LET REVIEW

City College of San Fernando (P)

January 19 & 26, 2019
SCOPE OF REVIEW: PHILIPPINE LITERATURE AND MASTER WORKS OF THE WORLD

PRESENTED BY:
MR. JEREMIAH PAUL G. BAUTISTA, LPT
CCSFP ALUMNI, BATCH 2014
COLLEGE INSTRUCTOR, OUR LADY OF FATIMA UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
COVERAGE OF REVIEW:
Literary Pieces, Genres,
Forms
Reading Comprehension
Vocabulary Enrichment
Friendly Reminders…
1. Don’t stay up all night before the test,
either reviewing or worrying. Please NO
PARTYING!
2. Make sure you have all your needs such
as your admission card/slip and pencils.
Put them in an envelope.
Friendly Reminders…
3. If you wear glasses, be sure to wear them
when you go to take the test.

4. Refrain from eating food stuff that might

upset your stomach. If you are sick or in poor
health, you really cannot do your best on
any test.
Examination Techniques
1. Listen to the proctor for the general
instructions. As a rule, instructions refer to the
proper use of the examination booklets and
timing of the examination. Don’t start until
the signal and must stop answering at a
signal.
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2. So soon as the signal is given, read the
instructions to each question booklet,
underline any keywords or phrases such as
except, least, best, and the like so that you
can select the BEST CHOICE.
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3. Since the examination is of the multiple
choice type, it is advisable to start answering
each question in turn. There may be 200 items
each for General Education and Professional
Education in the hours allotted. Time your
answers. Allot your time properly. Do not spend
too much time on any single question or group
of questions.
Examination Techniques
4. Skip any questions which seems too
difficult (but place a marker of your choice);
return to it after all other questions have
been answered.
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5. Don’t take too long in answering any
single question stated earlier. Note and
underline keywords… all, most, fewest, least,
best, worst, same, opposite.
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6. Pay particular attention to negatives.

7. Note unusual options, e.g. unduly wrong,

short, complex, different or similar to the
body of question.
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8. Do not second guess unless you have
good reason to believe the second answer
is definitely more correct.

9. If you change your mind, ERASE very well.

Blacken your final answer very well.
Examination Techniques
10. Answer ALL questions; guess unless
instructed otherwise.

11. Leave time for review.

GOD BLESS & GOOD LUCK!

Warm Up Question 1
1. He is known as the father of Horror Stories.
a. Mark Twain
b. William Faulkner
c. Geoffrey Chaucer
d. Edgar Allan Poe
Warm Up Question 1
1. He is known as the father of Horror Stories.
a. Mark Twain
b. William Faulkner
c. Geoffrey Chaucer
d. Edgar Allan Poe
Warm Up Question 1
a. Mark Twain – is just the pen name of
Samuel Langhorne Clemens
- Known for his novels “The Adventures of
Tom Sawyer” and its sequel “The
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”
- The latter was called “The Great American
Novel”
Warm Up Question 1
b. William Faulkner– known for his short story
“A Rose for Emily” in 1930
Warm Up Question 1
c. Geoffrey Chaucer– known in Middle
English Period as “Father of English
Literature” and “Pearl Poet of English
Literature”
- Known works: The Canterbury Tales, The
House of Fame, The Book of Duchess
Warm Up Question 1
d. Edgar Allan Poe– known as the “Father of
Horror Stories”
- Known works: The Raven, Annabel Lee, The
Fall of House of Usher, etc.
 Warm Up Question 2
2. “Through the open window the air-steeped outdoors
passed into his room, quietly enveloping him, stealing in
his very thought. Esperanza, Julia, the sorry mess he had
made of life…”
It is an excerpt of what Philippine literary piece?
a. The Rural Maid
b. Footnote to Youth
c. The Fence
d. Dead Stars
Warm Up Question 2
a. The Rural Maid– is a poem written by
Fernando M. Maramag during the Pre-War
Period (1900-1939)
Warm Up Question 2
b. Footnote to Youth– is a short story written
by Jose Garcia Villa during the Pre-War
Period
-the main characters are:
Dodong, Teang
Warm Up Question 2
c. The Fence– a short story written by Jose
Garcia Villa during the Pre-War Period
- The main characters of this short story are:
- Aling Sebia, Aling Biang, Iking
Warm Up Question 2
d. Dead Stars– a short story written by Paz
Marquez Benitez during the Philippine Pre-
War Period
Warm Up Question 3
3. The poem “Seven Ages of Man” by William
Shakespeare was an excerpt from a longer
poem entitled?
a. As You Like It
b. How Do I Love Thee
c. Macbeth
d. Othello
Warm Up Question 3
a. As You Like It– is a pastoral comedy by
William Shakespeare believed to have been
written in 1599 and first published in the First
Folio in 1623
Warm Up Question 3
b. How Do I Love Thee– is a poem written by
Elizabeth Barrett-Browning
-known as Sonnet 43 in which it expresses
the poet’s intense love for her husband-to-
be, Robert Browning
Warm Up Question 3
c. Macbeth– is a tragedy play by William
Shakespeare
- It dramatizes the damaging physical and
psychological effects of political ambition
on those who seek power for its own sake
Warm Up Question 3
d. Othello– a tragedy play by William
Shakespeare in 1603
- It is based on the story “Un Capitano Moro
by Cinthio”
- It revolves into varied and enduring themes
of racism, love, jealousy, revenge and
repentance
Warm Up Question 4
1. There were several changes brought about by the
Spanish colonization specifically in Literature. The
Filipino Alphabet was replaced by what alphabet?
a. English Alphabet
b. Cyrillic Script
c. Roman Alphabet
d. Greek Writing System
Warm Up Question 4
a. English Alphabet– is a Latin Alphabet
consisting of 26 letters
-used after the Spanish Colonization
Warm Up Question 4
b. Cyrillic Script– a writing system developed
in 9th century AD used in the First Bulgarian
Empire
Warm Up Question 4
c. Roman Alphabet– originated from Greek
Alphabet and also called as Latin Alphabet
which was used during the Spanish
Colonization in the Philippines
Warm Up Question 4
d. Greek Writing System– the origin of
Roman/Latin Alphabet and some other
modern-day alphabets
LET’s
BEGIN!
 Question 1
1. Doctrina Christiana was the first book printed in the
Philippines during the Spanish Colonization and
authored by Fr. Juan de Plasencia. What is the
complete title of the book?

a. Doctrina Christiana en Lengua Espanola y Tagalog

b. Doctrina Christiana Espanola Lenguahe
c. Doctrina Christiana en Lengua Espanola y Tagala
d. Doctrina Christiana en Tagalog y Espanola
 Question 1
1. Doctrina Christiana was the first book printed in the
Philippines during the Spanish Colonization and authored by
Fr. Juan de Plasencia. What is the complete title of the book?

a. Doctrina Christiana en Lengua Espanola y Tagalog

b. Doctrina Christiana Espanola Lenguahe
c. Doctrina Christiana en Lengua Espanola y Tagala
d. Doctrina Christiana en Tagalog y Espanola
Question 2
Different literary forms were introduced during
the Spanish Era in the Philippines. One of which
is the dramatization of the passion and death of
Jesus Christ. What literary form is being stated?
a. Panunuluyan
b. Moriones
c. Cenaculo
d. Duplo
Question 2
Different literary forms were introduced during the
Spanish Era in the Philippines. One of which is the
dramatization of the passion and death of Jesus
Christ. What literary form is being stated?
a. Panunuluyan
b. Moriones
c. Cenaculo
d. Duplo
Question 2
 Panunuluyan is a play that dramatizes Joseph
and Mary’s search for lodging
 Moriones is the chases of Longinus by the Roman
soldiers
 Cenaculo is the dramatization of the passion and
death of Jesus Christ
 Duplo is a long poetic joust reasoning between
bilyakas (young women) and bilyakos (young men)
Question 3
“She did not have the courage to break into the
wedding feast.” What did the “wedding feast” stand
for in the relationship of Awiyao and Lumnay in
Amador Daguio’s “Wedding Dance”?
a. Village tradition
b. Love for each other
c. Desire to have a child
d. Patriarchal society
Question 3
“She did not have the courage to break into the
wedding feast.” What did the “wedding feast” stand
for in the relationship of Awiyao and Lumnay in
Amador Daguio’s “Wedding Dance”?
a. Village tradition
b. Love for each other
c. Desire to have a child
d. Patriarchal society
Question 4
Alfredo Salazar undergoes epiphany at the end
of Marquez-Benitez’ story. What does epiphany
mean?
a.Regret
b.Insight
c. Freedom
d.Confusion
Question 4
Alfredo Salazar undergoes epiphany at the end
of Marquez-Benitez’ story. What does epiphany
mean?
a. Regret
b. Insight
c. Freedom
d. Confusion
Question 5
What do ‘dead stars’ symbolize in Marquez-
Benitez’ story?

a. The let-down feeling over the truth of a disillusionment

b. The dilemma between responsibility and freedom
c. The discovery of how life’s values change with time
d. The doubts and uncertainty that stand in a relationship
Question 5
What do ‘dead stars’ symbolize in Marquez-
Benitez’ story?

a. The let-down feeling over the truth of a disillusionment

b. The dilemma between responsibility and freedom
c. The discovery of how life’s values change with time
d. The doubts and uncertainty that stand in a relationship
Question 6
“And far away in the middle of the fields a cow lowed
softly in answer.” What sense image is used in this
excerpt from Manuel Arguilla’s How My Brother Leon
Brought Home a Wife”?
a. Visual
b. Olfactory
c. Tactile
d. Auditory
Question 6
“And far away in the middle of the fields a cow lowed
softly in answer.” What sense image is used in this
excerpt from Manuel Arguilla’s How My Brother Leon
Brought Home a Wife”?
a. Visual
b. Olfactory
c. Tactile
d. Auditory
Question 7
“A little green snake slithered languidly into the tall
grass a few yards from the kamansi tree.” What
does the snake symbolize in ‘Love in the
Cornhusks’?
a. Betrayal
b. Temptation
c. Distrust
d. Lust
Question 7
“A little green snake slithered languidly into the tall
grass a few yards from the kamansi tree.” What
does the snake symbolize in ‘Love in the
Cornhusks’?
a. Betrayal
b.Temptation
c. Distrust
d. Lust
Question 8
What historical time is “Nick Joaquin’s May Day
Eve” set?
a.Japanese Occupation
b.American time
c. Spanish regime
d.Martial law era
Question 8
What historical time is “Nick Joaquin’s May Day
Eve” set?
a.Japanese Occupation
b.American time
c. Spanish regime
d.Martial law era
Question 9
What symbol is used to link the events of the
generations in May Day Eve?
a.Guardia sereno
b.Candle
c. Mirror
d.Midnight
Question 9
What symbol is used to link the events of the
generations in May Day Eve?
a.Guardia sereno
b.Candle
c.Mirror
d.Midnight
Question 10
How long is the span of the story ‘May Day
Eve’?
a.One month
b.Almost 50 years
c. Overnight
d.3 years
Question 10
How long is the span of the story ‘May Day
Eve’?
a.One month
b.Almost 50 years
c. Overnight
d.3 years
Question 11
What does ‘Magnificence’ refer to in Estrella
Alfon’s story?
a.The girls’ innocence
b.Vicente’s kindness and generosity
c. The father’s protectiveness
d.The mother’s comforting presence
Question 11
What does ‘Magnificence’ refer to in Estrella
Alfon’s story?
a.The girls’ innocence
b.Vicente’s kindness and generosity
c. The father’s protectiveness
d.The mother’s comforting presence
Question 12
“There was nothing to fear, for the man was
always so gentle, so kind.” What literary device
is employed in this line from ‘Magnificence’?
a.Foreshadowing
b.En medias res
c. Symbolism
d.Flashback
Question 12
“There was nothing to fear, for the man was
always so gentle, so kind.” What literary device
is employed in this line from ‘Magnificence’?
a.Foreshadowing
b.En medias res
c. Symbolism
d.Flashback
Question 13
“It was not quite five, and the bread was not yet
ready.” What does the bread symbolize in N.V.M.
Gonzales’ Bread of Salt?
a. The boy’s unreciprocated love for Aida
b. The embarrassment of the boy in the presence of Aida
c. The boy’s dream of becoming a famous violinist
d. The differences in the social status between Aida and the
boy
Question 13
“It was not quite five, and the bread was not yet
ready.” What does the bread symbolize in N.V.M.
Gonzales’ Bread of Salt?
a. The boy’s unreciprocated love for Aida
b. The embarrassment of the boy in the presence of Aida
c. The boy’s dream of becoming a famous violinist
d. The differences in the social status between Aida and
the boy
Question 14
“I felt all ardor for her gone from me entirely.” What
epiphany does the character experience in the
N.V.M. Gonzales’ Bread of Salt?
a. The boy did not like Aida’s aristocratic upbringing
b. His love for Aida was but an infatuation
c. He has found another girl to love
d. Aida did not like him
Question 14
“I felt all ardor for her gone from me entirely.” What
epiphany does the character experience in the
N.V.M. Gonzales’ Bread of Salt?
a. The boy did not like Aida’s aristocratic upbringing
b.His love for Aida was but an infatuation
c. He has found another girl to love
d. Aida did not like him
Question 15
Which of the following stories is in en medias
res?
a.Love in the Cornhusks
b.Wedding Dance
c. Dead Stars
d.The Small Key
Question 15
Which of the following stories is in en medias
res?
a.Love in the Cornhusks
b.Wedding Dance
c. Dead Stars
d.The Small Key
Question 16
Which story uses the first person narrator point
of view?
a.Bread of Salt
b.How My Brother Leon Brought Home a Wife
c. The Visitation of the Gods
d.Harvest
Question 16
Which story uses the first person narrator point
of view?
a.Bread of Salt
b.How My Brother Leon Brought Home a Wife
c. The Visitation of the Gods
d.Harvest
Question 17
Which story is a satire?
a.The Virgin
b.Wedding Dance
c. The Visitation of the Gods
d.Harvest
Question 17
Which story is a satire?
a.The Virgin
b.Wedding Dance
c.The Visitation of the Gods
d.Harvest
Question 18
In which story does the main character
experience epiphany?
a.Visitation of the Gods
b.How My Brother Leon Brought Home a Wife
c. Bread of Salt
d.The Small Key
Question 18
In which story does the main character
experience epiphany?
a.Visitation of the Gods
b.How My Brother Leon Brought Home a Wife
c.Bread of Salt
d.The Small Key
Question 19
Which among these objects is a phallic symbol
in literature?
a.Key
b.Cornhusks
c. Waig
d.Pencil
Question 19
Which among these objects is a phallic symbol
in literature?
a.Key
b.Cornhusks
c. Waig
d.Pencil
Question 20
Which story has a circular plot?
a.Dead Stars
b.May Day Eve
c. Magnificence
d.Harvest
Question 20
Which story has a circular plot?
a.Dead Stars
b.May Day Eve
c. Magnificence
d.Harvest
Question 21
The figure of speech implied in this line from Estrella
Alfon’s Forever Witches:
“MARING: Bastos! I know what you really wanted to
say. Pusa ka din!!”
a. Metaphor
b. Pun
c. Personification
d. Hyperbole
Question 21
The figure of speech implied in this line from Estrella
Alfon’s Forever Witches:
“MARING: Bastos! I know what you really wanted to
say. Pusa ka din!!”
a. Metaphor
b.Pun
c. Personification
d. Hyperbole
Question 22
What does Gonzalo mean by “a little longer” in this
excerpt from Guerrero’s Three Rats? ADRIAN: (laughing)
I expect to live a little longer, Gonzalo.
GONZALO: A little longer is right. (Adrian’s face slowly
begins to get red. He feels a giddiness in his head – he
presses his temples.)
a. He wants Adrian to apologize for his affair with Nita
b. The cyanide in Adrian’s coffee is taking effect
c. Adrian is getting drunk and incoherent
d. His wife’s infidelity makes him suffer in silence
Question 22
What does Gonzalo mean by “a little longer” in this
excerpt from Guerrero’s Three Rats? ADRIAN: (laughing)
I expect to live a little longer, Gonzalo.
GONZALO: A little longer is right. (Adrian’s face slowly
begins to get red. He feels a giddiness in his head – he
presses his temples.)
a. He wants Adrian to apologize for his affair with Nita
b. The cyanide in Adrian’s coffee is taking effect
c. Adrian is getting drunk and incoherent
d. His wife’s infidelity makes him suffer in silence
Question 23
“Gonzalo: I attach myself to nothing and to
nobody.” What character trait does Gonzalo
reveal in this excerpt from Guerrero’s Three
Rats?
a.Shyness
b.Indifference
c. Pride
d.Boldness
Question 23
“Gonzalo: I attach myself to nothing and to
nobody.” What character trait does Gonzalo
reveal in this excerpt from Guerrero’s Three
Rats?
a.Shyness
b.Indifference
c. Pride
d.Boldness
Question 24
What is the tone of the father’s statement in this
line from Florentino’s The Dancers? (FATHER:
She’s still a baby! I’m telling you, she’s old
enough to have a baby!)
a.Bitter
b.Sarcastic
c. Thrilled
d.Hopeful
Question 24
What is the tone of the father’s statement in this
line from Florentino’s The Dancers? (FATHER:
She’s still a baby! I’m telling you, she’s old
enough to have a baby!)
a.Bitter
b.Sarcastic
c. Thrilled
d.Hopeful
Question 25
Which comic technique is used in Agana’s New
Yorker in Tondo?
a.Mistaken identity
b.Physical blunder
c. Reversal of fortune
d.Ridiculous situation
Question 25
Which comic technique is used in Agana’s New
Yorker in Tondo?
a.Mistaken identity
b.Physical blunder
c. Reversal of fortune
d.Ridiculous situation
Question 26
Which of the following play is a ‘satire’?
a.Forever Witches
b.The Dancers
c. The Husband of Mrs. Cruz
d.Sabina
Question 26
Which of the following play is a ‘satire’?
a.Forever Witches
b.The Dancers
c.The Husband of Mrs. Cruz
d.Sabina
Question 27
Which of the following play is a ‘farce’?
a.Forever Witches
b.The Dancers
c. The Husband of Mrs. Cruz
d.Sabina
Question 27
Which of the following play is a ‘farce’?
a.Forever Witches
b.The Dancers
c. The Husband of Mrs. Cruz
d.Sabina
Question 28
What emotion is expressed in these lines from
Manalang-Gloria’s Poems? “The madcap
inspirations, bent / On flinging stars about / Contrive
to break away before / I know that they are out”
a. Confusion
b. Excitement
c. Awe
d. Fear
Question 28
What emotion is expressed in these lines from
Manalang-Gloria’s Poems? “The madcap
inspirations, bent / On flinging stars about / Contrive
to break away before / I know that they are out”
a. Confusion
b.Excitement
c. Awe
d. Fear
Question 29
What figure of speech is used in tis line from
Alvero’s poem? “Could Gods refuse / Such
tempting wine?”
a.Apostrophe
b.Rhetorical question
c. Allusion
d.Metaphor
Question 29
What figure of speech is used in tis line from
Alvero’s poem? “Could Gods refuse / Such
tempting wine?”
a.Apostrophe
b.Rhetorical question
c. Allusion
d.Metaphor
Question 30
This line is an example of personification.

a.And hold secret a bird’s flowering

b.Seeking a truer heaven in / the loved deep
c. And so while thoughts went to and fro
d.To teach the trees all that I could
Question 30
This line is an example of personification.

a.And hold secret a bird’s flowering

b.Seeking a truer heaven in / the loved deep
c.And so while thoughts went to and fro
d.To teach the trees all that I could
BONUS Question 31
An epic is an extended narrative about heroic
exploits often under supernatural control. Which
of the following is NOT an example of epic?

a. Biag ni Lam-Ang
b. Hudhud at Alim
c. Ybalon
d. Ang Ibong Adarna
BONUS Question 31
An epic is an extended narrative about heroic
exploits often under supernatural control. Which
of the following is NOT an example of epic?

a. Biag ni Lam-Ang
b. Hudhud at Alim
c. Ybalon
d. Ang Ibong Adarna