Department of Education

Region VII, Central Visayas

Carcar City Division
PERRELOS NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
DIAGNOSTIC TEST IN 21st CENTURY LITERATURE FROM THE PHILIPPINES AND THE WORLD
SY 2022-2023

Name:___________________________________________ Date: ________________

Grade and Section: ________________________________ Score: _______________
Multiple Choice Directions: Read the items/statements carefully and answer
the questions that follow by writing the letter of your choice.

1. It is a figure of speech in which ideas, actions, or objects are described in non-

literal terms.
A. Imagery B. Hyperbole C. Metaphor D. Symbolism

2. It refers to the use of an object, figure, event, situation, or other idea in a written
work to represent something else—typically a broader message or deeper meaning
that differs from its literal meaning.
A. Metaphor C. Symbolism
B. Imagery D. Hyperbole

3. It is an exaggerated statement that's not meant to be taken literally by the reader.

A. Simile B. Hyperbole C. Metaphor D. Imagery

4. What is personification?
A. A word that mimics a sound
B. Repetition of consonant sounds
C. Using symbols to represent something
D. Giving human-like traits to non-living objects.

5. A segment of a poem that is divided into groups of lines.

A. Lines B. Stanza C. Symbolism D. Meter
6. It refers to a collection of discrete accounts of a person’s experiences and thoughts
each day.
A. Drama B. Poetry C. Blog D. Diary

7. This refers to your regular thoughts, opinions, or experiences that you put on the
internet for the people to read.
A. Comedy B. Diary C. Fiction D. Blog

8. It is a literary work that tells a story through actions and dialogues.

A. Drama B. Fiction C. Diary D. Epic

9. It is a literature that describes imaginary events and people.

A. Blog B. Diary C. Fiction D. Comedy
10. A type of drama that makes the audience laugh.
A. Blog B. Comedy C. Diary D. Fiction

11. It refers to that lethargic feeling wrought out of routine, out of the repetition of
meaningless things.
A. intertextuality C. prose poetry
B. middle class concerns D. ennui

12. It refers to the idea that a given text is a response to what has already been
written, be it explicit or implicit.
A. nihilism C. middle class concerns
B. intertextuality D. prose poetry

13. These concerns involve marriage, property, and social propriety, which are
shared by the social class to which most novel readers belong.
A. nihilism C. middle class concerns
B. intertextuality D. prose poetry

14. These are poems that are written in paragraphs.

A. nihilism C. middle class concerns
B. intertextuality D. prose poetry

15. It refers to an attitude that finds meaninglessness in things, societal structures,

rituals, habits, and moral codes.
A. nihilism C. middle class concerns
B. intertextuality D. prose poetry

16. What does the word “archetype” mean?

A. Ancient ruins found all over the world.
B. A type of arch found around the globe
C. A pattern repeated through the ages in literature.
D. Another word for an architect who also writes.

17. Which archetypal character has unusual origins, is strong, brave, smart and is
often a leader/prince?
A. The hero B. The scapegoat C. The villain D. The companion

18. Which archetypal character befriends and helps the hero, and is normally odd or
quirky?
A. The hero B. The scapegoat C. The villain D. The companion

19. Which archetypal character represents evil? He is almost as strong as the hero,
and may take on a monstrous form.
A. The hero B. The scapegoat C. The villain D. The companion

20. Which archetypal character that takes the blame for everything bad that
happens?
A. The hero B. The scapegoat C. The villain D. The companion

21. Which archetypal character plays a “mothering role” to other characters?

A. The caregiver B. The Sage C. The Doppelganger D. The Orphan

22. Which archetypal character is a truth or knowledge seeker?

A. The caregiver B. The Sage C. The Doppelganger D. The Orphan

23. Which of the following statements is true?

A. Character archetypes are always antagonists, or the bad guys, in a story.
B. Character archetypes are always protagonists, or the good guys, in a story.
C. There is only one type of archetype.
D. All of the other statements about archetypes are NOT true.

24. Why are readers drawn to an archetype?

A. An archetype always saves the day.
B. An archetype embodies a common type of person or situation we encounter in life.
C. An archetype learns a valuable lesson.
D. An archetype is always a component in a successful story.

25. Which psychiatrist came up with the “collective unconscious”?

A. Carl Jung B. Erik Erikson C. Sigmund Freud D. Jean Piaget

26.These are practical observations and philosophy of everyday life that are
written usually in a rhyming scheme. It is obviously meant to entertain
while teaching basic skills in surviving local life.
A. Tales B. Folksongs C. Riddles D. Proverbs

27.These are like proverbs with one main difference: they demand an answer
and are used to test the wits of those who are listening to them.
A. Tales B. Folksongs C. Riddles D. Proverbs

28.These are beautiful songs that are informal expressions of our ancestors’
experiences in life. These range from courtship (which they sing in a
harana or a serenade for a girl), to lullabies, harvests, funerals, and others.
A. Tales B. Folksongs C. Riddles D. Proverbs

29.These are stories of origin for certain places, their names, and their
creation. These are also known as myths and legends.
A. Tales B. Folksongs C. Riddles D. Proverbs

30.These are long- winded poems about a hero and his adventures and
misadventures. It usually tells of a male hero and who also has
superhuman capabilities.
A. Epic B. Folksongs C. Proverbs D. Tales

31. This refers to a short story based on true accounts.

A. Anecdote B. Dialogue C. Insight D. Description

32. It refers to a conversation found in written works such as books, plays, or films.
A. Narration B. Description C. Insight D. Dialogue

33. It is the expansion of understanding gained by the narrator or reader.

A. Dialogue B. Insight C. Description D. Narration

34. This refers to the account of a person, object, or event that enables the reader to
get a clear picture of what is being described.
A. Dialogue B. Insight C. Description D. Narration
35. It is the act of telling a story.
A. Dialogue B. Insight C. Description D. Narration

Third World Geography

By: Cirilo F. Bautista
Manila
A country without miracles
sits heavy on the map,
thinking of banana trees rotting
in the sunlight.
The man who watches over it
has commandeered all hopes,
placed them in a sack,
and tied its loose end.
He goes around carrying it
on his back.
When asked what is inside,
he says, “Just a handful of feathers,
just a handful of feathers.”
That’s how light the burden
of government is in peace time—
any tyrant can turn it into a metaphor.
You kneel on the parched earth
and pray for rice. Only the wind
hears your useless words.
The country without miracles
tries to get up from the page,
but the bold ink and sharp colors
hold it down.

36. The figure of speech used in the lines “A country without miracles sits heavy on
the map, thinking of banana trees rotting in the sunlight” is _________________.
a. Metaphor b. Personification c. Simile d. Hyperbole

37. What has happened to hope in the poem as described by the lines “The man who
watches over it has commandeered all hopes, placed them in a sack, and tied its
loose end? He goes around carrying it on his back.”
a. It has been killed. c. It has been stolen
b. It has been conquered. d. It has been silenced.

38. What are the “feathers” discussed in the poem supposed to be a metaphor of?
a. The burden of government c. The feathers of dead birds
b. The dashed hopes of people d. The poverty in the country

39. “You kneel on parched earth and pray for rice.” This implies that the people in
the poem are________________.
a. Angry b. Depressed c. Hungry d. Thirsty

40. The persona speaking in the poem is ______________.

a. A character in the poem c. The author
b. An unbiased observer d. The man who watches over the country
Direction: Supply the following with the appropriate word found in the box to
complete the statements.

Speech Foreshadowing Flashback

Essay Plot Plot Devices

41. _______ a formal address or discourse delivered to an audience.

42. _______ refers to the series of events which have causal relationship with others.
43. ______ are techniques that the writers creatively present the events in the story.
44. ______ is a plot device where the story moves away from the current events
happening in the story to a time in the past.
45. ______ is a plot device where the writer presents an image or a scene which gives
the reader clues as to events which will happen in the future

Direction: Matching Items. Match Column A with Column B. Write the letter of the
correct answer in your notebook.

COLUMN A COLUMN B
46. It refers to the perspective that is A. local color
all – knowing and able to get
into the minds of all the characters.

47. It refers to the point where the conflict B. Third person point of view
or tension explodes or heightens

48. It means that specific details are placed C. climax

because they enhance the reality crafted
by the story

49. Qualities of character involve D. Contexts

the physical attributes, get up,
or mannerisms of a character,
as described by the narrator

50. are the parts of a text preceding E. Internal qualities

and following a passage giving it
fuller meaning than if it were read F. External qualities
by itself.