Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region IV-A CALABARZON
Division of Laguna
Siniloan Integrated National High School
Senior High School
Siniloan, Laguna

DIAGNOSTIC EXAMINATION
Creative Writing

Name: ____________________________________ Date: ____________Score: ________________

Section: ______________________ Teacher: ROSEMARIE B. CARO

Multiple Choices
Identify the answer in each of the following statements. Write your answer before each number.
_____1. It refers to a mild, indirect or vague term substituting for a harsh, blunt or offensive terms.
A. Euphemism B. Hyperbole C. Onomatopoeia D. Alliteration
_____2. A character that changes as result of the events of the story.
A. Static Character B. Dynamic Character C. Protagonist D. Antagonist
_____3. A character who is most of the time make the life of the main character exciting.
A. Static Character B. Dynamic Character C. Protagonist D. Antagonist
_____4. A technical term when meaning is given in association with a person’s interpretation or experience.
A. Connotation B. Denotation C. Literal D. Interpretation
_____5. An element of short story which is considered as the general idea or insight of the literary piece.
A. Point of View B. Theme C. Character D. Conflict
_____6. It is the use of figurative language to create visual representation on a literary work.
A. Imagery B. Form C. Motif D. Theme
_____7. A type of writing that requires direction, instruction or explanation. It is more on definition.
A. Technical Writing B. Creative Writing C. Academic Writing D. Essay Writing
_____8. Type of writing that expresses the writer’s thoughts and feelings in a unique and poetic way.
A. Technical Writing B. Creative Writing C. Academic Writing D. Essay Writing
_____9. An angle where the story is told.
A. Point of View B. Theme C. Character D. Conflict
_____10. These are tools used in literature to help the readers understand the story.
A. Literary Devices B. Figurative Language C. Language D. Form
_____11. This literally means “things made from letter.
A. Literature B. Poetry C. Prose D. Visual Arts
_____12. It is the form of any narrative wherein the events are not factual but rather imaginary.
A. Fiction B. Non Fiction C. Written D. Performed
_____13 .It is a form of any narrative wherein assertions and descriptions are understood to be factual.
A. Fiction B. Non Fiction C. Written D. Performed
_____14. It is a form of literature wherein literary works are transmitted verbally from a generation to another.
A. Oral Literature B. Written Literature C. Visual Literature D. Performed Literature
_____15. It is a form of literature wherein literary works are presented in printed form.
A. Oral Literature B. Written Literature C. Visual Literature D. Performed Literature
_____16. It is a form of literature wherein literary works are presented in front of the audience.
A. Oral Literature B. Written Literature C. Visual Literature D. Performed Literature
_____17. It pertains to a division of literature that applies ordinary grammatical structure and natural flow of speech rather
than rhythmic structure.
A. Prose B. Poetry C. Literature D. Poem
_____18. It pertains to a division of literature that applies aesthetic qualities of language.
A. Prose B. Poetry C. Literature D. Poem
_____19. It is an element of poetry who is addressing the reader of the poem.
A. Content B. Shape & Form C. Speaker D. Theme
_____20. It is an element of poetry which pertains to the subject poem.
A. Content B. Shape & Form C. Speaker D. Theme
_____21. It is an element of poetry which pertains to the meaning of poem.
A. Content B. Shape & Form C. Speaker D. Theme
_____22. It is an element of poetry which pertains to predictable or not predictable pattern of rhyme, rhythm, number of
lines and stanzas.
A. Content B. Shape & Form C. Speaker D. Mood or Tone
_____23. It is an element of poetry which pertains to the feelings that the poet creates and the reader senses through the
poet’s choice of words, rhythm, rhyme, style and structure.
A. Content B. Shape & Form C. Speaker D. Mood or Tone
_____24. It is an element of poetry which pertains to the “pictures’ perceive by the readers when reading a poetry.
A. Diction B. Shape & Form C. Speaker D. Imagery
_____25. It is an element poetry which pertains to the poet’s choice of words which contributes to the tone and feeling of
the poem.
A. Diction B. Shape & Form C. Speaker D. Imagery
_____26. A lament for dead.
A. Ode B. Elegy C. Sonnet D. Song
_____27. Lyrical poem praising or glorifying an event or individual.
A. Ode B. Elegy C. Sonnet D. Song
_____28. Lyric poem consisting of 14 lines.
A. Ode B. Elegy C. Sonnet D. Song
_____29. Lyric poem intended to be sung.
A. Ode B. Elegy C. Sonnet D. Song
_____30. Theatrical play with happy ending.
A. Comedy B. Tragedy C. Farce D. Melodrama
_____31. Story used by Jesus in teaching good news.
A. Fable B. Parable C. Allegory D. Fairytale
_____32. Story teaches moral lessons which the characters are animals.
A. Fable B. Mythology C. Allegory D. Fairytale
_____33. Story about kings, queens, princes and princesses with magic.
A. Legend B. Mythology C. Allegory D. Fairytale
______34. Story about gods and goddesses.
A. Legend B. Mythology C. Allegory D. Fairytale
______35. Story about the origin of place and or things.
A. Legend B. Autobiography C. Allegory D. Fairytale
______36. Life story of a person written by himself.
A. Legend B. Autobiography C. Allegory D. Fairytale
______37. Life story of a person written by another person.
A. Biography B. Magazine C. Journal D. Anecdote
______38. Collection of articles regarding the lifestyle of man.
A. Biography B. Journal C. Magazine D. Tigmo
______39. Daily record of personal events.
A. Anecdote B. Journal C. Magazine D. Tigmo
______40. Brief revealing account of an individual or an incident.
A. Anecdote B. Journal C. Allegory D. Tigmo
______41. A riddle from Cebuano.
A. Anecdote B. Proverbs C. Allegory D. Tigmo
______42. An expression of norms and code of behaviour in a rhyming verse.
A. Anecdote B. Proverbs C. Pasyon D. Tigmo
______43. Religious Poetry during Spanish time in commemoration of Christ’s agony and resurrection at Calvary.
A. Dali B. Proverbs C. Pasyon D. Tigmo
______ 44. A Tagalog short fiction.
A. Dali B. Proverbs C. Pasyon D. Tigmo
______45. Repetition of initial consonant sounds.
Anaphora B. Cataphora C. Assonace D. Alliteration
______46. A technique where several phrases begin with the same words.
A. Anaphora B. Cataphora C. Assonace D. Alliteration
______ 47. The author of “Animal Farm”
A. Harriet B. Edgar Allan Poe C. George Orwell D. Francis Bacon
______48. The author of “UncleTom’s Cabin
A. Harriet Beecher Stowe B. Edgar Allan Poe C. George Orwell D. Francis Bacon
______49. Use of exaggeration for more emphasis
A. Simile B. Metaphor C. Hyperbole D. Irony
______50. Presenting contrasting ideas between what is said and meant
B. Simile B. Metaphor C. Hyperbole D. Irony
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