Name Date

Academic Year 2023-2024 Semester Off sem

Exam period Midterm Program/Major BSED ENGLISH
2A/2B
Instructor Course ELE 30

General Instructions:
1. Please DO NOT CHEAT. Cheating is not our culture and is not part of DDOSC’s
norm.
2. Read the directions carefully.
3. Pray before you take this exam. God bless you!:
Directions: Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. Which literary component is responsible for the overall atmosphere or mood of a literary
work?
a) Plot
b) Character
c) Setting
d) Theme
Answer: c) Setting

2. Which of the following is an example of imagery in poetry?

A. “The wind whispered softly in her ear.”
B. “The leaves rustled in the breeze.”
C. “The cat sat on the mat.”
D. “The sky was blue.”

Answer: B. “The leaves rustled in the breeze.”

3. What literary device is used in the following lines: “The world is too much with us; late and
soon, / Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers”?
 A) Hyperbole
b) Metaphor
c) Personification
d) Allusion
Answer: c) Personification

4. Which of the following is not an example of rhyme scheme?

a) AABB
b) ABAB
c) ABBA
d) ABCD
Answer: d) ABCD

5. Which literary component involves the way the story is told, including the perspective from
which it is narrated?
A) Plot
b) Character
c) Setting
d) Point of view
Answer: d) Point of view

6. Which literary component involves the sequence of events that make up a story?
a) Plot
b) Character
c) Setting
d) Theme
Answer: a) Plot
7. What is the term for the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words?
a) Assonance
b) Alliteration
c) Consonance
d) Onomatopoeia
Answer: b) Alliteration

8. Which of the following is not a type of figurative language?

a) Simile
b) Metaphor
c) Personification
d) Literalism
Answer: d) Literalism

9 Which literary component is responsible for the message or lesson that the author wants to
convey through the work?
A) Plot
b) Character
c) Setting
d) Theme
Answer: d) Theme

10. Which literary component refers to the personalities, motivations, and behaviors of the
characters in a literary work?
A) Plot
b) Character
c) Setting
 d) Theme
Answer: b) Character

11. What is the term for the central idea or message of a literary work?
a) Symbolism
b) Irony
c) Theme
d) Imagery
Answer: c) Theme

12. What is the term for the use of words that imitate the sounds they describe?
a) Onomatopoeia
b) Alliteration
c) Assonance
d) Consonance
Answer: a) Onomatopoeia

13. Which of the following is not a type of imagery?

a) Visual
b) Olfactory
c) Auditory
d) Rhyme
Answer: d) Rhyme

14. What is the term for a word or phrase that is used in place of another word or phrase to
avoid repetition?
a) Synecdoche
 b) Metonymy
c) Antithesis
d) Pronoun
Answer: d) Pronoun

15. Which of the following is not a type of figurative language that uses comparison?
a) Simile
b) Metaphor
c) Hyperbole
d) Personification
Answer: c) Hyperbole

16. What is the term for the repetition of vowel sounds in words?
a) Alliteration
b) Assonance
c) Consonance
d) Rhyme
Answer: b) Assonance

17. Which of the following is not a type of irony?

a) Situational
b) Verbal
c) Dramatic
d) Imaginative
Answer: d) Imaginative

18 What is the term for the use of words or phrases that appeal to the five senses?
 a) Imagery
b) Symbolism
c) Irony
d) Theme
Answer: a) Imagery

19. Which of the following is an example of a simile in poetry?

A. “Her eyes were like the stars in the sky.”
B. “The rain fell softly on the ground.”
C. “The moon shone brightly in the sky.”
D. “The bird flew high in the air.”

Answer: A. “Her eyes were like the stars in the sky.”

20. What is the term for a comparison between two unlike things without using “like” or “as”?
a) Metaphor
b) Simile
c) Hyperbole
d) Personification
Answer: a) Metaphor

21. What is the term for the use of a word or phrase to represent something else that it is
closely associated with?
A) Metonymy
b) Synecdoche
c) Antithesis
d) Hyperbole
Answer: a) Metonymy
28. This is an example of a noun phrase
A. The tall boy with a hat is here
B. The tall boy with a hat that never is washed is here
C. The tall boy with a hat never is washed
D. The tall boy is never washed is here

29. All are ways to teach writing except for one

A. Stat from the ground up
B. Motivate your students
C. Implement practice
D. Ask eliciting questions to prompt more answers

______ is reading technique reffered to as gist reading. This means going through the text to
grasp the main idea
A. Skimming
B. Brainstorming
C. Reading
D. Critical thinking

This skill requires that you give further analysis on a thing just mentioned
A. Explaining
B. Using vague language
C. Mansplaining
D. Appreciating literature
43. Which of the following is a key difference between prose and poetry?
a) Prose typically contains regular meter and rhyme scheme
b) Poetry typically contains irregular meter and rhyme scheme
c) Both prose and poetry contain regular meter and rhyme scheme
d) Neither prose nor poetry contains regular meter and rhyme scheme
Answer: b) Poetry typically contains irregular meter and rhyme scheme

44. Which literary form uses lines and stanzas to convey its message?
A) Prose
B) Poetry
C) Drama
Answer: B) Poetry

45. Which of the following is a key feature of drama?

a) It is always written in first person point of view
b) It often employs figurative language such as similes and metaphors
c) It is written in dialogue and often includes stage directions
d) It is always written in a conversational tone
Answer: c) It is written in dialogue and often includes stage directions

46. Which literary form is often written in paragraphs?

A) Poetry
B) Prose
C) Drama
 Answer: B) Prose

47. Which of the following is a key difference between poetry and prose?
a) Poetry is always written in first person point of view, while prose can be written in
any point of view
b) Poetry often employs figurative language such as similes and metaphors, while prose
rarely uses figurative language
c) Both poetry and prose are always written in a conversational tone
d) Neither poetry nor prose employs figurative language
Answer: b) Poetry often employs figurative language such as similes and metaphors,
while prose rarely uses figurative language

48.Which literary form typically includes stage directions and character names?
A) Poetry
B) Prose
C) Drama
Answer: C) Drama

49. Which of the following is a key difference between prose and drama?
a) Prose is written in verse, while drama is written in narrative
b) Prose is written to be read, while drama is written to be performed
c) Both prose and drama are written in verse
d) Neither prose nor drama is written in verse
Answer: b) Prose is written to be read, while drama is written to be performed

50. Which literary form uses dialogue and monologue to convey its message?
A) Poetry
B) Prose
 C) Drama
Answer: C) Drama

51. Which literary form often contains figurative language such as metaphors and similes?
A) Poetry
B) Prose
C) Drama
Answer: A) Poetry

52. Which of the following is a key feature of prose?

a) It is always written in first person point of view
b) It often employs figurative language such as similes and metaphors
c) It contains long paragraphs and detailed descriptions
d) It is always written in a conversational tone
Answer: c) It contains long paragraphs and detailed descriptions

53. Which of the following is a key feature of poetry?

a) It is always written in first person point of view
b) It often employs figurative language such as similes and metaphors
c) It contains long paragraphs and detailed descriptions
d) It is always written in a conversational tone
Answer: b) It often employs figurative language such as similes and metaphors

54..Whichliterary form uses a narrator to tell a story?

A) Poetry
B) Prose
C) Drama
 Answer: B) Prose

56. Which literary form is known for its use of rhyme and meter?
A) Poetry
B) Prose
C) Drama
Answer: A) Poetry

56.. Which literary form is typically performed on stage?

A) Poetry
B) Prose
C) Drama
Answer: C) Drama

57. Which literary form is often used to express emotions and feelings?
A) Poetry
B) Prose
C) Drama
Answer: A) Poetry

58. Which of the following is a key difference between poetry and drama?
a) Poetry is written to be read, while drama is written to be performed
b) Poetry is written in dialogue, while drama is written in narrative
c) Both poetry and drama are written to be performed
d) Neither poetry nor drama is written to be performed
Answer: a) Poetry is written to be read, while drama is written to be performed
59. Which literary form typically includes a plot and characters?
A) Poetry
B) Prose
C) Drama
Answer: B) Prose

60. Which of the following is a key difference between poetry and drama?
a) Poetry is written in verse, while drama is written in narrative
b) Poetry is written to be read, while drama is written to be performed
c) Both poetry and drama are always written in first person point of view
d) Neither poetry nor drama is written to be performed
Answer: b) Poetry is written to be read, while drama is written to be performed

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