Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Caraga Region
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF AGUSAN DEL SUR
AGUSAN DEL SUR NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

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Diagnostic Test
I. Multiple Choice. Choose the letter of the correct answer.
1. What figures of speech describes a thing or concept in terms of another thing associated to it?
a. Simile b. Metaphor c. Personification d. Hyperbole
2. What type of imagery stimulates the sense of taste?
a. Gustatory b. Tactile c. Olfactory d. Auditory
3. This shows the level of formality of a text which helps in shaping the perception and view of the readers.
a. Imagery b. Figures of Speech c. Litotes d. Diction
4. What type of poetry is a long narrative poem in elevated style recounting the deeds of a legendary or historical hero?
a. Epic b. Elegy c. Ballad d. Limerick
5. What is the lyric poem that praises an individual, an idea or an event?
a. Ballad b. Ode c. Elegy d. Sonnet
6. What refers to series of lines grouped together and separated by a space from others?
a. Lines b. Stanza c. Form d. Meter
7. What element of fiction shows the vantage point, perspective, or angle from which the story is told?
a. Point of View b. Character c. Plot d. Setting
8. This is an abrupt ending that leaves the plot incomplete, without denouement, it often leaves characters in a precarious
or difficult situation which hint at the possibility of a sequel.
a. Deus ex Machina b. Happy Ending c. Twist Ending d. Cliff Hanger
9. What type of character has only a single trait or quality?
a. Dynamic b. Flat c. Round d. Static
10. Figurative language is a language that:
a. uses words or phrases which is different from the literal meaning c. makes writing interesting and vivid
b. deviates from the normal language to convey an unusual meaning d. all of the above
11. Which of the following does NOT describe diction?
a. It is the writer’s manner of speaking. c. It is the writer’s distinctive choice and use of language
b. It is a special style used by writers in creating a literary text. d. It is the linguistic choice of a writer to convey action
12. Imagery is characterized by the following EXCEPT:
a. It is considered as a figure of speech c. It draws on the five senses
b. It consists of descriptive language d. It is a literary device
13. This is a 3rd person POV where the narrator knows about one character including his/her actions, thoughts, and
feelings.
a. limited omniscient b. omniscient c. objective d. innocent eyes
14. A character, an action, a setting, or an object representing something else can be a symbol. Most often, the symbol in
a story is an object that represents its owner’s character or situation, or both is called _____________.
a. theme b. moral c. irony d. symbolism
15. This is the repetition of elements with significant importance in the story.
a. mood b. irony c. motif d. moral
16. This is the author’s underlying meaning or main idea that he/she is trying to convey in a piece of fiction.
a. theme b. moral c. irony d. symbolism
17. The character’s struggles takes place in his/her own mind. It usually has something to do with a choice.
a. Major Conflict b. Minor Conflict c. Internal d. External
18. This is the series of events of the story. Freytag’s Pyramid is the other term for this.
a. Point of view b. Character c. Plot d. Setting
19. “Like as the armed knight appointed to the field” is an example of _____.
a. Simile b. Metaphor c. Personification d. Hyperbole
20. The statement “he made enough noise to wake the dead” is an example of _____.
a. Simile b. Metaphor c. Personification d. Hyperbole
21. All of the following are example of figures of speech except:
a. Metonymy b. Synecdoche c. Symbol d. Hyperbole
22. This literary device is employed when the author hints an upcoming event in the story without fully divulging it.
a. Allusion b. Epigraph c. Foreshadowing d. Mood
23. This is a type of literature that uses the sounds, rhythm and meaning of words to describe the world in imaginative
ways?
a. lines b. rhymes c. poetry d. imagery
 24. What figure of speech repeats the first consonant sound of neighboring words?
a. alliteration b. allusion c. onomatopoeia d. litotes
25. What element of fiction is applied in the underlined statement “ My hubby gave me three red roses during our Seventh
Year Wedding Anniversary.”
a. Motif b. Symbolism c. Tone d. Euphemism

FOR ITEMS 26-29, read the poem and answer the questions that follow.
“There was a young lady of station 27. The following rhyming words can be seen in the poem EXCEPT?
‘I love man’ was her sole exclamation; a. station – explanation c. exclamation – station
But when men cried: ‘You flatter,’ b. flatter – matter d. matter – fatter
She replied, ‘Oh! no matter 28. What rhyme scheme is applied in the poem?
Isle of Man is the true explanation.’”
a. ABCAB b. AABBA c. ABBAA d. AABAA
- “To Miss Vera Beringer” by Lewis Carroll
29. What specific type of poetry is used in the poem?
26. What stanza is displayed in the poem?
a. haiku b. sonnet c. limerick d. ode
a. couplet b. septet c. cinquain d. octave

30. This figure of speech combines incongruous and apparently contradictory words and meanings for a special effect.
a. paradox b. oxymoron c. metaphor d. personification
31. It is a direct and explicit address either to an absent person or to an abstract or nonhuman entity.
a. Synecdoche b. Onomatopoeia c. Oxymoron d. Apostrophe
32. This character has flaws but can also be the main character in a story.
a. antagonist b. antihero c. superhero d. protagonist
33. The ___ is a character (often antagonist) whose qualities stand in stark contrast to another character (often
protagonist).
a. foil b. dynamic c. static d. round
34. What do you call as the chain events that make up your story, or the combination of your plot points?
a. plot point b. plot c. narrative arc d. story arc
35. What is the end of your story where you can tie up the final loose ends and bring your story to its happy or tragic
ending.
a. exposition b. denouement c. climax d. falling action
36. This type of conflict shows internal battles that characters wage within themselves.
a. Man Vs. Self b. Man Vs. Society c. Man Vs. Nature d. Man Vs. Man
37. This type of irony is the most frequently used where the reader would have never predicted what happened next.
a. Verbal irony b. Dramatic irony c. Situational irony d. concrete irony
38. What is the narrator’s position in the description of events?
a. theme b. tone c. point-of-view d. mood
39. What do you call the conversation between characters in a drama?
a. Dialogue b. Style c. Suspense d. Theme
40. In a drama, the series of events is called a plot. What part of the plot mountain or story mountain is that which
introduces the characters, the setting as well as the situation where the characters are in?
a. Climax b. Denouement c. Exposition d. Setting
41. What type of drama end happily and is not all-laughs all the time, a misconception among many?
a. Comedy b. Tragedy c. Farce d. Melodrama
42. What do you call this character in a dram who provides a strong contrast to another character?
a. Sidekick b. Buddy c. Foil d. Minions
43. What do you mean by parody?
a. a criticism b. direct reference c. intellectually humorous imitation d. a rewritten, serious version
44.. Which of the following statement is TRUE about one-act play?
a. A one-act play is constrained by a necessity for a simpler plot. c. A one-act play has shorter span and limited location
b. A one-act play has a fewer speaking characters. d. all of these
45. Which of the following is not a part of the stage setting?
a. lights and related effects b. sounds and related effects c. props and set including equipment d. character rehearsals
46. What is the purpose of a character backstory?
a. It aims to explain a detail of the past of a character c. It aims to insert a flashback in the plot of the drama
b. It aims to explain a particular behavior the character shows at the present d. All of the choices
47. In relation to the plot, what is the function of a setting in a drama? The setting provides __________.
a. backdrop for action to happen b. the forward thrusts for the character c. the mood for the environment d. all of the above
48. What do you call a raised floor or platform, typically in a theater, on which actors, entertainers, or speakers perform?
a. Elevation b. Podium c. Juncture d. Stage
49. Which of the following best describes a proscenium stage?
a. It is where audience sits on three sides. c. It has a central performance area enclosed by the audience in all sides.
b. It is usually rectangular, more like a sports arena, with tiered seating. d. It is deep and sometimes raked
50. How would you describe a thrust stage?
a. It is usually rectangular, more like a sports arena, with tiered seating. c. It usually consist of raised rectangular platform at one end of a room.
b. It has a central performance area enclosed by the audience in all sides. d. It projects into the auditorium with the audience sitting on three sides.
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