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THE NOTRE DAME OF KABACAN, INC.

Senior High School Department
Kabacan, Cotabato
A.Y. 2019-2020
1st Semester Final Examination in 21st CENTURY LITERATURE - Grade 11- Set A

Name: ___________________________________________________________________________ Abilities No. of items Score

Grade and Strand: _____________________________________________________________ U 40
Region Code: L School ID: 405599 A/A 40
Division Code: 05 LRN:_______________ Total 80
Teacher: Carole Janne A. Endoy Date:_______________

General Instruction:
This sixty minutes examination is devised how well you have learned the lessons during the 1st semester final
term. Read, understand and follow carefully the directions given in all sub-tests. Choose the best answer. Write your
answer on the space provided after the item.

UNDERSTANDING MULTIPLE CHOICE. Direction: Read each item carefully. Choose the letter of the correct
answer. Write your answer on the space provided using CAPITAL LETTERS.
1. The modern world’s reinvention of a classical genre- the epic. 1._____
A. Novel B. Poetry C. Narrative D. Epic
2. It pertains to the nature of the genre being discussed. 2._____
A. Literary text
B. Literary Genre
C. Literary Context
D. Formal
3. The relationship between the author’s life and work. 3._____
A. Biographical Context
B. Sociocultural Context
C. Life context
D. Context
4. It suggests the intimate relationship between the work and what surrounds it- social condition, 4._____
culture, worldview and history.
A. Biographical context
B. Sociocultural context
C. Life context
D. All of the above
5. Story written by Antonio Enriquez, which transported us to Mindanao to examine the condition of the 5._____
often misunderstood or marginalized Muslim Filipinos or Moros.
A. The Bangsamoro
B. The Green Land
C. The Bangsamoro Sanctuary
D. Green Sanctuary
6. The author of the story Green Sanctuary 6._____
A. Severino Reyes
B. Antonio Enrique
C. Antonio Enriquez
D. Andres Bonifacio
7. Bangsamoro means: 7._____
A. Bansa ng Mindanao
B. Bansa ng Moro
C. Bansa sa Mindanao
D. Bansa sa Moro
8. The oldest town in Cotabato that was featured in the story “Green Sanctuary” 8._____
A. Kabacan B. Midsayap C. Pikit D. Davao
9. The Author of the story “Promdi@Manila” 9._____
A. Genevieve Antique
B. Genevieve Asenso
C. Geny Asenjo
D. Genevieve L. Asenjo
10. The two main characters in the story “Promdi@Manila 10._____
A. Juls and Teray
B. Jolina and Terry
C. Jeny and Teray
D. None of the above
11. The setting of the story Promdi@Manila 11._____
A. Antique B. Rizal C. Laguna D. Baclaran
12. The composition of a person in a work of fiction 12._____
A. Character B. Setting C. Theme D. Plot
13. This type of character dynamically changes or transforms by the end of the story. 13._____
A. Foil B. Round C. Flat D. Center
14. This character stays the same at the end of the story and is considered static. 14._____
A. Foil B. Round C. Flat D. Center
15. This character stands in contrast to another character, usually emphasizing a particular attribute of a 15._____
more prominently characterized figure.
A. Foil B. Round C. Flat D. Center
16. The time and place where the story unfolds 16._____
A. Character B. Setting C. Theme D. Plot
17. The quality of text- a work of literature has to be perceived as an independent organism, freely existing 17._____
and making meaning on its own.
A. Subjective B. Objective C. Context D. Setting
18. Story written by Temistokles Adlawan about a tricycle driver 18._____
A. One day on the Road
B. The Road Runner
C. The Drivers
D. The Tricycle Driver
19. The setting of the story One day on the Road. 19._____
A. Davao B. Kidapawan C. Laguna D. Cebu
20. The perspective from which the story is being told 20._____
A. View B. Point C. View pointer D. Point of View
21. This POV, uses pronoun “I”; necessarily limited and subjective. 21._____
A. First Person
B. Second Person
C. Third Person
D. Third Person Omniscient
22. This POV in not often used, where the viewpoint character (and in effect, the reader) is referred as 22._____
“you”
A. First Person
B. Second Person
C. Third Person
D. Third Person Omniscient
23. This is known as a comparatively objective point of view. 23._____
A. First Person
B. Second Person
C. Third Person
D. Third Person Omniscient
24. This POV is all knowing and able to get into the minds of all the characters. 24._____
A. First Person
B. Second Person
C. Third Person
D. Third Person Omniscient
25. The sequence of events in the story. 25._____
A. POV B. Plot C. Setting D. Theme
26. This element of plot introduces the characters, the setting and the circumstances of the story. 26._____
A. Exposition B. Rising Action C. Falling Action D. Resolution
27. Conflict or tension is introduced, 27._____
A. Exposition B. Rising Action C. Falling Action D. Resolution
28. The most exciting part of the story and the conflict explodes. 28._____
A. Exposition B. Rising Action C. Climax D. Resolution
29. It is where the story concludes in view of a transformation or insight from the character; also known 29._____
as the ending of the story.
A. Exposition B. Rising Action C. Climax D. Resolution
30. A poem written by RIO ALMA that features a beautiful landmark made of stones. 30._____
A. Lime Stone B. Stonecold C. Stonehenge D. Stone block
31. A figure of speech that make reference to historical, mytholigal, and fictional figures. 31._____
A. Couplet B. Allusion C. Illusion D. Metaphor
32. It is a structure of a poem where in the stanza come in twos. 32._____
A. Couplet B. Allusion C. Illusion D. Metaphor
 33. The full name Rio Alma 33._____
A. Riogelio Alma
B. Virgilio Almario
C. Virgil Rio
D. Rio Virgil
34. Cosmos means 34._____
A. Life B. New C. Universe D. Earth
35. Polis means 35._____
A. Town B. Country C. Province D. City
36. This refers to a global mindset. 36._____
A. Cosmopolitanism
B. Neopolo
C. Poloscosmo
D. Cosmospolos
37. A figure of speech where a part stands for a whole. 37._____
A. Synecdoche
B. Metonymy
C. Simile
D. Onomatopoeia
38. A figure of speech that represents or substitutes for another name. 38._____
A. Synecdoche
B. Metonymy
C. Simile
D. Onomatopoeia
39. The author of XVII from “Amsterdam: A Cycle
A. Virgiolio Rioalma
B. Graciano Lopez Jaena
C. Andres Bonifacio
D. J. Neil C. Garcia
40. The “modern age” is also known as 40._____
A. 21st Century B. New Age C. Golden Age D. Colonial

ANALYZING: MATCHING TYPE: Match Column A and Column B. Write the letter of your answer on the
space provided after each number.

41. It a true story about a Filipino-American girl who studied in the A. Ennui 41.____
Philippines and was recognized because of her whiteness. B. Genre 42.____
42. The Author of the essay entitled “Under My Invisible Umbrella”
43. It reflects the attitude towards the author subject matter. C. Drama 43.____
44. A figure of speech that compares two things directly. D. Poetry 44.____
45. The colonial project of the American to treat Filipinos as
brothers and sisters not as slaves. E. Nihilism 45.____
46. Refers to that lethargic feeling wrought out of routine, out of F. Benevolent Assimilation 46.____
the repetition of meaningless things.
47. The conventions of the forms of literature. G. Metaphor 47.____
48. A genre of literature that has a strong religious significance. H. Tone 48.____
49. The oldest of all genres of literature.
50. It is an attitude that finds meaninglessness in things, societal I. Laurel Fantauzzo 49.____
dissatisfaction. J. Under My Invisible 50.____
51. It is an ordered way of developing one’s ideas. Umbrella
52. Also known as pride; which functions as tragic character’s flaw. K. East Asian 51.____
53. Considered as the most economically progressive block in the
Asian continent. L. Lu Xun 52.____
54. The pen name of the Chinese fictionist, critic, and poet. M. Stories 53.____
55. It a story narrating the main character’s family migrating from
China to the Philippines. N. Hubris 54.____
O. Structure 55.____

56-60. DRAW and LABEL the plot diagram. (5pts)

61-80. ESSAY. DEFINE/EXPLAIN the following terms as best as you can.

Rubric: Development, Structure and Coherence -3pts

Grammar -2pts
5pts/item

A. DEFINE Literature

B. EXPLAIN. Why is it important to look back in order to move forward?

C. EXPLAIN. What is the impact of technologies in the field of literature?

D. Among all the stories, essays and poems discussed, what is your favourite and why?

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JER. 29:11

Prepared by: Checked by:

CAROLE JANNE A. ENDOY MICHAEL S. DARLE

Subject Teacher HSD PRINCIPAL