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Philippine Literature

Showcases the rich cultural heritage of the Philippines through a diverse collection of literary works, including poetry, prose, drama, and social issues.

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Louie stays calm after learning the result of the Math quiz.

  • calm

The traits worth appreciating of the Filipino man, according to the essay, "Pliant like a Bamboo."

  • fatalist

What beckons the speaker in the poem “Air Castle”?

  • future life

In terms of production value, what did the film "Muro Ami" have?

  • both choices

Whose nest is a weathered shoot;

  • Happiness

What is the theme of the poem “The Rural Maid”?

  • Love

In the poem, he parol reminded the author of

  • their deceased grandfather

The narrative essay, “Blonde and Blue Eyes,” ends with the writer expressing her desire to come home as a sign of gratitude of becoming a Filipino.

  • True

dove is a symbol of ____________________.

  • peace

In the story, he little girl appreciated Vicente’s generosity.

  • TRUE

Forgetting all material things is a form of .

  • giving up

Essay and poem are similar because both of them are written in verses with high quality standard and musicality.

  • False

Which sentence signifies a flashback?

  • When I was twelve years old, I used to go to Libas, about nine kilometers from the town, to visit my favorite uncle, Tio Sabelo, the head teacher of the barrio school there.

The alarm clock screams to wake me up.

  • alarm clock

Which of the choices below describe the character of Dodong?

  • assertive

Describe how the author of the essay, “Blonde and Blue Eyes,” feels about living abroad.

  • eager to grab every opportunity that comes her way for her country

Which of the following was an outstanding display of a character’s personality in the story, “Magnificence”?

  • Mother’s magnificent care towards her children when she attacked Vicente to protect her child.

The two trees compared in "Pliant Like a Bamboo" are:

  • mango and bamboo

The dominant symbol used in the play,

  • Stolen apple

Read the speech of former President Corazon C. Aquino which she delivered during the Joint Session of the United States Congress, Washington, D.C. Choose the best answer based on the paragraph given.

  • empowered

The story, “Magnificence,” depicted child abuse.

  • True

A bouquet of red roses symbolizes __________________.

  • Love and Romance

In the story, he mood that was created in the scene when Awiyao invited Lumnay to join the wedding celebration.

  • embarrassing

Which sentence from the story, "Footnote to Youth" suggests the character's occupation?

  • . Dodong unhitched the carabao leisurely ang gave it a healthy tap on the hip

What does the stanza imply?"

  • encouraging nationalism

External conflict includes _____________________.

  • All of the choices

Tone used in the play,

  • Frustrations and regret

A metaphor is a comparison between two things that uses the words “like” or “as”

  • False

Which of the following serves as the exposition of the story (The Witch by Edilberto K. Tiempo)?

  • When I was twelve years old, I used to go to Libas, about nine kilometers from the town, to visit my favorite uncle, Tio Sabelo, the head teacher of the barrio school there. I like going to Libas because of the many things to eat at my uncle’s house: cane sugar syrup, candied meat of young coconut, corn and rice cakes, ripe jackfruit, guavas from trees growing wild on a hill not far from Tio Sabelo’s house. It was through these visits that I heard many strange stories about Minggay Awok.

How does the story,“May Day Eve,” end?

  • Regret comes to Badoy, when he realized what he had lost.

In the story, "Footnote to Youth", how would you describe Dodong's actions?

  • impatient

Purpose of the author’s for writing “”.

  • explain

Choose the letter of the word that gives you the most appropriate meaning for the underlined word.

  • humiliation

The is a symbol of _________________.

  • Nazism and hate

Describe the character of Lumnay in relation to her mood in the story, “The Wedding Dance.”

  • submissive

“Nasaan ang dangal ng mga Tagalog?Nasaan ang dugong dapat na ibuhos?Baya’y inaapi, bakit di kumilosAt natitilihang ito’y mapanuod?”What does the stanza imply?

  • Filipinos do not have the heart to fight for their country

The flood waters swallowed the trees in one big gulp.

  • flood waters

Cory Aquino ended her speech by encouraging the people to fight against poverty.

  • True

In the essay, hat does she say about coming back home to the Philippines?

  • She wants to return and share her mature talents and good fortune

Which of the following serves as the exposition of the story ?

  • When I was twelve years old, I used to go to Libas, about nine kilometers from the town, to visit my favorite uncle, Tio Sabelo, the head teacher of the barrio school there. I like going to Libas because of the many things to eat at my uncle’s house: cane sugar syrup, candied meat of young coconut, corn and rice cakes, ripe jackfruit, guavas from trees growing wild on a hill not far from Tio Sabelo’s house. It was through these visits that I heard many strange stories about Minggay Awok.

Identify the main flashback in the story, .

  • Badoy recalled about his past love for Agueda

The question mark (?) is a symbol of ______________________.

  • all of the above

The swastika is a symbol of _________________.

  • Nazism and hate

Read the poem “Ink” by Guillermo Castillo and analyze by answering this question:

  • TRUE

Identify the type of structure used in each passage. Choose the letter of the correct answer.

  • Comparison/Contrast

First opinion about each character from the film, Muro Ami, below: Botong

  • mean

In the exposition stage, readers learn about ___________

  • Both setting and character/s

_Select the answer that best illustrates how significant literature is in our lives.

  • Literary pieces shape our minds and make us changed individuals.

A feeling of mortification by the common man

  • humiliation

The central idea of the essay .

  • Right to own part of God’s creation

The plot structure is formed around the conflict. In the short story (The Witch by Edilberto K. Tiempo), what was the conflict?

  • The main character has heard of rumors about Minggay Awok, the witch who was feared in Libas, but he truly has no idea who she was.

What type of poem did Bonifacio write?

  • Ballad

In the story, "Footnote to Youth," which line in the dialogue hinted on the setting of the story?

  • “Dodong, Dodong, you come up”

I am hopeful for a better result of my examination.

  • hopeful

The broadest category of literature that is based on facts.

  • non-fiction

Human vs. Nature is when a character in a story is struggling with another character.

  • False

What was the symbol used in the poem, ?

  • The parol

What did you learn about the author from his essay, “?

  • He wants fairness.

In the film, Muro Ami, do the camera angles (aiming up and aiming down) affect and give significance to the characters’ portrayals?

  • Yes

They suffered horrific experiences years back because of the accident or assault which caused the facial injury every time they look in the mirror.

  • every time they look in the mirror

Gina longs for her parents in the Philippines.

  • longs

In the story, he mother did not mind what Vicente had done to her daughter.

  • FALSE

Makati and Cebu are leading commercial cities in the Philippines. Makati is a commercial center in Metro Manila while Cebu is a commercial center in the Visayas.

  • Comparison/Contrast

Myrna likes cats. She has three cats, and she has a soft heart for them because her cats protect her love birds from harm.

  • Cause/Effect

To what two things does the author of The Rural Maid compare his love in the line, “Thou art half human, half divine"?

  • Heaven and Earth

Back in the day, we used to play outside and climb on trees.

  • back in the day

The universal message that an author wants the reader to be able to take from a piece of writing is called the____________

  • Theme

Where is the lighting most effective in the film, Muro Ami?

  • All of the choices

Describe the character of Awiyao in relation to the mood of the story,

  • domineering

President Cory said, “” What word expresses mood?

  • doom

The branches of the tree pointed to the old dirty road.

  • branches

Identify a characteristic of non-fiction from the choices below:

  • presents facts, describes true-life experiences, or discusses ideas

In the story, "Ang Kalupi," why did Aling Marta accuse the young boy of stealing?

  • the boy looked like a thief

The nuns practice .

  • self-denial

Black as the from pole to pole.

  • Damnation

A Man from the Slums Contemplates His Church

  • Poverty

What is the text structure used in the essay, "Pliant Like a Bamboo"?

  • Comparison/Contrast

The family head works hard for the finances of his family. This is the only way to meet their basic needs.

  • Problem/Solution

First opinion about each character in the film, Muro Ami: Fredo

  • ruthless

“Ishi gently covered her pet puppy with a soft cloth before she cuddled her along.”

  • Calm

What mood is dominantly expressed in the story?

  • sadness

The central idea of the essay “I Demand My Share”.

  • Right to own part of God’s creation

Fear clutches me as I saw shadows above me.

  • fear

In the poem Ang Magandang Parol, what does the parol symbolize?

  • The author's deceased grandfather

Behind the clouds, the sun is still shining.

  • Reinvention

Setting of the movie, Muro Ami:

  • Sea in Bohol before the cold Christmas season

Based on the text, what does the narrator think about the modern youth?

  • The narrator thinks that the modern youth are fortunate to be born in a society that aims to create and not to destroy.

I have seen a wolf whose fur is immaculately white, large paws, silvery eyes, and a body mass like a lion

  • Description

Forgetting all material things is a form of renunciation.

  • giving up

In the story, “Magnificence,” the mother did not mind what Vicente had done to her daughter.

  • False

“Hayo na nga kayo, kayong nangabuhaySa pag-asang lubos na kaginhawahanAt walang tinamo kundi kapaitanHayo na’t ibigin ang naabang Bayan.”What does the stanza imply?

  • encouraging nationalism

Soft petals tickle my feet as I step on the floor. The image conjured from reading the sentence appeals to what sense?

  • Tactile

What does the drama “The World is an Apple” want to tell its readers about life?

  • Life is unfair.

What sound in the setting spark the narrator’s memory at the beginning of “May Day Eve”?

  • merry-making in the evening

The balloon swells as Nestor blows it.

  • balloon

What events in the story “Footnote to Youth” recur in cycles?

  • Marrying at a young age

What can you conclude about Patricia Evangelista after reading her short winning speech, “Blonde and Blue Eyes”?

  • cares for her country

The mood at the middle of the film, Muro Ami.

  • Terrifying

Literature created from the imagination. This genre includes crime thrillers and romance.

  • Fiction

Who are the main characters of the play, "" by Alberto S. Florentino?

  • Gloria, Mario, Pablo

"She cried a river” is an example of what figure of speech?

  • Hyperbole

Identify which phrase within the sentence signals flashback.

  • reminded of her high school days with her friend

The subject matter in Patricia Evangelista's “Blonde and Blue Eyes”

  • Filipino diaspora and the contricutions of the gloabal Filipino and her desire to come back

The last line of the poem, , "Kung wala man ako'y tanglawan ang bata" were words spoken by:

  • The grandfather

These are the important details of an essay.

  • thesis statement, supporting details, grammar

“My future seems a boundless sea.”

  • simile

The story, is set in a big house near the school.

  • FALSE

The mood of the story “Magnificence.”

  • protective

What is the tone of the story “May Day Eve”?

  • Life is full of regret, for we realize what we have when it is gone.

The story, “Magnificence,” is set in a big house near the school.

  • False

Black as the pit from pole to pole.

  • Damnation

The lady her bag gradually.

  • wove

A kind of non-fiction where a writer emphasizes his or her relationships with other people of the impact of significant historical events on his or her own life.

  • memoir

The lady recognizes her skills that are needed for the accomplishment of her writing composition project. She has abundant vocabulary skills, mastery of reading techniques, and technical writing skills

  • Enumeration

What is the most dramatic event in the story, “May Day Eve”?

  • Badoy loving Agueda at the end.

Outerspace could be the setting for a story.

  • TRUE

According to the author, who was also the narrator of the poem, the parol was made of what material?

  • Paper

At the end of the rainbow is a

  • Success

The essay, “Blonde and Blue Eyes,” started with Patricia’s desire to have blonde and blue eyes.

  • True

In the story, “The Wedding Dance,” this is the mood that was created in the scene when Awiyao invited Lumnay to join the wedding celebration.

  • embarrassing

Describe the range of emotions that President Cory might have experienced on the day she lost her husband.

  • heartbroken to liberating

Why do you think the author chose the rural community setting for the story, "Footnote to Youth"?

  • The barrio depicts simple dreams and simple life.

What is the symbol used in the poem, "Ink"?

  • ink

Where did the story (Disappearances by Alexis A.L. Abola) take place?

  • In a condominium building called Elysia

The rising action in the story occurred when

  • When the narrator was told to go to Libas with a bottle of medicine for Tio Sabelo's sick wife, and first saw the balete tree across the creek from Minggay's hut.

Read the story, “The Wedding Dance” by Amador Daguio, and observe the mood used by the author in developing his story. What mood is dominantly expressed in the story?

  • sadness

The author’s attitude in the essay, “I Demand My Share”.

  • serious

“Hey, the toy car almost reached the roof top of that high rise building!”

  • Scared

What could cheer a man through life according to the poem "Air Castle"?

  • ambition

Which part serves as the falling action of the story ?

  • When the narrator realized that the old woman he was talking to was actually Minggay Awok.

In the poem, the ink personifies the student.

  • branches

applies only to the rich.

  • advice

In the movie, Muro Ami, does the dialogue fit the characters and the situation they are in?

  • Yes

If a narrator is omniscient, it means that:

  • He/she knows everything about all characters

The subject matter in Patricia Evangelista's “”

  • Filipino diaspora and the contricutions of the gloabal Filipino and her desire to come back

"I hope you remember how I used to play the fool among us, without minding how people looked at me," he recounted, sullenly

  • I hope you remember how I used to

Where the windows have lids of sorrow

  • Visual

Read the essay, “I Demand My Share” by Salvador Lopez and then answer the questions below. Choose the letter of the word that gives you the most appropriate meaning for the underlined word. The lady harnessed her bag gradually.

  • wove

When Robert Burns wrote, “O my Luve’s like a red, red rose,” which figure of speech was he using?

  • Simile

Read the winning speech, “Blonde and Blue Eyes” by Patricia Evangelista in a Speech Competition in London. What dominant image in this selection lingers in your mind after reading the speech?

  • Working in a foreign land

What are the words in the essay of former President Corazon Aquino that suggested negative mood?

  • break out in tears

Which of the following best describes a man, according to the poem, "Air Castle"?

  • persistent

Read the poem “Ink” by Guillermo Castillo and analyze by answering this question: In the poem, the ink personifies the student.

  • True

The image conjured from reading the sentence appeals to what sense?

  • Auditory

In the essay, hat was interesting about the author's thoughts towards living abroad and coming back home to her country?

  • Her care for her country and her fellowmen in spite of her success abroad

What object is personified in the following sentence?

  • balloon

What does the underlined word symbolize?

  • all of the above

What makes “Magnificence” realistic?

  • It shows the reality of child abuse which is a serious problem in our society today.

What was the playwright’s real focus in the “The World is an Apple?”

  • How wrong decisions become greater burdens in life

Who is the villain in the story, ?

  • Vicente

Describe the character of Lumnay in relation to her mood in the story,

  • submissive

The lot is larger than the corner I live in

  • Visual

What does Castillo want to emphasize in the personification he used in the poem “Ink”?

  • Speak up one's mind

Which of the following best describes a man, according to the poem, "Air Castle"

  • persistent

According to the story, he throwing of the girl’s clothes to the kitchen range means casting away the girl’s bad experience.

  • TRUE

At the end of the rainbow is a pot of gold.

  • Success

Choose the letter that corresponds to your answer.

  • Personification

Identify the words that suggest/s the mood expressed.

  • furiously

What makes the poem “The Rural Maid” musical?

  • ending in rhymes

At which part of the poem, did the author compare the parol to a human?

  • at parang tao ring bago na ang bihis at sinasalubong ang Paskong malamig.

“The old mansion frowned down at us from the top of the hill” is an example of which figure of speech?

  • Personification

Where did Patricia, author of the essay, “Blonde and Blue Eyes,” want to be in when she was a child?

  • in a foreign country

Choose the letter of the correct answer. Setting of the movie, Muro Ami:

  • Sea in Bohol before the cold Christmas season

What is the focus of Pres. Cory Aquino’s speech?

  • encounters of injustice

“Pliant Like a Bamboo” describes what quality of the Filipinos?

  • flexibility

Choose the letter of the word that gives you the most appropriate meaning for the underlined word. The nuns practice asceticism

  • self-denial

Why was former President Corazon C. Aquino’s husband put to jail in a military camp?

  • had spoken up for democracy

Ishi was reminded of her high school days with her friends when she saw Geena in the mall.

  • reminded of her high school days with her friend

According to the narrator of the essay, , the youth of today carry the ______ to make the world a better place.

  • Hope

A character’s personality can be revealed by the things he/she does and says.

  • True

When an author uses the pronouns , , , , or , it indicates that he/she is writing in the _______________ point of view.

  • First Person

The short story is a theatrical dialogue performed on stage.

  • False

What did you learn about the author from his essay, “I Demand My Share"?

  • He wants fairness.

What is the most dramatic event in the story, ?

  • Badoy loving Agueda at the end.

Identify a distant shot from the film, Muro Ami.

  • Children pounding the coral reefs at the bottom of the sea

In stories told from the third person point of view, the narrator uses the words “I,” “we” or “our” to show their perspective.

  • False

In the story, "Ang Kalupi," what mood does Aling Marta project?

  • irate

Purpose of the author’s for writing “I Demand My Share”.

  • explain

According to the story, “Magnificence,” the throwing of the girl’s clothes to the kitchen range means casting away the girl’s bad experience.

  • True

The narrative essay, ends with the writer expressing her desire to come home as a sign of gratitude of becoming a Filipino.

  • TRUE

In the story, “Magnificence,” the little girl appreciated Vicente’s generosity.

  • True

Identify a close-up shot that emphasizes the focus of the film (Muro Ami).

  • Both choices

The message of the poem, "."

  • The unbearable longing for his/her love

Which of the following scenes from the story, "Footnote to Youth" was deemed exciting and suspenseful?

  • The day Dodong's first child was born.

The lady recognizes her skills that are needed for the accomplishment of her writing composition project. She has abundant vocabulary skills, mastery of reading techniques, and technical writing skills.

  • Enumeration

Behind the clouds, the is still shining.

  • Reinvention

The family head works hard for the finances of his family. This is the only way to meet their basic needs

  • Problem/Solution

What can you conclude about Patricia Evangelista after reading her short winning speech, ?

  • cares for her country

Describe how the author of the essay, feels about living abroad.

  • eager to grab every opportunity that comes her way for her country

In the essay, “Blonde and Blue Eyes,” what was interesting about the author's thoughts towards living abroad and coming back home to her country

  • Her care for her country and her fellowmen in spite of her success abroad

The tiger runs after its prey furiously.

  • furiously

My heart is like a singing bird Whose nest is a weathered shoot; My heart is like an apple tree Whose boughs are bent with thick-set fruit

  • Happiness

Based on what you have read and understood in the story (The Witch by Edilberto K. Tiempo), what kind of person is Minggay Awok?

  • All of the answers are correct

Identify the main flashback in the story, “May Day Eve”.

  • Badoy recalled about his past love for Agueda

Internal conflict is _____

  • A struggle against oneself

What is the beginning conflict of the film, ?

  • all of the choices are correct

An impression about the relationship of Awiyao and Lumnay from the story, “The Wedding Dance,” in relation to mood.

  • social influence

In this narrative essay, “Blonde and Blue Eyes,” which sentence/s express/es the climax?

  • n a few years, I may take advantage of whatever opportunities that come my way. But I will come home

The mood at the end of the film, Muro Ami.

  • Nostalgic

What was the main goal of the author in writing the poem Ang Magandang Parol?

  • To honor the memory of his deceased grandfather

Read the lyric poem “The Rural Maid” by Francisco Maramag. Choose the best answer. Why is the poem considered as a lyric poem?

  • deals overwhelmingly with love and personal feelings

The following describes the parol in the poem Ang Magandang Parol by Jose Corazon de Jesus except:

  • It has different sparkling lights powered by electricity.

The image conjured from the sentence appeals to what sense?

  • Olfactory

The essay "Isang Bagong Daigdig na Isinilang" by Carlos P. Romulo was a type of:

  • Persuasive essay

A symbolizes __________________.

  • Love and Romance

In the poem Ang Magandang Parol, was the author able to personify the parol?

  • Yes, because the author gave the parol human traits which make it seem alive.

The mower groaned as it cut the grass on the yard.

  • mower

First opinion about each character in the film, Muro Ami:

  • ruthless

The purpose of the speech of Pres. Cory Aquino before the U.S. Congress.

  • To inform

What is the beginning conflict of the film, Muro Ami?

  • all of the above

The element that creates suspense and encourages the reader to go and find out more about the event that is being hinted.

  • Foreshadowing

Read the winning speech, “Blonde and Blue Eyes” by Patricia Evangelista in a Speech Competition in London.

  • Working in a foreign land

What was the reason for the narrator's behavior in the end (The Witch by Edilberto K. Tiempo)?

  • Because despite Minggay Awok's kind and generous personality, the narrator still chose to believe that the old woman was the scary witch of Libas.

The message of the poem, "The Rural Maid."

  • The unbearable longing for his/her love

"I hope you remember how I used to play the fool among us, without minding how people looked at me," he recounted, sullenly.

  • I hope you remember how I used to

In the essay, “Blonde and Blue Eyes,” what does she say about coming back home to the Philippines?

  • She wants to return and share her mature talents and good fortune

Read the story “May Day Eve” by Nick Joaquin and observe how flashbacks are used as literary devices. Evaluate how the flashback is used. Find out how the flashback adds to the meaning of the story. What sound in the setting spark the narrator’s memory at the beginning of “May Day Eve”?

  • merry-making in the evening

What object is personified in the following sentence? The balloon swells as Nestor blows it.

  • balloon

The denouement contains the remaining secrets, questions or mysteries which remain after the resolution are solved by the characters or explained by the author. What was the denouement of the story ?

  • All if the answers are correct

The ______________ of a story is the most intense moment.

  • Climax

Which part of the sentence signals flashback?

  • I hope you remember how I used to

What does Inang Bayan refer to in the poem (Pag-ibig sa Tinubuang Lupa)?

  • Philippines

Choose the letter of the word that gives you the most appropriate meaning for the underlined word. Admonition applies only to the rich.

  • advice

The winter wrapped its icy claws around Alaska.

  • winter

Two main types of literature.

  • Prose and Poetry

Read the story “Footnote to Youth” and find out how the main character Dodong is affected by his family and the rural community he lives in. Which of the choices below describe the character of Dodong?

  • assertive

In terms of production value, what did the film "" have?

  • both choices

A feeling of by the common man

  • humiliation

Why is the poem considered as a lyric poem?

  • deals overwhelmingly with love and personal feelings

Why was ’s husband put to jail in a military camp?

  • had spoken up for democracy

I have seen a wolf whose fur is immaculately white, large paws, silvery eyes, and a body mass like a lion.

  • Description

Tone used in the play, “The World is an Apple.”

  • Frustrations and regret

Soft petals tickle my feet as I step on the floor.

  • Tactile

“Magnificence” started with the nightly visit of Vicente to the little boy and girls.

  • True

It was winter in Switzerland when Roy met his mother in one of the busiest restaurants in the city.

  • It was winter in Switzerland

Where is the play, "The World is an Apple" set?

  • House of Mario and Gloria

Which of the following scenes served as the climax of the story ?

  • When the narrator encountered an old woman taking a bath in the shade of a catmon tree.

Describe the character of Awiyao in relation to the mood of the story, “The Wedding Dance.”

  • domineering

Which of the following lines from the poem, personify the parol?

  • The correct answers are: at parang tao ring bago na ang bihisat sinasalubong ang Paskong malamig., Nasa kanyang kulay ang magandang nasa,nasa kanyang ilaw ang dakilang diwa

The story, depicted child abuse.

  • TRUE

The focus of the movie, Muro Ami.

  • Gruesome child-labor practice

The process by which an author reveals the personality of a character is___________.

  • Characterization

The following are characteristics that are referring to the main character except:

  • He had a sow for a pet.

Mga kabataan sa panahong ito: ituring ninyong sa dilang mapalad na kayo ay isinilang at nabubuhay sa panahong di-nagwawasak kundi sa panahong nahaharap sa pagbuo, pagtatag at paghubog. Kayo and inaasahang bubuo ng bagong daigdig, di tulad ng kabataang sinundan ninyo, na naatasang manira at magwasak upang kayong tagapagmana’y makabuong muli.

  • The narrator thinks that the modern youth are fortunate to be born in a society that aims to create and not to destroy.

My son worries about his lost cell phone.

  • worries

___________________ occurs after the climax.

  • Falling action

White dove is a symbol of ____________________.

  • Peace

What was former President Cory Aquino referring to when she says, “Today, I have returned as the president of a free people.”

  • Freedom of the Filipinos under the dictatorship

Which part of the story (The Witch by Edilberto K. Tiempo) describes the setting?

  • When I was twelve years old, I used to go to Libas, about nine kilometers from the town, to visit my favorite uncle, Tio Sabelo, the head teacher of the barrio school there. I like going to Libas because of the many things to eat at my uncle’s house: cane sugar syrup, candied meat of young coconut, corn and rice cakes, ripe jackfruit, guavas from trees growing wild on a hill not far from Tio Sabelo’s house.

What was former President Cory Aquino referring to when she says, “.”

  • Freedom of the Filipinos under the dictatorship

Identify which phrase within the sentence signals or prompts flashback.

  • back in the day

Radiant is her room filled with red roses and yellow bells. The image conjured from reading the sentence appeals to what sense?

  • Visual

Who are the main characters of the play, "The World is an Apple" by Alberto S. Florentino?

  • Gloria, Mario, Pablo

According to the narrator of the essay, , which of the following consists of poor, small countries hoping to achieve growth and success someday?

  • Third World

What is the overall lesson of the story, "Footnote to Youth"?

  • The untoward consequences of marrying at an early age.

How does the story,end?

  • Regret comes to Badoy, when he realized what he had lost.

Which is an appropriate definition of literature?

  • Imaginative or creative writing, especially of recognized artistic value

“Kayong mga pusong kusang napapagalNg daya at bagsik ng ganid na asal,Ngayon ay magbango’t Bayan ay itanghalAgawin sa kuko ng mga sukaban.”What concrete idea does the stanza imply?

  • Revenge

Characteristic of non-fiction that involves the author’s attitude towards his subject matter.

  • Tone

An impression about the relationship of Awiyao and Lumnay from the story, in relation to mood.

  • social influence

The author uses properties and other things to strengthen his objective. What element of the drama is this?

  • Symbolism

The foreign group that invaded the Philippines and referred to as pestilence were:

  • Japanese

What is implied by “Life of a man with an ambition”?

  • with motivation to work towards a goal

Symbol used in the film, Muro Ami, and what it represents:

  • Both the leather belt and net are symbols used in the film, representing cruelty and control over the fish (children)

Who is the villain in the story, “Magnificence”?

  • Vicente

What was the main theme of the essay, ?

  • To create and nurture a New World

Flowers in bloom are perfumes to me.

  • Olfactory

Describe the mood expressed in the speech of Pres. Cory Aquino before the U.S. Congress.

  • empowered

What is the theme of the poem “”?

  • Love

President Cory said, “in an excess of arrogance, the dictatorship called for its doom in a snap election.” What word expresses mood?

  • doom

To what two things does the author of compare his love in the line, “"?

  • Heaven and Earth

Chrysanthemum, a sweet herbal tea that quenches my thirst.

  • Gustatory

The plot structure is formed around the conflict. In the short story , what was the conflict?

  • The main character has heard of rumors about Minggay Awok, the witch who was feared in Libas, but he truly has no idea who she was.

In this narrative essay, which sentence/s express/es the climax?

  • In a few years, I may take advantage of whatever opportunities that come my way. But I will come home.

Flowers in bloom are perfumes to me. The image conjured from the sentence appeals to what sense?

  • Olfactory

First opinion about each character from the film, Muro Ami, below:

  • mean

In the story (The Witch by Edilberto K. Tiempo), how did the narrator feel when he realized that the old woman bathing in the creek was Minggay Awok in person?

  • He was angry after realizing that he had spoken to Minggay Awok, the witch.

Bumble bee buzzes around the flowers.

  • Auditory

The dominant symbol used in the play, “The World is an Apple.”

  • Stolen apple

Which of these promptly describes the home of Dodong and Teang from the story, "Footnote to Youth"?

  • simple and mean

In the story, "Footnote to Youth", what is the first reaction of Dodong’s father when Dodong told him that he will marry Teang?

  • angry at Dodong

Which tone is represented in the following passage? Choose the letter of the correct answer. "Oh, I don’t need that strong sound in here.”

  • Annoyed

Which part of the story describes the setting?

  • When I was twelve years old, I used to go to Libas, about nine kilometers from the town, to visit my favorite uncle, Tio Sabelo, the head teacher of the barrio school there. I like going to Libas because of the many things to eat at my uncle’s house: cane sugar syrup, candied meat of young coconut, corn and rice cakes, ripe jackfruit, guavas from trees growing wild on a hill not far from Tio Sabelo’s house.

The foreign group that invaded the Philippines and referred to as pestilence were

  • Japanese
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