Creative Nonfiction

Pretest
Directions:
•Choose the letter of the best answer.
•Write in CAPITAL LETTERS.NO ERASURES
•You only have one minute to answer
each item.
•Talking to his/her seatmate is
prohibited.
1. Which of the following refers to
a particular style or type of writing,
a category of literature?
A. literary elements
B. Nonfiction
C. literary genre
D. fiction
2. Stories that are “made up”
is called
A. drama
B. poetry
C. Fiction
D. nonfiction
3.Which of the following uses carefully
selected words and phrases to create
vivid pictures in the reader’s mind?
A. Drama
B. poetry
C. fiction
D.nonfiction
4. What do you call the parts of a
drama?
A. Scene
B. Act
C. Dialogue
D. Exit
5. Which of the following refers to
theme is the underlying truth in a
literary piece?
A. characters
B. plot
C. theme
D. conflict
6. The angle where the story is
told from is called
A. speaker
B. dialogue
C. dramatic situation
D. point of view
7. Which of the following refers to
the physical and social context in
which the action of a story occurs?
A. Setting
B. conflict
C. Atmosphere
D. tone
8. Which of the following does
NOT BELONG to the group?
A. biography
B. fable
C. myth
D. legend
9. All of the following belongs to
the same literary genre EXCEPT
A. historical fiction
B. Diary
C. Letters
D. references
10. Which of the following is NOT
included to Aristotle’s elements of
drama?
A. characters
B. spectacles
C. audience
D. plot
11. Which of the following refers to the
element that shapes how the events are
told in sequence or a pattern?
A. conflict
B. exposition
C. plot
D. resolution
12. Which of the following is a
literary device that begins in the
middle of the story’s action?
A. in media res
B. flashback
C. foreshadowing
D. alliteration
14. The woman raised her hands and stared at them;
stared through them. Her voice was soft but tense.
“Blood
on his hands.” Her own hands were clean and pale.
What atmosphere is evoked by the sentence?
A. happiness
B. suspense
C. horror
D. sorrow
15. If Cinderella is to protaganist;
a stepmother is to
A. antagonist
B. dynamic character
C. flat character
D. none of the above.
16. He was a Good Samaritan yesterday
when he helped the lady start her car.
The italicized word is an
A. irony
B. allusion
C. simile
D. metaphor
17. “On a starry winter night in Portugal/
Where the ocean kissed the Southern
shore.” What type of imagery is evident?
A. visual
B. tactile
C. thermal
D. auditory
18. Like enough a withered leaf/
For the winds to scatter. The
highlighted word symbolizes
A. death
B. life
C. dryness
D. growth
 Three
Abigail Fox
i ii
Moon—luminous pearl— Vultures roosting overhead—
adorns the deep velvet gown black hearts holding on
of cold heaven’s queen. to bare-branched, skeletal trees
iii
Fifteen puppies in a box—
milky, squirming, warm—
give us laughter and delight.

19. The line “Moon—luminous pearl—” contains

an example of
A. alliteration
B. assonance
C. consonance
D. rhyme
 Three
Abigail Fox
i ii
Moon—luminous pearl— Vultures roosting overhead—
adorns the deep velvet gown black hearts holding on
of cold heaven’s queen. to bare-branched, skeletal trees
iii
Fifteen puppies in a box—
milky, squirming, warm—
give us laughter and delight.

20. . Poem ii compares vultures to

A. hearts
B. trees
C. skeletons
D. roosters
 Three
Abigail Fox
i ii
Moon—luminous pearl— Vultures roosting overhead—
adorns the deep velvet gown black hearts holding on
of cold heaven’s queen. to bare-branched, skeletal trees
iii
Fifteen puppies in a box—
milky, squirming, warm—
give us laughter and delight.

21. The primary poetic element used in poem iii

is
A. imagery
B. rhyme
C. rhythm
D. simile
 Three
Abigail Fox
i ii
Moon—luminous pearl— Vultures roosting overhead—
adorns the deep velvet gown black hearts holding on
of cold heaven’s queen. to bare-branched, skeletal trees
iii
Fifteen puppies in a box—
milky, squirming, warm—
give us laughter and delight.

22. The language of poem ii creates a mood that

is
A. light and joyous
B. awed and inspired
C. dark and apprehensive
D. filled with longing
 Three
Abigail Fox
i ii
Moon—luminous pearl— Vultures roosting overhead—
adorns the deep velvet gown black hearts holding on
of cold heaven’s queen. to bare-branched, skeletal trees
iii
Fifteen puppies in a box—
milky, squirming, warm—
give us laughter and delight.

The settings for the poems, in order, are

A. fall, summer, and spring
B. a dance, a yard, and a house
C. morning, spring, and the city
D. D. night, winter, and a barn
 Three
Abigail Fox
i ii
Moon—luminous pearl— Vultures roosting overhead—
adorns the deep velvet gown black hearts holding on
of cold heaven’s queen. to bare-branched, skeletal trees
iii
Fifteen puppies in a box—
milky, squirming, warm—
give us laughter and delight.

24. The poem above in an example of

A. conventional poetry
B. free verse
C. experimental poetry
D. spoken poetry
 Three
Abigail Fox
i ii
Moon—luminous pearl— Vultures roosting overhead—
adorns the deep velvet gown black hearts holding on
of cold heaven’s queen. to bare-branched, skeletal trees
iii
Fifteen puppies in a box—
milky, squirming, warm—
give us laughter and delight.

25. Lines 2 and 3 of poem i contain a comparison

called a(n)
A. epic
B. simile
C. hyperbole
D. personification
26. Who are the characters in the story?
A. the farmer and the collector C. Kahlil Gibran and the man
B. the rich man and the slave C. the statue and the man
27. What is the setting of the story?
A. in a field
B. in a museum
C. in a house
D. in a park
28. The story tells us how the two men __________.
A. differ in values
B. look at life
C. earn a living
D. help each other
29. The collector found joy in the marble statue. He spent a
great deal of money to have it. The collector was a__________.
A. Romantic C. artistic
B. innocent D. practical
30. “The dream of what a soul!” The
collector was referring to the soul of
the_________.
A. farmer
B. sculptor
C. himself
D. writer
31. The story implies that the choices made by the collector and the
farmer depend on their _______.
A.importance
B.well-being
C.Values
D.social status
32. In what ways are the two men similar to or different from each
other?
A. They both have values but they value different things.
B. They both have money but do not know how to spend it.
C. They both have passion but they have different ways of pursuing it.
D. They are just the same individuals thinking differently.
33. Why is the story entitled “Values”?
A. The story showed how values are seen.
B. The story shows how values are different.
C. The story shows the value of money.
D. The author entitled it that way.
34. What is the theme that can be derived from the story?
A. The choices we made depend on the values that we have.
B. People are different depending on the values they have.
C. We view things differently.
D. The way we see things would be different depending on our values.
35. What do you think happened after they walked
with their treasures?
A. They find joy. C. They find fulfilment.
They regret it. D. They got mad.
36. Who is the narrator in the
story?
A. Sandra
B. the daughter
C. the father
D. the soldier
37. Where does the story
happen?
A. House
B. detention center
C. mental institution.
D. warehouse
38. Based on the evidences from the
text, what seems to be the situation of
the character?
A. He was imprisoned.
B. He was murdered.
C. He has mental illness.
D. He has a disease.
39. What is the atmosphere of
the story?
A. solitude
B. horror
C. suspense
D. death
40. “They are watching my daughter.” The
line indicates that
A. The daughter was an actress watched on
TV.
B. The daughter was being investigated.
C. The daughter was being spied.
D. The daughter was being held captive.
41. “nail hole yawns open. A gaping
mouth, jagged teeth.” is an example
of
A. metaphor
B. personification
C. simile
D. hyperbole
42. “Her voice was the sound of
glass breaking” is an example of
A. metaphor
B. personification
C. simile
D. D. hyperbole
43.” the water kept spilling and
spilling from her eyes. “is an
example of
A.metaphor
B.personification
C.simile
D.hyperbole
44. What element of fiction is found
in this creative non fiction text?
A. character
B. setting
C. conflict
D. all of the above
45. What made the creative nonfiction appealing
to the readers?
A. The use of the characters is well versed.
B. The use of imagery made the text more
appealing.
C. The use of plot is chronological.
D. the diction evoked the atmosphere and tone of
the story.