DOÑA TEODORA ALONZO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Alvarez St., Sta. Cruz, Manila

Unit Test

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I.MULTIPLE CHOICE: Encircle the letter that best fits your 11. Choose the example of perfect rhyme.
answer. a. Cat, Hat
b. Fright, Freight
1. What is creative writing? c. Laughter, Slaughter
a. Writing that involves the imagination & invention d. Coup, cop
in form & content. 12. What are the elements of creative writing?
b. Literal account of someone’s adventures in a. Character, setting. Plot and theme
Vietnam is not a novel, it is a memoir or part of an b. Plot, structure and action.
autobiography. c. Issues, narration, dialogue and style.
c. The pattern of sound created by the arrangement d. All the above.
of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line. 13. Which of the following does not form a part of the
d. Regular pattern of stressed and unstressed 'character' element in creative writing?
syllables which sets the overall rhythm of certain a. Animals.
poems b. Creatures.
2. What is “iambic pentameter”? c. People
a. The five beats at the end of a five-line stanza d. The thread of a story
b. A traditional form of rising meter consisting of lines 14. Which of the following does not form a part of the
of five iambic feet (i.e., ten syllables total) 'settings' element in creative writing?
c. the repetition of the same stressed vowel sound a. A place or a building.
and any succeeding sounds in two or more words b. A city or a village.
d. the pattern of end rhymes that may be designated c. An unfolding story.
by assigning a different letter of the alphabet to d. A planet or a universe.
each new rhyme 15. Figure of speech using a word such as like or as to
3. What is “free verse”? compare seemingly unlike things.
a. Epic verse a. Simile
b. Poetry that is given away free with longer works b. Metaphor
c. More modern poetry with no prescribed pattern or c. Hyperbole
structure d. Personification
d. Rhyming couplets 16. Also compares seemingly unlike things, but does not
4. Which of the following is a good technique for use like or as.
presenting your creative writing online? a. Simile
a. Restricting your work to either a blog or a website b. Metaphor
– having both is always confusing c. Hyperbole
b. Placing sample opening chapters on a highly d. Personification
visual website that is interlinked with blogs and 17. Figure of speech in which great exaggeration is used
discussion boards to draw attention to your work for emphasis or humorous effect.
c. Putting the entire work online a. Simile
d. Placing your work online anonymously b. Metaphor
5. The phrase “The tree’s dark fingers reached out for c. Hyperbole
him” demonstrates the use of which of the following d. Personification
literary devices? 18. The use of a word or phrase, such as “hiss” or “buzz”
a. Simile that imitates or suggests the sound of what it describes
b. Metaphor a. Alliteration
c. Alliteration b. Assonance
d. Personification c. Onomatopoeia
6. What is an “epic poem”? d. Iambic parameter
a. An extended ballad containing quatrains 19. Events contribute to the tension/suspense of a story
b. Free verse a. Climax
c. A poem written in large print b. Exposition
d. A poem of considerable length, often dealing with c. Setting
heroic themes d. Resolution
7. The element of diction in drama can be defined as: 20. Resolution The repetition of the same stressed vowel
a. Everything that is seen sound and any succeeding sounds in two or more
b. The way the characters speak words
c. Everything that is heard a. Alliteration
d. Characters b. Assonance
8. The element of plot in drama can be defined as: c. Rhyme
a. The events, what happens and how it unfolds d. Onomatopoeia
b. The characters 21. The repetition of vowel sounds within a line of poetry.
c. Everything the character’s say a. Alliteration
9. The element of character in drama can be defined as: b. Assonance
a. Moral quality such as patience c. Rhyme
b. Everything that is heard d. Onomatopoeia
c. The events, what happens and how it unfolds 22. is the use of a word or phrase, such as “hiss” or “buzz”
d. The persons carrying out the action/plot that imitates or suggests the sound of what it describes
10. What would be a good example of prose writing?. a. Assonance
a. Paragraph about the benefits of eating carrots b. Rhyme
b. Dictionary definitions c. Onomatopoeia
c. Newspaper article d. Rhyme
d. All of the above
 DOÑA TEODORA ALONZO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Alvarez St., Sta. Cruz, Manila
Unit Test

23. The pattern of sound created by the arrangement of 34. Is a group of lines forming a unit. The stanzas in a
stressed and unstressed syllables in a line. Rhythm poem are separated by a space.
can be regular or irregular. a. Line
a. Rhyme b. Stanza
b. Rhythm c. Speaker
c. Meter d. None of the above
d. Tone 35. The choice of words by an author or poet. Many times,
24. Regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables a poet’s ______ can help unlock the tone or mood of
which sets the overall rhythm of certain poems. the poem.
a. Rhyme a. Denotation
b. Rhythm b. Connotation
c. Meter c. Diction
d. Tone d. Tone
25. The traditional Japanese haiku is an unrhymed poem
that contains exactly 17 syllables, arranged in 3 lines I. MATCHING TYPE. Identify words and phrases in
of 5, 7, 5 syllables each. column A and B. Find out the meaning of the word
a. Lyric Poetry
b. Dramatic poetry from column A in column B. Write your answer by
c. Haiku writing the letters of the alphabet which preceding
d. Narrative poetry each phrase or word in column B.
26. Verse that tells a story. The 2 major examples includes
ballads and epics 36. Antagonist a. a character does not change
a. Lyric Poetry 37. Dynamic b. goes through a significant change
b. Dramatic Poetry character c. dominated by one or two traits
c. Haiku 38. Flat character d. exhibit a full range of personality
d. Narrative Poetry 39. Protagonist traits
27. Poetry in which one or more characters speak. 40. Round e. the main character of a story
a. Lyric Poetry character f. in conflict with the main character
b. Dramatic Poetry 41. Static character
c. Haiku 42. 1st person g. all knowing
d. Narrative Poetry 43. 3rd person h. follows the POV of a few
28. Poetry that expresses a speaker’s personal thoughts limited characters closely
and feelings. It is usually short and musical. i. the story is told by "I"
44. Omniscient
a. Lyric poetry j. who is telling the story
45. point of view
b. Dramatic poetry k. the message the author delivers
46. theme
c. Haiku to his/her readers
d. Narrative poetry
47. conflict l. a boy faces a bully
29. The emotional and imaginative association m. problem or situation in a story that
48. external conflict
surrounding a word. causes tension
49. internal conflict
a. Denotation n. a teenager spend the night in a
50. person vs.
b. Connotation haunted house
nature
c. Diction o. students rally against the dress
51. person vs.
d. Tone code at school
person
30. The strict dictionary meaning of a word. p. a hiker tries to stay alive after
52. person vs. self
a. Denotation being stranded in the wild
53. person vs.
b. Connotation q. a football players struggles to
society
c. Diction overcome an injury
54. person vs.
d. Tone r. a struggle a character faces on
supernatural
31. A reflection of the poet’s attitude toward the subject of the outside of him/herself
55. climax
a poem. It can be serious, sarcastic, humorous, etc. s. a struggle a character faces on
a. Denotation the inside of him/herself
b. Connotation t. events contribute to the
c. Diction tension/suspense of a story
d. Tone
32. The feeling or atmosphere that a poet creates. It can
suggest an emotion or the quality of a setting. In a
poem, mood can be established through word choice,
line length, rhythm, etc.
a. Assonance
b. Rhyme
c. Tone
d. Mood
33. A Form invented in Italy, usually written in a series with
each ____ a continuous subject to the next. (Sequels
in movies)
a. Narrative Poetry
b. Dramatic Poetry
c. Sonnets
d. Lyric Poetry