Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education

Schools Division of Cebu City

NORTH DISTRICT 1
LUSARAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
FIRST SUMMATIVE TEST IN CREATIVE WRITING 12
September 29, 2023

INSTRUCTIONS: Read each item very carefully and encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. What is the purpose of academic writing?

a) To entertain and share human experience c) To create fictional narratives
b) To instruct, inform, and explore an idea, argument, or concept d) To evoke emotions and feelings
2. What is the content of academic writing?
a) Factual c) Both factual and fictional
b) Fictional or imaginative d) Abstract
3. How would you describe the language in academic writing?
a) Figurative, evocative, and symbolic c) Colloquial and informal
b) Formal, straightforward, precise, and clear d) Varied and experimental
4. Which of the following is a type of academic writing?
a) Poetry b) Research journal c) Drama d) Fictional narrative
5. What is the primary purpose of creative writing?
a) To instruct and inform c) To analyze and critique ideas
b) To entertain and share human experience d) To present factual information
6. Which of the following is a type of creative writing?
a) Articles b) Poetry c) Reviews d) Research journals
7. What type of language is commonly used in creative writing?
a) Formal, straightforward, precise, and clear c) Technical and jargon-filled
b) Figurative, evocative, and symbolic d) Casual and conversational
8. In creative writing, the content is primarily:
a) Factual c) Persuasive and argumentative
b) Fictional or imaginative d) Expository
9. What is a defining feature of poetry regarding meter and rhythm?
a) Random meter and rhythm c) Follow a structured meter and rhythm
b) Absence of meter and rhythm d) Limited to specific genres only
10. Which of the following is an example of a poetic genre?
a) Article b) Drama c) Epic poem d) Review
11. What is a "stanza" in poetry?
a) A subdivision of lines in a poem c) A figure of speech
b) A type of poetic meter d) A type of rhyme
12. What is a "couplet" in poetry?
a) A stanza with two lines that rhyme c) A figure of speech
b) A type of poetic form d) A type of rhyme scheme
13. Which poetic foot has two syllables, with the first unstressed and the second stressed?
a) Iamb b) Trochee c) Spondee d) Anapest
14. What does an "iamb" refer to in metrical feet?
a) A foot with two syllables, unstressed followed by stressed c) A type of stanza
b) A foot with two stressed syllables d) A poetic device
15. Which literary device refers to indirect comparison using "like" or "as"?
a) Simile b) Metaphor c) Hyperbole d) Personification
16. What does "denotation" refer to in language?
a) Literal definition of a word c) Rhetorical device in poetry
b) Emotional association of a word d) Stylistic feature of creative writing
17. Which device uses words or expressions that surpass their ordinary meaning for descriptive effects?
a) Metaphor b) Diction c) Onomatopoeia d) Connotation
18. What is the purpose of imagery in creative writing?
a) To entertain the reader c) To appeal to the reader's senses
b) To convey the main idea of the writing d) To present factual information
19. A "quatrain" in poetry refers to:
a) A stanza with two lines that rhyme
b) A stanza with three lines that rhyme
c) A stanza with four lines with the second- and fourth-lines rhyming
d) A stanza with five lines
20. In a limerick, what is the rhyme scheme?
a) ABAB b) AABB c) AABBA d) ABCB
21. What is a "terza rima" in poetry?
a) An Italian form of poetry with chain rhyme c) A type of sonnet
b) A five-line poem with AABBA rhyme scheme d) A four-line stanza
22. What does "tone" refer to in poetry?
a) The poet's attitude toward the poem's speaker and reader c) The meter of the poem
b) The volume at which a poem is read d) The structure of the poem
23. Who or what is the "speaker" in poetry?
a) The author of the poem c) The reader interpreting the poem
b) The main character in the poem d) The voice or persona conveying the poem
24. In poetry, what is the theme?
a) The underlying message or 'big idea' of the poem c) The poetic structure and form
b) The main character's journey d) The literal meaning of the poem
25. What does "Villanelle" refer to in poetry?
a) A type of poetic form c) A figure of speech
b) A specific type of rhyme d) A type of poetic language
26. Which type of writing includes biography, autobiography, essay, memoir, and blogs?
a) Academic writing b) Creative nonfiction c) Fictional writing d) Drama
27. What is the distinguishing feature of "enclosed rhyme" in poetry?
a) The first and fourth lines rhyme with each other
b) The second and third lines rhyme with each other
c) The first and third lines rhyme with the second and fourth lines
d) All lines in a stanza end with the same rhyme
28. In creative writing, what is "vignette"?
a) A short scene that creates powerful imagery and details
b) A type of poetic meter
c) A figure of speech
d) A type of rhyme scheme
29. Which literary device uses words or expressions that imitate natural sounds?
a) Onomatopoeia b) Simile c) Metaphor d) Personification
30. What does "connotation" refer to in language?
a) The literal definition of a word
b) The wide array of positive and negative associations that words naturally carry
c) The use of appropriate words in context
d) all of the above

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