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PHILIPPINES FOLK DANCES

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The dance’s movements imitate the movement of the tikling bird as it walks around through tall grass and between tree branches. People perform the dance using bamboo poles.

a)

Singkil

b)

Sayaw sa Bangko

c)

Sayaw sa Kawayan

d)

Tinikling

2.

A dance which originates from Pangasinan. It is performed by a couple on a narrow bench, inching and hopping from one end to another. Dancer show skill in staying up the bench as they exchange places by moving their way around or the girl thrown in the air while the boy moves to the other end.

a)

Singkil

b)

Sayaw sa Bangko

c)

Sayaw sa Upuan

d)

Ragragsakan

3.

It is a popular dance performed during celebrations and other festive entertainment. Originally only women, particularly royalty, which serves as either a conscious or unconscious advertisement to potential suitors.

a)

Cariñosa

b)

Tinikling

c)

Pangalay

d)

Singkil

4.

This dance portrays the walk of the industrious Kalingga women, carrying water pots on their heads and wearing the colorful hand-woven "blankets of life" around their necks. Their walk imitates the climb up the Rice Terraces in the Mountain Provinces of the Philippines.

a)

Sayaw sa Basket

b)

Ragragsakan

c)

Bendian

d)

Itik-Itik

5.

It is performed in male-female partnerships. The dancers walk slowly around the room, and the female performs with either a scarf or handkerchief. The costumes for this dance form are usually traditional, with females wearing Maria Clara dresses and males wearing Barong Tagalog.

a)

La Jota

b)

Cariñosa

c)

Balse

d)

Pandanggo

6.

Which of the following dances do "Pandanggo" and "La Jota Isabela" belong?

a)

Visayas Dances

b)

Rural dances

c)

Spanish Influenced Dances

d)

Cordillera Dances

7.

Dancers make a number of flirtatious movements as they hide behind fans or handkerchiefs and peek out at one another.

a)

Abaruray

b)

Pandanggo

c)

La Jota Manileña

d)

Cariñosa

8.

A victory dance performed by the Ibalois of Kabayan to commemorate the courage of warriors of bygone days

a)

Bendian

b)

Abaruray

c)

Ragragsakan

d)

Kankanae

9.

It is originated from the Maranao people who inhabit the shores of Lake Lanao.

a)

Singkil

b)

Kappa Malong Malong

c)

Pangalay

d)

Asik

10.

A mock duel dance that displays strength, agility,flexibility, using sticks as arms

a)

Palu-Palo

b)

La Jota de Batanggas

c)

Maglalatik

d)

Moriones

11.

It is an entertaining dance that is usually performed on festive social occasions like weddings and birthdays.

a)

Pandanggo sa Baso

b)

Pangdaango sa Ilaw

c)

Binasuan

d)

Itik-Itik

12.

A solo dance performance portrays an unmarried young woman who tries to gain the approval and support of her sultan master.

a)

Singkil

b)

Tahing Baila

c)

Asik

d)

Pangsak

13.

A popular dance in Sulu. This is a traditional fingernail dance that is performed at wedding celebrations held by affluent families.

a)

Pangalay Ha Pattong

b)

Pangalay

c)

Pagapir

d)

Karasaguyon

14.

A Philippine war dance performed by both the Maguindanao and Maranao depicting in dramatic fashion the steps their hero, Prince Bantugan, took upon wearing his armaments, the war he fought in and his subsequent victory afterwards..

a)

Pagapir

b)

Pangalay

c)

Sagayan

d)

Dugso

15.

The Ilonggo term for merrymaking or revelry, and true to its name, the festival is one of the biggest world-class festivals in the country hosting a variety of different events. The celebration is held to once again commemorate the Santo Nino, or the Holy Child Jesus, and to celebrate the arrival of Malay settlers in the city.

a)

Masskara

b)

Ati-Atihan

c)

Sinulog

d)

Dinagyang

16.

Which religious festival refers to a two-day event in Angono, Province of Rizal to honor San Clemente, the patron saint of fishermen

a)

Higantes

b)

Sinulog

c)

Sinagyang

d)

Longganisa

17.

Which secular festival held to celebrate the anniversary of South Cotabato and is observed every July?

a)

T'nalak Festival

b)

Higantes Festival

c)

Longganisa Festival

d)

Ati-Atihan Festival

18.

Is a feast held in honor of the Santo Niño held annually in January concluding on third Sunday, in the town of Kalibo, Aklan in the Philippines.

a)

Dinagyang Festival

b)

Ati-Atihan festival

c)

Sinulog Festival

d)

Masskara Festival

19.

A month-long annual flower festival occurring in Baguio. The festival, held during the month of February, was created as a tribute to the city’s flowers and as a way to rise up from the devastation of the 1990 Luzon earthquake.

a)

Dinagyang Festival

b)

Sinulog Festival

c)

Ati-atihan festival

d)

Panagbenga Festival

20.

A Bukidnon ethnic-cultural festival that takes place from the last week of February to the first week of March. It can mean a datu ship ritual, a wedding ceremony, a thanksgiving festival during harvest time, a peace pact, or any number of these together.

a)

Kaamulan

b)

Maleldo / Cutud Lenten Rites

c)

Turumba Festival

d)

Carabao Festival