Life and Works of Rizal: John Michael P. Apao
Life and Works of Rizal: John Michael P. Apao
Chapter 6
A. To what does each of the following refer?
___ Maestro Justiniano Cruz_1. Rizal’s teacher at the village in Biñan
________Ibarra_____ _____2. A name used by Rizal in the Noli to describe the
village school in Biñan
School has to be playground
not a torture chamber______3. Rizal’s ideal elementary school for young children
as depicted in Noli
______ Pedro________ ____ 4. The son of the village teacher who became Rizal’s
first enemy in school
___ Corporal Punishment____5. Barbarous method of learning which Rizal
detested in his elementary schooling at village school
Self-assertiveness
Centered on aggressiveness__6. A trait Rizal developed to compensate for his
deficiency in height
___ _ Talim ______ _____7. The steamship, which ferried Rizal from Biñan to
his hometown on December 17, 1870
___ _ Arm-wrestling_ __ 8. The usual duel among young boys in the village
school to prove their physical strength
___ _Maestro Juancho _9. Rizal’s teacher in painting and drawing in Biñan
Homesick _10. What Rizal felt from being away from his family
for the first time
B. Prove or contradict the following statements using the experiences of Rizal as
an elementary pupil at the village school in Biñan.
11-20 A person’s deficiency can lead him to compensate for it in some other ways
"Aggravation is the mother of invention”. If not having a skill you need is a
problem for you, you can be sure it's a problem for others as well. So think about
ways you can help both yourself and others compensate for your deficiency. Your
weakness could wind up leading you to a successful new venture.
21-30 Rigorous and systematic training can bring about positive effects on an
individual’s personality.
The rigorous life that Rizal had as an elementary pupil at the village school
equipped him with the competencies for secondary schooling in Manila; and
strengthened his body and soul as a young man