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Literature is always written.

FALSE

All written works are literature.

FALSE

When oral tradition is defined as “floating,” this means it is handed from one generation to another through word of mouth.

FALSE

In Medieval epics like the Song of Roland and El Cid Campeador, the Moros always win the battles.

TRUE

Shakespearean plays like Romeo and Juliet are written in prose.

FALSE

In the Classical Period, tragic myths are taught with characters displaying hamartia which means extreme arrogance or pride.

TRUE

The moral of the fable, “The Fox and the Crow” is “Never believe flatterers.

FALSE

Children’s literature tends to have a simpler plot.

TRUE

Literature can be fictional and non-fictional.

TRUE

All fairytales have fairy characters.

FALSE

This is for visual learners who are interested in novels that are illustrated.


(ILLUSTRATED BOOKS or GRAPHIC NOVELS)

GRAPHIC NOVELS

It recounts events in everyday life.


(DIARY or JOURNAL)

DIARY

It is also known as easy to read books. (PICTURE BOOKS or TRANSITIONAL BOOKS)

TRANSITIONAL BOOKS

These books have lesser picture and have more texts.


(ILLUSTRATED BOOKS or PICTURE BOOKS)

ILLUSTRATED BOOKS

Pop-up books and wordless books are its common examples. (ILLUSTRATED BOOKS or PICTURE BOOKS)

PICTURE BOOKS

During this period, Peter Rabbit became a prominent figure among children.


(Edwardian or Victorian)

EDWARDIAN

The printing press emerged during this period.


(Medieval or Renaissance)

RENAISSANCE

Series books and picture storybooks became most popular during this period.


(20th Century or 19th Century)

20th CENTURY

This period revived the interest in folk tales after a period of restraint.


(19th Century or 18th Century)

18th CENTURY

This is a type of book during the Renaissance that contains fairy tales.


(hornbook or chapbook)

CHAPBOOK

Jose Garcia Villa is known as the c_______ poet.

comma

According to Horace, the purpose of literature is “dulce et ____e.”

utile

A piece of written work should have l_______ to be considered literature.

literariness

The famous collection of Indian fables is called p_______.

panchatantra

The oldest epic in Philippine literature is _______m.

Alim

He is the Father of the Printing Press.

Johannes Gutenberg

He is the Father of Children’s Literature.

John Newbery

He is the Father of Modern Fairy Tales.

Hans Christian Andersen

He is credited for being the author of many fables like “The Lion and the Mouse.

Aesop

She is the Queen of England that brought about the Golden Age of Children’s Literature.

Queen Victoria

Which statement is TRUE about literature?


I. It can be fictional and non-fictional


II. It is always written.


III. All written works are literature.


IV. It must always have a lesson.


A. I, III, IV


B. I and III


C. I only


D. I, II, III, IV

C. I only

Which does NOT belong?


A. Ode


B. Legend


C. Ballad


D. Poetry

B. Legend

Which is NOT true about literariness?


A. It makes a written work literary.


B. It is observed in classic literature.


C. It is a feature observed in works by Louis Sachar.


D. It is observed in technical and scientific writing.

D. It is observed in technical and scientific writing.

Which of the following are examples of children and adolescent literature?


I. Narnia


II. Charlotte’s Web


III. The Wizard of Oz


IV. Holes


A. I, II, III B. II and III C. I only D. I, II, III, IV

D. I, II, III, IV

Which of the following are examples of fiction?


I. Legend


II. Letter Novel


III. Diary


IV. Short Story


A. I, II, IV B. I and II C. I only D. I, II, III, IV

A. I, II, IV

Which statements justify the need to study literature?


I. To gain deeper insight about life


II. To identify the better race, gender, and occupation


III. To immerse in the world of imagination


IV. To indoctrinate young minds to a particular ideology


A. II and IV B. I only C. I and III D. I, II, III, IV

C. I and III

Which statements are indicators of a good children’s story?


I. Has relatable themes like violence and suicide and self-harm.


II. Facilitates curiosity; thus, compelling them to read


III. Influences children to love themselves more and be self-centered


IV. Moves readers to empathize with the characters


A. II and III B. I and III C. II and IV D. I, II, III, IV

C. II and IV

Which is NOT a personal value of literature to children?


A. Improves creativity


B. Fosters language development


C. Develop love for reading


D. Understand cultural heritage

B. Fosters language development

Which of the following explains the academic value of literature to children?


A. Acquire new interests


B. Improve imagination


C. Foster phonemic awareness


D. Appreciate books

C. Foster phonemic awareness

Which does NOT belong?


A. Utile


B. Dulce


C. Didactic


D. To instruct

B. Dulce

Which of the following involves the recounting of one’s daily events?


A. Diary


B. Memoirs


C. News


D. Biography

A. Diary

Which of the following is present in a picture book?


A. More Texts


B. Lesser Images


C. Page numbers


D. Lesser Texts

D. Lesser Texts

The length of a picture book is a multiple of ___.


A. 20


B. 5


C. 16


D. 32

C. 16

Which of the following is NOT TRUE about illustrated books?


I. Picture books are illustrated books


II. Illustrated books are picture books.


III. They have lesser pictures and more texts.


IV. They have more pictures and lesser texts A. II and III B. I and IV C. I and III D. II and IV

D. II and IV

Which fable has the lesson: “An act of kindness is never wasted”?


A. The Town Mouse and Country Mouse


B. The Lion and the Mouse


C. The Fox and the Crow


D. The Tortoise and the Hare

B. The Lion and the Mouse

Who among the following does NOT belong? A. Cid


B. Homer


C. Aesop


D. Ovid

A. Cid

What does hamartia mean?


A. Extreme pride


B. Fatal Flaw


C. Punishment


D. Death by the gods

B. Fatal Flaw

What does hubris mean?


A. Extreme pride


B. Fatal Flaw


C. Punishment


D. Death by the gods

A. Extreme pride

Which of the following exemplifies hubris?


A. Oedipus fell in love with his mother without him knowing who she really was.


B. Icarus refused to follow his father and flew close to the sun.


C. Paris chose Aphrodite as the most beautiful goddess of the three.


D. Zeus is the god of thunder.

B. Icarus refused to follow his father and flew close to the sun.

In classical period, they uphold the principle of “mimesis.” What does it mean?


A. Tell, don’t show.


B. Show and tell.


C. Show, don’t tell.


D. Don’t show and tell.

C. Show, don't tell.

Which does NOT belong?


A. El Cid


B. Song of Roland


C. King Arthur


D. Lord of the Rings

D. Lord of the Rings

From which country is the epic The Song of Roland from?


A. UK


B. Spain


C. Europe


D. France

D. France

You plan to introduce the Medieval Period to your students. Which story would you choose?


A. The Odyssey


B. Bible Stories


C. Fables


D. Epics

B. Bible Stories

Which country was the idea of the Printing Press from?


A. China


B. India


C. Egypt


D. United Kingdom

A. China

Which literature was reintroduced during the Renaissance Period?


A. European


B. Greek and Roman


C. Afro-Asian


D. Egyptian

B. Greek and Roman

What are chapbooks about?


A. Bible stories


B. Folk tales


C. Fairy tales


D. Gods and goddesses

C. Fairy tales

Which is NOT true about hornbooks?


A. They were made by the printing press.


B. They may also contain prayers.


C. They contained stories written on a piece of wood.


D. They were cheaper books than regular books

A. They were made by the printing press.

Which of the following does NOT belong?


A. The Little Mermaid


B. Thumbelina


C. Snow White


D. The Emperor’s New Clothes

C. Snow White

Who is Mother Goose?


A. The Goose


B. The Mother of All


C. Granny Storyteller


D. Charles Perrault

C. Granny Storyteller

Which does NOT belong?


A. Ride a Cockhorse


B. Jack and Jill


C. Row, Row Your Boat


D. Humpty Dumpty

C. Row, Row Your Boat

Which of the following is NOT true about the Newbery Medal?


A. It is awarded every year.


B. The Association for Library Service to children selects the winner.


C. The winner should have made distinguished contribution literature for children.


D. Newbery initiated this idea of awarding distinguished authors.

D. Newbery initiated this idea of awarding distinguished authors.

Which of the following does NOT belong?


A. The Grinch who Stole Christmas


B. A Wrinkle in Time


C. Holes


D. Charlotte’s Web

A. The Grinch who Stole Christmas

What genre characterized the Victorian Age?


A. Biography


B. Modern Fantasy


C. Epic


D. Fantasy

B. Modern Fantasy

Who is considered as the greatest novelist of the Victorian Period?


A. Carrol


B. Dickens


C. Baum


D. Twain

B. Dickens

Who is the famous rabbit that Beatrix Potter created?


A. Priscilla


B. Bugs


C. Peter


D. Jason

C. Peter

What served as an inspiration for the famous characters by A.A. Milne?


A. His son’s toys


B. Cartoon characters


C. Pictures from books


D. His grandpa’s stories

A. His son's toys

Which does NOT belong?


A. Story of Doctor Doolittle


B. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer


C. The Chronicles of Narnia


D. The Lord of the Rings

B. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Which among the following is not a series book?


A. The Chronicles of Narnia


B. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory


C. The Lord of the Rings


D. A Series of Unfortunate Events

B. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Which is NOT true about nursery rhymes?


A. They are known as Mother Goose rhymes.


B. They are short songs and verses.


C. They are read and sung to or by children.


D. They always teach a moral.

D. They always teach a moral.

Why do we teach nursery rhymes to children?



A. To teach them to become better students


B. Because it is fun, no more no less


C. To tell tales of our ancestors


D. To develop an ear for our language

D. To develop an ear for our language

Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water. Jack fell down and broke his _____.


A. head


B. pail


C. nose


D. crown

D. crown

Ride a cock-horse to _____ Cross, to see a fine lady upon a white horse.


A. London


B. Oxford


C. King’s


D. Banbury

D. Banbury

There was an old woman who lived in a _____, she had so many children, she didn’t know what to do.


A. peach


B. jungle


C. shoe


D. cottage

C. shoe

Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker’s man, _____ me a cake just as fast as you can.


A. bake


B. make


C. eat


D. bring

A. bake

Three blind mice, see how they run! They all ran after the farmer’s _____.


A. sons


B. wife


C. daughters


D. cats

B. wife

Happy Thoughts



The world is full


of a number of things


I’m sure we should all


be as happy as kings.



What kind of poem is Happy Thoughts?


A. triplet


B. octave


C. quintet


D. quatrain

D. quatrain

Which line has internal rhyme?


A. 1st line


B. 2nd line


C. 3rd line


D. None

B. 2nd line

What kind of rhyme is things and kings?


A. end


B. half


C. monorhyme


D. internal

A. end

What kind of rhyme is full and all?


A. internal


B. feminine


C. near


D. eye

C. near

With masculine rhyme, which syllable in a word is stressed?


A. 1st syllable


B. last syllable


C. all syllables


D. it doesn’t matter

B. last syllable

With feminine rhyme, which syllable in a word is stressed?


A. 1st syllable


B. last syllable


C. all syllables


D. it doesn’t matter

A. 1st syllable

The phrase “The world” has a pattern of unstressed and stressed syllables which we call ___.


A. iamb


B. trochee


C. spondee


D. pyrrhic

A. iamb

The line, “be as happy as kings” is composed of two feet with the pattern of unstressed, unstressed, stressed syllables which we call ___.


A. dactylic


B. spondee


C. anapest


D. iamb

C. anapest

You plan to write a poem with an EYE RHYME for the word “tomb.” Which word is best? A. Doom


B. Bomb


C. Womb


D. Costume

B. Bomb

Which does NOT belong?


A. Imperfect


B. Slant


C. Weak


D. Double

D. Double

Humpty Dumpty



Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall


Humpty Dumpty had a great fall


All the king’s horses and all the king’s men


Couldn’t put Humpty together again.



Which line/s has/have internal rhyme?


A. 1st line


B. 1st and 2nd lines


C. 3rd and 4th lines


D. 3rd line

D. 3rd line

The nursery rhyme points out the fragility of Humpty Dumpty that once broken, it cannot be put together again. Humpty Dumpty may symbolize many things. Which concept does he represent best?


A. Love


B. Trust


C. Freedom


D. Self Esteem

B. Trust

Which of the following can serve as the best lesson for the nursery rhyme Humpty Dumpty?


A. Live life to the fullest, because we may never know when we fall.


B. If you are fragile, you can easily be broken by your own fall.


C. For every action, there is a corresponding consequence.


D. Life is hard for everyone.

C. For every action, there is a corresponding consequence.

Which pair of words from the poem does NOT rhyme?


A. wall-fall


B. all the king’s-all the king’s


C. men-again


D. Humpty-Dumpty

B. all the king's-all the king's

Is this nursery rhyme a monorhyme?


A. Yes.


B. Partly


C. No.


D. It depends.

C. No.

Winnie-the-Pooh


A. A.A. Milne


B. Beatrix Potter


C. J.M. Barrie


D. J.R.R. Tolkein

A. A.A. Milne

Harry Potter book series


A. A. de Saint Exupery


B. C.S. Lewis


C. Dr Seuss


D. J.K. Rowling

D. J.K. Rowling

Little Women


A. J.M. Barrie


B. J.R.R. Tolkein


C. Louisa Alcott


D. Mark Twain

C. Louisa Alcott

The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe


A. A. de Saint Exupery


B. C.S. Lewis


C. Dr Seuss


D. J.K. Rowling

B. C.S. Lewis

The Fellowship of the Ring


A. A.A. Milne


B. Beatrix Potter


C. J.M. Barrie


D. J.R.R. Tolkein

D. J.R.R. Tolkien

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory


A. C.S. Lewis


B. Dr Seuss


C. J.K. Rowling


D. Roald Dahl

D. Roald Dahl

The Little Prince


A. A. de Saint Exupery


B. C.S. Lewis


C. Dr Seuss


D. J.K. Rowling

A. A. de Saint Exupery

The Tale of Peter Rabbit


A. A.A. Milne


B. Beatrix Potter


C. J.M. Barrie


D. J.R.R. Tolkein

B. Beatrix Potter

How the Grinch Stole Christmas


A. A. de Saint Exupery


B. C.S. Lewis


C. Dr Seuss


D. J.K. Rowling

C. Dr Seuss

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer


A. J.M. Barrie


B. J.R.R. Tolkein


C. Louisa Alcott


D. Mark Twain

D. Mark Twain