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Department of Education
MIMAROPA Region
Schools Division of Oriental Mindoro
Mansalay District
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First Periodical Examination
in Creative Writing

Name:______________________ Date:________
Grade&Section: ________________ Score: ______

1. All are examples of creative writing EXCEPT

A. Verse
B. Short Story
C. Memo
D. Non-Fiction

2. Creative writing is
A. A specialized form of writing that deals with emotions.
B. The artistic expression through written word.
C. A highly technical form of writing that aims to show facts.
D. The way of writing you just want to do.

3. All are examples of academic writing EXCEPT

A. Novel
B. Business proposal
C. Laboratory report
D. Poem

4. All are characteristics of creative writing EXCEPT

A. Aims to entertain the readers
B. Reflects the writer’s imagination
C. Shows facts
D. Uses imagery to catch the attention of learners.

5. Creative writing is also called

A. Academic Writing
B. Technical Writing
C. Imaginative Writing
D. Journalism Writing

6. Which line from the poem, “Calm is all Nature as a Resting

Wheel” appeals to the sense of sight?

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A.The horse alone, seem dimly as I pass

B.Is hushed, am I at rest. My friends! I restrain
C.The kine are couched upon the dewy grass
D.That grief for which the senses still supply
7. What figure of speech is used in the statement; Time never stops
for anyone?
A. Personification
B. Metaphor
C. Simile
D. Allusion
8. Which of the following are examples of Informal Diction?
A. Grandfather and Grandmother
B. Gramps and Granny
C. Grandpa and Grandma
D. Grandparents and Grandchildren

9. It is the use of vivid descriptions in order to explain a situation

to a reader.
A. Sensory details
B. Imagery
C. Figures of speech
D. Diction

10. It refers to language and word choice of the writer.

A. Sensory details
B. Imagery
C. Figures of speech
D. Diction

11. Close reading is the process that entails __________ multiple

times.
A. Reading
B. Re-Reading
C. Writing
D. Re-Writing

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12. In order to fully engage in a dialogue with the text or with the
writer of the text, you need to identify the ____ of the writer and
list them down.
A. Supporting Details
B. Theme
C. Main Points
D. Writing

13. When you _________ the text you question the author`s intentions
and purpose.
A. Annotate
B. Summarize
C. Evaluate
D. Check
14. When you ______________ the text you write its gist in your own
words.
A. Annotate
B. Summarize
C. Evaluate
15. When you _______ the text you underline, circle, highlight words,
phrases, sentences that contain important details.
A. Annotate
B. Summarize
C. Evaluate
D. Check
16. It is a type of literature that uses the sounds, rhythms, and
meanings of words to describe the world in striking and
imaginative ways. A. Lines
B. Rhymes
C. Poetry
D. Imagery
17. It is a description that appeal to the five senses.
A. Refrain
B. Imagery
C. Variations
D. Meter
18. It is a literary device that involves sound patterning.
A. Rhythm
B. Rhymes
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C. Meter
D. Imagery
19. It refers to the repetition of sounds in a poem.
A. Rhythm
B. Rhymes
C. Meter
D. Imagery
20. It is a grouped set of lines within a poem.
A. Stanza
B. Rhyme
C. Rhythm
D. Imagery
21. __________ refers to the particular rhythm or pattern of stressed
and unstressed syllables in a poem.
A. Meter
B. Typography
C. Theme
D. Rhyme
22. ______ is the summarized statement containing the main
thought or meaning of the poem, it is also defined as a main idea
or an underlying meaning of a literary work, which may be stated
directly or indirectly.
A. Meter
B. Theme
C. Enjambments
D. Rhyme
23. __________ is continuing a line after the line breaks.
A. Meter
B. Theme
C. Enjambments
D. Rhyme
24. ______ is a popular literary device in which the repetition of the
same or similar sounds occurs in two or more words, usually at
the end of lines in poems.
A. Meter
B. Theme
C. Enjambments
D. Rhyme

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25. __________ is the art and technique of arranging type to make

written language legible, readable, and appealing when
displayed.
A. Meter
B. Theme
C. Enjambments
D. Rhyme

Directions: Identify the correct rhyme scheme of the poem. Choose your
answer from the choices and write the letter on the space provided. (For
number 26-30.)

__________26. “Two roads diverge in a yellow wood

And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth”
-The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost
A. ABAAB B. ABABA C. ABAAC

__________27. “I wonder lonely as a cloud,

That floats on high o’er vales and hills,
When all at once AI saw a crowd,
A host of golden daffodils;
Besides the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
-I Wonder Lonely as a Cloud by William Wordsworth
A. ABABBC B. ABCABC C. ABABCC

__________28. “I saw a star slide down the sky,

Blinding the north as it went by,
Too burning and quick to hold,
Too lovely to be bought or sold,
-The Falling Star by Sara Teasdale
A. AABC B. AABB C. ABCD

__________29. “Whose woods there are I think I know.

His house is in the village though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.
-Stopping by Woods by Robert Frost

A. AABA B. AABB C. ABCA

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___________30. “Out of the night that cover me,
Black as the pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.”
-Invictus by William Ernest Henley
A. AABB B. ABAB C. ABCB

Directions: Identify what innovative techniques in writing poetry is

being described in the following poems. Write FL if it is figurative
language or RS if it is rhyme scheme.

______31. “An emerald is as green as grass,

A ruby red as blood,
A sapphire shines as blue as heaven,
A flint lies in the mud.”
-Flint by Christina Rosetti.
______32. “Any hound a porcupine nudges
Can’t be blamed from harboring grudges.
I know one hound that laughed all winter
At a porcupine that sat on a splinter.”
-The Porcupine” by Ogden Nash

______33. “Here in your arms

Is where I belong.
The beating of your heart
is like a beautiful song.
-My Melody by Eric Pribyl

______34. “Freedom is like a dog

without a leash
To hold it back from it
running through grass”
-Freedom by Ryan Mcconahay

_____35. “The teapot sang as the water boiled

The ice cubes cackled in their glass
The teacups chattered to one another.”
-Dinnertime Chorus by Sharon Hendricks

Directions: Read the short poem below. Answer the questions that follow
based from the symbols presented in the poem. Choose the letter of the correct
answer.

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The Sick Rose
by William Blake

The sick rose

O Rose, thou art sick!
The invisible worm
That flies in the night,
In the howling storm,
Has found out thy bed
Of crimson joy,
And his dark secret love
Does thy life destroy.

______37. In the poem, it symbolizes perfection and stands for joy and
peace.It always seen as feminine and sometimes represents life, spring,
passion and blood.
A. storm B. rose C. night

______38. It symbolizes death. It is connected with lowness, vileness and

contempt.
A. worm B. cross C. bed

_____39. A symbol of chaos, confusion, fear, wildness, destruction and

change. It can also be seen as blowing away the old and frail and giving
the new room to expand.
A. night B. worm C. storm

______40. A symbol of darkness, of things secret and hidden. It is also a

symbol of evil.
A. fire B. chest C. night

______41. A symbol of rest and vulnerability and innocence of sleep.

A. clock B. sleep C. room
Write T if the statement is TRUE and F if the statement is false.
42. A character can also be a figure, an inanimate object, or animal.
43. The antagonist creates the action of the plot and arouses the empathy
and interest of the readers.
44. The protagonist is usually the bad guy in the story.
46. The confidante reveals the protagonist’s thoughts, intentions, and
personality traits.
47. A flat character changes during the course of the story.

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