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Palawan Hope Christian School
Manalo Extension, Puerto Princesa City
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PERIODIC TEST PHILIPPINE LITERATURE

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Name: ________________________________________ Score: U:____________
Section: _______________________________________ Date: _______________

1. What is Rizals reason for writing the poem?
A. inspire the Filipino youth to fight against the Spanish anomalies
B. encourage the Filipino youth to develop his/her talents
C. show off that he is a literary genius
2. What does Rizal mean when he said that the youth is the fair hope of Motherland?
A. They are the next generation to govern and populate the land
B. They are brilliant and intelligent
C. They are young and naturally shy
3. What should the youth do with their talents?
A. They should boast of it
B. They should make use of it
C. They should hide it
4. What figure of speech is virgin mind fly, and hard rock animate?
A. Metaphor B. Personification C. Simile
5. Who is the person writing the letter?
A. Rene Estrella Amper B. Simeona San Miguel C. Tasyo
6. What is the current nationality of Pedro/Pete?
A. Chinese B. Muslim C. American
7. What is the purpose of the writer in writing his letter?
A. To inform Pete of the problems at hand
B. To send regards to Pete because they missed him
C. To let him know that they need a balikbayan box that contains goods.
8. What do the farmers sell when they sell their agony and their sweat?
A. The land where they work in all day
B. The stress that they feel from working all day
C. The yields of their fields that they work on all day
9. What happened to the blue hills where they used to shoot birds?
A.
10. Why is the priest sad?
11. Why are the cornfields full of cries?
12. What do Pedro and his friend love to do aside from shooting birds?
13. What is not an example of colonial mentality in the poem?
14. What is the duty of the river?
15. What kept Bacong River to continue its pilgrimage?
True or False. Elements and Types of Essays
1. An essay is a written composition that attempts to examine a particular topic from a personal
point of view.
2.
Vocabulary.
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1. abounding bouncing existing rich
2. resplendently brightly graciously religiously
3. unperturbed unhappy undecided undisturbed
4. animate give life to master instil
5. dissipate attack embrace vanish
6. bastard stow-away illegitimate legitimate
7. cascades drought waterfall scorching
8. phenomenon ordinary peculiar usual
9. drought abundance dry plenteous
10. pilgrimage journey motionlessness stagnant

Identify the type and element of essay based on the given descriptions.