SECOND QUARTERLY EXAMINATION IN CREATIVE WRITING

First Semester, SY: 2022-2023

Name: _______________________________________ Year and Strand: ___________________ Score: __________

Direction: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.
1. Someone who writes plays and also known as a dramatist.
A. Actors B. Author C. Playwright D. Characters
2. It is a piece of writing in the form of drama composed of dialogue, stage directions and instructions to the actors
and director.
A. Comedy B. Drama C. Script D. Playwright
3. The conversation between two or more characters in a literary work.
A. Drama B. Dialogue C. Script D. Playwright
4. The form of live theatre in which the plot, characters and dialogue of a game, scene or story are made up in the
moment.
A. Comedy B. Drama C. Theatre D. Improvisation
5. The main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work, which may be stated directly or indirectly.
A. Conflict B. Drama C. Theme D. Theatre
6. The person who portrays a character in a performance.
A. Actors B. Author C. Playwright D. Scriptwriter
7. The audience knows something the characters don’t.
A. Drama B. Improvisation C. Dramatic Irony D. Tragic Irony
8. It is a literary element that involves a struggle between two opposing forces, usually a protagonist and an
antagonist.
A. Actors B. Conflict C. Problem D. Theme
9. A drama or literary work that depicts calamitous events and has an unhappy but meaningful ending.
A. Drama B. Comedy C. Dialogue D. Tragedy
10. It is a device in which an object, person or situation is given another meaning beyond its literal one.
A. Act B. Audience C. Improvisation D. Symbolism
11. In drama, a/an _______________________ is any conversation between two or more people.
A. Actors B. Dialogue C. Monologue D. Script
12. _________________ refers to the range, pitch, and pronunciation of the actors which affect performance.
A. Improvisational Techniques B. Mannerisms C. Space D. Vocal Dynamics
13. A/an ____________________________ is lines spoken by one person (it can be to someone else, to
himself/herself, or to the audience).
A. Actors B. Dialogue C. Monologue D. Script
14. A/an _________________ is the sequence of events in a story.
A. Act B. Plot C. Scene D. Climax
15. A _________________ is a type of literature that is written for the purpose of being read in front of an audience.
A. Drama B. Dialogue C. Scene D. Script
16. _________________ is a single situation or unit of dialogue in a play.
A. Act B. Drama C. Dialogue D. Scene
17. _________________ is a form of drama in which there is a display of human suffering and catharsis for the
audience.
A. Comedy B. Drama C. Dialogue D. Tragedy
18. A/an _________________ is composed of many scenes.
A. Act B. Drama C. Dialogue D. Scene
19. A _________________ is a form of entertainment meant to be humorous
A. Comedy B. Drama C. Dialogue D. Tragedy
20. _________________ is author’s attempt to create a mental picture in the mind of the reader. It appeals to the
senses.
A. Imagery B. Metaphor C. Simile D. Symbolism
21. This word comes from the Greek meaning “to do” or “perform”.
a. drama b. fiction c. poetry d. theater
22. It is defined as the interconnection between similar or related works of literature that reflect and influence a
reader’s interpretation of the text.
a. connectivity b. intertextuality c. relatability d. symbiosis
23. She was the French semiotician who argued that all works of literature being produced contemporarily are
intertextual with the works that came before it. As she stated, “Any text is constructed of a mosaic of quotations;
any text is the absorption and transformation of another.”
a. Julia Barretto b. Julia Kornikova b. Julia Kristeva d. Julia Montes
24. It is a figure of speech, in which an object or circumstance from unrelated context is referred to covertly or
indirectly.
a. alliteration b. allusion c. apostrophe d. assonance
25. It is the repetition of one expression as part of another one, particularly when the expression is well-known or
explicitly attributed by citation to its original source, and it is indicated by quotation marks.
a. adage b. expression c. proverb d. quotation
26. It is a word or phrase borrowed from another language by literal, word-forword or root-for-root translation.
a. borrowing b. calque c. lexis d. phraseology
27. It is the communication of the meaning of a source-language text by means of an equivalent target-language
text.
a. equivalency b. lexicon c. semantics d. translation
28. It is a work created to imitate, make fun of, or comment on an original work – its subject, author, style, or some
other target- by means of satiric or ironic imitation.
a. caricature b. farce c. imitation d. parody
29. It celebrates rather than mocks the work it imitates. The word is a French cognate of the Italian noun which is a
pie-filling mixed from diverse ingredients.
a. caricature b. farce c. pastiche d. satire
30. It is a reworking or re-imagination of a well-known text, to change or extend its meaning.
a. apposition b. appropriation c. association d. attribution
31. It is a work of art that is based on a previously written work.
a. adaptation b. affirmation c. association d. attribution
32. It is a character, event, situation or theme that resembles another. Thus, by definition, it is essentially
intertextual.
a. archetype b. burlesque c. imitation d. xerography
33. It is the most important element of a play. It is essential in giving a scene and life to the play.
a. blocking b. character c. conflict d. dialogue
34. It is an element of the play which illuminates the characters and advance the plot.
a. blocking b. character c. conflict d. dialogue
35. It is the element of the play which takes a “moment” to justify their existence, through a distinctive voice.
a. blocking b. character c. conflict d. dialogue
36. This refers to where the action or performance of the drama takes place.
a. hall b. stage c. production d. stadium
37. In this type of stage ,the audience occupies the three sides to view the performance.
a. proscenium b. thrust c. theaters-in-the-round d. arena theaters
38. This refers to the group of people at whom the drama is aimed
a. audience b. activists c. characters d. playwrights.
39. What type of stage is shown below:
a. traverse c. arena
b. proscenium d. thrust
40. What does linear structure mean?
a. The events are not dramatized in order. b. The events are dramatized in chronological order.
c. The events unfold from the middle to the end. d. The events are narrated by the performers.
41. If you want to show that the character is an important one-the main character, which part of the stage he/ she
will stand?
a. backstage b. audience seats c. downstage d. upstage
42. These are the clothes and accessories that are worn by the characters of a play.
a. props b. setting c. costume d. scenes
 43. What stage is shown in this illustration
a. traverse b. proscenium
c. arena d. thrust
44. This refers to the movement from one scene to the next.
a. A shift b. A transition c. A scene change d. A scenery shift
45. 10.This is the portion of the stage where the performers enter and exit the acting area in a proscenium stage.
a. downstage b upstage c. center stage d. downstage right
46. This tells you the relationship between the characters. For instance, when the performers are close to each
other, this implies that they have good relationship.
a. set b. proxemics and levels c. distance d. placement
47. Which of the following statements best explains the word structure?
a. This tells the audience what the performers say in the play.
b. This shows the audience how good the performers are.
c. This is the order of actions or scenes in order to create a dramatic effect.
d. This is the foundation of the stage.
48. This is the form of writing in a play. This contains the dialogues of the characters.
a. narrative b. script c. plot d. story line
49. What stage is described in the statement “ The world is your stage”?
a. traverse b. flexible c. thrust d. arena
50. Which of the following tells the audience about the time the drama is set?
a. set b. scenery c. plot d. structure

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BILLY JASPER C. DOMINGO EMERZON C. GUILLERMO, EdD RIZALINA T. MANZANO, EdD

Special Science Teacher I Master Teacher I School Principal IV