1. Republic of the Philippines
BULACAN AGRICULTURAL STATE COLLEGE
San Ildefonso, Bulacan
CHRISTIAN L. CHUA Assessment of Student Learning 1
BSE 3-English 2nd Semester, A.Y 2011- 2012
TEST CONSTRUCTION
Reference: Billones, Patricia S., EXPLORING LIFE THROUGH AFRO-ASIAN
LITERATURE
Chapter 1: Values Afro-Asian wisdom and humor
Chapter 2: Values
IDENTIFICATION: Identify what is being described in the following and write your
answer on the blank space provided.
________________1. It is a movement among African writers who used
poetry to express pride for their color and the
beauty of their race and country.
________________2. The author of the hands of the blacks.
________________3. It is an Africa country that has been a colony of
Portugal for almost five centuries.
________________4. A man with colonial mentality. He is the main
character in the story Karma by Krushwant Singh.
________________5. It is Lao Hsiang’s true name.
FILL IN THE BLANKS: Write the correct word that would complete each statement
on the blank space provided.

2. ________________1. In the story A country boy quits school, it was said
that unless a boy was sent to school at the age of six
an adult in the family has to go to_____________.
________________2. The Hindu belief which states that the actions of a
man in his present life shall determine his destiny on
his next life is called_____________.
________________3. A/An _________ is the regular recurrence of a similar
sound in poetry or literary piece.
________________4. The measured arrangement of syllables in verse is
known as _____________.
________________5. A/An _________ is the recurrence of accented and
unaccented syllables which produces harmony.
MULTIPLE CHOICES: Choose the letter of the best answer and write on the blank
space provided before the number.
_______1. The one who is speaking in a poem who is not necessarily the
author.
a. Person
b. Per son
c. Personnel
d. Persona
_______2. It is a slice of life being painted in beautiful and attractive
language.
a. Poet
b. Poetry
c. Poem
d. Poetries
_______3. A type of poem meant to be sung.
a. Lyrics
b. Lyric
c. Lyre
d. Lyricist
_______4. A poem that relates a story by means of dialogue.
a. Drama
b. Dramatized
c. Dramatic
d. Drama Queen
_______5. A poem that relates events which may either be real or imaginary.
a. Narrating
b. Narrated
c. Narrative
d. Narration

3. MATCHING TYPE: Match items described on the first column to the letters of items
on the second column and write your answer on the blank space provided
before each number
A B
_______1. Sir Mohan Lai’s betterhalf. a. Characters
_______2. An old man who has an b. Conflicts
unsavory reputation among c. Lady Lachmi
the donkey cart drivers. d. Lin Ng
_______3. It is a literary piece which e. Racism
has a less complicated plot f. Short story
than
a novel.
_______4. These are personalities in a story
which are not only limited to humans.
_______5. It gives a shape to a story by
providing it with tension.
TRUE OR FALSE: Write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if it is incorrect.
Write your answer on the blank space provided for each item.
_______1. The exile of Rama is an excerpt from the Mahabharata epic.
_______2. Confucius’ real name is Wang Hsiang Chen.
_______3. Confucianism is a philosophy from the great Chinese philosopher
Confucius.
_______4. The eighth Confucian analect state this: The superior man blames
himself; the inferior man blames others.
_______5. Analects are miscellaneous written messages or passages.
YES OR NO: Write YES if the statement is correct and NO if it is incorrect. Write your
answer on the blank space provided before the number.
________________1. Is the exile of Rama an excerpt from the Mahabharata epic?
________________2. Is Confucius’ real name Wang Hsiang Chen?
________________3. Is Confucianism a philosophy from the great Chinese philosopher
Confucius?
________________4. Does the eighth Confucian analect state this: The superior man
blames himself; the inferior man blames others?
________________5. Are analects miscellaneous written messages or passages?
ENUMERATION: Enumerate the following.

4. 1-2. Write the two most important epics of India.
3-5. What are three philosophies reflected in the Confucian analects?
6-8. Who are the three sons of King Dasaaratha?
9-10. Two of his three queens mentioned in the story
11-15. Give at least five people which the protagonist in The hands of the blacks
was able to talk with regarding his question.
16-20. Give at least five authors we were able to encounter for this grading period.
21-24. Give at least four of the twelve confucian analects.
25. Give at least one of the three characters in the story tug of war.
ESSAY: Answer the following to the best of your knowledge.
1. Which among the twelve Confucian analects could be best related to your life and
why?
2. Among all literary pieces we tackled for this grading period, which is the one that
really moved you emotionally and personally and why?
Key to Correction:
IDENTIFICATION: FILL IN THE BLANKS:
1. Negritude 1. Jail
2. Luis Bernardo Honwana 2. Karma
3. Mozambique 3. Rhyme
4. Sir Mohan Lai 4. Meter
5. Wang Hsiang Chen 5. Rhythm
MULTIPLE CHOICES: MATCHING TYPE:
1. D 1. C
2. C 2. D
3. B 3. F
4. C 4. A
5. C 5. B

5. TRUE OR FALSE: YES OR NO:
1. FALSE 1. NO
2. FALSE 2. NO
3. TRUE 3. YES
4. TRUE 4. YES
5. TRUE 5. YES
ENUMERATION:
1-2 19. Kahlil Gibran
20. Li Po
1. Mahabharata
2. Ramayana 21-24
3-5 21. The superior man blames
himself; the inferior man
3. Benevolence blames others.
4. Property 22. Have no friends not equal
5. Ritual to yourself.
23. A man who has commited
6-8 a mistake and does not try
to correct it is making
6. Rama another mistake.
7. Bharat 24. The superior man is firm,
8. Lakshman but does not fight; He
mixes easily with others
9-10 but does not form cliques.
9. Kausalya 25
10. Kaikeyi
25. Hare
11-15
11. Father Christiano
12. Doña Dores
13. Señor Antunes
14. Doña Estefania
15. His mother
16-20
16. Tao Kim Hai
17. Luis B. Honwana ESSAY:
18. M. Ibrahim 1.