CANTILAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Malingin, Magasang, Cantilan, Surigao del Sur

(21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World)

DIAGNOSTIC EXAMINATION

INSTRUCTIONS: Choose the letter that corresponds to the correct answer. Read the questions carefully.
1. It is a body of written works of a particular time especially those valued for excellence of form and
expression.
a. Narrative b. Historical Books c. Prose d. Literature
2. Literature originates from a Latin word ________.
a. Litra b. Litera c. Literati d. Letras
3. Creative and Universal means of communication.
a. Art b. Literature c. Fine Arts d. Creative Writing
4. It is made out of nothing, symbolic and artificial.
a. Non-Fiction b. Narrative Poetry c. Anecdotes d. Fiction
5. Form of any narrative, account or other communicative work based on facts.
a. Prose b. Escape c. Non-Fiction d. Poetry
6. Long narrative divided into chapters and events taken from true to life stories.
a. Narrative b. Novela c. Essay d. Anecdotes
7. Involving one or more characters, one plot and a single impression.
a. Legends b. Short Story c. Plays d. Editorial
8. Divided into acts and each act has many scenes.
a. Theatre Arts b. Plays c. Short Story d. Fables
9. Fictitious narrative, usually about origins.
a. Anecdotes b. Acts c. Fiction d. Legends
10. Products of the writer’s imagination and the main aim is to bring out the lessons to the reader.
a. Anecdotes b. Legends c. Interpretative d. Escape
11. “Without Seeing the Dawn” by Stevan Javellana
a. Short Story b. Novel c. Legends d. Anecdotes
12. “The Laughter of My Father” by Carlos Bulosan
a. Anecdotes b. Plays c. Short Story d. Fables
13. “Thirteen Plays” by Wilfredo M. Guerrero
a. Essay b. Theatrical Acts c. Plays d. Novel
14. “The Bikol Legend” by Pio Duran
a. Legends b. Myth c. Short Story d. Fables
15. “The Monkey and the Turtle” by Dr. Jose Rizal
a. Legends b. Short Story c. Fables d. Poem
16. This is a report of everyday events in society, government, science and industry, accidents, happening
nationally or not.
a. Tabloid b. Journal c. News d. Diary
17. This is a formal treatment of subject and is intended to be spoken in public.
a. Oratorical b. Public Speaking c. Debate d. Stage Play
18. This expresses the viewpoint or opinion of the writer about a particular problem or event.
a. Feedback b. Essay c. News d. Journal
19. An extended narrative about heroic exploits often under supernatural control.
a. Myth b. Legend c. Epic d. Ballads
20. These are short poems intended to be sung. The common theme is love, despair, grief, doubt, joy, hope
and sorrow.
a. Sonnets b. Uyayi c. Awiting Bayan d. Haiku
21. This is a lyric poem of 14 lines dealing with an emotion, a feeling, or an idea.
a. Elegy b. Psalm c. Proverbs d. Sonnets
22. A lyric poem which expresses feelings of grief and melancholy and whose theme is death.
a. Proverbs b. Death Note c. Ode d. Tale
23. Poem of a noble feeling, expressed with dignity, with no definite number of lines in a stanza.
a. Short Story b. Ode c. Haiku d. Sonnets
24. Written for the purpose of entertainment and its object is pleasure.
a. Prose b. Poetry c. Escape d. Literature
25. It is written to broaden and sharpen our awareness of life and its object is gratification and
understanding.
a. Escape b. Ode c. Interpretative d. Ballads
26. This is a song praising God or the Virgin Mary and containing a philosophy of life.
a. Proverbs b. Bible c. Psalms d. Oration
27. Riddles, Proverbs, Tanaga, and etc. are classified as __________.

PREPARED BY: Mr. Charlie G. Intano

 CANTILAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Malingin, Magasang, Cantilan, Surigao del Sur

(21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World)

DIAGNOSTIC EXAMINATION

a. Narrative b. Prose c. Oral Literature d. Literature

28. Known as battle of wits among participant.
a. Quiz Bee b. Debate c. Riddles d. Verse
29. Riddles in Bicol is called ________.
a. Padodot b. Patotdon c. Parorot d. Bugtong
30. Bugtong in Ilonggo is called _________.
a. Paktakon b. Patakon c. Pitakon d. Riddles
31. A wise sayings that contain a metaphor.
a. Salawikain b. Riddles c. Kalusan d. Kanogan
32. Mono-rhyming heptasyllabic quatrain expressing insights and lessons on life.
a. Taga b. Bugtong c. Tagay d. Tanaga
33. Form of folk lyric which expresses the hopes and aspirations, the people’s lifestyles as well as their
loves.
a. Awiting Bayan b. Psalms c. Proverbs d. Tanaga
34. These are often repetitive and sonorous, didactic and naïve.
a. Hele b. Tagay c. Kanogan d. Folk Songs
35. It is a work songs that depict the livelihood of the people.
a. Tanaga b. Hele c. Kalusan d. Tagay
36. Song of lamentation for the dead.
a. Elegy b. Requiem c. Dirge d. Kanogan
37. Tagay is a word distinct to these place called __________.
a. Cantilangnon and Cebuano b. Cebuano and Ilonggo c. Cebuano and Bicolano
d. Cebuano and Waray
38. Explain the cradle of things.
a. Fables b. History c. Biography d. Legends
39. How the world was created, how certain animals possess certain characteristics.
a. Legends b. Fables c. Myths d. Tigmo
40. Deal with underworld characters such as “tiyanak”, “aswang”, “kapre” and others.
a. Myths b. Legend c. Fantasy Story d. Kundaman
41. Narratives of sustained length based on oral tradition involving supernatural events or heroic deeds.
a. Requiem b. Dirge c. Epic d. Fables
42. In this period it has two distinct classifications: religion and secular.
a. Propaganda b. Spanish c. Nationalistic d. Korido
43. Long Narrative poem about passion and death of Christ.
a. Moro – Moro b. Sinulog c. Sirong d. Pasyon
44. Dramatization of the pasyon, it shows the passion and death of Christ.
a. Moro – Moro b. Senakulo c. Bible Stories d. Short Story
45. The period that addressed the masses instead of the “intelligentsia”.
a. Propaganda b. Pre – Colonization c. British Period d. American Period
46. Satires, editorials and news articles were written to attack and expose the evils of the Spaniards.
a. Propaganda b. Reform c. Political Essays d. Korido
47. Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo are classifie under _________.
a. Narrative b. Story c. Political Novels d. Propaganda
48. It helped inflame the spirit of revolution.
a. Political Essay b. Propaganda c. Political Novels d. Decalogue
49. This is a lyric poem of 14 lines dealing with an emotion, a feeling, or an idea.
a. Elegy b. Psalm c. Proverbs d. Sonnets
50. Known as battle of wits among participant.
a. Quiz Bee b. Debate c. Riddles d. Verse

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PREPARED BY: Mr. Charlie G. Intano