TEST I. Competency: Classify literary forms according to
periods of Philippine literary history
Instructions: Write your answer inside the box.
1-20 items.
_____________24. are stories of origin for certain places,
TEST II. Competency: Identify literary forms. their names, and their creation. These are also known as myths and legends. Instructions: Write your answer in the space provided below. _____________25. are long- winded poems about a hero and his adventures and misadventures. It usually tells of a _____________21. are practical observations and male hero and who also has superhuman capabilities. philosophy of everyday life that are written usually in a _____________26. is a legendary religious narrative form rhyming scheme. that usually details the lives of saints or the history of a _____________22. are like proverbs with one main tradition. difference: they demand an answer and are used to test the _____________27. is a chivalric poem about a hero usually wits of those who are listening to them. about a saint. It is also usually sung and used in religious _____________23. are beautiful songs that are informal processions. expressions of our ancestors’ experiences in life. These _____________28. is a narrative poem about the life of range from courtship (which they sing in a harana or a Jesus Christ, beginning from his birth and up to his death. serenade for a girl), to lullabies, harvests, funerals, This is usually sung during Lenten season. and others. _____________29. is the dramatization of the passion of Christ. It highlights the sufferings and death of Jesus Christ, and it is also done during Lenten season. _____________30. is a blood –and –thunder melodrama 47. EPIKO: _______________________________________ depicting the conflict of Christians and Muslims. 48. FOLKTALE: ___________________________________ It is usually about battles to the death and the proofs of faith. TEST III. Analyze literary forms and its corresponding examples.
Instructions: The following are taken from the text, “A Long
History of Poetry”. Identify what is described in the statements below. Choose your answer from the pool of words in the box.
31. These were proverbs used to express pieces of wisdom
or beliefs important to Filipino society. _______________
32. This is a method of writing for the Tagalog.
_________________
33. It is a metaphor that helped convey the answer to the
riddle. _____________
34. These refer to the major pre – Hispanic poetic form
which were long, episodic, chanted poems telling stories, normally about legendary heroes and their adventures being aided by supernatural creatures and spirits. ____________.
35. This existed in many forms and was used for varied purposes. ___________
36. It refers to a sense of a nation as a cohesive whole, as
represented by distinctive traditions, culture, and language. ___________________
37-38. These two became the buzzwords of poets.
________,___________
39. It is called the “root and crown of language”- Gemino
Abad. _________________
40. It is called the feelings of awe in nature by artists, which
are perceived as powerful, vast, and complex. ___________
TEST IV. Competency: Value the contributions of local
writers to the development of regional literary traditions through examples.