Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education

First Quarter Examination

21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World
Grade11

I. TRUE/FALSE : Read each statement below carefully. Place a T if you think a statement it TRUE.
Place an F on the line if you think the statement is FALSE.

1. Literature derived from two General Education Curriculum (GEC) namely “Literature of the World” and
“Literature of the Philippines” .
2. Literature (origin of term- litera which means letter) deals with ideas, thoughts and emotions of man- thus it
can be said the literature is the story of man.
3. Literature comes from the French phrase “belles letters” which means beautiful writing.
4. The best way to understand human nature fully and know a nation completely is to study science for you to
understand literature.
5. Literature is written works, especially those considered of superior or lasting artistic merit.
6. Literature has two genres namely the prose and poetry.
7. Prose is derived from the latin word “prosa” which means straightforward.
8. Great literature is timeless and timely – forever relevant in terms of its theme and conditions
9. Literature is our life’s story including struggles, ideas, failures, sacrifices and happiness.
10. Literature is all about our future.

II. IDENTIFICATION: Read the following statement and choose the correct answer on the choices
below.

a. Pre Colonial Period d. Nationalistic Period

b. Colonial Period e. Japanese Conquest
c. American Colonization f. Contemporary Period

11. A strong feeling of nationalism was the main agenda of this literary period.
12. Literature in 3 languages flourished
13. Mainly this period is the golden period for short stories and Tagalog drama.
14. New literary forms come out like Free verse (poetry) ,Modern short story and Critical essay.
15. The haiku (5-7-5), Japan’s foremost poetic form became popular.
16. The literary outputs of this period cannot be called substantial because much was oral.
17. The literary scene during this era focused on religious themes due to the Christianization of the Philippines
by the Spaniards.
18. The most significant form of pre-colonial poetry was the folk epic.
19. The Spanish language was introduced as well as the utilization of Roman alphabet for writing.
20. This period was truly significant because it produced a literature that was realistic and truly Filipino.

III. MULTIPLE CHOICE: Read the following statement and choose the correct answer. Write your
answer on your paper.
21. A drama in prose form. It is consists entirely of dialogues in prose and is meant to be acted on stage.
a. Drama b. Prose drama c. Fiction d. Prose Fiction
22. A long fictitious narrative with a complicated plot. Character and actions representative of the real life of
past or present times are portrayed in a plot. It is made up of chapters.
a. Novel b. Short Story c. Essay d. Drama
23. Compressed into one unit of time, place and action. It deals with single character interest, a single emotion
or series of emotions called forth by a single situation. It is distinguish from the novel by its compression.
a. Novel b. Short Story c. Essay d. Drama
24. An article dealing with contents , literally worth , etc of a book especially a recently published book.
a. Novel b. Magazine c. Book Review d. Speech
25. Is a dynamic character who recognize changes in circumstances.
a. Foil b. Stock c. Round d. Flat
26. A casually related sequence of events; what happens as a result of main conflict is presented in a structure
format; sequence of events which evolves the character in conflict.
a. Plot b. Climax c. Denouement d. Exposition
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27. Denonative and cononative meanings/symbols.
a. Sense b. Meter c. Sound d. Diction
28. A narrative poem that tells a story of adventure, love and chivalry. The typical hero is a knight on a quest.
a. Metrical Romance b. Ballad c. Ode d. Elegy
29. The simplest type of narrative poetry. It is a short narrative poem telling a single incident in simple meter
and stanzas. It is intended to be sung.
a. Metrical Romance b. Ballad c. Ode d. Elegy
30. A lyric poem length serious in subject and dignified in style. It is the most majestic of the lyric poems. It is
written in the spirit of praise of some persons or things.
a. Metrical Romance b. Ballad c. Ode d. Elegy
31. Your face is as big as a seed,
But you do not bear fruit… (Lines from A Secret by Carlos Bulosan)
a. Simile b. Metaphor c. Personification d. Apostrophe
32. Little sampaguita, with the wandering eye
Did a tiny fairy, drop you where you lie? (Lines from The Sampaguita by Natividad Marquez)
a. Simile b. Metaphor c. Personification d. Apostrophe
33. The bullet said to the heart:
From now on we shall never part (Lines from Communion by Gerson M. Mallillin)
a. Simile b. Metaphor c. Personification d. Apostrophe
34. Dear Lord: Let thou be the street-cleaner
Whilst I be the read (Prayer by NVM Gonzales)
a. Simile b. Metaphor c. Personification d. Apostrophe
35. The pen is mightier than the sword. He lives through the bottle.
I have read all of Shakespeare. By the sweat of our brow, you will earn your food.
a. Metonymy b. Hyperbole c Allusion d. Irony
36. No busy hand provokes a tear.
No roving foot shall crush thee here.
a. Metonymy b. Hyperbole c Synecdoche d. Irony
37. I know not what to name thy charms, thou art half human, half divine;
And if I could hold thee in my arms, I know both heaven and earth were mine
a. Metonymy b. Hyperbole c Allusion d. Irony
38. If all these men whose heads are with the stars,
who dream unceasingly of blazing royalty
Will only strive to be like you
A dweller of the sod the sod with heart of loyalty
a. Metonymy b. Hyperbole c Allusion d. Irony
39. The pendulum, Is a thing of thread
To nervous persons like me,
It reminds one of swaying Iscariot-
Suspended from a tree. (Lines from After Palanan by Rene A. Iturralde)
a. Metonymy b. Hyperbole c Allusion d. Irony
40. My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun;
Coral is far more red than her lips’ red;
If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun;
If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head. (William Shakepeare)
a. Simile b. Metaphor c. Personification d. Apostrophe

IV. MATCHING TYPE : Match column A with the correct answer on column B.

Column A Column B
41. Kundiman - a. Hymns/ Worship
42. Ditso- b. Nuptial or Courtship Song
43. Diona - c. Song of the children playing on the street
44. Uyayi o hele - d. Love Song
45. Dalit - e. Lullaby Song

V. POETRY ANALISIS: Read the poem below and answer the questions that follows.
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 A. THIRD WORLD GEOGRAPHY
Cirilo F. Bautista
Manila

A country without miracles

sits heavy on the map,
thinking of banana trees rotting
in the sunlight.
The man who watches over it has commandeered all hopes,
Placed them in a sack,
And ties its loose end.
He goes around carrying it
on his back.
When asked what is inside,
He says, “Just a handful of feathers,
Just a handful of feathers.”
That’s how light the burden
of government is in peace time—
any tyrant can turn it into a metaphor.
You kneel on the parched earth
and pray for rice. Only the win
hears your useless words.
The country without miracles
Tries to get up from the page,
but the bold ink and sharp colors
hold it down.

46. The figure of speech used in the lines “A country without miracles sits heavy on the map, thinking of
banana trees rotting in the sunlight” is ______.
a. Metaphor b. Personification c. Simile d. Hyperbole
47. What has happened to hope in the poem, as described by the lines “The man who watches over it has
commandeered all hopes, placed them in a sack, and ties its loose end. He goes around carrying it on his
back.”
a. It has been killed c. It has been conquered
b. It has been stolen d. It has been silenced
48. What are the “feathers” discussed in the poem supposed to be a metaphor of _______.
a. The burden of government c. The dashed hopes of people
b. The feathers of dead birds d. The poverty in the country
49. “You kneel on parched earth and pray for rice.” This implies that the people in the poem are _____.
a. Angry c. Depressed
b. Hungry d.Thirsty
50. The persona speaking in the poem is _____.
a. a character in the poem c. an unbiased observer
b. the author d. the man who watches over the countr

B. TO A LOST ONE
Angela Manalang-Gloria
(Pampanga)

I shall haunt you O my lost one, as the twilight

Haunts a re-entangled trail,
And your dreams will linger strangely with the music
Of a phantom lover’s tale,
You shall not forget, for I am past forgetting,
I shall come to you again
With the starlight and the scent of white Champakas,

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 And the melody of rain.
You shall not forget. Dust will peer into your
Window, tragic-eyed and still,
And unbidden, startle you into remembrance
With its hand upon the still.

51. What context does the poem establish?

a. A person has to leave but wants not to be forgotten
b. An expression of a genuine plea for someone to stay
c. A mere expression of one’s lasting love and affection
d. A person that is happy with his life.
52. Who could be the persona and addressee in the poem?
a. A mother giving an advice to her child
b. An old woman reminiscing the past with her deceased husband
c. A ghost talking to a person being loved so much
d. A girl loss a friend.
53. What is the persona’s desire as revealed by the lines?
a. The persona desires to be loved eternally.
b. The persona wants to be genuinely remembered.
c. The persona asks for forgiveness.
d. The persona is happy.
54. How will you describe the mood or atmosphere that prevails in the poem?
a. Somber
b. Proud
c. Lucid
d. Happy
55. What idea is mainly emphasized by the poem?
a. Bad experiences in life are worth to be forgotten and ignored.
b. In life, people just come and go.
c. People want to be left unforgotten at times.
d. We should not trust people around us.

VI. CREATING: Write a Tanaga Poem. Follow the rubric below. (5 pts.)

Rubric in Making a Tanaga

5 pts. 4 pts. 3pts 2 pts

Word
Poem is thoughtful and Most of the poem is
Choice creative. A couple of creative, but appears to
Poem is creative and original. Poems appear to be
and It is evident that the poet put words may be be rushed. The word thoughtless or rushed.
Creativity thought into their words and confusing but the choice is somewhat Word choice is not
uniquely conveyed their ideas overall product is appropriate for the poem appropriate for the poem
and emotions. carefully written. topic/topics. topic/topics.

Form
The poem follows the style of The poem mostly The poem is somewhat The poem does not follow
Haiku Poetry; this includes 3 follows the style of written in the style of the style of Tanaga
lines written as follows: 7 Tanaga Poetry; the Tanaga Poetry; the poem Poetry; the poem contains
syllables, 7 syllables, 7 poem contains 1 or 2 contains 3 or 4 errors. more than 5 errors. The
syllables, 7 syllables. Poem errors. Poem includes Poem is does not include poem does not include
contains information about indicators for the either the season or the neither the season nor the
the season and the time of season and time of time of day. time of day.
day. day.

Grammar
Work is completely free of Work is mostly free of Work contains several Works contains many
and spelling and grammar errors. spelling and grammar grammar and spelling spelling and grammar
Spelling errors. errors. errors.