San Sebastian College Recoletos de Cavite

Cavite City

FIRST QUARTERLY EXAMINATION

I. Multiple Choice

A. DIRECTIONS: Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. What is the exact date when Martial Law was declared?

A. September 21, 1972 C. September 21, 1952
B. September 21, 1942 D. September 21, 1962
2. How many terms did Ferdinand Marcos govern over the Philippine Republic?
A. 5 B. 4 C. 3 D. 2
3. Who was the man in the portrait on the wall?
A. Cory Aquino B. Ninoy Aquino C. Ferdinand Marcos D. Imelda Marcos
4. What was the father in the poem?
A. priest B. doctor C. engineer D. soldier
5. What object/thing was used to compare Apo`s eyes?
A. flower vase B. old frame C. Jesus`s image D. rusty pistol
6. Who is the author of the story ``The Safe House``?
A. Sandra Nicole Roldan C. Sandra Roldan Nicole
B. Sandra Nicol Roldan D. Nicole Sandra Roldan
7. What event did the father use to hide their secret meetings in the story ``The Safe
House``?
A. worship service B. funeral wake C. birthday party D. talent show
8. In the story ``The Safe House``, how old was the little girl?
A. 5 B. 6 C. 7 D. 10
9. Why did the authority arrest the father?
A. because he was accused of rape C. because of illegal possession of firearm
B. because he stole an expensive jewelry D. because he murdered a politician
10. What did the mother do to escape her family`s problem?
A. She committed suicide. C. She became a mistress of a politician.
B. She married another man. D. She left her family.
11. Who died on a celebration of a death anniversary?
A. judge`s widow B. Nenita`s husband C. Nenita`s grandson D. judge`s children
12. Who was the mistress?
A. Widow B. herbalist C. Nenita D. visitor
13. Where did the rare purple leaves can be found?
A. Mt. Buntis B. Mt. Mayon C. Mt. Arayat D. Mt. Banahaw
14. Why did the children of the judge return home?
A. To prepare for a reunion C. To sing in the amateur singing contest
B. To join a fiesta parade D. To attend their father`s death anniversary
15. Who is Nenita?
A. widow B. wife C. judge D. mistress
16. What is the translation of ``Lengua Para Diablo``?
A. The devil cooked my tongue C. The devil cut my tongue
B. The devil ate my tongue D. The devil bit my tongue
17. What is the societal problem faced by the father and his family?
A. Premarital sex B. over population C. poverty D. food scarcity
18. Where did the father sell his tongue?
A. devil B. ghost C. doctor D. vendor
19. In the little girl`s mind, who was really the devil?
A. mother B. employer C. friend D. playmate
20. What did the devil do to the tongue of the father?
A. ate B. displayed C. played D. sold

B. DIRECTIONS: Identify each statement by choosing from what literary piece it was taken
from. Choose the letter that correspond to the correct answer. (2 points each)

A. Apo on the Wall C. Lengua Para Diablo

B. The Safe House D. Preludes
 21. He was that scary Jesus in the hallway.
22. The visitors keep reading a small red book, which they hide….
23. The grand parents tell them story about lovebirds…
24. He sold his tongue in exchange for those promises to my mother…
25. He had sung a total of three songs before he heaved his last breath…
26. Nenita, the wife was at home, picking leaves for medicinal brew.
27. Perhaps, next he should sell his esophagus, then his stomach.
28. He doesn`t look strange still wearing his green uniform and colored breast plates….
29. He also brought a photo of his boss….
30. A four-storey building with four units to a floor.

II. Modified True or False (3 points each)

DIRECTIONS: Write the word TRUE if the statement is true and if false write the
appropriate idea to make it correct. Write your answer in the space provided before each
number.

____________________ 31. The boy in the poem ``Apo on the Wall`` is still a child.
____________________ 32. ``Apo`` is Ferdinand Magellan.
____________________ 33. ``Apo`` is the boss of the father of the boy.
____________________ 34. The eyes of Apo were described as tearful.
____________________ 35. Nenita is the wife of the man who died in the story.
____________________ 36. ``Jues`` died 5 years ago in the story ``Preludes``, by Daryll
Delgado.
____________________ 37. The tea that Nenita prepared for her husband was prescribed by a
doctor.
____________________ 38. The safe house is a place where group of people party.
____________________ 39. The house was frequently having birthday parties.
____________________ 40. The father sold his tongue to the vendor according to the little girl.

III. Writing (10 points each)

41. Based on your interview about Martial Law, what is your idea or view regarding it?
Explain your answer.
42. What is your opinion about married woman having an affair with other man? Justify
your point.
43. How will you sell/market an authentic Filipino food? Explain briefly your idea.

GOOD LUCK AND GOD BLESS!

-SirJJMon