Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION V
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF SORSOGON
TIONG HEN SO MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL
Matnog, Sorsogon
S.Y. 2022-2023
Summative Test for the 4th Quarter
21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World

Name: __________________________________ Date: _________________

Grade & Section: ____________________ Score: ________________

TEST I. Multiple Choice.

Directions: Read the questions carefully. Choose the letter of the correct
answer. Encircle your answer.

1. It is a process where students are directed to assess their performance against pre-determined
standard criteria. It involves the students in goal setting and more informal, dynamic self-regulation
and self-reflection.
a. literary text b. peer-assessment c. self-assessment d. literary adaptation
2. It is the assessment of students' work by other students of equal status. Students often undertake
peer assessment in conjunction with formal self-assessment. They reflect on their own efforts and
enrich this reflection by exchanging feedback on their own and their peers' work.
a. literary text b. peer-assessment c. self-assessment d. literary adaptation
3. It is a piece of written material, such as a book or a poem that has the purpose of telling a story or
entertaining, as in a fictional novel. Its primary function as a text is usually aesthetic, but it may also
contain political messages or beliefs.
a. literary text b. peer-assessment c. self-assessment d. literary adaptation
4. It is the adapting of a literary source (e.g. a novel, short story, poem) to another genre or medium,
such as a film, stage play, or video game.
a. literary text b. peer-assessment c. self-assessment d. literary adaptation
5. What kind of assessment task is it when students reflect on their own performance?
a. a quiz b. a unit test c. peer assessment d. self-assessment
6. Who are the students assessing when they are engaged in peer assessment?
a. themselves b. the teacher c. the principal d. other students
7. Which of the following is a form of student self-assessment
a. evaluating other’s work b. critiquing own output
c. a conference with the teacher d. a set of questions about the progress or performance of other
students
8. Which figures of speech are used in this line “Eyes wide like an owl’s.” from Jennifer Grotz
literary piece entitled “ The Window at Night”?
a. Hyperbole b. Metaphor c. Personification d. Simile
9. Which figures of speech are used in this line “in the conversations of eyebrows” from Jennifer
Grotz literary piece entitled “The Window at Night”?
a. Hyperbole b. Metaphor c. Personification d. Simile
10. “I ask for your hand to marry me.” What figures of speech is used in this sentence?
a. Metonymy b. Personification c. Hyperbole d. Synecdoche
11. Black bug bit in a big black bear is an example of what figures of speech?
a. Alliteration b. Hyperbole c. Onomatopoeia d. Simile
12. "The beginning of the end.", is an example of what figures of speech?
a. Paradox b. Onomatopoeia c. Simile d. Metaphor
13. “The crown announced new policies”, is an example of what figures of speech?
a. Metonymy b. Simile c. Alliteration d. Metaphor
14. “I’m so hungry, I could eat a horse!” This is an example of what figures of speech?
a. Hyperbole b. Simile c. Onomatopoeia d. Alliteration
15. “Ask students to create a "map" of ideas connected with a topic. They should consider how the
topics link to each other and use lines or "linking" words to join the concepts together and describe
the relationship.” This shows what assessment tool?
a. Concept Map b. Turn and Talk c. KWL Charts d. Think-Ink-Pair-Share

For items 16-20. Read the poem “Drowned” written by Marigrace D. Carretero.

DROWNED
by Marigrace D. Carretero
(translated by Frances Grace Jetomo)

1 The stone fell 6 When you lost hope? 11 Someone will draw water in
2 Into the deep well 7 Drowned in a spring that a little while,
3 It gasped for breath overflows 12 Someone will help you.
4 As its tough fall. 8 Beside the falls that’s really 13 Hold on as the pail falls
5 Have you ever felt that? cold. 14 So you can breathe after
9 Don’t be sad drowning in the deep.
10 For though you’re in the
situation,
16. What figure of speech is used in the poem?
a. Hyperbole b. Metaphor c. Personification d. Simile
17. What object is being referred to in the poem?
a. stone b. well c. fall d. wall
18. What is meant by these lines: “Drowned in a spring that overflows, Beside the falls that’s really
cold”?
a. A moment in one’s life when it’s hopeless, as if everything is against his desires. And still worsen
by surrounding situations.
b. The lines refer to a person's unfortunate accident while swimming in a natural spring that has
flooded due to excessive rainfall.
c. It means that being hopeful in life can drown you
d. The lines suggest prosperity in life
19. What feeling is evoked in the aforementioned lines (lines 7 & 8) ?
a. Hopelessness b. Hopefulness c. Optimism d. Happiness
20. What reality in life is being fostered by lines 10-12?
“For though you’re in the situation,
Someone will draw water in a little while,
Someone will help you.
a. Be someone who always depends on others.
b. There is a circle of life. It’s not every day that we will suffer from the adversities in life. Time will
always come that we’ll surpass them with the help of others who show compassion.
c. Be courageous enough to face your challenges in life for no one will help you solve it.
d. Learn to live by yourself.

Test II. True or False

Direction: Write the word True if the statement is true and False if it is not.

_____21. Theme is NOT expressed in a single word.

_____22. Peer assessment helps students develop their critical thinking skills.
_____23. Peer pressure and peer influence can create impact on the result of a student’s grade.
_____24. Theme is the idea the writer wishes to convey about the subject—the writer’s view of
the world or a revelation about human nature.
_____25. Theme is the moral and purpose of the work.
_____26. The poem “Between Odds” is written by Marigrace Carretero.
_____27. Self-assessment encourages students to be more responsible for their own learning.
_____28. Self-assessment does not make students become more aware of their weaknesses and
strengths.
_____29. Self-assessment is not reliable because students may not be honest in evaluating their own
performance.
_____30. “Choose to live a balanced life.” is the theme of the poem “Between Odds” written by Roy
Frayna.

Test III. Matching Type

Direction: Match Column A with Column B. Write the letter of your answers on the space provided.

Column A __36. A fictional character who does not

possess the traits, such as pride and valor,
__31. Literary technique used by the author to expected of a hero.
arouse curiosity among readers by ending a __37. “master of catharsis”
chapter or story abruptly. __38. The use of words that imitate the sound
what they are referring to.
__32. “referred to as interior monologue” __39. Uses intentional exaggeration to achieve
__33. “specific methods writers employ in emphasis.
their works to convey messages” __40. “My hair is like a satin.”
__34. “refers to the repetition of a word or Column B
phrase at the beginning of a sentence.”
A. Antihero
__35. They provide “red herrings” (misleading B. Literary Techniques
or false clues) to divert the readers’ C. Foreshadowing
expectations. D. Cliff-hanger
E. Stream of Consciousness
F. Anapora I. Hyperbole
G. Simile J. William Shakespeare
H. Onomatopoeia K. Romeo

“Do your best and God will take care of the rest.”

Subject teacher: Donna G. Meneses