Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region III
Division of City of Balanga
BATAAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
SPECIAL PROGRAM IN THE ARTS
PRE-TEST IN DANCE 8
NAME: _______________________________ SECTION: ___________________ SCORE: ___=___

Direction: Select the best answer. Write the letter of your answer on the space provided.
1. ___ It is an expression of the character of a people, reflections of the lives, societies, geographic and
economic realities, and beliefs of ethnic or regional groups.
a. Folkdance
b. Dance
c. Ethnic Dance
2. ___ Which of the following illustrates the fourth position of the arms?
a. Encircle both arms in front of chest with the finger tips about an inch apart
b. One arm in a half-circle in front, another arm raised overhead
c. One arm raised sideward, the other arm over-head
3. ___ It is referred to as the deck in stagecraft.
a. Stage
b. Stairs
c. platform
4. ___ Her research on the unrecorded forms of local celebration, ritual and sport resulted into a 1926 thesis
titled “Philippine Folk Dances and Games,” and arranged specifically for use by teachers and playground
instructors in public and private schools.
a. Alice Reyes
b. Lucrecia Reyes-Urtula
c. Francisca Reyes-Aquino
5. ___ According to NCCA, Philippine folk dances imitate nature and life because they are rituals for social
and spiritual expression. What does NCCA means?
a. National Commissioner for Culture and the Arts
b. National Commission for Culture and the Arts
c. National Communication for Culture and the Arts
6. ___ It is a masked dance-drama that tells the much-beloved mythical stories in Thailand. It combines acting, martial
arts, dancing and chorus singing in the telling of these stories?
a. Khon
b. Bon Odori
c. Bucheachum
7. ___ Girl always stand on what side of his partner.
a. Right b. Left c. Behind
8. ___ Common element in Chinese folkdances that still in the heart and have survived until now.
a. Hunting
b. Harvesting
c. Invoking good fortune
9. _____ How are you going to execute a sarok movement?
a. Place both arm on one side
b. Cross the feet and bend body
c. Scoop the arm downward upward
10. ___ Quadrille is composed of three couples in a square formation.

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 a. True
b. False
c. Maybe
11. ___ Which of the following characteristics describe the Hayaw Yaham?
a. imitates the movement and actions of monkeys in the forest
b. traditional method of planting rice
c. imitating the movements and jumping of a shrimp
12. ___ What is the difference of step to place?
a. Step is touching the floor while place is to put foot on desired position
b. Step is complete transfer of foot while place is to put foot in any direction without transferring of
weight
c. Step is to transfer foot without transferring weight while place is complete transferring foot.
13. ___ Tell which of the following dance steps are in 3/4 time signature?
a. Habanera, Polka, Change Step
b. Kumintang, Masiwak, Palpaltik
c. Waltz, Mazurka, Sway Balance
14. ___ Choose which of the following are the movements of the arms?
a. Kewet, masiwak, palpaltik
b. Hayun-hayon, sarok, salok
c. Pivot, tap, stamp
15. ___ Considered as the continent of folk dances, most of their dances are ornate religious expressions of
Hinduism, with its multiple gods and wealth of myths and beliefs.
a. Indonesia
b. India
c. Thailand
16. ___ Heel of front foot close to the big toe of the rear foot is the _______ position of feet.
a. First Position
b. Fifth Position
c. Third Position
17. ___ A dance influenced by Buddhism and the images of Buddha, originated from the province of Gansu in
West China.
a. Chinese Fan Dance
b. Ribbon Dance
c. Dunhuang Dance
18. _____ There are similarities between Cambodia's Apsara and Thailand's Khon in terms of costumes and
dance moves as both were under the Angkor Khmer Empire's influences.
a. True
b. False
c. Maybe
19. ___ Step, close, step, cross/step close, step, point is the step-pattern of what dance step?
a. Sway Balance with a Point
b. Kuradang
c. Contraganza
20. ___ With elbows close to waist and forearms parallel, turn hand up and down.
a. Palpaltik
b. Bilao
c. Masiwak
21. ___ When one foot is in front of the other, the arm of the rear foot is raised.
a. Rule of Opposition
b. Rule of Formation
c. Rule of Position
22. _____ In quadrille formation, if Couples 2 and 4 are side couples, 1 and 3 are called?
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 a. Length Couples
b. Head Couples
c. End Couples
23. _____ Feet positions that are said to be in a closed position.
a. Second and Fourth Positions of the Feet
b. First, Third and Fifth Positions of the Feet
c. Second and Third Positions of the Feet
24. How can you help promote Philippine folk dances?
a. Install TikTok application and do different folk dances using its music.
b. Participate in school program that will enrich my interest about the Philippine folk dances.
c. Use folk music in performing modern dances.
25. ___ Proscenium is a style of most traditional theatres where the audience positioned in front of the stage.
What do you call the stage that extends forward in front of the proscenium arch?
a. Arena
b. Apron
c. Thrust
26. ___ A piece of music named after Havana in Cuba where it originates. It is a dance in slow duple meter
with a step-close-step pattern.
a. Jota
b. Valse
c. Habanera
27. ___ With the given illustration, can you identify which parts is the upstage?

a. 1,2,3,4
b. 5,6,7
c. 8,9,10
28. ___ Which among the following nature of the dance does NOT belong to the group?
a. Occupational Dances
b. Traditional Dances
c. War Dances
29. ___ Pioneer Filipino choreographer in balletic folkloric and Asian styles; produced for over 50 years highly original,
first-of-a-kind choreographies mostly to her storylines.
a. Leonor Orosa Goquingco
b. Francisca Reyes Aquino
c. Lucrecia Reyes-Urtula
30. ___ For them, dances were part of every religious festival, a harvest circling of the field in autumn, a
highlight of weddings, and a focus of Losar.
a. Tibetan
b. Vietnamese
c. Indian
31. This dance imitates the movement of the tikling birds as they walk between grass stems, run over tree
branches, or dodge bamboo traps set by rice farmers.
a. Singkil
b. Tinikling
c. Itik-Itik
32. ___ Which of the following statement is NOT true?
a. Costumes of a certain group or tribe can tell the origin of the dance.
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 b. Folk dances speak about the lives of the people, superstitions, customs, ideas, and beliefs.
c. Folk dances are similar to hip hop dance; you have to do back-flip.
33. National Artist for Dance in 2006.
a. Francisca Reyes-Aquino
b. Lucrecia Reyes-Urtula
c. Ramon Obusan
34. ___ In sua-ku-sua, the movements of the dance are compared to sua's:
a. Gentle leaves, slender branches, attractive fruits, and fragrant flowers to a lady.
b. Strong leaves, thin branches, and ugly fruits to a lady.
c. Fragrant leaves, slender fruits, attractive branches and gentle leaves to a lady.
35. ___ There are similarities between Cambodia's Apsara and Thailand's Khon in terms of costumes and dance moves
as both were under the Angkor Khmer Empire's influences.
a. True
b. False
c. Maybe
36. ___ In which dance where dancers are using rhythmic sticks producing the accompaniment for the dance?
a. Sakuting
b. Binislakan
c. Sua-ku-sua
37. ___ The foot not bearing the weight of the body?
a. Supporting Foot
b. Free foot
c. Right Foot
38. ___ Mincing, shuffling and chasing steps can be counted as:
a. 1, 2
b. 1 and 2
c. 1, and, 2, and
39. ___ What is the difference between sway balance with a close to engaňo with a close?
a. The step
b. The position of the crossing foot
c. The counting
40. ___ In overhead positions, why do you think the arms must be slightly in front of the head?
a. To be visible when the eyes glance upward
b. To avoid sharp angles
c. To follow the Rule of Opposition
41. ___ Which of the following does not use bamboo as material in the dance?
a. Singkil
b. Tinikling
c. Maglalatik
42. ___ It is an organic part of the dance style and a powerful tool which enhances the environmental
atmosphere of the whole stage.
a. Costume
b. Props
c. Music
43. ___ Which is not true in the following dances like Itik-itik, Tinikling, and Maglalatik in choosing or casting a
dancer?
a. In Itik-itik, someone who is petite.
b. In tinikling someone who is agile.
c. In Maglalatik, all-female.
44. The lion dance is a traditional dance performed during New Year to bring what for the Chinese?
a. Prosperity
b. Goodluck
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 c. All of the above
45. ___ What do you call the music used in Japanese Parasol Dance?
a. Mikado
b. Mikido
c. Kimono
46. ___ It is a type of stage in which the audience sits on all four sides?
a. Apron
b. Arena
c. Aisle
47. Arrange the following National Artists for Dance according to year they were recognized.
A. Leonor Orosa Goquingco
B. Ramon Obusan
C. Lucrecia Reyes-Urtula
D. Alice Reyes
E. Francisca Reyes-Aquino
a. E, A, C, B, D
b. E, A, B, C, D
c. E, D, C, B, A
48. ___ Their folk dance can be traced back around 200 BC and was rescued from near-extinction in the
twentieth century that threatened to overwhelm indigenous art forms and dance.
a. Japan
b. China
c. Korea
49. ___ Choose which kind of the fourth position is when the heels are in a direct vertical line?
a. Crossed Fourth
b. Open Fourth
c. Cross in Front
50. ___ Most dances begin and end with:
a. Curtsy
b. Saludo
c. Both A and B

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JONATHAN B. BALDEO
HTIII-MAPEH
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