Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region V – Bicol
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF CAMARINES NORTE
PARACALE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Paracale, Camarines Norte
2ND QUARTER FIRST UNIT TEST
CREATIVE WRITING
Multiple Choice. Choose the letter of the best answer.

1. This refers to a scenario with the involvement of conflict of emotions which came from the ancient Greek
verb meaning "to do or to act" and the literal meaning evolved.
a. Drama c. Fiction
b. Essay d. Poetry
2. These are the people (sometimes animals or ideas) portrayed by the actors in the play.
a. Character c. Rising Action
b. Plot d. Setting
3. This refers to the time and place where the story happened.
a. Character c. Setting
b. Plot d. Theme
4. This element portrays the storyline or the sequence of events in the story.
a. Character c. Scene
b. Plot d. Setting
5. In this element, the words are written by the playwright and delivered by the characters in the play.
a. Conflict c. Plot
b. Dialogue d. Theme
6. These refer to the narrative techniques that add texture, energy, and excitement to the narrative, grip the
reader’s imagination, and convey information.
a. Imagery c. Literary devices
b. Figurative language d. Narrative devices
7. This refers to the shaping of a text's meaning by another text. It is the interconnection between similar or
related works of literature that reflect and influence an audience's interpretation of the text.
a. Hypertext c. Parody
b. Intertextuality d. Pastiche
8. It is a type of intertextuality which requires a prior understanding of the given text so he/she can fully
grasp the context.
a. Accidental c. Obligatory
b. Latent d. Optional
9. This is a type of intertextuality in which the writer creates a comparison or association in the text.
a. Accidental c. Obligatory
b. Latent d. Optional
10. In drama, a _________ is a play that has only one act that occurs in several acts.
a. Fiction c. Poetry
b. One-act play d. Short Story
11. What is intertextuality?
A. The relationship between texts.
B. Allusions from one text to another.
C. The translation of a text into a different language.
D. Copying of ideas and texts
12. Who introduced intertextuality in literary linguistics?
A. Graham Allen C. Ferdinand de Saussure
B. Julia Kristeva D. Mikhail Bkakhtin
13. A filmmaker decides to make a remake of Senakulo . This is an example of
A. Allusion B. Appropriation C. Parody D. Citation
14. Which of the following would not be an example of intertextuality?
A. A translation of one work into a different language.
B. A poetic homage to an earlier writer by adopting that writer’s theme and tone.
C. The main characters of two unrelated works coincidentally both named Bob.
D. Movies having different titles but same characters and content.
15. Which of the following statements is not an example of intertextuality in Tom Stoppard’s
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead?
A. Tom Stoppard used the same character names as in Shakespeare’s original play.
B. The Disney movie The Lion King is also based somewhat on Shakespeare’s Hamlet.
C. Parts of the Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead are exact quotes from Shakespeare’s
Hamlet.
D. None of the Above
Fill in the blanks.
16. __________ are the people (sometimes animals or ideas) portrayed by the actors in the play.
17. __________ wrote the story “Crashing in my Ears”.
18. __________ identifies the time and place in which the events occur. It consists of the historical period,
the moment, day and season in which the incidents take place. It also includes the sceneries in the
performance.
19. __________ refers to the action; the basic storyline or the sequence of events inside a story.
20. __________ refers to the words written by the playwright and spoken by the characters in the play.
21. __________ are narrative techniques add texture, energy, and excitement to the narrative, grip the
reader’s imagination, and convey information.
22. __________ denotes the way in which texts gain meaning through their referencing or evocation of
other texts.
23. __________ is stealing another person’s work without giving them proper credit
24. __________ is an imitation of another text for satirical purpose; usually to mock.

Identify the type of intertextuality used in the following texts. Write your answer on the
space provided before each item.

A. Appropriation D. Quotation
B. Allusion E. Adaptation
C. Parody
__________________25. Martin Luther King’s writing was heavily influenced by the work of
Mohandas Gandhi, especially in the area of nonviolent resistance.
__________________26. The various chapters in Joyce’s novel correspond to the adventures of
Odysseus in Homer’s epic poem
__________________27. The Legend of Bagger Vance, which was adapted into a movie starring
Will Smith, was originally written as a re-telling of the Hindu epic Bhagavad Gita.
__________________28. To Kill a Mockingbird is a 1962 American drama film directed by Robert
Mulligan was adapted from the novel with same title.
__________________29. “My library is an archive of longings.” - Susan Sontag
__________________30. If you write your name at the top of this test, plus one point.