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CREATIVE WRITING
Prelim Exam
First Semester
S.Y. 2020-2021

Name: ___________________________ Strand: ________ Score: ____

I. Multiple Choice

Directions: Read and understand the questions properly and choose the letter of the correct
answer.

1. It is the message that a story or poem conveys.

A. Tone B. Mood C. Theme D. Title

2. It refers to the emotional and intellectual attitude of the poet towards the intended
audience.

A. Tone B. Mood C. Atmosphere D. Persona

3. It refers to the emotional and intellectual attitude of the poet toward the subject matter in
his/her literary work.

A. Tone B. Mood C. Atmosphere D. Persona

4. It refers to the dominant emotional tone of a literary work.

A. Tone B. Mood C. Atmosphere D. Persona

5. It refers to the speaking voice of a literary work.

A. Tone B. Mood C. Atmosphere D. Persona

6. It is a native Tagalog poetic form composed of four heptasyllabic lines.

A. Tanaga B. Diona C. Tanka D. haiku

7. It is a native Tagalog poetic form composed of three octosyllabic lines with monorhyme.

A. Tanaga B. Diona C. Tanka D. haiku

8. Which of the following structures best describes a diona?

A. 8-8-8 B. 7-7-7-7 C. 5-7-7 D. 7-5-7

9. Which of the following structures best describes a tanaga?

A. 8-8-8 B. 7-7-7-7 C. 5-7-5 D. 7-5-7

10. It is a Japanese fixed poetic form composed of five unrhymed lines comprising thirty-one
syllables.

A. Tanka B. Tanaga C. Diona D. Haiku

11. Which of the following poetic forms has a structure of 5-7-5-7-7?

A. Tanka B. Tanaga C. Diona D. Haiku

12. What type of poetry intends to tell a story through verses?

A. narrative poetry C. lyrical poetry

B. Dramatic poetry D. novel

13. Examples of this type of poetry are ballad, metrical tale, and epic.
A. narrative poetry C. lyrical poetry

B. Dramatic poetry D. novel

14. What type of poetry is originally written in verse and in is meant to be spoken or chanted
like Greek tragedies?

A. narrative poetry C. lyrical poetry

B. Dramatic poetry D. novel

15. Which of the following does NOT belong to the classification of lyrical poetry?

A. sonnet B. soliloquy C. ode D. elegy

16. What is the typical subject matter of a sonnet?

A. war B. death C. love D. achievements

17. Which of the following best describes an Italian sonnet?

A. It has four divisions.

B. It has monorhyme.

C. It is made up of six pairs of iambs or iambic hexameters.

D. It is distinguished by its division into four three quatrains.

18. In what part of a Shakespearean sonnet contains the thought or emotional state?

A. first quatrain B. second quatrain C. third quatrain D. fourth quatrain

19. In what part of a Shakespearean sonnet does it reach the climax?

A. first quatrain B. second quatrain C. third quatrain D. fourth quatrain

20. What division of Shakespearean sonnet expresses the central theme?

A. first quatrain B. second quatrain C. third quatrain D. fourth quatrain

21. Which of the following is characterized by its main purpose of exalting a subject matter?

A. sonnet B. ode C. elegy D. villanelle

22. Which of the following has the purpose of contemplating of the phenomenon of death?

A. sonnet B. ode C. elegy D. villanelle

23. Which of the following best describes the rhyme scheme of a villanelle?

A. aba aba aba aba aba abaa C. aab bbc ccd dde defg

B. aaa bbb ccc ddd eee abcd d. abc abc abc abc ddee

24. Which of the following does NOT describe poetry?

A. uses sentence as the primary unit C. develop rhythms of language

B. rely more on images D. cultivate the sound of words

25. What rhyme scheme does the Shakespearean sonnet have?

A. abab cdcd efef gg C. aabb ccdd eeff gg

B. aaaa bbbb cccc dd D. abcd abcd abcd abcd ee

Test II. Short Response/Enumeration.

Give what is asked for in each item.

1. What are the types of rhyme according to position?

2. What are the different types of rhyme scheme?

3. What are the four basic types of rhythmic patterns?

4. What are the six commonly used metrical feet?

5. What are the two genre-crossing texts?

III. Essay

Describe and elaborate the importance of creative writing in the lives of human beings.

(75 words)