Talalora National High School

SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Talalora, Samar

PRE-TEST IN
21 Century Literature from the Philippines and the World
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Name: ___________________________ Level/Section: _____________

Teacher: Rona Fe L. Ontuca Date: _____________ SCORE:

Test I: Multiple Choice: Direction: Read the questions carefully. Choose and
encircle the letter of the correct answer:

1. Which of the following is NOT Jose Rizal’s writing?

a. Noli Me Tangere
b. Mi Ultimo Adios
c. El Felibusterismo
d. Kaingat Kayo

2. Chant (Bulong) was used in witchcraft or enchantment especially in

remote places in the Visayas?
a. Japanese period
b. Rebirth of Freedom
c. Pre-Spanish Period
d. Enlightenment

3. Poetry during this period were romantic and revolutionary.

Imagery
a. The 3rd Republic Period
b. Edsa I Period
c. 21st Century Period
d. Pre-Spanish Period

4. Haiku and Tanaga were influenced by what period?

a. Spanish period
b. Japanese Period
c. 21st Century Period
d. Enlightenment

5. Imagery in poetry pertains to ___________?

a. Mental pictures
b. Unique drawings
c. Vague resemblances
d. Word creation

6. These are made up of stories about life, adventure, love, horror, and
humor where one can derive lessons.
a. Epic
b. Folk tales
c. Folk songs
d. Myth

“Be patient in all times, God will make a way”

 7. A Japanese word for comics?
a. Manga
b. Naruto
c. Chicklit
d. Doodle

8. Which is of the following is NOT a multimedia format that a learner

can use to interpret literary texts?
a. Blog
b. Slogan
c. Text tula
d. Tag cloud

9. Which Filipino poem consists of four lines with seven syllables each
with the same rhyme at the end of each line?
a. Ode
b. Haiku
c. Tanaga
d. Corrido

10. Which Microsoft Office application can a learner use to create a

slideshow presentation?
a. Word
b. Excels
c. Paint
d. Power Point

11. Which of the following author who wrote “Ang Pipit”?

a. Levi Celerio
b. John Jack G. Wigley
c. Jose Rizal
d. Jack Sparrow

12. It is literature created from the imagination, not presented as fact,

though it may be based on a true story or situation.
a. poetry
b. drama
c. fiction
d. non-fiction

13. It is a major literary genre that based on facts and the author’s
opinion about a subject.
a. Poetry
b. drama
c. fiction
d. non-fiction

“Be patient in all times, God will make a way”

 14. It is creating a picture in the reader's mind by using words that
appeal to the senses.
a. imagery
b. visual imagery
c. auditory imagery
d. kinesthetic imagery

15. What comes after the climax when things or events begin to work
out?
a. rising action
b. theme
c. exposition
d. falling action

16. Which element refers to the time and location where the story happens?
a. plot
b. setting
c. conflict
d. characterization
17. A literary genre, is also known as literary _________.
a. composition
b. essay
c. academic text
d. epic

18. The following are common characteristics of flash fiction,

EXCEPT____________.
a. brief
b. in panel images
c. has complete plot
d. presents twist in the ending

19. Flash fiction is also known as _____________.

a. nanotales
b. short story
c. graphic fiction
d. macro stories

20. Which is a feature of a graphic novel?

a. A Graphic novel is in condensed form.
b. It presents micro-stories in each sub-plot.
c. The main character victoriously attained his purpose in the st
d. It encourages interactivity in the minds of the reader as he fills
. in the blank pages

21. It is imaginative literature ranges from a word to a thousand.

a. tales
b. short story
c. flash fiction
d. graphic fiction

“Be patient in all times, God will make a way”

22. A flash fiction presents a surprising ending which means that
______________.
a. it ends happily
b. it ends tragically
c. it has a loose ending
d. the story ends with a twist

23. It is a brief story illustrating a moral or revealing general truths about human
nature.
a. parable
b. fable
c. poem narrative
d. anecdote

24. It is a short story designed to allegoricallly teach some religious principles,

moral lessons, or general truths.
a. fable
b. anecdote
c. parable
d. poem narrative

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

a. parable
b. poem narrative
c. fable
d. anecdote

26. Parables and fables are very interesting to read, because you will learn
lessons from them.
a. topic
b. moral
c. review
d. immoral

27. What do you call a short story with less than 1000 words?
a. novel
b. flash fiction
c. proverbs
d. parables

28. The words ‘dogs are man’s best friend’ is an example of a/an .
a. proverbs
b. counsel
c. adage
d. Bible verse

29. What writing technique is used for an episodic plot?

a. flash left
b. foreshadowing
c. flashback
d. epiphany

“Be patient in all times, God will make a way”

30. What plot structure component has the most tension and also the most
exciting event?
a. exposition
b. falling action
c. climax
d. rising action
31. It refers to any electronic application that uses both words and pictures in a
combination of text, voice, picture or video.
a. media
b. printer and scanner
c. multimedia
d. projector

32. Videos, animation, text, images, and audio are all multimedia ________.
a. formats
b. components
c. uses
d. presentations

33. The AVI (Audio Video Interleave) that is developed by Microsoft is commonly
used in video cameras and TV ___________ and it plays well on Windows
computers.
a. programs
b. software
c. hardware
d. viewing
34. “You can also download a multimedia presentation or play it live.” It
tells us about multimedia _________.
a. uses
b. formats
c. benefits
d. characteristics

35. To make our multimedia presentation creative, we can import images, audio,
and video clips to unique output, but we have to _________________, to avoid
plagiarism.
a. leaves the webpages
b. screenshot the images
c. ignores the links
d. cites sources

36. It refers to comic narratives in which pictures are arranged in sequenced

in image panels.
a. comic story
b. storyboard
c. flash fiction
d. graphic fiction

37.Dialogues in graphiсfiсtion are written in ____________.

a. text boxes
b. image panels
c. speeсh bubbles
d. beside illustrations

“Be patient in all times, God will make a way”

38. “Digital storytelling allows students to improve their knowledge and
increases
skills such as writing, researching and reading.” It tell us about multimedia
_____________.
a. benefits
b. formats
c. uses
d. characteristics

39. Blogs, vlogs, webinars and other interactive content are multimedia _______.
a. components
b. uses
c. formats
d. presentations
40.The most exciting part of a story is called _______________.
a. character
b. conflict
c. climax
d. plot
41. It refers to the tension, the fight or the struggle between the various
characters
or forces in the story.
a. conflict
b. setting
c. theme
d. plot
42. A short story is interesting and fun to read because it teaches ______ lesson.
a. biographical
b. moral
c. political
d. sociological

43. Information Technology (IT) is the use of __________ to store, retrieve,

transmit, and manipulate data, or information.
a. printer
b. computer
c. projector
d. scanner

44. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is generally accepted to

mean all technologies and allow people and organizations to interact in the
________world.
a. classical
b. digital
c. traditional
d. none of them

45. To Copy, press (Ctrl+C); to Paste, press ________ on the computer keyboard.
a. (Shift+V)
b. Ctrl+P)
c. (Shift+P)
d. (Ctrl+V)

“Be patient in all times, God will make a way”

46. It generates slides for presentation; used to design professional
presentations.
a. Microsoft (MS) Word
b. MS Excel
c. MS PowerPoint
d. MS Publisher
47. To produce a literary adaptation of a story, one needs to apply his ICT skills.
ICT means _____.
a. Information and Communication Technology
b. Information to Centralize Tutorial
c. Inclusive for Classroom Technology
d. Important in Communication Technology

48. A Japanese word for comics?

a. manga
b. naruto
c. chicklit
d. doodle

49. A long narrative poem in which series of heroic achievements or

events, usually of a hero, are dealt with at length?
a. epic
b. folk tales
c. folk Songs
d. myth

50. Which Microsoft Office application can a learner use to create a

slideshow presentation?
a. word
b. excels
c. paint
d. PowerPoint

Prepared by:
RONA FE L. ONTUCA
Cookery 11, Adviser

Noted:

“Be patient in all times, God will make a way”

 MARIA J. ABAIGAR
Teacher In-Charge

“Be patient in all times, God will make a way”