the well-known:
a)
Ines Cannoyan
b)
Innes Cannoyan
c)
Imen Cammoyan
d)
Imes Canoyan
53.
On his journey, Lam-ang takes with him his chicken and _____. 
a)
cat
b)
alligator
c)
dog
d)
fish
54.
All but one are characteristics of an epic.
a)
Heroes are born under unusual circumstances.
b)
Heroes have supernatural powers.
c)
Heroes are magically brought to life.
d)
Heroes fail to comply with their duties.
55.
True or False: Lam-ang is seduced by the siren-voiced Saridandan.
a)
True
b)
False
56.
True or False: The parents of Ines didn't agree to the marriage of Lam-ang and their daughter.
a)
True
b)
False
57.
Why is the epic "Biag ni Lam-ang" unique in a way?
a)
The hero dies and resurrects at the end.
b)
It incorporates Christian practices.
c)
It is preserved by a Spanish priest.
d)
The hero gains assistance from a magical source.
58.

Sa buhatan ay may silbi, sa igiban ay walang sinabi

a)

timba

b)

tabo

c)

bayong

59.

Ito ay isang pangungusap o tanong na may doble o nakatagong kahulugan na nilulutas bilang isang palaisipan.

a)

Salawikain

b)

Bugtong

c)

matalinghagang Salita

60.

Ito ay isang selebrasyon na ginagawa sa Pilipinas tuwing buwan ng Agosto

a)

Nutrition month

b)

Buwan ng Wika

c)

Buwan ng Kalayaan

d)

Araw ng Kagitingan

61.

Ito ay uri ng pangungusap na naguutos o nakikiusap?

a)

Patanong

b)

Padamdam

c)

Pautos

62.

Ito ay uri ng pangungusap na naguutos o nakikiusap?

a)

Patanong

b)

Padamdam

c)

Pautos

63.

Ito ay mga pahayag na may malalim o di tiyak na kahulugan. Sinasalamin nito ang kagandahan at pagkamalikhain ng mga Pilipino sa paggamit ng sariling wika sa pamamaraan ng pasulat o pasalita.

a)

Salawikain

b)

Matalinghagang Salita

c)

Bugtong

64.

Ilang titik meron sa alphabetong Filipino?

a)

Dalawampu

b)

Dalawampun't walo

c)

dalawanpu't lima

65.

Ang ---- ng isang bansa ay masasabing siyang kaluluwa na nagbibigay buhay nito.

a)

Bayani

b)

Lahi

c)

Wika

66.

Ang magkasingkahulugan ng salitang mabagal ay -------.

a)

Matamlay

b)

Makupad

c)

malungkot

67.
What is plot in a short story?
a)
where the story happens
b)
the events that happen in order in a story
c)
the struggle in the story
d)
the narrator's role in a story
68.
What is the part of the plot called that gives readers background information about the story and characters?
a)
resolution
b)
inciting incident
c)
exposition
d)
rising action
69.
What is the first spot in the story called where the author introduces the main conflict of the story?
a)
inciting incident
b)
resolution
c)
exposition
d)
rising action
70.
What is the rising action in a short story?
a)
the background information 
b)
the events that lead up to the climax
c)
the point of highest action
d)
the turning point 
71.
The highest point of drama, also described as the turning point, in the story is called what?
a)
the climax
b)
the resolution
c)
the inciting incident
d)
the exposition
72.
Who is the main character of a story?
a)
stereotype
b)
antagonist
c)
narrator
d)
protagonist
73.
Who is the antagonist in a story?
a)
the narrator
b)
the character or characters working against the main character 
c)
the person or people in charge
d)
the main character
74.
What is direct characterization in a story?
a)
when characters talk about each other
b)
the author shows the reader what a specific character is like
c)
when characters react to the events in the story
d)
the author tells the reader what a specific character is like
75.
When the author shows what a character is like either through their own actions or the reactions of other characters, it is called_______________.
a)
indirect characterization
b)
direct characterization
c)
story building
d)
narrating
76.
In short stories, setting is ___________________.
a)
space and time
b)
time
c)
place
d)
time and location
77.
What is conflict in a story?
a)
the struggle that happens between the opposing sides in a story
b)
fights between only single characters
c)
arguments
d)
only something experienced by the antagonist
78.

When the struggle in the story is happening between the protagonist and him or herself, it is called ________________ (also known as person vs. self).

a)

conflict from parents

b)

external conflict

c)

internal conflict

d)

school conflict

79.

One type of external conflict where the protagonist struggles against the antagonist (either as a single person or a small group of people) is called ____________________-.

a)

person vs. self

b)

person vs. society

c)

person vs. nature

d)

person vs. person

80.

A type of external conflict where the setting or the environment works against the protagonist is called ________________.

a)

person vs. self

b)

person vs. society

c)

person vs. person

d)

person vs. nature

81.

An external conflict where the protagonist is against a larger group trying to "right the wrongs" happening in the world is called ________________________.

a)

person vs. society

b)

person vs. nature

c)

person vs. self

d)

person vs. person

82.
What is theme?
a)
the main idea of the story
b)
the title of the story
c)
the law in the story
d)
the life lesson of the story
83.
What is point of view?
a)
how well the protagonist sees
b)
how the author shows the story to the reader
c)
what the narrator thinks
d)
what the author thinks
84.
When the narrator is one of the characters who is experiencing the story, it is called ___________________ point of view.
a)
first person
b)
second person
c)
third person
d)
third person limited
85.
When the narrator uses the word "you" to tell another character or the reader about the story, it is called __________________ point of view. 
a)
first person
b)
second person 
c)
third person
d)
third person omniscient
86.
When the narrator reports the events that happen to the protagonist and uses words like "he" or "she," it is called __________________ point of view. 
a)
first person
b)
second person
c)
third person limited
d)
third person omniscient
87.
What point of view is the author using when the narrator knows everything about every character?
a)
first person
b)
second person
c)
third person limited
d)
third person omniscient
88.

The early bird catches the worm.

a)

Birds are good at catching worms

b)

If you wake up and get to work early, you will succeed

c)

Getting up early gets you worms for breakfast

d)

It's better to stay in bed

89.
Look before you leap.
a)
Think before you act.
b)
Look and then jump.
c)
Jumping is good exercise
d)
Looking is important
90.
Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
a)
Counting the eggs is more important.
b)
You should not count on something before it happens
c)
Chickens are hard to count.
d)
Waiting for the chickens is hard to do.
91.
Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
a)
All the eggs don't fit in one basket.
b)
You need to get a bigger basket.
c)
Buy smaller eggs.
d)
Don't put all your prospects into one thing.
92.

Don't throw the baby out with the bath water.

a)

Babies need to take a bath.

b)

Keep the dirty water.

c)

Do not throw away something valuable in your eagerness to get rid of some useless thing associated with it.

d)

You need to keep your baby.

93.
A fool and his money are soon parted.
a)
A foolish person spends money carelessly and will soon be penniless.
b)
You have to part your money in two stacks.
c)
Fools know how to part money.
d)
It is better to part from your money soon.
94.
Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
a)
Wealthy men are healthy.
b)
Wise men are healthy.
c)
Someone who gets enough sleep and startswork early in the day will have a successful life.
d)
You need to go to bed.
95.

What is the meaning of 'a beggar can never be bankrupt'?

a)

People should not be judged by their appearance

b)

easy come easy go

c)

bad result comes from bad skill

d)

When you got nothing, you got nothing to lose

96.

What is the meaning of 'haste makes waste'?

a)

Doing something too quickly causes mistakes that result in time, effort, material,etc, being wasted

b)

You soon forget people or things that are no longer present

c)

Ability to survive in dangerous situation

d)

Follow the customs in the place where you are there

97.

What is the meaning of 'a black plum is as sweet as a white'?

a)

Every member of a group is important to its success

b)

A person who helps at difficult time is truly a reliable person

c)

People should not be judged by their appearance

d)

It is useful to save money

98.

What is the meaning of 'a cat has nine lives'?

a)

Ability to survive in dangerous situation

b)

People who are similar spend time together

c)

Ability to influence people

d)

Make good use of the opportunity while it lasts

99.

What is the meaning of 'a stitch in time saves nine'?

a)

Don't delay what you can do now

b)

Making money too quickly will make you lose it quickly as well

c)

If you don't know about something, you don't worry about it

d)

If you sort out the problem immediately, it may save a lot of extra work

100.

What is the meaning of 'a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush'?

a)

You soon forget people or things that are no longer present

b)

If you are patient, good things will come

c)

Be content with what you have than to risk losing everything by seeking more

d)

Never satisfied with what you have, explore more

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