CREATIVE WRITING

GENERAL DIRECTIONS: Read carefully each question. Shade completely with pencil the circle
corresponds to the letter of your choice. 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

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