Julio Ledesma National High School D.
metaphor
J.V. Ledesma Ave., San Carlos City, Neg. Occ.
Senior High School
CREATIVE NONFICTION
SUMMATIVE TESTS:
Multiple Choice
I. Directions: Read each item carefully. Write the letter of
the correct answer in 1 whole sheet of paper.
1. Which of the following statements is true?
A Theme is universal. C. Stories that
are sad do not have theme.
B. Most story do not have theme. D. No stories can have
the same theme.
2. The rich man appeared at a window and glowered down at us (an
excerpt from the story My Father Goes to Court).
The underlined word may be used as_____.
A. foreshadowing B. symbolism C. irony
imagery
3. The window represents ____
A. connection B. social discrimination
seclusion D. openness
4…inhaled the heavenly spirit that drifted out of it. The line appeals to
what sense?
A. olfactory B. gustatory C. auditory
D. visual
5. The rich man arrived. He had grown old and feeble; his face was scarred
with deep lines. What literary technique is used in these lines?
A. foreshadowing B. imagery C. symbolism
D. irony
6. What does the court in the story “My Father Goes to Court” represent?
A. authority B. hall C. justice D.
indifference
7. “Do you claim that we stole the spirit of your wealth and became a
laughing family while yours became morose and sad?” Father asked. What
can be inferred from these lines?
A. The father may not be wealthy but they are rich in laughter.
B. The rich man accuses that they are sad because the poor
man’s family stole the spirit of their wealth.
C. The father claims that his family is not thief.
D. The rich man is very boastful towards his wealth.
8. What dominant literary technique is used in the preceding lines?
A. flashback B. foreshadowing
irony D. imagery
9. “It was like that for years. As time went on, the rich man’s children
became thin and anemic, while we grew even more robust and full of fire.
Our faces were bright and rosy, but theirs were pale and sad.” What do
these lines from the story “My Father Goes to Court” imply?
A. Money cannot buy everything.
B. Health and happiness are free.
C. Poor people are always happy.
D. Rich people are sickly.
10. Which of the following can be the best theme of the story “My Father
Goes To Court” by Carlos Bulosan?
A. The good will always prevail.
B. Laughter is the best medicine.
C. Money is the root of all evil.
D. Happiness is not measured by money.
II. Directions: Read each item carefully and answer the questions that
follow. Write the letter of the correct answer.
1. The group of teenagers escaping the terrors of their town crept through
the dark alleys. The darkness screamed as fear grew within their young
hearts. Yet, freedom calls on to them and they bravely embrace its sullen
whisper. The underlined phrase is an example of a _________________.
A. hyperbole
B. personification
C. idiom
2. Screaming at the top of her lungs, mother called on to Jose who
thoughtlessly played by the river early in the morning. His room was a
wilderness of clothes, you can barely see the floor. He ran back in haste
fearful of the lashes he would hear all day from his mother. The
underlined statement is a/an __________________.
A. personification
B. idiom
C. hyperbole
D. metaphor
3. Suddenly he was awake. But the sound of the sea still echoed and he
saw that the moonlight was in the room. It filtered through the pomelo
tree in the window. The exposition describes clearly the _____________
of the story.
A. imagery
B. plot
C. conflict
D. setting
D. 4. With some extra gift from the Holy Ghost, they were all ready to set the
town and the world on fire with their liberal arts and ratio studio rum. The
underlined expression is an example of ____________.
C. A. euphemism
B. paradox
C. idiom
D. simile
5. Indeed, “Love was blind and lovers could not hear,” is an example of
what figure of
speech?
A. idiom
B. paradox
C. euphemism
D. simile
6. “Yes”, boomed the voice of the governor of Ohio over CNN. “We’ve got
this monster down on the mat.” The amazed newscaster said, “You
certainly sound confident!” “Well, yes”, he said. “But down on the mat
doesn’t mean game over. We’ve got him down on the mat. If we turn and
walk away, he’ll spring back to life.” What narrative technique is used in
this exposition?
A. flashback B. quibble C. In
Medias Res D. foreshadowing
7. “Alexander Ilyich Rostov had been a careless young man in his youth.
His family had been rich and he had been spoiled but for all that, he was
not a snob, did not feel the weight of his position, but lived casually, in
C. love with life and food and parties but also with literature and art and
architecture. He had somewhat unintentionally killed another young man
who had done wrong to his sister and had fled Russia and was happily
touring Europe when civil war broke out. After the Bolshevik Revolution
he went back to Russia – something no sane member of his class would
do – to make sure he could keep his Grandmother safe.” Which part of
the plot would this generally be placed?
A. conflict B. climax C. denouement
D. exposition
For Items 8 – 11.
“For some reason, I have the feeling that 2020 will be an auspicious year,
at least on some levels. I feel like new projects, health, and relationships
will thrive, maybe significantly. But on the other hand, the world situation
— and this will impact all of us of course — looks quite grim. We are
already seeing the results of terrible climate degradation in reduced water
supplies, horribly destructive fires now in Australia (with at least half a
million animals dead) and earlier in California.”
In your own words explain the theme of the essay based on this excerpt.
For Items 12-13.
“Let bygones be bygones. Past is past … until nakita mo uli ang iyong
“past”. You met each other once more in a batch reunion or have chanced
each other upon in a mall or perhaps you searched for him/her on
Facebook, and since then life has changed have become complicated. You
are not your usual self anymore. You got your eye twinkling nervously and
your thoughts (and heart?) handcuffed again by your past. You are
fighting the feeling. How can this be so wrong when it feels so right, says a B. sadness and gloom D. mystery and mysticism
popular cheesy song. Delete… Unfriend… Don’t text… Cut and cut clean. 2. “In the beginning, on the first day, he promised a new earth. He said the
Challenge is struggle.” What form of conflict is emphasized here? Explain. fishes will feed fat on the corpses of criminals. He said morticians will
grow rich with the deluge of dead. He said the police will be protected
For Items 14-15. from punishment, and his chief of police suggested the burning of houses.
“Millennials call it goals – squad goals, family goals, love goals, etc. The He said to kill the addicts; it will be a kindness to their parents. And he
purpose is not philosophical just yet, but simply practical. The purpose of a said, Let there be blood, and there was blood.”
husband is to love his wife. The purpose of a parent is to attend to the - Impunity: In the Name of the Father, Patricia Evangelista
family. The purpose of a student is to graduate. Who you really are is What figure of speech is employed by the author?
purpose revealed. Second, realize your Potentials. Believe that you got A . allusion B. metonymy C. synecdoche
what it takes to make it. By maximizing your potentials you are turning D. apostrophe
happiness into fulfillment.” Explain the theme emphasized in this 3. “His two wives are as different as fire and water. The first is some
statement. twelve younger than he – very girlish, pretty, fair-skinned, dainty of build,
and passionate of temper. The second is the same age as he – a larger,
III. Directions: Read each statement carefully and choose the letter of the darker, cooler-looking, young woman of great poise.”
correct answer. - The Mystery of the Murdered Bigamist, Quijano de Manila
What figure of speech is most likely employed by the author in the
1. What do you call a factual account of a person’s life written by someone excerpt?
other than the subject? A. simile B. metaphor C. personification D. paradox
A. Biography B. Literary Genre C. Creative Nonfiction
D. Essay 4. “His wives say he was good-looking; but his brothers and male friends
2. What do you mean by a prose composition of moderate length, usually say that Tony was tallish, had a tan complexion and a nice grin, and
expository in nature, which aims to explain or elucidate an idea? looked younger than he was, but was not really handsome. His was not a
A. Biography B. Literary Genre C. Creative Nonfiction virile physique either.
D. Essay - The Mystery of the Murdered Bigamist, Quijano de Manila
3. What is a particular type of literature, painting, music, film, or other art What way of characterization is employed?
form which people consider as a class because it has special A. actions B. looks C. thoughts D. speech
characteristics? 5. “In Camp Batalla, Jeorge is excited, happy. He sees his wife, across the
A. Biography B. Literary Genre C. Creative Nonfiction room, answering questions from investigators. He mouths the word.
D. Essay “Eithan?” She shakes her head. “Gone.”
4. What is being referred to as the works of the creative imagination, “Gone?”
including poetry, drama, fiction, nonfiction, journalism and song? “He’s gone.”
A. Literature B. Literary Genre C. Creative Nonfiction - Blood from the Sky, Patricia Evangelista
D. Essay What element is employed by the author to depict the realistic events that
5. What do you call a category of literary composition that is determined transpired?
by literary techniques, tone, content, or length? A. dialogue B. setting C. plot D figure of speech
A. Literature B. Literary Genre C. Creative Nonfiction 6. “The barbershop isn't much of a shop. There is a floor. There is a roof.
D. Essay There is a thin wooden wall. There is a plastic tray and an old man in a
6. It is the presentation of a write up in a logical manner. bright blue cape sitting on a plastic chair.” - After Yolanda:
A. Organization of Ideas C. Use of Literary Genre The barber of Guiuan, Patricia Evangelista
B. Formulating the Thesis Statement D. Choosing the Topic What element is most likely being described here?
7. It is the use of the central controlling idea and symbolism, imagery and A. setting B. character C. plot D. dialogue
figurative language in a write-up. 7. “Alan Alcantara is a barber, has always been a barber, the same as his
A. Choosing the Topic C. Formulating the Thesis Statement grandfather and his uncles before him.” - After Yolanda: The barber of
B. Organization of Ideas D. Ensuring the Effective Development of Guiuan, Patricia Evangelista
Theme and Technique What element is most likely being described in the excerpt?
8. It includes brainstorming to generate ideas and dealing with a specific A. setting B. character C. plot D. dialogue
area of personal experience, interest or expertise. 8. “When the storm came, the village went black. He ran across the street
A. Choosing the Topic C. Formulating the Thesis to a water distribution store, shoved himself into the concrete bathroom
Statement with neighbors. Saw through the tiny window roofs flying and trees
B. Organization of Ideas D. Ensuring the Effective Development of cracking. The wind ripped and howled, until he was near deaf with the
Theme and Technique sound.” - After Yolanda: The barber of Guiuan, Patricia Evangelista
9. It refers to the writing of a one- sentence summary that guides, controls What part of the plot is the excerpt most likely from?
and unifies ideas when writing a paper. A. exposition B. climax C. resolution D. falling action
A. Organization of Ideas C. Use of Literary Genre
B. Formulating the Thesis Statement D. Choosing the Topic 9. “After Yolanda, they said they wanted haircuts. Alan said the
10. It is the use of literary composition, determined literary techniques, barbershop was gone. They said it didn't matter. Their houses may fall,
tone, content their businesses may be lost, but, by God, the men of Guiuan will look
or length. good.”
A. Organization of Ideas C. Use of Literary Genre - After Yolanda: The barber of Guiuan, Patricia Evangelista
B. Formulating the Thesis Statement D. Choosing the Topic What figure of speech is most likely employed by the author in the
excerpt?
A. simile B. metonymy C. irony D. synecdoche
IV. Directions: Read and understand each excerpts below and answer the
10.“Once there was a boy and a girl who fell in love. The girl was young
questions that follow. Write the letter of the correct answer.
when she met the boy, one day 11 years ago when she was a teenager in
1. “Bombs fall from the sky. Blood spatters like rain. A small boy is killed
high school. She is not sure why she was drawn to him, only that he was
with a bullet in his head. His name was Eithan Ando, and this is his story.”
kind. Perhaps they would have married, but it wasn’t very important, with
- Blood from the Sky, Patricia Evangelista
money tight and jobs scarce.”
What atmosphere is being exuded by the excerpt?
- Blood from the Sky, Patricia Evangelist
A. joy and happiness C. fear and terror
What part of the plot is the excerpt most likely from? A. Exposition
A. exposition B. climax C. resolution D. falling action B. Rising Action
C. Climax
D. Falling Action
PERFORMANCE TASKS: E. Resolution
6. Symbols
JOURNAL WRITING (Long Drawing Book)

I. Directions: One exercise to improve one’s writing ability is

through journal writing. Journal writing allows you to jot
down your thoughts with honesty and carefreeness. Your
journey through this chapter has been loaded with so much IV. IT IS THE WRITE TIME!
learning and information. Write your thoughts away about
Directions: Chose at least two pictures from any resources you may have
this experience. Write what you find the easiest and the
and write a draft of a literary piece for each. It may be a poetry, a fiction, a
most difficult to understand as well as how this new
learning will impact your life. nonfiction, a drama or a folktale. Make sure to follow the guidelines in
writing a draft and consider the elements of the various literary genres.
Your write-up will be scored based on the rubric below.
Well done! You have shown great improvement after
accomplishing all the tasks in each lesson. This time you will
reflect on what you have learned.
REFLECT (2-3 PARAGRAPHS) Prepared by:
The lesson/s I find the easiest is/are
_____________________________________________________________
______________________.
The lesson/s I find the most difficult is/are MRS. MARY GRACE SAGARIO- DELA TORRE

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II. Direction: Copy the concept map and answer the activity
in your activity book.

Question: What comes into your mind when you hear the word COVID19?
Write the words in this web.

COVID 19

DOWN MEMORY LANE

III.Directions: Recall a particular experience in your life that you can

vividly remember.

Think of this memory as the springboard for the first creative nonfiction
piece you will be writing. List the elements of a narrative that corresponds
to this particular experience in the table.

Element Response
1. Setting
2. Characters
3. Atmosphere
4. Point of View
5. Plot