DIAGNOSTIC TEST

21st Century Literature of the Philippines and the World 

SY 2020-2021
 
General Instructions:  
a. You are given 20 mins. to finish the test.
b. The test will close after 20 mins. finish or not finished.
c. Read the questions carefully.
d. Click the letter of your answer from the answer sheet part.

1. As an imitation twice removed from the true reality, it is inferior, deceptive, and dangerous,
largely because audiences imitate what they see and read. 
a.  True b. False 

2. Viewing or reading literature facilitates the expression (pushing out) of undesirable

emotions. 
a. True b. False 

3. Long narrative, with complicated plots and sub-plots, multiple characters, extended plot,
various themes. 
a. Short Story c. Epic 
b. Novel d. Novelette 

4. It is a long narrative poem telling about the exploits of a hero possessing a superhuman
powers associated with the development of a nation or place. 
a. Metrical Tale  c. Tragedy 
b. Novel d. Epic 

5. ‘The man is as brave as a lion’ is… 

a.  imagery c. metaphor 
b. personification d. Simile
 
6. Type of literature written in sentences and paragraphs. 
a. Prose b. Poetry 

7. A poem that has 14 lines that uses rhyme in a set pattern or formal rhyme scheme. 
a. lyric c. song 
b. ode d. sonnet 

8. a musical poem that tells a story - usually features a refrain, which is a repeated phrase or
idea. 
a. lyric c. ballad 
b. elegy d. epic 

9.Which type of poem is usually serious and sorrowful - about a specific person who has died,
or a poem that deals with death or other serious, somber subjects? 
a. Metrical tale c. Ballad 
b. Elegy d. Epic 

10. This is poetry that lacks a consistent rhyme scheme, metrical pattern, or musical form
a. Blank Verse c. Free Verse
b. Narrative Poetry d. Rhymed Poetry
11. This is a three-line poetic form originating in Japan. The first line has five syllables, the
second line has seven syllables, and the third line again has five syllables.
a. Tanka c. Senryu
b. Haiku d. Sijo

12. This is used to describe the main building block of a poem.

a. Meter c. Rhyme Scheme
b. Stanza d. Imagery

13. It presents poets with the possibility of playing around with the repetition of consonant
sounds.
a. Dissonance c. Assonance
b. Consonance d. Constance

14. In this form of poetic imagery, the poet appeals to the reader’s sense of taste by describing
something the speaker or narrator of the poem tastes.
a. Visual Imagery c. Gustatory Imagery
b. Auditory Imagery d. Tactile Imagery

15. In this form of poetic imagery, the poet appeals to the reader’s sense of touch by describing
something the speaker of the poem feels on their body.
a. Visual Imagery c. Gustatory Imagery
b. Auditory Imagery d. Tactile Imagery

Prepared by:

Sir Jay M. Maravilla

Subject Teacher