21ST CENTURY LITERATURE •Textual portions are presented in traditional form.

MODULE#2 •Some illustrated novels may contain no text at all.

21st Century Literature •Span all genres.
21st Century Literature refers to new literary work EXAMPLES OF ILLUSTRATED NOVEL
created within the last decade. It is written by
• The Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
contemporary authors which may deal with
current themes/ issues and reflects a technological • V for Vendetta
culture. It often breaks traditional writing rules.
• The Watchmen
21st Century Reader
• The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
A 21st Century Reader grew up using technology as
• The Arrival by Shaun Tan.
a primary learning tool. He is capable of navigating
and interpreting digital formats and media DIGI-FICTION
messages. He also possesses literacy skills, which
• Triple Media Literature
include technological abilities such as keyboarding,
internet navigation, interpretation of technological • Combines three media: book, movie/video
speak, ability to communicate and interpret coded and internet website
language and decipher graphics.
To get the full story, students must engage in
POETRY navigation, reading, and viewing in all three forms
- is an imaginative awareness of experience Examples of Digi-Fiction
expressed through meaning, sound and rhythmic
• Patrick Carman’s Skeleton Creek
language choices to evoke an emotional response.
It has been known to employ meter and rhyme. • Anthony Zuiker’s Level 26
The very nature of poetry as an authentic and
• 39 Clues
individual mode of expression makes it nearly
impossible to define. • • Skeleton Creek
DRAMA • • Level 26
- is a composition in prose or verse presenting in GRAPHIC NOVEL
dialogue or pantomime a story involving conflict
• Narrative in comic book formats
more contrast of character, especially on intended
to be acted on a stage: a play. It may be any • Narrative work in which the story is
situation or series of events having vivid, conveyed to the reader using a comic form.
emotional, conflicting or striking interest.
• The term is employed in broadly manner,
FICTION encompassing non-fiction works and thematically
linked short stories as well as fictional stories
- is literature created from the imagination, not
across a number of genres.
presented as fact, though it may be based on a true
story or situation. Types of literature in the fiction • Archie Comics by John Goldwater and
include the novel, short story and novella. illustrator, Bob Montana, is a good example.
NON-FICTION Example of GRAPHIC NOVEL
- is based on facts and the author’s opinion about a • Comic
subject. The purpose of non-fiction writing is to
• Maus by Art Spiegelman (which won the
inform and sometimes to persuade. Its examples
Pulitzer Prize)
are biographies, articles from textbooks and
magazines and newspapers. • Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
21st Century Literature Genres • Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave
Gibbons
ILLUSTRATED NOVEL
• Ghost World by Daniel Clowes
•Story through text and illustrated images
MANGA
•50% of the narrative is presented without words
•Japanese word for comics
•The reader must interpret the images to
comprehend the story completely.
•It is used in the English-speaking world as a • Gentlemen Prefer Blondes: by Anita Loos.
generic term for all comic books and graphic novels • Breakfast at Tiffany's: by Truman Capote.
originally published in Japan. • Bergdorf Blondes: by Plum Sykes.
• Scarlet Bailey’s The night before
•Considered as an artistic and storytelling style.
Christmas
•Ameri-manga- sometimes used to refer to comics • Miranda Dickinson’s It started with a Kiss
created by American artists in manga style.
FLASH FICTION
Example of Manga
• Is a style of fictional literature of extreme
 Shonen- Boy’s Manga (Naruto, Bleach, One brevity
Piece)
• There is no widely accepted definition of
 Shojo- Girl’s Manga (Sailormoon) the length and category. It could range from word
to a thousand.
 Seinen- Men’s Manga (Akira)
Example of FLASH FICTION
 Josei- Women’s Manga (Loveless, Paradise
Kiss) • “Angels and Blueberries” by Tara Campbell.

 Kodomo- Children’s Manga (Doraemon, • “As the North Wind Howled” by Yu Hua.
Hello Kitty) • “Baby Dolls” by Becky Robison.
• “Curriculum” by Sejal Shah.
DOODLE FICTION • “Give It Up!” by Franz Kafka.
• Literary presentation where the author • “Girl” by Jamaica Kincaid.
incorporates doodle writing, drawings and
handwritten graphics in place of the traditional SIX-WORD FLASH FICTION
font. • allows a reader to consume an entire
• Drawing enhances the story, often adding narrative in just a moment's time.
humorous elements • If you're trying to get in some short, but
Example of Doddle Fiction challenging, bursts of writing practice
throughout your day, try writing six-word
 The Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney. stories.
 Timmy Failure by Stephan Pastis. • These bite-sized narratives are fast and fun.
TEXT-TALK NOVELS Example of SIX-WORD FLASH FICTION
• Blogs, email and IM format narratives • Sad story, she believed his lies by SHEILA MAE
• Stories told almost entirely in dialogue PENASO
simulating social network exchanges. • I wish I could be her by JENISSA ORONGAN
• I'm drowning in my own tears by SHARIE LOU
Example of TEXT-TALK NOVELS SOCONG
• Ada Twist, Scientist (Hardcover) Andrea • I don't know how to quit by SHEILA MAE
Beaty (Goodreads Author) ... PALOMARES
• Pain is my great best friend by JOHN PAUL
• Rosie Revere, Engineer (Hardcover) ... CANCIO
• The Most Magnificent Thing (Hardcover) ... CREATIVE NON-FICTION
• This Moose Belongs to Me (Hardcover)  • Also known as literary non-fiction or
CHICK LIT or CHICK LITERATURE narrative non-fiction

• Is genre fiction which addresses issues of • A genre of writing that uses literary styles
modern womanhood, often humorously and and techniques to create factually accurate
lightheartedly. narratives.

• Chick Lit typically features a female • Contrasts with other non-fiction, such as
protagonist whose femininity is heavily technical writing or journalism, which is also
thermalizing in the plot. rooted in accurate fact, but is not primarily written
in service to its craft.
Example of CHICK LIT or CHICK LITERATURE
• As a genre, creative non-fiction is still • Digital poetry that uses links and hypertext
relatively young and is only beginning to be mark-up
scrutinized with the same critical analysis given to
• It can either involved set words, phrases,
fiction and poetry.
lines, etc. that are presented in variable order but
Example of CREATIVE NON-FICTION sit on the page much as traditional poetry does, or
it can contain parts of the poem that move and
• 1000 Gifts by Ann Voscamp
transform.
• Wind, Sand, and Stars by Antoine de Saint-
• It is usually found online, through CD-ROM
Exupery
and diskette versions exist. The earliest examples
• Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by date to no later than the mid-1980’s.
Yuval Noah Harari
• Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel
Kahneman
• A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill
Bryson Example of HYPER POETRY
SCIENCE FICTION • WRITING TO ONEGIN by Padel, Ruth
• Is a genre of speculative fiction dealing • Watch me weep: Butterflies by Lira Kale
with imaginative concepts such as futuristic Pajarillo
science and technology, space travel, time travel,
• All Fall Down by Y.H. Chang
faster than light travel, a parallel universe and
extra-terrestrial life. • Raindrops by William Harris
• Often explores the potential consequences • The Ink Pen of History
of scientific and other innovations and has been
1. It is a genre of speculative fiction dealing
called a “literature of ideas”.
with imaginative concepts such as futuristic
Example of SCIENCE FICTION science and technology, space travel, time travel,
faster than light travel, a parallel universe and
• Suzanne Collins’ Mockingjay
extra-terrestrial life.
• Sarah Maas’ Kingdom of Ash.
a. Digi-Fiction
• Ink By Sabrina Vourvoulias (2012)
b. Doodle Fiction
• Station Eleven By Emily St. John Mandel
c. Science Fiction
(2014)
d. Creative Non-Fiction
• Super Sad True Love Story By Gary
Shteyngart (2010
BLOG 2. A literary genre which combines three
media: book, movie/video and internet website.
• A weblog, a website containing short
articles called posts that are changed regularly. a. Digi-Fiction
• Some blogs are written by one person b. Doodle Fiction
containing his or her own opinions, interests and
c. Science Fiction
experiences, while others are written by different
people. d. Creative Non-Fiction
Example of BLOG
• Duolit Self-Publishing Blog 3. A Literary presentation where the author
incorporates doodle writing and drawings and
• The Book Designer
handwritten graphics in place of the traditional font
• Bibliocrunch Spanish Period
• The Write Practice a. Digi-Fiction
• The Creative Penn b. Doodle Fiction
HYPER POETRY c. Science Fiction
d. Creative Non-Fiction
 c. Blog
4. Stories told almost entirely in dialogue, d. Hyper Poetry
simulating social network exchanges.
a. Chick Lit
10. Narrative work in which a story is told using
b. Digi-Fiction a comic form.
c. Hyper Poetry a. Manga
d. Text-Talk Novel b. Digi-Fiction
c. Graphic Novel
d. Illustrated Novel
5. It is a genre fiction which addresses issues 11. 39 Clues book series by Scholastic, where
of modern womanhood, often humorously and stories are told using the combination of book,
lightheartedly. video, and website, is an example of this literary
genre.
a. Chick Lit
a. Digi-Fiction
b. Digi-Fiction
b. Doodle Fiction
c. Hyper Poetry
c. Science Fiction
d. Text-Talk Novel
d. Creative Non-Fiction

6. It is a website that contains short articles

posted and changed regularly. 12. Mashable by Pete Cashmore, where feature
stories around the world are posted and updated,
a. Blog
is an example of this literary genre.
b. Flash Fiction
a. Blog
c. Hyper Poetry
b. Flash Fiction
d. Digi-Fiction
c. Hyper Poetry
d. Digi-Fiction
7. Digital literature that uses links and includes
parts that move or mutate.
13. A story that develops through a screenshot
a. Blog
of SMS conversation like Vince and Kath by Jenny
b. Flash Fiction Ruth Almocera is an example of this literary
genre.
c. Hyper Poetry
a. Chick Lit
d. Digi-Fiction
b. Digi-Fiction
c. Hyper Poetry
8. It is a comic book or book series published
in Japan. d. Text-Talk Novel

a. Digi-Fiction
b. Doodle Fiction 14. A story that uses literary techniques to
create accurate narratives like travel and nature
c. Illustrated Novel
stories in Robert Macfarlane’s The Wild Places is an
d. Manga example of this literary genre.
a. Digi-Fiction

9. Stories characterized by their brevity. It b. Doodle Fiction

could range from a word to a thousand.
c. Science Fiction
a. Creative Nonfiction
d. Creative Non-Fiction
b. Flash Fiction
 c. Illustrated Novel
15. The HungerGames series that d. Creative Non-Fiction
explores dystopian or post-
apocalyptic themes is an example of this literary
genre. 6. Drawings enhance stories in this form
where illustrations and handwritten graphics are
a. Digi-Fiction
incorporated.
b. Doodle Fiction
a. Digi-Fiction
c. Science Fiction
b. Doodle Fiction
d. Creative Non-Fiction
c. Illustrated Novel
ANOTHER !
d. Creative Non-Fiction
1. A story told using a combination of text and
illustrations or without text at all.
7. The genre of speculative fiction dealing with
a. Digi-Fiction
concepts of time, travel, parallel universe, extra-
b. Doodle Fiction terrestrial life, and futuristic technology.

c. Illustrated Novel a. Digi-Fiction

d. Creative Non-Fiction b. Doodle Fiction

c. Science Fiction

2. A site of collected posts or articles written d. Creative Non-Fiction

by one or more people and updated regularly.
a. Blog
8. It is a collection of stories presented in
b. Flash Fiction comic book formats.

c. Hyper Poetry a. Digi-Fiction

d. Digi-Fiction b. Doodle Fiction

c. Illustrated Novel

3. Brief stories told in a thousand words or d. Graphic Novel

less.
a. Blog
9. Literature that uses hypertext mark-up
b. Flash Fiction (HTM) to connect to other parts of the piece.

c. Hyper Poetry a. Blog

d. Digi-Fiction b. Flash Fiction

c. Hyper Poetry

4. Tales are written and presented using d. Digi-Fiction

dialogues in social media applications.
a. Chick Lit
10. In English-speaking countries, these are
b. Digi-Fiction stories with illustrations published in Japan.

c. Hyper Poetry a. Manga

d. Text-Talk Novel b. Digi-Fiction

c. Graphic Novel

5. A factual story is written using literary d. Illustrated Novel

devices and techniques.
a. Digi-Fiction
b. Doodle Fiction
11. A 700-word story like Angels and MODULE #3
Blueberries by Tara Campbell is a one-shot fiction
1. Who was Fr. F. Faura to Jose Rizal?
that falls under this literary genre.
a. His godfather
a. Blog
b. His uncle
b. Flash Fiction
c. His teacher
c. Hyper Poetry
d. His friend
d. Digi-Fiction

2. What was the nickname given to Jose Rizal

12. Christopher Ford’s Stickman Odyssey, which
mentioned in the poem?
tells the story through text and handwritten
graphics, is an example of this literary genre. a. Star
a. Digi-Fiction b. Mauser
b. Doodle Fiction c. Ruddy
c. Illustrated Novel d. Pepe
d. Creative Non-Fiction

3. Why Padre Faura expected that they would

talk about the stars?
13. Before it was adapted into an anime,
Yoshihiro Togashi’s Hunter x Hunter is a comic a. Because Padre Faura worked in the
book series from Japan that falls under this literary observatory
genre.
b. Because Pepe was a star
a. Manga
c. Because Pepe just arrived from Europe
b. Digi-Fiction
d. Because Pepe was fascinated in the
c. Graphic Novel observatory
d. Illustrated Novel

4. Why Padre Faura was in the observatory

when Pepe visited him?
14. Batman: The Dark Knight by Frank Miller is a
popular example of this literary genre where the a. It was the only place where they could talk.
story is written in comic book format.
b. He was in-charged in the observatory.
a. Manga
c. The observatory was near the Ateneo De
b. Digi-Fiction Manila
c. Graphic Novel d. The observatory was near Bagunbayan.
d. Illustrated Novel

5. Why instead of stars, Pepe asked about

purgatory to Padre Faura?
15. Sophie Kinsella’s Confessions of a
Shopaholic, which revolves around a woman’s a. Pepe was interested in the after-life.
shopping addiction and her journey to overcoming
b. Padre Faura was sick.
it, is an example of this literary genre.
c. Pepe was hopeless
a. Chick Lit
d. Pepe was about to be executed
b. Digi-Fiction
c. Hyper Poetry
d. Text-Talk Novel
ANOTHER! c. In the year 2021, it is clear that travel will be
allowed.
1. Dom Caruso is a trained sniper. He used a Mauser during d. Travel tourism will suffer in 2020.
his training and in his real combat. Mauser is used for
8. Korean food lovers love the smooth and ruddy crimson
the long-range target.
color of the chili paste called, gojuchang. All ripe chilies
Mauser is a _______.
are ruddy. Red tomato is ripe. Tomato is ___.
a. long rifle a. Reddish-brown
b. automatic rifle b. Orange
c. high-velocity automatic rifle c. Red-orange
d. German high-velocity automatic rifle d. Ruddy
9. Covid-19 virus brought chaos to the world. People were
ordered to stay at home during the lockdown. During this
2. Park Seo Joon starred in Itaewon Class showed in the time, many felt that they were in purgatory. The situation
Netflix. makes them feel temporary suffering and misery. Which
a. The actor who was chosen for the sub-role statement must be true?
b. The actor that performed outstandingly a. Covid-19 brought disorder to the world.
c. The principal actor who played the chief role b. Covid-19 virus forced the people to stay home.
d. The principal actor who played the second lead c. Lockdown brought suffering and misery.
role d. Purgatory, in that sentence, depicts cleansing
3. After the birth of Jesus, the Three Wise Men followed a from sin.
guiding star to
Bethlehem. 10. Padre F. Faura founded the Manila 0bservatory, where
celestial and astronomical events were observed. All
a. A natural luminous celestial body visible in modern structures are made of concrete. Observatory is a
the sky at night structure. Observatory is made of _____.
b. A waning fortune or fame a. structure
c. A prominent spark at night
b. concrete
d. A figure with many sides
c. light material
d. modern design
4. Roman Catholic Christians believe that souls of those
who die in God’s grace went to purgatory for cleansing
of past sins. 11. Zamboanga Hermosa Festival is a month-long religious
celebration. The opening ceremony is the annual Regata
a. A place where intense sufferings are being
de Zamboanga, where 200 Vinta paddlers compete. As
experienced
the vintas’ move the sail shiver. What makes the sail
b. A place which is humid and dry shiver?
c. Intermediate state after death for expiatory a. The force of the paddle
purification of souls
b. The gust of the wind
d. A state of after death where hopes grow
c. The movement of the paddler
d. The wave of the sea
5. Mt. Everest, located at Mahalangur Himal, a subrange of
the Himalayas, with its height of 29,029 ft is the roof of 12. The little children of Arnulfo family played inside the
the world. receiving area. The receiving area was a house to the
a. An extended limit antique collection. They played a touching ball. In an
b. the highest point attempt to strike the opponent, the ball hit the jar on the
c. an upper limit corner stand. What do you think happened?
d. extremely high point a. The ball hit the ceiling.
b. The vase punctured the ball several
times
6. A virus like Covid-19, can be easily transmitted to
c. The ball went into the mouth of the vase.
another person who has close contact with the carrier. A
d. The antique was knocked down and
person who has weak immunity and pre-existing health
shattered into many small pieces.
conditions may experience a bitter death. Covid-19
patients can recover if he/she is not immune-
compromised. Which statement must be true?
a. A Covid-19 virus is not fatal. 13. The statements of the two Cabinet Secretaries collided.
b. Not all Covid-19 patients die. The first gave a point of view, which was opposing view
c. All patients can recover. of the latter. What would be the impact on the readers of
d. Bitter death is an easy death. the report?
a. The readers applause the Secretaries for
the job well done.
7. Almost all companies send employees to an all-expense-
b. The readers got confused about the
paid seminar. But the year 2020, a travel and seminar
clashing of ideas.
plan is a blur to every company. Until 2021, travel plan
is vaguely known to be allowed. Which statement must c. The readers felt that there is harmony
be false? between the two.
a. When a company sends you to a seminar, you d. The readers realized that the ideas blend
do not pay for it. well.
b. In the year 2020, any travel for leisure is not
allowed.
14. The Narra trees planted on both sides of the national to impart to the reader, such as Flashback where the
highway in Pangasinan roofed the entire stretch of the events have taken place before the present time the
highway. The shade gives a cool ambiance to the narration is following.
motorists. How does this looks?
It looks like a garland hanging on the road. 1. Mind mapping is a tool used to visually
organize information that helps us to
a. The canopy of leaves and branches analyze, synthesize, recall and
appear embracing. __________ new ideas.
b. The leaves and branches look like a hot a. draw
air balloon.
b. estimate
c. The leaves and branches appear
c. evaluate
praying.
d. generate
2. Which technique in making a movie is
15. The red sports car was running at high speed along the used to generate illusion of movement
expressway in Batangas when suddenly a group of cows from many still images?
appeared from somewhere. The car swerved hard and a. animation
went- off the road. What do you think happened next?
b. designing
c. video filming
a. The car rested safely on the side of the d. photography
road. 3. This is a short Filipino poem that
b. The car stopped and continued to travel consists of 4 lines with 7-7-7-7- syllabic
c. The car flew and collided with a tree. verse.
d. The car flew, bounced, and ran again. a. awit
b. haiku
POEM! c. tanaga
1. Who are the characters in the poem? Write a d. sonnet
piece of short information about each 4. Blog is the short term for __________.
character. a. net blog
 Padre Faura and Jose Rizal b. web blog
2. Who speaks in the poem? Extract a sentence c. word blog
from the poem to prove your answer. d. internet blog
 Padre Faura 5. The following media forms are
3. Discuss the form/structure of the poem. integrated in multimedia EXCEPT
_________. a. text
 Free Verse
b. video
4. What was the situation when Padre Faura stood
c. computer
in the balcony of Ateneo de Manila?
d. animation

5. What was the situation of our country based on 6. PowerPoint application is used to
_________.
the poem? Prove your answer by extracting a
a. design animations
line from the poem.
b. create slideshow presentations

c. process and store digital
presentations
d. generate ideas from people thru
mapping
7. Which wireless handheld device is used
to make and receive calls and send text
messages?
a. laptop
 IMAGERY
b. cellphone
-is creating a picture in the reader's mind by using c. desktop
words that appeal to the senses. There are types of d. camera
Imagery that are used in this module. (Menoy 2016))

• Visual imagery produced by the use of words 8. This electronic device is used for storing
and processing data.
that appeal to the sense of sight.
a. printer
b. android
• Auditory Imagery produced by the use of c. computer
words that appeal to the sense of hearing. d. mobile phone
9. A tag cloud is also known as
_________.
• Kinesthetic imagery produced by the use of a. web cloud
words that appeal to the actions and movement. b. text cloud
c. word cloud
Literary Techniques are methods the author or
d. digital cloud
writer of a literary piece used to convey what they want
10. Which software package is designed to
create electronic presentations
consisting of a series of separate pages?
a. PowerPoint
b. Mobile text tula
c. Microsoft Excel
d. Digital photography
2. Mind mapping
11. This refers to an electronic medium for
recording, copying, playing back, - is a graphical technique to visualize
broadcasting, and displaying of moving connections of ideas and pieces of
visual media.
information. This tool structures
a. audio
information to better analyze,
b. video
comprehend, synthesize, recall and
c. computer
generate new ideas. You can use
d. animation
Microsoft Word or online mind mapping
12. Which of the following statements is tools in creating a mind map (Pasuello
TRUE?
2017).
a. Multimedia use in learning is
expensive.
b. Multimedia solely uses graphics
and animation.
c. Learners are encouraged to use
only one multimedia format.
d. Integration of multimedia in
studying literature enhances
learner’s ICT skills.
13. The following are multimedia formats
except __________.
a. blog
b. video 3. Mobile phone text tula
c. paint
- is a traditional Filipino poem. A
d. tag cloud
particular example of this poem is a
14. It is used to describe any sound in terms tanaga that consists of 4 lines with 7
of receiving, transmitting or
reproducing its specific frequency. syllables each with the same rhyme at
a. audio the end of each line. (DepEd 2013, 8).
b. noise
c. video
d. frequency
15. If a learner desires to create
informational discussion on web about
people’s travel, interests, and
experiences, he/she can create a
_________.
a. blog
b. essay 4. Slideshow presentation
c. tag cloud
d. mobile text tula -is created with the use of Microsoft
PowerPoint. It contains series of
pictures or pages of information
MULTIMEDIA FORMATS IN INTERPRETING LITERARY
(slides) arranged in sequence and
TEXT
often displayed on a large screen using
a video projector (Computer Hope
Marshall (2001) defined multimedia as computer-
2018).
controlled integration of text, graphics, drawings, still
and moving images (video), animation, audio, and any
other media where every type of information can be
represented, stored, transmitted and processed
digitally.
5. Tag cloud
-is a visual, stylized arrangement of
1. Blog or a “weblog”
words or tags within a textual content
-is a website containing informational articles about a
such as
person’s own opinions, interests and experiences. websites,
These are usually changed regularly (DepEd 2013, 9). articles,
speeches and databases (Techopedia 7. If a learner wishes to interpret
2020). the essay, “Where is the
Patis?” of
6. Video C. Guerrero-Nakpil by expressing his
- is an electronic device used to record, copy, playback, insights in order to elicit opinions of
broadcast, and display moving visual media (Lexico 2020). other people, he may create a
__________.
a. blog
b. video
c. text tula
d. mind mapping

8. This refers to a visual, stylized

method that represents the
occurrence of words within a
1. Which is of the following is NOT a
textual content of a website.
multimedia format that a learner
a. video
can use to interpret literary texts?
b. tag cloud
a. blog
c. music video
b. slogan
d. slideshow presentation
c. text tula
9. Multimedia is a computer-
d. tag cloud
controlled integration of many
2. Which Filipino poem consists of four
forms of media
lines with seven syllables each with
EXCEPT____________.
the same rhyme at the end of each
a. text
line?
b. video
a. ode
c. audio
b. haiku
d. equipment
c. tanaga
10.It is a website that contains short
d. corrido
articles called posts that are
3. It is an electronic medium for
updated regularly.
recording, copying, replaying,
a. blog
broadcasting and displaying of
b. tags
moving visual media.
c. slides
a. video
d. message
b. tag cloud
11.It is a wireless handheld device that
c. mind mapping
allows the users to make and
d. PPT presentation
receive calls and send text
4. Which Microsoft Office application
messages, among other features.
can a learner use to create a
a. laptop
slideshow presentation?
b. computer
a. Word
c. cellphone
b. Excel
d. digital camera
c. Paint
12.Which is used to create a movie
d. PowerPoint
from still images?
5. Which of the statements is TRUE?
a. editing
a. All multimedia formats are
b. messaging
hard to use.
c. animation
b. Multimedia uses animation
d. multimedia
and audio only.
13.Slideshow presentation is a series of
c. Learners can only make use
__________________ often
of one multimedia format.
displayed on a large screen using
d. Studying literature
projector.
becomes more exciting due
a. tags
to multimedia supports.
b. words
6. It is a graphical way to represent
c. texts
ideas and concepts.
d. slides
a. tags
14.This refers to a short traditional
b. video
verse
c. mind mapping
a. text tula
d. mobile phone text tula
b. haiku
 c. sonnet 10. “An anecdote is a story with a point.” What does the
d. blogging statement suggest?
a. An anecdote is simple and brief.
15.Which does NOT belong to the
b. An anecdote discusses an issue.
group? c. An anecdote reveals truth about life.
a. blog d. An anecdote intends to provoke laughter.
b. mind mapping
c. PPT presentation 11. If someone talks about his past and shares the joy of
his experience, what does he/she intend to do?
d. Storyboard
a. to cheer c. to persuade
b. to caution d. to reminisce
ANOTHER!
1. What amusing story tells about a real incident that
12. In which story did John Jack Wigley share his
intends to impart a lesson?
insights and experience when Mt. Pinatubo erupted in 1991?
a. table . c. legend
a. Mt. Pinatubo
b. noble d. anecdote
b. On the Ashfall
c. Home of the Ashfall
2. When sharing an anecdote, what topic is best to talk
d. My Hometown in the Ashfall
about?
a. career c. school activity
13. What emotion does the speaker evoke in his
b. dreams d. anything under the sun
statement “Hell, I thought if there is a mountain near us which
I imagined to erupt anytime, it would be the Arayat.”
3. Which of the following is NOT a purpose of an
a. sadness c. surprised
anecdote?
b. gladness d. confusion
a. to arguec. to reminisce
b. to inspire d. to bring cheer
14. What was the second largest terrestrial eruption of
the 20th Century that affected densely populated areas?
4. The following statements about anecdote are true
a. Mt. Apo c. Mt. Arayat
EXCEPT .
b. Mt. Taal d. Mt. Pinatubo
a. An anecdote covers a variety of stories and tales.
15. When a speaker shares a personal story sympathizing
b. It a short story about a real person or event.
with a struggle of a person to ease his feeling, the speaker
c. Sharing an anecdote makes people laugh and ponder
intends to .
about the topic.
a. inspires
d. People share an anecdote to deal with serious
b. caution
issues in the community.
c. brings laughter
d. share important personal story
5. If someone shares an anecdote that brightens the
ANOTHER!
mood of people, he/she intends to .
a. caution c. reminisce
1. The author’s purpose of using anecdotes in his
b. persuaded. bring cheer
memoir “Home of the Ashfall”
is to .
6. A father tells a story about his life in the province
a. bring cheer
when he was still a young boy. What do you think is the
b. reminisce
purpose of the father in telling about his story?
c. caution
a. to inspire c. to reminisce
d. persuade
b. to caution d. to bring cheer

2. Most of the writers use anecdote to .

7. Before presenting the lecture on teenage pregnancy,
a. tell a story
the speaker tells a story of a young girl who got pregnant. She
explained about the implications of unplanned pregnancy to a b. deal with differences of opinions
teenage mom and her child. What is the purpose of the speaker c. share helpful tips on making a living
in the given situation? d. impart a lesson in an entertaining way
a. persuadec. bring cheer
b. reminisce d. give caution 3. What someone talks about when he/she shares an
anecdote?
a. opinions
8. Which of the following does NOT describe an
b. personal experiences
anecdote?
c. plans and dreams in life
a. brief c. amusing
d. biography of other people
b. serious d. interesting
4. It is a brief, serious, amusing and interesting story.
9. Which of the following anecdotes intends to persuade
a. tale
readers?
b. fable
a. My little brother shares his experience on the first
c. legend
day of school.
d. anecdote
b. A learner shares her future plans after graduating
from college.
5. “My mother tells about her epic experience at the
c. A mother tells about her epic experience at the
department store while buying a dress to wear for the party”
Department Store while buying a dress to wear for the party.
is an example of anecdote.
d. Before presenting his lecture on responsible
a. cautionary
parenting, the speaker shares about the experience of a
b. motivational
mother learning about her son’s wish, a smart phone for
c. inspirational
his parents to play with him always.
d. reminiscence
 b. 2
6. What J. J. Wigley tells about in the “Home of the c. 4
Ashfall”? d. 5
a. eruption of Mt. Pinatubo
b. new found independence in Manila
c. story of “Hihintayin Kita sa Langit”
d. his journey to becoming management trainee

7. When someone talks about his/her past and shares the

joy of his/her experience, he/she intends to .
a. inspire
b. caution
c. reminisce
d. bring cheer

8. An anecdote is a story with a point which means that

.
a. it reveals an issue
b. it is easy to understand An anecdote is a short entertaining or interesting story
c. it reveals truth about life about a real incident or person (Nagpal 2016).
d. it intends to provoke laughter
Anecdotes tell about a variety of stories and tales, since they
can be about any topic under the sun. It is a short story about a
real person or event which usually intends to make the
listeners laugh or ponder over a topic (Your Dictionary 2020).

LET’S EXPLORE SOME OF THE PURPOSES OF

9. Which of the following statements about anecdote is ANECDOTES:
TRUE?
a. Anecdote is an unusual story. 1. To Bring Cheer
b. It presents complicated story plot. Stories pop up anywhere and these are just sometimes
c. It deals with particular topic to talk about. making people laugh to brighten their mood. Here is an
d. Like other genres, it is interpreted in many ways. example of an anecdote meant to look back on happy
10. What anecdote shares frightening stories of dangers memories:
that can be avoided by following regulations? • At the dinner, a Grade 11 learner shared his story on
a. motivation his first day at
b. cautionary school when he got lost and attended a wrong class.
c. reminiscence
d. entertainment 2. To Reminisce
In most anecdotes, people are talking about their experiences
11. “I never knew there was a volcano in the Zambales in the past.
mountain range. Nobody among my Kapampangan friends They try to look back on moments in their lives and share
did.” What do these statements suggest? the joy of that time with others. Here is an example of an
a. The speaker is clueless. anecdote with a hint of reminiscence:
b. The author is indifferent. • A mother tells her children a story about her
c. The speaker is very busy at work. life in the province when she was teenager.
d. He is not mindful of his surroundings.
3. To Caution
12. When someone shares his story to lighten people’s Sometimes, just giving rules for individuals is not effective.
mood, he intends to . Sharing to them frightening stories of dangers can be helpful
a. inspire for them to realize the possible consequences of their
b. enlighten actions. Here is an example of cautionary anecdote:
c. reminisce • Before beginning a lecture on not following traffic
d. bring cheer rules, a father tells his son an incident of collision that caused
many lives due to ignoring traffic signs.
13. Where is J. J. Wigley’s hometown?
a. Tarlac 4. To Persuade or Inspire
b. Bataan Sometimes, people share stories on how they surpassed their
c. Zambales struggles in life. These, most of the time, give encouragement
to others who have been in similar situations. The message
d. Pampanga
usually conveys successes in life as a fruit of hard work.
Here is an example of an inspirational anecdote:
14. What point of view did the author use in the “Home
• Before beginning a remedial class, the teacher tells
of the Ashfall”?
the students how a boy who used to struggle in reading
a. first person
managed to be a proficient reader.
b. omniscient
c. third person
d. second person

15. Which paragraph does J.J. Wigley express his strong

conviction that Kapampangans can survive and once again
alleviate their lives after the calamity?
a. 1