21st Century 1st Written Test – 4th Quarter

I. Choose the letter that bares the correct answer. Write the letter on your paper.

1. Who was the author of the short story, “A Day When the Mountains are Visible.”
A. Yusaku Tanaka B. Yazaki Tanaka C.Yosuke Tanaka

2.Who is the persona in the poem?

A. The People B. Okutama C. The Author

3.After reading the story, what do you think is the theme of the story?
A. Struggles in Life B. Looking at the good side of people C. The Mountains

4.What emotion is emphasized by the fourth stanza?

A. Anger B.Sadness C.Fear

5. What figure of speech is shown in this line, “I needed the quiet, gentle power of nature so that
I not bow my head as the cruel, double-headed serpent stuck its head from under the invisible
table and flicked its tongue.”
A. Simile B. Metaphor C.
Onomatopoeia

6. Where was the birthplace of Billy Collins?

A. New Jersey B. New Mexico C. New York

7. Who is the persona in the poem, Forgetfulness?

A. The People B. The Author C. The
Reader

8. What do you think is the theme of the poem, Forgetfulness?

A. Struggles in Life
B. Looking at the bad side of people
C. Consequences of gradual memory loss

9. What emotion is emphasized by the poem, Forgetfulness?

A. Disappointment B. Sadness C. Anger

10. What figure of speech is shown in this line, “Long ago you kissed the names of the nine
Muses goodbye and watched the quadratic equation pack its bag.”
A. Simile B. Metaphor C. Onomatopoeia

11. An author with a pen name Robert Galibraith.

A. Neil Gaiman C. JK Rowling
B. George R.R. Martin D. Stephen King

12. A short story by GRRM that receives both the Hugo and Nebula Award for the Best Novelette.
A. Coraline C. The Sandman
B. Sandkings D. A Song of Ice and Fire

13. Many of his books have been adopted into films, televisions, miniseries, and comic books.
A. Neil Gaiman C. George R.R. Martin
B. Stephen King D. J.K. Rowling

14. The other animal but the same animal in the real world mentioned in the story that can talk.
A. The rat C. The chicken
 B. A mouse D. The cat

15. A thing that could symbolize that the other mother sees Coraline as a doll or a plaything.
A. Buttons C. Door
B. Key D. Well

II.

Match the names in column A with their descriptions/definitions in column B. Write your
answer in your answer sheet.
____1. Suzanne Collins
____2. John Green
____3. James Brendan Patterson
____4. Billy Collins
____5. Nicholas Sparks

A. His poetry reflects modern American life. His work is so popular because he uses the everyday
situations that most Americans deal with to connect with audiences.
B. The author of bestselling novels of all time, namely, The Choice, The Longest Ride, The Best of
Me, Safe Haven etc.
C. The author of the The Hunger Games
D. This author intended to become an Episcopal priest, but his experiences of working in a
hospital with children suffering from life-threatening illnesses.
E. His greatest influence, he said later, was probably Evan S. Connell's 1959 debut

III. Identify the author being referred to by the given statement. Choose and write the
letter of the best answer from the word box.

1. The author of the best-selling book series in history and the basis of a popular Harry Potter
film series.
2. He is known for his international bestselling series of epic fantasy novels, A Song of Ice and
Fire.
3. A British author whose work crosses genres and reaches audiences of all ages.
4. He was described as the King of Horror.
5. An American novelist, short story writer, screenwriter, and television producer.

Answer Key:
I.
1. C
2. C
 3. B
4. B/C
5. B
6. C
7. A
8. C
9. A
10.B
11.C
12.B
13.B
14.D
15.A

II.
1. C
2. D
3. A
4. E
5. B

III.
1. C
2. D
3. A
4. B
5. D

21st Century Literature – 2nd Written Test (4th Quarter)

Directions: Read each statement carefully and write the answers before each item.

1. It is the Earth's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the Eastern and
Northern Hemispheres.
A. Europe C. Asia
B. America D. Africa
2. It is a genre of speculative fiction that contains imagined elements that don’t exist in the real
world.
A. Legend C. Haiku
B. Science Fiction D. Folklore

3. It is an unrhymed poetic in Japanese literature consisting of 17 syllables arranged in three

lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables respectively.
C. Legend C. Haiku
D. Science Fiction D. Folklore

4.This refers to the place where Haruki Murakami was born.

A. Philippines C. Korea
B. India D. Japan

5. What is the name of the award given to Murakami?

A. Yomiuri Literary Prize C. Writer of the Decade
B. Literary Piece of the Year D. None of the above

6. He is a famous Japanese author who grew up in Kobe and then moved to Tokyo, whose works
have been translated into several languages.
A. Banana Yoshimoto C. Haruki Murakami
B. NatsuoKirino D. Yukio Mishima

7. ______________ literature that includes Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indian, Pakistani, Tamil,
Arabic, Persian and Turkish literature.
A. African Literature C. European Literature
B. Asian Literature D. American Literature

8. Who are the characters in the excerpt from Kafka on the Shore entitled “The Boy Named
Crow”?

A. Boy, Father & Crow C. Boy & Crow

B. Boy, Father, Mother & Crow D. Father & Crow

9. In the story, fate is like a ______________________.

A. Paradise C. Waves
B. Sandstorm D. Garden

10. Which is not included in the different categories of Asian literature?

A. Religion C. Literary genre
B. Ethic Group D. None of the above

11. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the
southeast by South America and the Caribbean Sea, and to the west and south by the Pacific
Ocean.
A. South America C. Asia

B. North America D. Africa

12. A novel in comic strip format, in which a narrative is conveyed with sequential art and a
book written and illustrated in the style of a comic book.
A. Graphic Novel C. Chick Lit
B. Young-Adult Fiction D. Wattpad

13. A genre of fiction concentrating on young women and their emotional lives.
A. Graphic Novel C. Chick Lit
B. Young-Adult Fiction D. Wattpad
14. It is an Internet community for readers and writers to publish new user-generated stories in
different genres, including classics, general fiction, historical fiction, non-fiction, poetry,
fanfiction, spiritual, humor and teen fiction. It aims to create social communities around stories
from both amateur and established writers.
A. Graphic Novel C. Chick Lit
B. Young-Adult Fiction D. Wattpad

15. It is a fiction about characters or settings from an original work of fiction, created by fans of
that work rather than by its creator, Fans may maintain the creator’s characters and settings or
add their own.
A. Graphic Novel C. Chick Lit
B. Speculative Fiction D. Fan Fiction

16. She was born on August 19, 1988 in New York City, and was raised primarily in Barrington,
Illinois. Veronica Roth is best known for her trilogy of novels: Divergent, Insurgent, and
Allegiant.
A. Benjamin Franklin C. Thomas Paine
B. Veronica Roth D. Thomas Jefferson

17. By its very nature, its society lacked a definite structure about which to write. Search for
identity has always been an outstanding trait in the _____________ literature.
A. African Literature C. European Literature
B. Asian Literature D. American Literature

18. What is the faction of Beatrice’s family?

A. Erudite C. Abnegation
B. Candor D. Dauntless

19. What is the name of Beatrice’s brother?

A. Edward C. Collin
B. Dan D. Caleb

20. Which is not included in Veronica’s trilogy?

A. Divergent C. Insurgent
B. Allegiant D. Allegiance

Answer key:

1. C
2. B
3. C
4. D
5. A
6. C
7. B
8. C
9. B
10.D
11.B
12.A
13.C
14.D
15.D
16.B
17.D
18.C
19.D
20.D

21st Century Literature – 3rd Written Test (4th Quarter)

Write X if the statement is about realism, Y if the statement is about existentialism and Z
if the statement is about postmodernism.

1. ______ - It is concerned with capturing the everyday in all its minutest details.
2. ______ - It questions the self’s coming to life and its purpose on living.
3. ______ - It signifies the breakdown of the boundary between external world and individual
consciousness.
4. ______ - It denotes a lifelike, immediate quality.
5. ______ - It is characterized by the use of metafiction, unreliable narration, self-reflexivity,
intertextuality, and which often thematizes both historical and political issues.

Write T if the statement is entirely correct and write F if something makes the statement
wrong.

6. _____ - Realism is a 19th century literary movement but its influence could still be seen in the
21st century.
7. _____ - Existentialism crosses over postmodernism through its magical realism sub movement
and its talk on family and marriage.
8. _____ - Realism, existentialism ad postmodernism may involve either completely or partially
talks on philosophy and morality.
9. _____ - Postmodernism is the dominant movement in the 21st Century European literature.
10. _____ - The Apologizer by Milan Kundera could be attributed to realism, existentialism and
postmodernism movements.

Write T if the statement is entirely correct. If the statement is wrong, replace the
underlined term with the right one to make the statement correct.

11. _____________________ - Hybrid literary forms involve the merge between old literary genres
and the emerging literary genres usually with the advent of technology.
12. _____________________ - Magical realism is a literary genre which involves the evident use of
supernatural powers and magical scenes in its plot.
13. _____________________ -A broken identity is one of the characteristics of a magical realist plot.
14. _____________________ -A twitter poetry involves the use of 140 words.
15. _____________________ - Latin American writers are fond of using magical realism as a literary
mode in their works.

Fill in the blanks to complete the following sentences. Choose the best answer in the box
below.

Epic African Literature Literary genres

Proverbs Myth Orature

16. Poetry, drama, novel and short story flourished as the ____________________.
17. The texts for the study of ____________________ shed light in controversial issues such as
racial discrimination, apartheid, political conflicts, civil wars, feminism and gender sensitivity
and human rights issues.
18. Oral Literature, is also called as ____________________, have flourished in Africa for many
centuries and take a variety of forms including folk tales, myths, epics, funeral dirges, praise
poems and proverbs.
19. ____________________ often recount the heroic exploits of ancestors.
20. ____________________ are short, witty or ironic statements, metaphorical in its formulation
which aim to communicate a response to a particular situation, to offer advice, or to be
persuasive.

Match column A with Column B

Column A Column B
21. This is known as A. Blog-afrorismos
animated poems. B. Anipoema
22. A statement of general C. Poemita
truth with extreme D. Hypertext Short
brevity posted Fiction E. Twitter Poetry
on online platforms. F. Microrrelators
23. These are short
not exceeding a page.
24. This is explicitly marked
by the use of only
140 characters.
25. These are literally
short poems.
Answer Key:

1. X
2. Y
3. Z
4. X
5. Z
6. T
7. F
8. T
9. T
10.T
11.T
12.Literary Mode
13.T
14.140 Characters
15.T
16.Literary Genre
17.African Literature
18.Orature
19.Epic
20.Proverbs
21.B
22.A
23.F
24.E
25.D