Angeles City National High School

Senior High School

Examination in 21st Century

1st Quarter, School Year 2023-2024

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Name: __________________________________ Teacher: ___________________________
Grade and Section : ______________________ Date : _____________________________

Direction: Read each statement carefully. Select the best answer from the choices given. Blacken the
encircled letter for your answer before the item number. NO ERASURES PLEASE.

1. Anything that is written is called _____________.

A. Prose B. Poetry C. Literature D. Litera
2. The language of the imagination which is almost entirely figurative.
A. Prose B. Poetry C. Literature D. Litera
3. It uses ordinary grammatical structure and natural flow of verbal communication.
A. Prose B. Poetry C. Literature D. Litera
4. Literature is derived from the Latin word which means letters.
A. Prose B. Poetry C. Literature D. Litera
5. It is made up of one or more measured lines with rhymes and may consist of 4 to 12 syllables.
A. Sayings B. Chants C. Tanaga D. Riddles
6. A short poetic form that is the Filipino equivalent of Japanese Haiku.
A. Sayings B. Chants C. Tanaga D. Riddles
7. The first book printed in the Philippines in 1593 in xylography.
A. Doctrina Cristiana
B. Barlaan at Josephat
C. Pasion
D. Urbana at Felisa
8. It has influenced greatly the behavior of people in society because the letters dealt with good
behavior.
A. Doctrina Cristiana
B. Barlaan at Josephat
C. Pasion
D. Urbana at Felisa
9. This was a poem by Rizal while he was incarcerated at Fort Bonifacio and is one that can compare
favorably with the best in the world.
A. Mi Ultimo Adios
B. A La Juventud Filipina
C. Noli Me Tangere
D. El Filibusterismo
10. A poem Rizal dedicated to the Filipino Youth studying at UST.
A. Mi Ultimo Adios
B. A La Juventud Filipina
C. Noli Me Tangere
D. El Filibusterismo
11. In this book Rizal courageously exposed the evils in the Spanish-run government in the
Philippines.
A. Mi Ultimo Adios
B. A La Juventud Filipina
C. Noli Me Tangere
D. El Filibusterismo
12. He was called as the “Father of Tagalog Drama.”
A. Patricio Mariano
B. Severino Reyes
C. Aurelio Tolentino
D. Hermogenes Ilagan
13. He was deemed as the “Father of Kapampangan Drama.”
A. Patricio Mariano
B. Severino Reyes
C. Aurelio Tolentino
D. Hermogenes Ilagan
14. He wrote the play entitled “Ninay.”
A. Patricio Mariano
B. Severino Reyes
C. Aurelio Tolentino
D. Hermogenes Ilagan
15. Clodualdo Del Mundo wrote an expression in the game Hide and Seek entitled ___________.
A. Sino Ba Kayo?
B. Panday Pira
C. Bulaga
D. Sa Pula, Sa Puti
16. Francisco Soc Rodrigo’s masterpiece was entitled___________________.
A. Sino Ba Kayo?
B. Panday Pira
C. Bulaga
D. Sa Pula, Sa Puti
17. Jose Ma. Hernandez wrote ________________ as his masterpiece.
A. Sino Ba Kayo?
B. Panday Pira
C. Bulaga
D. Sa Pula, Sa Puti
18. A genre of speculative fiction dealing with imaginative concepts.
A. Six Word Flash Fiction
B. Flash Fiction
C. Speculative Fiction
D. Science Fiction
19. A short story containing six only.
A. Six Word Flash Fiction
B. Flash Fiction
C. Speculative Fiction
D. Science Fiction
20. It is also known as dystopian, supernatural fiction, weird fiction, superhero fiction and fantastical
fiction.
A. Six Word Flash Fiction
B. Flash Fiction
C. Speculative Fiction
D. Science Fiction
21. He is regarded by many as the most distinguished Filipino writer in English writing so variedly
and so well about so many aspects of the Filipino.
A. Cirilo F. Bautista
B. Nick Joaquin
C. Virgilio S. Almario
D. Nestor Vicente Madali
22. The “Father of Ilokano Poetry and Literature.”
A. Pedro Bucaneg
B. F. Sionil Jose
C. Florentino Horendo
D. Francisco Balagtas
23. It is locally known as HELE or UYAYI.
A. Lullabies
B. Drinking Songs
C. Songs of Death
D. Religious Songs
24. Locally known as TAGULAYLAY.
A. Lullabies
B. Drinking Songs
C. Songs of Death
D. Religious Songs
25. The Arts and Rules of the Tagalog Language.
A. Vocabulario De La Lengua Tagala
B. Vocabulario De La Lengua Bisaya
C. Artes y Reglas De La Lengua Tagala
D. Artes y Reglas De La Lengua Ilokana
26. The first Tagalog Dictionary written by Fr. Pedro de San Buenaventura in 1613.
A. Vocabulario De La Lengua Tagala
B. Vocabulario De La Lengua Bisaya
C. Artes y Reglas De La Lengua Tagala
D. Artes y Reglas De La Lengua Ilokana
27. It exposed the evil doings of those in the government and in the church.
A. Mi Ultimo Adios
B. A La Juventud Filipina
C. Noli Me Tangere
D. El Filibusterismo
28. He is also known as Rio Alma, is a poet, literary historian and critic, who has revived and
reinvented traditional Filipino poetic forms, even as he championed modernist poetics.
A. Cirilo F. Bautista
B. Nick Joaquin
C. Virgilio S. Almario
D. Nestor Vicente Madali
29. One of the most widely read Filipino writers in English, wrote the short story "Waywaya," which
is about pre- Hispanic society and the people’s struggle for moral order.
A. Pedro Bucaneg
B. F. Sionil Jose
C. Florentino Horendo
D. Francisco Balagtas
30. The famous epic, Florante at Laura, is regarded as his defining work.
A. Pedro Bucaneg
B. F. Sionil Jose
C. Florentino Horendo
D. Francisco Balagtas
31. A kind of Lyric Poetry wherein a speaker expresses a state of mind or a process of perception,
thought and feeling.
A. Personal Lyric
B. Lyric Poem
C. Sonnet
D. Dramatic Lyric
32. The persona of the speaker is identified with the poet.
A. Personal Lyric
B. Lyric Poem
C. Sonnet
D. Dramatic Lyric
33. Which among the following is not a part or purpose of riddles.
A. To Entertain
B. To Educate
C. To Preserve the culture
D. To Impersonate another person
34. On the following choices given below which among the four is not a part of the themes of the Pre-
Canonical Folk Tales?
A. Life and Death
B. Animals
C. Calamities
D. Supernatural Beings
35. It reminds us about the search of Saint Helena for the Cross on which Jesus died upon.
A. Lagaylay
B. Cenaculo
C. Tibag
D. Panunuluyan
36. A dramatic performance to commemorate the passion and death of Jesus Christ.
A. Lagaylay
B. Cenaculo
C. Tibag
D. Panunuluyan
37. Which among the following is not a pen name being used by Marcelo H. Del Pilar.
A. Dimasalang
B. Plaridel
C. Piping Dilat
D. Dolores Manapat
38. He established the Diariong Tagalog in 1882
A. Jose Rizal
B. Graciano Lopez Jaena
C. Marcelo H. Del Pilar
D. Antonio Luna
39. Into what period when public schools were established here in the Philippines?
A. Spanish Period
B. American Period
C. Japanese Period
D. Contemporary Period
40. It is a sarsuwela drawn from the period of Revolution, depicting the cruelty and corruption of
friars and the heroism of the soldiers of the Katipunan.
A. Walang Sugat
B. Hindi Aco Patay
C. Tanikalang Guinto
D. Sa Dakong Silangan
41. In what period does Philippine Literature in English came to a halt?
A. Spanish Period
B. American Period
C. Japanese Period
D. Contemporary Period
42. Which among the names given below is not considered as during the newspapers during the
Japanese Period?
A. Tribune
B. Liwayway
C. Philippine Review
D. Free Philippines
43. A cell phone novel, or a mobile phone novel is a literary work originally written on a cellular
phone via text messaging.
A. Hyper Poetry
B. Spoken Poetry
C. Chick Lit
D. Mobile Phone Text Tula
44. He is better known as N.V.M. Gonzalez, fictionist, essayist, poet, and teacher, articulated the
Filipino spirit in rural, urban landscapes.
A. Cirilo F. Bautista
B. Nick Joaquin
C. Virgilio S. Almario
D. Nestor Vicente Madali
45. He is a professor, cultural studies pioneer and expert in Ivatan culture from Cagayan Valley.
A. Pedro Bucaneg
B. F. Sionil Jose
C. Florentino Horendo
D. Francisco Balagtas
46. Which among the given examples below is not a part of Fictional Literature?
A. Plays B. Poems C. Diaries D. Songs
47. Oral literature has five (5) forms, which among the group is not a part of Oral Literature.
A. Tanaga B. Chants C. Witchcraft D. Sayings
48. Philippine Literature during the Spanish Period is much focus on_________.
A. Nationalism B. Religion C. Life in the Barrios D. Romance
 49. Which among the four (4) objectives given below by the Propaganda Movement does not belong to
the group?
A. To make Philippines a colony of Spain
B. To give Filipinos the freedom of speech
C. To restore Filipino representation to the Spanish Cortes
D. To gain full independence from Spain
50. Which is true about Philippine literature?

51. Literary works from NCR are the

most widely published and
52. accepted.
53. Literary works from NCR are the
most widely published and
54. accepted.
A. Literary works from NCR are the most widely published and accepted.
B. Philippine literature across the regions is equally represented.
C. There are no published literary works in Mindanao.
D. Visayan literature is dominant in the Philippines.

Prepared by:
Frincess B. Rivera
SHS-Teacher II
Rommel C. De Leon
SHS-Teacher II