Long Test in Creative Non-Fiction

3rd Quarter (Second Semester)

1. Which of the following statements is true?

A. No stories can have the same theme. C. Most story do not have theme.
B. Stories that are sad do not have theme. D. Theme is universal.

2. The rich man appeared at a window and glowered down at us (an excerpt from the story My Father Goes to Court). The underlined
word may be used as_____.
A. foreshadowing B. imagery C. irony D. symbolism

3. The window represents ____

A. connection B. openness C. seclusion D. social discrimination

4…inhaled the heavenly spirit that drifted out of it. The line appeals to what sense?
A. auditory B. gustatory C. olfactory D. visual

5. The rich man arrived. He had grown old and feeble; his face was scarred with deep lines.
What literary technique is used in these lines?
A. foreshadowing B. imagery C. irony D. symbolism

6. What does the court in the story “My Father Goes to Court” represent?
A. authority B. hall C. indifference D. justice

7. The group of teenagers escaping the terrors of their town crept through the dark alleys. The darkness screamed as fear grew
within their young hearts. Yet, freedom calls on to them and they bravely embrace its sullen whisper.
The underlined phrase is an example of a _________________.
A. hyperbole B. metaphor C. idiom D. personification

8. Screaming at the top of her lungs, mother called on to Jose who thoughtlessly played by the river early in the morning. His room
was a wilderness of clothes, you can barely see the floor. He ran back in haste fearful of the lashes he would hear all day from his
mother. The underlined statement is a/an __________________.
A. hyperbole B. personification C. idiom D. metaphor

9. Suddenly he was awake. But the sound of the sea still echoed and he saw that the moonlight was in the room. It filtered through
the pomelo tree in the window. The exposition describes clearly the _____________ of the story.
A. setting B. plot C. conflict D. imagery

10. With some extra gift from the Holy Ghost, they were all ready to set the town and the world on fire with their liberal arts and
ratio studio rum. The underlined expression is an example of __________________.
A. euphemism B. paradox C. idiom D. simile

11. “Bombs fall from the sky. Blood spatters like rain. A small boy is killed with a bullet in his head. His name was Eithan Ando, and
this is his story.” - Blood from the Sky, Patricia Evangelista. What atmosphere is being exuded by the excerpt?
A. joy and happiness B. fear and terror C. sadness and gloom D. mystery and mysticism

12. “His two wives are as different as fire and water. The first is some twelve younger than he – very girlish, pretty, fair-skinned,
dainty of build, and passionate of temper. The second is the same age as he – a larger, darker, cooler-looking, young woman of great
poise.” - The Mystery of the Murdered Bigamist, Quijano de Manila
What figure of speech is most likely employed by the author in the excerpt?
A. simile B. metaphor C. personification D. paradox

13. “Alan Alcantara is a barber, has always been a barber, the same as his grandfather and his uncles before him.” - After Yolanda: The
barber of Guiuan, Patricia Evangelista. What element is most likely being described in the excerpt?
A. character B. setting C. plot D. dialogue

14. “When the storm came, the village went black. He ran across the street to a water distribution store, shoved himself into the
concrete bathroom with neighbors. Saw through the tiny window roofs flying and trees cracking. The wind ripped and howled, until
he was near deaf with the sound.” - After Yolanda: The barber of Guiuan, Patricia Evangelista
What part of the plot is the excerpt most likely from?
A. exposition B. climax C. resolution D. falling action

15. What is a particular type of literature, painting, music, film, or other art form which people consider as a class because it has
special characteristics?
A. Biography B. Literary Genre C. Creative Nonfiction D. Essay
16. What do you mean by a prose composition of moderate length, usually expository in nature, which aims to explain or elucidate
an idea?
A. Biography B. Literary Genre C. Creative Nonfiction D. Essay

17. What do you call a factual account of a person’s life written by someone other than the subject?
A. Biography B. Literary Genre C. Creative Nonfiction D. Essay

18. What is being referred to as the works of the creative imagination, including poetry, drama, fiction, nonfiction, journalism and
song?
A. Literature B. Literary Genre C. Creative Nonfiction D. Essay

19. What do you call a category of literary composition that is determined by literary techniques, tone, content, or length?
A. Literature B. Literary Genre C. Creative Nonfiction D. Essay

20. It is the presentation of a write up in a logical manner.

A. Organization of Ideas B. Formulating the Thesis Statement
C. Use of Literary Genre D. Choosing the Topic

21. It is the use of the central controlling idea and symbolism, imagery and figurative language in a write-up.
A. Choosing the Topic B. Organization of Ideas
C. Formulating the Thesis Statement D. Ensuring the Effective Development of Theme and Technique

22. It includes brainstorming to generate ideas and dealing with a specific area of personal experience, interest or expertise.
A. Choosing the Topic B. Organization of Ideas
C. Formulating the Thesis Statement D. Ensuring the Effective Development of Theme and Technique

23. It refers to the writing of a one- sentence summary that guides, controls and unifies ideas when writing a paper.
A. Organization of Ideas B. Formulating the Thesis Statement
C. Use of Literary Genre D. Choosing the Topic

24. It is the use of literary composition, determined literary techniques, tone, content or length.
A. Organization of Ideas B. Formulating the Thesis Statement
C. Use of Literary Genre D. Choosing the Topic

25. A man wins a lottery, then dies the next day in a car accident. What time of irony is this?
A. Verbal B. Dramatic C. Situational D. None from the choices

26. Which is not a type of irony?

A. Situational B. Oral C. Dramatic D. Verbal

27. A vet hates animals.

A. Situational B. Dramatic C. Verbal D. None from the choices

28. A waiter drops an entire tray of food in front of a huge table of people who have been waiting for an hour and says, "Welp, this is
no big deal."
A. Situational B. Verbal C. Dramatic D. None from the choices

29. A movie you are watching shows a woman jogging in the park. The next scene shows a mountain lion lying in wait down the path
where the woman is jogging.
A. Dramatic B. Verbal C. Situational D. None from the choices

30. A son reluctantly walked outside to meet his father in the yard at 6:00 am on a Saturday. "Are you ready to do some yard work?"
his father asked. " Yeah, I can't wait," the boy replied.
A. Situational B. Verbal C. Dramatic D. None from the choices

Enumeration:
1-4 Guidelines in Writing a First Draft
5-9- Frequently used Organization of Paragraphs
10-12 Types of Creative Nonfiction
13- 16 Types of Essays
17-19- Different Ways to Write About History
20- BONUS