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Pre-Test

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

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Class
Date
1.

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

2.

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

a)

Colonial

b)

Pre-Colonial

c)

Pre-history

d)

Post- Colonial

3.

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

a)

Word of mouth

b)

Paper and pen

c)

Multimedia

d)

Printed materials

4.

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

5.

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

a)

Alibata

b)

Baybayin

c)

Sanskrit

d)

Hieroglyphics

6.

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

7.

It is a Philippine folk song for war.

a)

Uyayi

b)

Talindaw

c)

Hele

d)

Kumintang

8.

It is a song of revelry

a)

Epiko

b)

Uyayi

c)

Diyuna

d)

Sabi

9.

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

10.

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

a)

Epigrams

b)

Parables

c)

Fables

d)

Riddles

11.

A mystifying, misleading or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed.

a)

Epigrams

b)

Parables

c)

Fables

d)

Riddles

12.

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

13.

These are called sawikain or salawikain

a)

Riddles

b)

Folk songs

c)

Epics

d)

Proverbs

14.

These are long narrative accounts of heroic exploits

a)

Epics

b)

Legends

c)

Chants

d)

Fables

15.

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

16.

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

a)

Drama

b)

Nonfiction

c)

Fiction

d)

Creative nonfiction

17.

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

18.

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

a)

Exposition

b)

Rising action

c)

Climax

d)

Resolution

19.

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

20.

He is known as the father of Ilocano Literature.

a)

Pedro Bukaneg

b)

Juan Crisostomo Soto

c)

Vicente Sotto

d)

Claro M. Recto

21.

This refers to the main idea or underlying meaning a writer explores in a literary work.

a)

Theme

b)

Characterization

c)

Cultural Implication

d)

Plot

22.

It refers to the symbolic representations of truth or generalizations about human existence.

a)

Allegory

b)

Personification

c)

Metaphor

d)

Canon

23.

It refers to writings that formulated a concentrated imaginative awareness of experience in language chosen and arranged to create a specific emotional response through meaning, sound and rhythm.

a)

Eulogy

b)

Book

c)

Reference

d)

Poetry

24.

What figurative language refers to another textual work, leaving the reader to figure out the connection between the current work and the work being referred to?

a)

litotes

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

allusion

25.

It refers to the collection of works determined by a society to have significant value and importance.

a)

Literature

b)

Canon

c)

Reference

d)

Books

26.

The word derives from a Latin word "litera" which means ________.

a)

Later

b)

Letter

c)

Words

27.

It consist written works within the common flow of conversation presented in a straightforward manner.

a)

Prose

b)

Poetry

c)

Litera

28.

This is a long narrative divided into chapters.

a)

Short story

b)

Plays

c)

Novel

29.

It is an imaginative awareness of experiences expressed through meaning sound, and rhythmic language choices as to evoke emotional response.

a)

Prose

b)

Poetry

c)

Oration

30.

This refers to that kind of poetry meant to be sung to the accompaniment of a lyre.

a)

Dramatic Poetry

b)

Lyric Poetry

c)

Narrative Poetry

31.

This is a lyric poem of 14 lines dealing with an emotion.

a)

Elegy

b)

Ode

c)

Sonnets

32.

Does not mean exactly what it says, but instead forces the reader to make an imaginative leap in order to comprehend the author's point.

a)

Literal Language

b)

Figurative Language

c)

Creativity

33.

The loud boom of the fireworks scared the dog.

a)

Personification

b)

Apostrophe

c)

Onomatopoeia

34.

I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Irony

c)

Litotes

35.

 Wise statements usually given by parents or elders of the community.

a)

PROVERBS

b)

CHANTS

c)

RIDDLES