Test Questions

1. What type of writing expresses the writer’s thoughts and feelings in an imaginative,

often unique way?

a) Technical Writing

b) Creative Writing

c) Academic Writing

d) Journal Writing
2. What is the main purpose of creative writing?

a) To entertain c) To persuade

b) To inform d) To express personal feelings

3. Which literary technique is often used in creative writing to add tension and suspense?

a) Foreshadowing c) Flashback

b) Symbolism d) Personification

4. What is the term for a story that is set in the past?

a) Historical fiction c) Fantasy

b) Science fiction d) Mystery

5. Which of the following is NOT considered a genre of creative writing?

a) Romance c) Business

b) Memoir d) Poetry

6. Which of the following is a key element of a good character in creative writing?

a) Flat and one-dimensional c) Dynamic and well-developed

b) Perfect and without flaws d) Unrelatable and unrealistic

7. Which literary device is used to reveal information about a character or plot through

the use of hints and clues?

a) Irony c) Symbolism

b) Foreshadowing d) Allusion

8. What is the term for a short story or novel that has a twist or surprise ending?

a) Fantasy c) Suspense

b) Mystery d) Flash fiction

9. Which of the following is not a key component of a strong plot in creative writing?

) Conflict c) Character development

b) Resolution d) Boredom

10. Which literary device is used to create a comparison between two unrelated things?

a) Metaphor c) Litotes

b) Simile d) Hyperbole

11. What is the term for a story that is set in the future?

a) Science fiction c) Fantasy

b) Historical fiction d) Romance

12. What is the term for a story that is set in a made-up world or contains elements of

magic and fantasy?

a) Science fiction c) Fantasy

b) Historical fiction d) Romance

13. What is the term for a story that is written from a first-person point of view?

a) Omniscient c) Objective

b) Limited d) Subjective

14. Which of the following is not a key component of descriptive writing in creative

writing?

a) Senses c) Dialogue

b) Emotion d) Vague and abstract language

15. What is the term for a story that is written from the point of view of an omniscient

narrator?

a) Limited c) Subjective

b) Objective d) Omniscient

16. Which of the following is not a key component of dialogue in creative writing?

a)

Authenticity c) Long-windedness

b) Conciseness d) Characterization
17. What is the term for a story that is written in a specific style or with a specific

technique in mind?

a) Experimental c) Genre-specific

b) Traditional d) Formal

18. Which of the following is not a key component of conflict in creative writing?

a) Tension c) Lack of interest

b) Resolution d) Character development

19. What is the term for a story that focuses on the relationships and emotions of its

characters?

a) Romance c) Historical fiction

b) Action-adventure d) Family drama

20. Which of the following is not a key component of setting in creative writing?

a) Time period c) Social context

b) Physical location d) Irrelevance

21. What is the term for a story that is written in verse, such as a poem?

a) Prose c) Epic

b) Lyric d) Dramatic
22. What is the term used for when and where the story happened and helps in creating

the atmosphere of the story.

a) Setting c) Character

b) Plot d) Theme

23. What element of fiction/short story help to reveal certain details about a character.

a) Character

b) Setting

c) Conflict

d) Setting

24. What is the term used to call the problem or complication in the story.

a) Conflict c) Theme

b) Plot d) Character

25. What do you call the central idea or main message of the story?

a) Setting c) Character

b) Theme d) Conflict

26. Which of the following refers to the angle of narration; it indicates “who is telling the

story”?

a) Character c) Setting

b) Point of View d) Plot

27. What is the term for the list and sequence of events in the story?

a) Plot c) Theme

b) Setting d) Character

28. This refers to the most interesting and intense point of the story.

a) Exposition c) Ending

b) Climax d) Falling Action

29. What do you call a category od creative writing that tells about real people and

events?

a) Fiction

b) Non-realistic

c) Non-fiction

d) Semi-fiction

30. What do you call the two imaginative processes in creative writing which are

equiponderant and interrelated?

a) Telling and showing

b) Imagination and creation

c) Writing and reading

d) Speaking and reading