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21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the writer of the short story “Sinigang”?

a)

Marie Aubrey Villaceran

b)

NVM Gonzales

c)

Edith L. Tiempo

d)

Manuel E. Arguilla

2.

In "Sinigang", Where is the setting of the story?

a)

farm

b)

house

c)

cemetery

d)

garden

3.

BASIC ELEMENTS OF A SHORT STORY

- is a person, in some stories an animal,

who takes part in the action of the story or other literary work.

a)

setting

b)

plot

c)

character

d)

conflict

4.

An element of a short story considered as the main character or most important of all the characters.

a)

antagonist

b)

protagonist

c)

setting

d)

character

5.

The place (locale) and time (period )when the story happens.

a)

exposition

b)

place

c)

plot

d)

setting

6.

This point occurs after the climax as the problems in the

story start to work themselves out. The excitement becomes less and less as the

conflict is resolved.

a)

plot

b)

Falling Action

c)

resolution

d)

conflict

7.

The character that challenges the main character.

a)

exposition

b)

protagonist

c)

antagonist

d)

theme

8.

It is what the story is all about. It is also the series of events and characters’ actions that lead to the highest point of interest in a short story.

a)

climax

b)

rising action

c)

exposition

d)

plot

9.

It is the most exciting part of a short story. This is the part in the story when important decisions are made or important things are discovered.

a)

rising action

b)

climax

c)

falling action

d)

exposition

10.

This point occurs after the climax as the problems in the story start to work themselves out. The excitement becomes less and less as the conflict is resolved.

a)

climax

b)

resolution

c)

falling action

d)

rising action

11.

Every story needs to have a problem. Without it, the story will not go anywhere and will not be very interesting.

a)

conflict

b)

theme

c)

point of view

d)

plot

12.

This is the central idea in a short story and a general truth. This is

considered as the author’s message to the readers.

a)

plot

b)

conflict

c)

point of view

d)

theme

13.

A comic book narrative that is

equivalent in form and dimension to the prose novel (Campbell 200,

81). The pictures are arranged in sequenced in image panels and

dialogues are written in speech bubbles.

a)

manga

b)

chicklet

c)

flash fiction

d)

Graphic fiction or a graphic novel

14.

An imaginative literature of extreme brevity. It could range

from a word to a thousand (Gacusan 2018). It is known as micro

stories, postcard fiction, nanotales and short shorts.

a)

manga

b)

flash fiction

c)

graphic novel

d)

doddle

15.

Flash fiction presents the story with fewest words as

possible.

a)

brevity

b)

complete plot

c)

surprising ending

d)

nanotales

16.

Flash fiction emphasizes the development of

plot. It has a beginning, middle and ending of the story.

a)

complete plot

b)

brevity

c)

nanotales

d)

surprising ending

17.

The successful hallmark of a flash fiction is

its twist at the end of the story.

a)

complete plot

b)

nanotales

c)

brevity

d)

surprising ending

18.

Is a story of various explanations for the color of the sky that involves angels and

blueberries by Tara Campbell

a)

“Taylor Swift”

b)

“Unnecessary Things”

c)

“Angels and Blueberries”

19.

It tells a weird story of how

anyone can order a perfectly clone of Taylor Swift at his

doorstep by Hugh Behm-Steinberg

a)

“Taylor Swift”

b)

“Angels and Blueberries”

c)

“Unnecessary Things”

d)

Sinigang

20.

A story of finding anold and torn teddy bear,that she adored as a child

by Tatyana Tolstaya

a)

Sinigang

b)

“Angels and Blueberries”

c)

“Taylor Swift”

d)

“Unnecessary Things”

21.

What plot structure component shows when excitement decreases as the conflict

is resolved?

a)

exposition

b)

parable

c)

anecdote

d)

narrative poem

22.

Also known as the plot complication.

a)

exposition

b)

climax

c)

rising action

d)

falling action

23.

A type of resolution is achieved by answering unanswered questions

that were implied or explicitly stated in the story

a)

within

b)

inside

c)

open

d)

closed

24.

A type of resolution leaves the readers to think, wonder or speculate what

happens after the story has ended

a)

within

b)

closed

c)

inside

d)

open

25.

A plot structure component has the most tension and

also the most exciting event

a)

exposition

b)

falling action

c)

rising action

d)

climax

26.

Also termed as the inciting incidents

a)

rising action

b)

resolution

c)

exposition

d)

climax

27.

It is a genre of fiction that is basically a short story with much lesser words

a)

novel

b)

flash fiction

c)

parable

d)

fable

28.

A short story is interesting and fun to read because it teaches ______ lesson.

a)

sociological

b)

moral

c)

political

d)

biographical

29.

To produce a literary adaptation of a story, one needs to apply his ICT skills.

ICT means _____.

a)

. Information and Communication Technology

b)

Inclusive for Classroom Technology

c)

Information to Centralize Tutorial

30.

Information Technology (IT) is the use of __________ to store, retrieve, transmit,and manipulate data, or information

a)

computer

b)

projector

c)

printer

31.

It is a brief story illustrating a moral or revealing general truths

about human nature.

a)

fable

b)

parable

c)

poem narrative

d)

anecdote

32.

He is the writer of the parable entitled, “The Story of the Pencil” and

he is known as a well-acclaimed writer.

a)

Paul Coelho

b)

Paula Coole

c)

Paulo Colle

d)

Paulo Coelho

33.

The story of “The Ants and a Grasshopper” is an example of a/an ______

a)

parable

b)

anecdote

c)

fable

d)

poem narrative

34.

The series of events when things begin to happen in the story

a)

Exposition

b)

Rising Action

c)

Theme

35.

The element that creates the tone and presents the characters and other

important facts to introduce the story

a)

climax

b)

setting

c)

Exposition

d)

theme

36.

There are many uses of multimedia for a deeper understanding of a lesson.

Audiobooks are ideal for second-language learners.

a)

true

b)

false

37.

Song files and music videos can be used to compare social norms

in different eras. Multimedia can offer students a better

understanding of the lesson.

a)

true

b)

false

38.

Is a primary component in multimedia, especially those that

appear online and on television. The different formats of these

types of multimedia include wmv, avi, mped and flash.

a)

audio

b)

text

c)

animation

d)

videos

39.

It has always been and will always been the most common among the types

of multimedia components in different applications. With the combination of other media components can make any application more user-friendly.

a)

animation

b)

video

c)

text

d)

images

40.

Characteristic of a Multimedia. Except ______.

a)

Digital storytelling allows students to improve their knowledge about a

specific subject and increases skills such as writing, researching and

reading.

b)

Multimedia can be used in the presentations, making them more fun and

interesting.

c)

You can also download the multimedia presentation or play it live.