Read the statements carefully. Write TRUE if the statement is correct. If
the statement is false, underline the word/phrase that makes it wrong and change
it with the word/phrase that will make the statement correct.
1. Ambahan is a popular song among the Mangyans normally sang to pass the time, much like modern pop music.
2. An Ambahan is passed down whenever someone copies an Ambahan that they liked or is taught by parents to their children.
3. There is no set tone or pitch for an Ambahan.
4. Anyone who wants to write an Ambahan must follow three core rules: use a hexameter when writing each line, ensure that each last syllable rhymes, and write using topics that affect everyday life.
5. In order to meet the required number of syllables per line, some writers of the Ambahan used contractions to shorten long words and extractions to extend short words.
6. The Mangyans of Mindoro are of a single tribe which is formed through the unity of multiple clans - the Iraya, Alangan, Tadyawan, Tau-buid, Buhid, Hanunoo, Rataganon, and Bangon.
7. The Mangyan tribes of Mindoro were originally lowland dwellers, primarily living along the coast.
8. Singing the Ambahan is a deeply cultural activity, only performed and sung when the situation calls for it.
9. The themes used in the Ambahan cover a wide array of topics that affects the Mangyan’s daily life.
10. Mindoro Vocal music cannot be sung outside of rituals and ceremonies.
11. The Mangyans have their own lullabies called Igway which they use to put children to sleep.
12. An Ambahan uses allegory to depict important life lessons to the members of the family and the tribe.
13. Igway is the Mangyan word for music and is also the term for Mangyan Regional music.
14. The themes used in contemporary Mangyan vocal music vary from lullabies to epics.
15. There is an Ambahan for every threshold of a Mangyan’s life – from childbirth to death.
