LORD’S ANGELS MONTESSORI SCHOOL, INC.

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Tel. Nos.: (044) 795 – 6312 / 791-2439
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SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

PRELIM EXAMINATION
Second Semester, S.Y. 2018-2019
21st CENTURY LITERATURE OF THE PHILIPPINES AND THE WORLD

NAME: _____________________________________ SCORE: _______________

GRADE/STRAND: _____________________________ DATE: ________________
INSTRUCTOR: MRS. CRISTINE BERNADETH I. CRUZ/ MS. CHRISTINE JOY DL. DELA TORRE

I. A. IDENTIFICATION. Write the word/s that best describes the following statement on the space provided before the
number. Choose your answers in the box. NO ERASURES
Delectare Elegy Epic Fiction
Litteratura Lyric Poetry Literature Narrative Poetry
Non fiction Ode Occasional Poetry Poetry
Prodesse Prose Prose Poetry Sonnet

_______________________1. Type of poetry that is usually sung.

_______________________2. It is a poetry written for specific occasion
_______________________3. Literary work that is mainly based on facts.
_______________________4. A literary technique that is lyrical in nature.
_______________________5. This type of poetry is used to teach something.
_______________________6. One of the types of poetry that tells about a story.
_______________________7. It is a Latin word which means “writing forms with letters”.
_______________________8. It is the formal lament for the death of a particular person.
_______________________9. Literary work that is wholly or partly imagined or theoretical.
_______________________10. It is originally a love poem which dealt with the lover’s sufferings and hopes.
_______________________11. It is a long poem which narrates the deed and adventures of heroic or legendary figures.
_______________________12. It is another form of literature wherein the beauty lies in its syntax more than rhythm or
expression of emotions.
_______________________13. One of the categories in literature which is a form of condensed imaginative writing with
high language command.
_______________________14-15. In descriptive and didactic, the poetry must contain ________ which means learning
and __________ which means pleasure.

B. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Encircle the letter that corresponds to the following questions. NO ERASURES
1. It came from the Greek word, "carry over".
a. Hyperbole b. Metaphor c. Personification d. Simile
2. This subgenre of fiction pertains to the actions of gods.
a. Folklore b. Legend c. Mythology d. Tall tale
3. It is a figure of speech (a form of irony) in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect.
a. Hyperbole b. Metaphor c. Personification d. Simile
4. This literary technique shows that some scenes temporarily jump the narrative forward in time.
a. Eucatastrophe b. Flashback c. Flash forward d. Plot twist
5. It is the unexpected change in the direction or expected outcome of the plot in literary technique.
a. Eucatastrophe b. Flashback c. Flash forward d. Plot twist
6. A figure of speech in which an inanimate object or abstraction is given human qualities or abilities.
a. Hyperbole b. Metaphor c. Personification d. Simile
7. It is a subgenre of fiction, which means forming mental images with strange or other worldly settings or
characters.
a. Fable b. Fairy Tales c. Fantasy d. Science Fiction
8. One of the literary techniques that alters the time sequences, taking the characters back to the beginning of the
tale.
a. Eucatastrophe b. Flashback c. Flash forward d. Plot twist
9. Speech in which an implied comparison is made between two unlike things that actually have something in
common.
a. Hyperbole b. Metaphor c. Personification d. Simile
10. It is a figure of speech in which two fundamentally unlike things are explicitly compared, usually in a phrase
introduced by like or as.
a. Hyperbole b. Metaphor c. Personification d. Simile
 II. A. MATCHING TYPE. Match the information in column A with the names in column B. Write the CAPITAL LETTER of
your answer on the space provided [small letters will be considered as incorrect].NO ERASURES (2pts)

COLUMN A COLUMN B
_____1. The “Master of the comma poem”.
_____2. He was the father of Bicolano literature.
_____3.The father of Ilokano poetry and literature A. Amado M. Yuzon
_____4. He was known as “The Father of Tagalog Literature”. B. Amado V. Hernandez
_____5. He was a native of Romblon whose works also focused on nature. C. Carlos P. Romulo
_____6. She was regarded as the most prolific writer in the Hiligaynon D. Edith Tiempo
language. E. Francisco Balagtas
_____7. He was a soldier and foreign affairs secretary who wrote 18 F. Jose Garcia Villa
books, mostly memoirs about him. G. Magadalena Jalandoni
_____8. She was the only female national artist whose masterpieces are H. Mariano Perfecto
famous for her use of vivid metaphors. I. Nick Joaquin
_____9. His poem collection written in Kapampangan dialect “Salitang J. NVM Gonzales
Paca-Versu”has earned his accolades here and abroad. K. Pedro Bucaneg
_____10. He was born in Hagonoy, Bulacan but grew up in Tondo, Manila
whose poems and novels were written purely in the Filipino
mother tongue tackled about poor and working class.

B. MODIFIED TRUE OR FALSE. Analyze each statements. Write TRUE if the underlined word/s is true. If the underlined
word is false, write the correct word to make the statement true. Write your answer on the space provided before each
number.NO ERASURES (2pts)

______________________1. “May Day Eve” was written by on Nestor Vicente Madali Gonzales.
______________________2. Vicente Sottoproduced an epic for his obra maestro Biag ni Lam-ang.
______________________3. Francisco Balagtas is well known as the “Shakespeare of the Philippines”.
______________________4. Jose Garcia Villa used the pen name Doveglion which mean dove, eagle, and lion
______________________5. It was until June 12, 1896, it was open warfare for the Katipuneros against the Spaniards.
______________________6. Rizal’s 1887 novel Noli Me Tangere was the impetus that turned Philippine society upside
down.
______________________7. On August 9, 1898, the Spanish authorities had discovered the whereabouts of the
Katipunan.
______________________8. F. Sionil Jose is a native of Rosales, Pangasinan who often gathered local legends and epics
from his hometown.
______________________9. 21st Century literature consists of written works of various printed and published from the
start of the new millennium up to the present.
______________________10. On September 21, 1982 by virtue of Proclamation Order 1081, then Pres. Ferdinand E.
Marcos placed the entire country under Martial Law rule.

III. CLASSIFICATION. Determine whether the given statement is Simile, Metaphor, Personification, or Hyperbole. WriteS
if the statement is Simile, M for Metaphor, P if it is Personification and H if the statement is Hyperbole. Write your
answer on the space provided.NO ERASURES (2pts.)

_____1. The curtain of night.

_____2. I am dying of shame!
_____3. Your suitcase weighs a ton!
_____4. The assignment was a breeze.
_____5. Time and tide waits for none.
_____6.The fire swallowed the entire forest.
_____7.Old Marley was as dead as a door-nail.
_____8. The wind whispered through dry grass.
_____9. I am trying to solve a million issues these days.
_____10.I wait, washed, brushed, and fed, like a prize pig.

IV. ESSAY.Describe the process of selecting a National Artist of the Philippines. Briefly explain each steps. NO ERASURES
(2pts.)

initial list of
qualifying
National Artist

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LORD’S ANGELS MONTESSORI SCHOOL, INC.
149 Dahlia St., Alido Hgts. Subd., City of Malolos, Bulacan SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Tel. Nos.: (044) 795 – 6312 / 791-2439 PRELIM EXAMINATION - Second Semester, S.Y. 2018-2019
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TABLE OF SPECIFICATIONS
21st CENTURY LITERATURE OF THE PHILIPPINES AND THE WORLD

NUMBER OF NUMBER OF PLACEMENT OF ITEMS

OBJECTIVE TOPIC PERCENTAGE
HOURS ITEMS
KNOWLEDGE PROCESS UNDERSTANDING
Identify the geographic, linguistic, and
ethnic dimensions of Philippine literary 1. History of Philippine
4 29% 20 I1-15 II.B.5-7,9,10
history from precolonial to the Literature
contemporary
Value the contributions of local writers 2. Overview of Philippine
to the development of regional literary Literature by
traditions Region/Philippine 3 21% 15 II.A1-10 II.B.1-4,8
National Artists in
Literature
Differentiate or compare and contrast
the various 21st century literary genres
and the ones from the earlier genres/ 3. Genres of Literature 1 7% 5 I.B1,3,6,9,10
periods citing their elements,
structures and traditions
Infer literary meaning from literal
language based on usage 4. Figures of Speech 2 14% 10 III.1-10

Analyze the figures of speech and other

literary techniques and devices in the 5. Literary Technique 4 29% 20 I.B. 2,4,5,7,8 IV. 1-15
text
14 100 70 35 25 10

PREPARED BY: CHECKED BY: APPROVED BY:

MRS. CRISTINE BERNADETH I. CRUZ MR. ARIEL E. CRISTOBAL MRS. CORAZON S. SAN PEDRO
Subject Teacher Academic Coordinator Principal