Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION III – CENTRAL LUZON
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF CITY OF SAN JOSE DEL MONTE
MINUYAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL (FORMERLY GOLDEN VILLE HIGH SCHOOL)
1st Summative Test in Creative Writing 12
General Directions: 1. Read and understand each question carefully; 2. Write your answers in the answer sheet; 3. Do not use mobile
phone while the test is ongoing; 4. Strictly no erasures. 5. Write your Full Name, Grade and Section, Subject Area and Subject Teacher
on your Answer Sheets.
1. Which of the following conveys specific information about a 9. Which of the following refers to the comparisons or
technical subject to a specific audience for a specific purpose. substitutions for the sake of freshness, emphasis, or surprise,
A. Technical Writing C. Speech Writing depart from the usual denotation of words?
B. Creative Writing D. Expository Writing A. imagery C. figures of speech
B. diction D. syntax
2. Which of the following is fiction – poetry short stories, plays,
and novels? 10. The choice of words, with each word suggestive in terms of
A. Imaginary Technical Writing C. Expository Writing its meaning, sound, and placement together with other
B. Descriptive Writing D. Creative Writing words is ______.
A. imagery C. diction
3. The following describes creative writing EXCEPT B. figures of speech D. syntax
A. Creative Writing is imaginary.
B. Creative Writing is subjective. 11. Which of the following refers to the author’s attitude
C. Creative writing is formal. towards the subject? It may be serious, enthusiastic, formal,
D. Creative Writing is intended for a general audience. objective, dramatic, humorous, among others.
A. tone C. atmosphere
4. Which of the following statement is TRUE? B. mood D. dramatic situation
A. Creative Writing strictly follows the conventions of spelling
and grammar. 12. What does a white dove symbolize?
B. Creative Writing a clear and accurate writing and A. freedom C. hope
presentation of ideas. B. life D. fertility
C. Creative Writing follows a strict writing process and format. 13. Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? This is an example
D. Creative Writing aims to capture the readers’ creativity and of
imagination. A. metaphor C. simile
5. Which of the following is a statement that is imaginary B. hyperbole D. personification
writing? 14. “Ah William, we’re weary of weather,”/ Said the sunflower,
A. The House of Representatives approved the bill earlier this shining with dew. This is an example of
week, also by an overwhelming majority. A. metaphor C. simile
B. When a writer is asked to write an operations guide, they B. hyperbole D. personification
are expected to have a working knowledge of the topic.
C. A clear cloudless day-time sky is blue because molecules in 15. “The deep blue hues of twilight were reflected in the still
the air scatter blue light from the sun. water;” This line is an example of what type of imagery?
D. The sky is blue, serenely calm and fair. No cloud across its A. visual C. tactile
solemn arch is flying. B. auditory D. olfactory
6. The writing style employed in various mass media 16. My heart was shattered into million pieces. This is an
A. Creative Nonfiction C. Technical Writing example of
B. Journalism/News report D. Academic Writing A. metaphor C. simile
B. hyperbole D. personification
7.Examples of these are autobiography, biography, testimonio,
travelogue and blogs 17. “Death be not proud, though some have called the mighty
A. Creative Nonfiction C. Technical Writing dreadful for, thou art not soe” This line is an example of
B. Journalism/News report D. Academic Writing A. apostrophe C. paradox
B. oxymoron D. metonymy
8. It is intended to be performed in front of an audience
A. Poetry C. Novel 18. I walked down the long and winding street. It was close to
B. Short story D. Drama midnight, and I can feel the cold breeze blowing around me.
What is the tone of the text?
A. thrilling C. darkness

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 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
REGION III – CENTRAL LUZON
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF CITY OF SAN JOSE DEL MONTE
MINUYAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL (FORMERLY GOLDEN VILLE HIGH SCHOOL)
B. serious D. sadness
19. We are not rich. We only have a resort in Zambales and a
vacation house in Baguio. This is an example of
A. paradox C. irony
B. oxymoron D. understatement

(1) “The sky was dark and gloomy,

(2) the air was damp and raw,
(3) the streets were wet and sloppy.”
Charles Dickens, The Pickwick Papers

20. Which of the following elements of creative writing is

evident from the text?
A. theme C. imagery
B. characters D. figures of speech
21. Line 1 from the text is an example of
A. simile C. hyperbole
B. visual imagery D. tactile imagery
22. Line 2 and Line 3 show
A. simile C. hyperbole
B. visual imagery D. tactile imagery

Nothing Gold Can Stay 23. What type of

By Robert Frost literary genre is the
text “Nothing Gold
Can Stay”.
1 Nature’s first green is
A. conventional poem
gold B. short story
2 Her hardest hue to hold. C. haiku
3 Her early leaf’s a flower; D. free verse
4 But only so an hour.
24. What is the
5 Then leaf subsides to leaf. rhyming scheme of the
6 So Eden sank to grief, text?
7 So dawn goes down A. ababcdcdefefgg
B. abcdefgh
today.
C. aabbccdd
8 Nothing gold can stay
D. aabbccdeffgg

25. Allusion is a word chosen for its direct reference to a well-

known historical or fictitious person, place thing or event.
Which of the following lines shows allusion?
A. Line 1 C. Line 6
B. Line 3 D. Line 8

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