Marikina Polytechnic College Eng. 211 Survey of Philippine Literature
Marikina Polytechnic College Eng. 211 Survey of Philippine Literature
MIDTERM EXAMINATION
Directions: Write True if the statement is true. Otherwise, write the correct word to
substitute the erroneous underlined word in the statement. Write your answer
on the space provided.(1pt.@)
II.ANALOGY
Directions: Supply the correct words that correspond to the given information. Write your
answer on the space provided.(1pt.@)
III.MULTIPLE CHOICE
Directions: Read each item below and Circle the best answer for each question. (1pt. @)
37. Which of the following narrative poetry tells the accomplishments of a traditional or
historical hero who faces and meets trials in order to aid a race or a nation?
a. Ballad
b. Elegy
c. Epic
d. Metrical life
38. Which of the following literary imagery is used in reference to a person, place or thing
outside of the confines of the poem?
a. Allusion
b. Apostrophe
c. Hyperbole
d. Metonymy
39. Which of the following literary imagery is seemingly contradictory statement that turns
out to be partly true?
a. Irony
b. Metonymy
c. Oxymoron
d. Paradox
40. What is the repetition of identical consonantal sounds, usually at the beginning of words
in close proximity, throughout a poem?
a. Alliteration
b. Assonance
c. Consonance
d. Rhyme
41. Which of the following literary imagery sound like their meaning- that imitate actual
sounds?
a. Assonance
b. Consonance
c. Rhyme
d. Onomatopoeia
42. Why it is the plot of stories in traditional literature is shorter than any other genres of
literature?
a. because the plots are simpler
b. because some parts of the plot are unnecessary
c. because some parts of the plot are not interesting
d. because essential details are omitted during retellings
43. Which of the following is NOT true about stories in traditional literature?
a. Language is sparse
b. Setting are not important
c. Endings are usually tragic
d. Style is characterized by story beginnings and endings
44. What are the stories which are based on the marvelous deeds of either real or supposedly
real individuals?
a. Epics
b. Fables
c. Legends
d. Myths
45. What do you call the stories that recount and explain the origins of their marvelous
deeds?
a. Epics
b. Fables
c. Legends
d. Myths
IV.IDENTIFICATION
Directions: Read the following sentences carefully. Identify what is being described in each
item. Write your answer on the space provided before each number. (1pt. @)
___________46. This is a narrative involving one or more characters, one plot and one single
impression.
___________47. This is a report of everyday events in society, government, and accidents, etc.
___________48. It is the writer’s attitude toward his or her subject and character.
___________49. This tells when and where the events happen in the story.
___________50. A play in which some events of history is dramatized.
___________51. It is a poem of fourteen lines, with a prescribed rhyme of scheme
___________52. It is a lyric poem written in memory of someone-often, someone famous- who
has died.
___________53. It is a literary imagery which can directly compares things without using the
word “like” or “as”.
___________54. It is a literary imagery that occurs when the poet bestows human characteristics
on inanimate objects, abstract qualities and animals.
___________55. It is the repetition of like sounds throughout a poem. These sounds become
significant if they are repeated often enough to show a pattern.
___________56. It is an element of poetry which can help to unify a poem by keeping thought
groups together. It exists when words have the same vowel and succeeding
sounds with different preceding sounds.
___________57. It refers to the entire body of the stories passed down from ancient time by oral
tradition.
___________58. It is a common feature of stories in traditional literature which keeps the
audiences alert and interested.
___________59. These are long stories of human adventures and heroism recounted in many
episodes.
___________60. These are stories that grew of the lives and imaginations of people or folk.
V. ESSAY
Directions: In three to five sentences, answer the following questions below. (5 pt. @)
1. What is Literature?
2. Why is there a need to study Philippine Literature?