Fonte, Mary Allyn L.
BSIT 3
Chapter 2
Childhood Years in Calamba
Pre Test
Identify the following:
1. It so named after a big native jar, was a fitting cradle for a hero.
Answer: Calamba
2. The first sorrow of Rizal at the age of 4.
Answer: Death of his younger sister Concha
3. The first mentor of Rizal in religion.
Answer: His mother
4. What age did Rizal began to reveal his God-given talent for art?
Answer: At the age of five
5. The first poem by Rizal.
Answer: Sa aking Mga kababata (To my Fellow children)
Learning Activities
Draw a “Genealogy” of Jose Rizal
Assessment Tasks
1. Briefly discuss the highlights of Rizal’s childhood.
Answer:
He described how, as a child, he watched the culiauan, maya, Maria Capra,
martin, pipit, and other birds from his garden hut, listening to their evening melodies
"with amazement and love." The daily Angelus prayer was also a childhood memory.
Rizal said that his mother collected all of the children at the house by nightfall to
pray the Angelus. Another childhood memory was taking a nocturnal walk across
town, especially when there was a moon. The aya led him for a moonlight stroll
down the river's bank, where the trees threw bizarre shadows.
2. Discuss briefly yet substantially the symbolism in the “Parable of the Moth.”
Answer:
The story of the moth and the lamp taught Jose Rizal a lot. One of the most
significant lessons he learned was the importance of obedience. The moth is
scorched by the lamp's flames in the story. The moth had disobeyed his mother's
caution not to approach too close to the flame, and as a result, he had died. As a
result, we may say that we should respect and obey our elders because the lessons
they teach us are based on their own life experiences.
Rizal's martyrdom is easily comparable to the destiny of the moth in the fable.
Rizal believed the moth died like a martyr in the story. He saw the lamp as more than
just a source of light; it was also a lofty concept. As a consequence, Rizal believed he
was prepared to suffer a noble death and was willing to give his life for a great cause:
the independence of his compatriots.
3. Describe the good influence exerted by the three uncles of Rizal on him.
Answer:
His uncle Jose Alberto influenced him with his creative skills, his uncle Manuel
influenced him with physical activities, and his uncle Gregorio influenced him with
his voracious reading of books.