KINAWAHAN INTEGRATED SCHOOL

DIAGNOSTIC TEST
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CREATIVE WRITING

GENERAL DIRECTIONS: Read carefully each question. Write the letter of your choice on your paper. Multiple
answers are not allowed.
I. Identification.
1. Which form of writing that uses imagination and figurative language?
a. technical c. creative
b. academic d. expository
2. Which form of writing that explains the steps in accomplishing tasks?
a. technical c. creative
b. academic d. expository
3. Which form of writing that is tied to specific discipline or field?
a. technical c. creative
b. academic d. expository
For questions 4 and 5, which form of writing is utilized? Refer to the choices given in the previous number.
4. Such words I heard from my boyfriend are razors that cut every part of my heart.
5. Duterte issued the marching order during a talk with some 100 Philippine Army soldiers at the Armed Forces
of the Philippines Central Command Headquarters.
For questions 6-7, which of the specific sense manifests in the sentences below.
6. The deserted building on the island looked like a ghost.
a. sight c. taste
b. hearing d. touch
7. She was moaning while the finger were fearfully trembling.
a. sight c. taste
b. hearing d. touch
8. Which sentence below manifests euphemism?
a. I really need a bit of peace and quiet.
b. You are my sunshine.
c. Like a star glowing out from the blue of the sky.
d. Beat! Beat! Drums-blow bugles blow!
9. Which of the following below utilizes synecdoche?
a. A rolling stone gathers no moss.
b. The ship was a tiger roaring through the water.
c. Moths cough and drop wings.
d. And time works for all the works and days of hands.
10. Which sentence below is an example of internal conflict?
a. A character disagrees with the values, laws or beliefs of a group.
b. A character has a problem with outside forces like weather or land.
c. A character develops a struggle between his thoughts and ideas.
d. A character has an agreement or disagreement with another character.
11. Which sentence below is an example of Man vs society?
a. A character disagrees with the values, laws or beliefs of a group.
b. A character has a problem with outside forces like weather or land.
c. A character develops a struggle between his thoughts and ideas.
d. A character has an agreement or disagreement with another character.
12. Which plot technique is described below?
As a man gets ready for work, we see that he is there and sweating. His wife kisses him goodbye, the man
throws her an uneasy loo and he picks up his briefcase.
a. Suspense c. motifs and symbols
b. Foreshadowing d. flashback
13. Which of the following is a form of deliberate intertextuality?
a. Allusion c. direct quotation
b. Plagiarism d. indirect quotation 14. Which type of
intertextuality is manifested in the case below.
A filmmaker decides to make a re-make of Citizen Kane Set on Mars in 2327 AD.
a. Latent intertextuality c. deliberate intertextuality
 b. External allusion d. citation
15. Which type of intertextuality is shown in the situation below?
A student was tasked to role play then suddenly he thought of a scene from a movie that he had watched but
could not remember its title.
a. Latent intertextuality b. external allusion
b. Deliberate intertextuality d. citation

16. Which of the following is a combination of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry.
a. Iambic c. meter
b. Lyric d. foot
17. Which kind of poem that does not follow a rhyme scheme?
a. Conventional poem c. free verse
b. Blank verse d. haiku
18. Which is the kind of poetry that follows 5-7-5 pattern?
a. diamonte c. concrete
b. haiku d. limerick
19. What is a group of lines in a poem similar to that of a paragraph; the way the poem is divided?
a. alliteration b. stanza c. repetition d. simile 20. Which
type of diction is defined as nonstandard and often regional?
a. slang b. colloquial c jargon d. dialect.
21. Which type of diction is described as coined and invented?
a. slang b. colloquial c jargon d. dialect.
22. Which type of character is described as remained the same throughout the story?
a. round b. flat c. static d. dynamic
23. Which type of character is described as well developed?
a. round b. flat c. static d. dynamic
24. Which type of point of view is described as “god-like”?
a. first person b. second c. third person d. omniscient
25. Which type of plot is used in the “The Gingerbread Man”?
a. linear b. cumulative c. circular d. episodic

II. Poetry Analysis:

Directions: Read the following poem and answer the questions below.

The West Wind

It’s a warm wind, the west wind, full of birds’ cries;

I never hear the west wind but tears are in my eyes.

For it comes from the west lands, the old brown hills, And April’s in
the west wind, and daffodils.

It’s a fine land, the west land, for hearts as tired as mine; Apple
orchards blossom there, and the airs’ like wine.

There is cool green grass there where men may lie at rest;
And the thrushes are in song there, fluting from their nest…

Answer the following questions about the poem, “The West Wind.”

26. What is the rhyme scheme used? a. aabbaacc b. abababab c. aabbccdd d. abbcbccd
27. What is the literary device in the first line “warm wind, the west wind”
a. onomatopoeia b .alliteration c. rhyme d. rhythm
28. What is the sound device used in the words “my eyes”?
a. onomatopoeia b. alliteration c. rhyme d. repetition
29. How is the poem written?
a. couplets b. stanzas c. quatrains d. cinquains
30. Which word is an example of onomatopoeia?
a. thrushes b. song c. fluting d. nest
 31. What are being compared in line 6?
a. song to a nest b. air to wine c. air to song d. blossoms to air

III. Reading Comprehension.

The Ring at Casterbridge was merely the local name of one of the
finest Roman amphitheatres, if not the very finest remaining in Britain.

Casterbridge announced old Rome in every street, alley, 5 and precinct. It

looked Roman, bespoke the art of Rome, concealed dead men of Rome. It
was impossible to dig more than a foot or two deep about the town fields and
gardens without coming upon some tall soldier or other of the Empire, who
had laid there in his silent unobtrusive rest for a space of fifteen 10 hundred
years. He was mostly found lying on his side, in an oval scoop in the chalk,
like a chicken in its shell; his knees drawn up to his chest; sometimes with the
remains of his spear against his arm; a brooch of bronze on his breast or
forehead; an urn at his knees, a jar at his throat, a bottle at his mouth; and
mystified 15 conjecture pouring down upon him from the eyes of Casterbridge
street boys, who had turned a moment to gaze at the familiar spectacle as
they passed by.
Imaginative inhabitants, who would have felt an unpleasantness at the
discovery of a comparatively modern 20 skeleton in their gardens, were quite
unmoved by these hoary shapes. They had lived so long ago, their time was
so unlike the present, their hopes and motives were so widely removed from
ours, that between them and the living there seemed to stretch a gulf too
wide for even a spirit to pass.

25 The Amphitheatre was a huge circular enclosure, with a notch at opposite

extremities of its diameter north and south. It was to Casterbridge what the
ruined Coliseum is to modern Rome, and was nearly of the same magnitude.
The dusk of evening was the proper hour at which a true impression of this
30 suggestive place could he received. Standing in the middle of the arena at
that time there by degrees became apparent its real vastness, which a
cursory view from the summit at noon-day was apt to obscure. Melancholy,
impressive, lonely, yet accessible from every part of the town, the historic
circle was the frequent 35 spot for appointments of a furtive kind. Intrigues were
arranged there; tentative meetings were there experimented after divisions
and feuds. But one kind of appointment - in itself the most common of any -
seldom had place in the Amphitheatre: that of happy lovers.

40 Why, seeing that it was pre-eminently an airy, accessible, and sequestered

spot for interviews, the cheerfullest form of those occurrences never took
kindly to the soil of the ruin, would he a curious inquiry. Perhaps it was
because its associations had about them something sinister. Its history proved
that. Apart 45 from the sanguinary nature of the games originally played
therein, such incidents attached to its past as these: that for scores of years
the town-gallows had stood at one corner; that in 1705 a woman who had
murdered her husband was half-strangled and then burnt there in the
presence of ten thousand spectators. 50 Tradition reports that at a certain stage
of the burning her heart burst and leapt out of her body, to the terror of them
all, and that not one of those ten thousand people ever cared particularly for
hot roast after that. In addition to these old tragedies, pugilistic encounters
almost to the death had come off down to recent dates

55 in that secluded arena, entirely invisible to the outside world save by

climbing to the top of the enclosure, which few townspeople in the daily round
of their lives ever took the trouble to do. So that, though close to the turnpike-
road, crimes might be perpetrated there unseen at mid-day.

60 Some boys had latterly tried to impart gaiety to the ruin by using the
central arena as a cricket-ground. But the game usually languished for the
aforesaid .reason - the dismal privacy which the earthen circle enforced,
shutting out every appreciative passer's vision, every commendatory remark
from outsiders - 65 everything, except the sky; and to play at games in such
circumstances was like acting to an empty house. Possibly, too, the boys
were timid, for some old people said that at certain moments in the summer
time, in broad daylight, persons sitting with a book or dozing in the arena had,
on lifting their eyes, 70 beheld the slopes lined with a gazing legion of Hadrian's
soldiery as if watching the gladiatorial combat; and had heard the roar of
their excited voices; that the scene would remain but a moment, like a
lightning flash, and then disappear.

Henchard had chosen this spot as being the safest from 75 observation
which he could think of for meeting his long-lost wife, and at the same time as
one easily to be found by a stranger after nightfall. As Mayor of the town, with
a reputation to keep up, he could not invite her to come to his house till some
definite course had been decided on.

Adapted from: The Mayor of Casterbridge, Thomas Hardy (1886)

32. The amphitheatre is described as a suggestive (line 30) place because A. its real size could not be

appreciated at a glance.

B. it was full of historical associations

C. mysterious meetings took place there

D. it was lonely yet accessible

33. The word hoary (line 20) is closest in meaning to

A. unimaginative

B. buried
C. ancient

D. mummified
34. The curious enquiry (line 43) refers to finding out

A. why happy lovers never met there

B. why interviews never took place there

C. what historical events took place there

D. how the amphitheatre came to have sinister associations

35. The word round (line 57) most nearly means

A. route
B. routine

C. meanderings

D. circle
36. The boys had given up cricket in the Amphitheatre in part because

A. it was too dark

B. crimes commonly took place there

C. there were no spectators or passers-by to applaud their efforts

D. they were afraid of being caught

37. The authors primary purpose is to

A. justify his opinion of the Ring

B. attempt to account for the atmosphere of a place

C. chronicle the development of the Amphitheatre

D. describe the location of a Roman relic

38. The attitude of the local residents to the unearthed remains of dead Romans was one of

A. total apathy

B. confusion and unease

C. trepidation

D. momentary interest

39. The incident of the woman who was burnt is mentioned in order to

A. horrify the reader

B. illustrate one reason for the unsavoury reputation of the place

C. show the bloodthirsty nature of former occupants

D. add realistic details to an imaginary plot

40. All of the following are said to have taken place at the Ring except

A. ghostly apparitions
B. boxing matches

C. hangings

D. theatrical performances
41. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that Henchard

A. is afraid of his wife

B. has something to hide from the townspeople

 C. is a stranger to the Ring
D. is about to commit a crime

42. The ring was “safest from observation”(lines 74-75) because

A. no one inside could be seen from outside the arena
B. it was far from the main road

C. people found it a pleasant place only in Summer

D. no one except lovers ever went there after dark

43. It appears that in general the attitude of Caster bridge residents to the Roman past suggests that they

A. appreciated the art of the Romans

B. feared the ghosts of the buried Roman soldiers

C. felt far removed from the concerns of the Romans

D. were awe-struck by their civilization

IV. Choose the sentence in its correct form and organization.

44. A. The English teacher spoke in a nasal tone, unpleasantly, but conveying the information clearly and was funny.
B. The English teacher had unpleasant, nasal tone, but conveyed the information clearly and
humorously.
C. The English teacher speak with nasal tone an conveyed the information with clarity and humorously.
D. The English teacher has spoken with nasal tone an conveyed the information with clarity and
humorously.
45. A. The coach told his players that they should get plenty of water, to not eat sugary snacks, and being sure they
are getting plenty of sleep.
B. The coach told his players to get plenty of water, not to eat sugary snacks and be sure to get plenty of
sleep.
C. The coach told his players to get plenty of water, not eat sugary snacks and be sure to get plenty of
sleep.
D. The coach told his players that they should be getting plenty of water, to not eat sugary snacks, and
being sure they are getting plenty of sleep.
46. A. Benefits of coaching include knowing each player, helping that player to improve and to get to see that person
succeed in life.
B. Benefits of coaching include knowing each player, helping that player improve, and seeing that person
succeed in life.
C. Benefits of coaching include to knowing each player, helping that player to improve and to get to see
that person succeed in life.
D. Benefits of coaching include: knowing each player, to help the player improve and seeing that person
succeed in life.
47. A. At the party, my sister helped us make the cake, gathered the kids for games, cleaned up the mess, and drove
some kids home.
B. At the party, my sister helped us make the cake, gathering the kids for games, clean up and to drive some
kids home.
C. .At the party, my sister helps us make the cake, gather the kids for games, cleaned up the mess, and drove
some kids home.
D. My sister helped us make the cake, gathering the kids for games, clean up and to drive some kids home, at
the party.
48. A. Exercises I enjoy doing are running marathons, swimming lengths in a pool, riding my bicycle in the park and
walking along the trails in a forest.
B. Exercises that I enjoy doing are marathon running, to swim lengths in a pool, riding my bicycle in the park, and
to walk along the trails in a forest.
C. I enjoy exercises doing are running marathons, swimming lengths in a pool, riding my bicycle in the park and
walking along the trails in a forest.
D. Exercises that I am enjoy are marathon running, to swim lengths in a pool, riding my bicycle in the park, and to
walk along the trails in a forest.
49. A. We must either change the laws about drunk driving or start enforcing them more strictly.
B. We must either change the laws about drunk driving or it will be necessary to start enforcing them more strictly.
C. We must either change the laws about drunk while driving or it will be necessary to start enforcing them more
strictly.
D. We must either changing the laws about drunk driving or start enforcing them more strictly.
50. A. The protesters gathered outside, held signs, started shouting loudly and stopped the speaker from being heard.
B. The protestors were gathering outside, held signs, starting to shout loudly and stopped the speaker from
being heard.
C. The protesters were gathered outside, held signs, started shouting loudly and stopped the speaker from being
heard.
D. The protesters were gathering outside, holding signs, started shouting loudly and stopped the speaker from
being heard.

Art, freedom and creativity will change society faster than politics. -Victor Pinchuk

Answer key
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