Preliminary Examination in Survey of Philippine Literature in English
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- Q1
Why do we need to study Philippine literature?
To fulfill the content of our curriculum
To realize our literary limitations and learn to overcome them
To read the Philippines’ historical dealings
To give satisfaction on how great the Philippines is
60s - Q2
Statement 1: Literature exists to make men forget their sorrows and disappointed hopes.
Statement 2: Literature provides pleasure derived from its craftsmanship.
Neither of the statements is true.
Both statements are true.
The first statement is false; the second is true.
The first statement is true; the second is false.
60s - Q3
Statement 1: Literature can change an imperfect society by changing human consciousness.
Statement 2: Literature never offers possible solutions to our problems or gives their possible causes.
The first statement is true; the second is false.
Neither of the statements is true.
The first statement is false; the second is true.
Both statements are true.
60s - Q4
Statement 1: Denotation refers to the associated meaning of a word.
Statement 2: Connotation refers to the dictionary meaning of a word.
The first statement is true; the second is false.
The first statement is false; the second is true.
Both statements are true.
Neither of the statements is true
60s - Q5
Which of the following refers to writings exhibiting the common flow of conversation, that is in sentences and paragraphs?
prose
fiction
epic
poetry
60s - Q6
Which of the genres under prose has animals and inanimate things which speak and act like humans for characters?
myth
folktale
folk song
fable
60s - Q7
Which sub-division of poetry originally refers to poems intended to be sung to the accompaniment of a lyre?
lyric
awit
narrative
dramatic
60s - Q8
Which of the following poems is composed of four lines having seven to nine syllables?
ambahan
ch’along
tanaga
haiku
60s - Q9
What narrative gives an account of the life of the writer himself?
short story
autobiography
novel
biography
60s - Q10
What is this dramatic composition that induces laughter by using caricatures and exaggerated imitation of life?
history
melodrama
tragedy
farce
60s - Q11
What lyric poem celebrates on an object or a place by expressing noble feelings about it?
sonnet
elegy
psalm
ode
60s - Q12
Which of the narrative poems is the simplest and shortest and tells a story about love in a single incident?
epic
corrido
ballad
awit
60s - Q13
Which of the following sentences correctly uses “lion” and “ferocious” in a simile?
Goryo is as ferocious as a lion.
Quezon was a ferocious lion.
A lion is a ferocious mammal.
“I am mighty,” the ferocious lion said.
60s - Q14
Which of the following sentences correctly uses “death” in an apostrophe?
Death, you shall not prevail over me!
Death smiled at me when I was at the hospital.
Death is not easy to find.
Death is like a thief in the night.
60s - Q15
Which of the following exemplifies a paradox?
I close my eyes so I can see; I burn a fire to stay cool.
I've got the eye of the tiger.
Mary is a modern Maria Clara.
When the going gets tough, the tough gets going.
60s