Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region III
Schools Division Office of Bataan
District of Limay
LAMAO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Lamao, Limay, Bataan

MIDTERM EXAMINATION IN CREATIVE WRITING

Identify the term being described in the following statements. Choose the letter of your
answer.
1. It is written mainly to inform in a formal manner or to incite the reader to make an action such
as purchase the writer’s product.
A. Imaginative Writing C. Academic Writing
B. Technical Writing D. Creative Writing
2. It is normally recognized by an emphasis on narrative craft, character development, and the
usage of literary tropes or with numerous traditions of poetry and poetics.
A. Imaginative Writing C. Academic Writing
B. Technical Writing D. Creative Writing
3. It goes outside the bounds of normal professional, journalistic, academic, or technical forms of
literature which uses the creativity of the mind.
A. Imaginative Writing C. Academic Writing
B. Technical Writing D. Creative Writing
4. It is used by writers to describe something relating to sensation in literature.
A. Figure of Speech C. Imagery
B. Sensory Experience D. Imaginative Writing
5. It refers to the effective choice and use of words in speech or writing.
A. Pronunciation C. Diction
B. Language Use D. Language Mechanics
6. It refers to the author's use of vivid and descriptive language to add depth to their work.
A. Language Use C. Imagination
B. Description D. Imagery
7. It is the repetition of similar sounds in two or more words, most often in the final syllables of
lines in poems and songs.
A. Alliteration C. Rhyme
B. Assonance D. Scheme
8. It refers to the unit of rhythm in poetry which describes the pattern of the beats.
A. Melody C. Syllable
B. Meter D. Scheme
9. It refers to the writer's attitude toward the subject or audience.
A. Theme C. Subject
B. Tone D. Mood
10. It is a piece of writing in prose having obvious poetic qualities, including intensity,
compactness, prominent rhythms, and imagery.
A. Prose Poem C. Performance Poetry
B. Typography D. Free Verse
11. It is a form of poetry that is specifically composed for or during a performance before an
audience.
A. Prose Poem C. Performance Poetry
B. Typography D. Free Verse
12. A plot of the story which follows a chronological order and does not skew from that order.
A. Modular C. Linear
B. Episodic D. Round
13. It is made up of a series of chapters or stories linked together by the same character, place, or
theme but held apart by their individual plot, purpose, and subtext.
A. Episodic Plot C. Round Plot
B. Linear Plot D. Narrative Plot
14. It is a poetic device which divides a line into two halves
A. Enjambment C. Pause
B. Line Break D. Stanza
15. It refers to the continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line or stanza.
A. Hanging Line C. Enjambment
B. End-stopped Line D. Line Break

Determine the figure of speech used in the following statements.

16. Out of this working and dying, they are bound to get less and less.
17. The camel is the ship of the desert.
18. Man proposes, God disposes.
19. The chug-a, chug-a, chug-a of the train echoed down the hill, while a cloud of smoke rose up
to the western sky.
20. A wicked whisper came and changed my life.
21. Dale’s smile was as bright as the sunshine.
22. He roared with the force of a thousand lions.
23. Pitching pennies with the Pittsburg Pirates in a pitter-patter of rain outside the Pitty Palace.
24. O Solitude! Where are the charms that sages have seen in thy face?
25. I have four mouths to feed at home.

Distinguish the form of poetry described in the following statements.

26. It is a pre-Hispanic rhyming poem of three lines with seven syllables in each line expressing a
complete thought.
27. It is a Japanese traditional poem which consists of 5-7-5 syllables. It usually relies on
symbolism.
28. It is a poem composed of four lines with seven syllables. It does not usually have titles.
29. It is an Italian fixed verse form consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambic. It rhymes
according to a prescribed scheme.
30. It is a short Filipino poem composed of four lines with eight syllables. It was used by the friars
to promote Catholicism during the Spanish period.

Identify the element of fiction being described in the following statements.

31. It is the vantage point from which a writer tells a story.
32. It is the series of related events that make up a story or drama.
33. It is the main idea expressed in a literary work.
34. It is the struggle or problem in a story which may be characterized as internal or external.
35. It is the general mood or feeling established in a work of literature.

Enumerate the following:

 Five (5) traditional parts of a plot
36.
37.
38.
39.
40.
 Two (2) types of experimental texts used in writing poetry
41.
42.
 Three (3) techniques and literary devices used in writing fiction
43.
44.
45.

Using a venn diagram, compare and contrast prose and poetry. (46-50)

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