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Harold A. Abella - CBC - Lit I Reviewer
Harold A. Abella - CBC - Lit I Reviewer
Harold A. Abella - CBC - Lit I Reviewer
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Direction: Carefully read each question and choose the best answer from the given choices. Write
your answers in the provided answer sheet.
_____1. It's characterized as a method of literary critique that gives readers a means to
think about what they're reading, recognize and appreciate art for its objective value,
and devote a significant amount of effort to dissecting irony, contradiction, imagery, and
metaphor
a. Formalist c. Historical
b Deconstructionist d. Inter-textual
_____2. The fundamental purpose is to examine the unspoken parts of a literary piece.
based on the author's background
a. Deconstructionist c. Psychological
b. Historical d. Inter-textual
_____4. The effects of imitation are usually manifested in the later text by means of
distinct characterization, motifs, and/or plot structure.
a. Reader-response c. Historical
b. Mimetic d. Inter-textual
_____5. It focuses on the reader (or “audience”) and their experience of a literary work
a. Deconstructionist c. Psychological
b. Historical d. Reader-response
_____7. It's a type of criticism that looks into the roots of old works in order to learn more
about them. "Know the world behind the text."
a. Reader-response c. Psychological
b. Historical d. Mimetic
_____8. It detects how the text plays with the reader's assumptions.
based on the words' meanings and the pictures they create
a. Reader-response c. Historical
b. Mimetic d. Deconstructionist
_____9. It is described as books and other written works, particularly those deemed to
have a significant literary value. Merit in terms of creativity or aesthetic merit, as
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_____10. Around 3400 B.C., the earliest people invented writing. when they first started
making marks Cuneiform writing was written on clay tablets.
a. Egyptian Civilization c. Sumerian civilization
b. Chinese civilization d. d. Roman civilization
_____11. It's all about securing a text's foundation, including its order of events.
events, the way they're narrated, and how they're all intertwined
a. Structure c. Form
b. Climax d. Rising Action
_____12. It deals with the genre of a text, and how it appears in a certain work of literature.
a. Essay c. Form
b. Exposition d. Rising Action
_____15. It points out the similarities and differences between two or more elements in a
literary piece.
a. Sequencing c. Description
b. Compare/Contrast d. Inductive/deductive
_____16. It is when the author uses arranging events in the order in which they occurred in
time.
a. Time order c. Proposition
b. Sequencing d. Inductive
_____18. It is a crucial component of a work that aids the reader in following a writer's point of
view. Regardless matter whether the content is fiction or nonfiction, it provokes thinking.
a. Investigation c. Description
b. Cause/Effect d. Proposition
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a. Proposition c. Form
b. Investigation d. Deductive reasoning
_____21. It is a method of determining a subject's worth, importance, and merit utilizing criteria.
regulated by a set of guidelines
a. Evaluation c. Contextual
b. Text d. Output
_____22. It's a thorough analysis of everything complicated in order to comprehend or discover its
nature.
its main characteristics
a. Input c. Analysis
b. Contextual Framework d. Text
_____25. The usage of tale facts to establish logical conclusions about the story, such as whether
the lead
character is static or dynamic.
a. Contextual Analysis c. Literary Element
b. Literary Analysis d. Plot
_____26. It refers to components of a literary work’s technical terms for the “what” of a work.
a. Literary Elements c. Scenario
b. Plot d. Background
_____27. It refers to what actually occurs in a story and is one of storytelling’s major pillars.
a. Exposition c. Plot
b. Rising Action d. Climax
_____29. It's the time just after the climax when the facts of the story are revealed.
After the turning point in events, the major characters must deal with the repercussions,
both good and terrible. It establishes the context for the resolution.
a. Exposition c. Climax
b. Rising Action d. Falling Action
_____30. It is in this part of the plot, where major characters are introduced, the setting is
established, and major conflicts of the story are revealed
a. Exposition c. Antagonist
b. Rising Action d. Output
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a. Fight c. Climax
b. Rising Action d. Literature
_____32. It is the most exciting part of the story and initiates a turning point in the characters’
lives.
a. Output c. Climax
b. Antagonist d. Falling Action
_____33. For the protagonist, this character (or collection of people) produces friction.
a. Antagonist c. Flat
b. Scenario d. Protagonist
_____35. Has one or two traits, usually only all positive or negative.
a. Setting c. Flat
b. Round d. Protagonist
_____36. This is the main character, around which the whole story revolves.
a. Setting c. Reference
b. Round d. Protagonist
_____37. It is the time and place (or when and where) of the story.
a. Setting c. Place
b. Location d. Scenario
_____38. What is the name of the core concept in literature or other works of art?
a. Theme c. Point of View
b. Idea c. Reference
_____39. It is a type of diction that involves choosing words that are polite and proper
a. Informal c. Semi-Formal
b. Formal d. Semi Informal
_____40. Generally, uses shorter words. Sentences may be incomplete or ignore some finer
points
of grammar and usage.
a. Informal c. Semi-Formal
b. Formal d. Semi Informal
_____43. It is a subcategory of stories set in current times and written for an adult audience, but
with less
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emphasis on language and more emphasis on the quality of the prose and what the
work illuminates about the human condition or society.
a. Contemporary Fiction c. Non-Fiction
b. Literary Fiction d. Tales
_____44. It creates imaginary characters and situations that depict our world and society. It
focuses on
themes of growing up and confronting personal and social problems.
a. Realistic Fiction c. Contemporary Fiction
b. Fairy Tales d. Tales
_____45. It is a work that refuses to conform to the bounds established by either classic realistic
literary
fiction or the typical genres of thriller, mystery, science fiction, romance, and so on.
a. Realistic Fiction c. Experimental Fiction
b. Fiction d. Tales
_____46. It explores the great questions in life, such as: What makes us human? What exactly is
love?
How important are we? What, if anything, is important?
a. Realistic Fiction c. Experimental Fiction
b. Philosophical Literary Fiction d. Novel Fiction
_____47. A short fictional prose tale that is generally only a few characters and is shorter than a
novel.
a. Novel c. Poetry
b. Short Story d. Arts
_____48. It's frequently condensed (one time and location), and just one or two primary
characters are
introduced without comprehensive backstories.
a. Setting c. Plot
b. Theme d. Background
_____49. It's the storyline of a play, novel, film, or other such work, as conceived and presented
by the
writer in a logical order.
a. Context c. Summary
b. Plot d. Background
_____50. Whereas the short story genre lends itself to experimenting with prose writing style and
structure, most short story authors nevertheless strive to establish a unique mood via
the use of classic techniques.
a. Contextual Device c. Story Devices
b. Plot Device d. Literary Devices
_____51. A tale that provides a moral lesson, often using animals, mythical creatures, forces of
nature, or
inanimate objects come to life
a. Fable c. Fiction
b. Novel d. Parable
_____52. A short narrative of 5 to 2,000 words that lacks standard plot structure and character
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_____54. A descriptive scene or defining moment that does not contain a complete plot or
narrative, but
reveals an important detail about a character or idea.
a. Vignette c. Prose
b. Novel d. Theme
_____55. It explores the connection between the author, the reader, and the text through
fragmentation,
contradiction, or unreliable narrators.
a. Magical Realism c. Minimalism
b. Postmodernism d. Modernism
_____57. It is the most dramatic point in the story; the turning point
a. Falling Action c. Characterization
b. Exploratory d. Climax
_____58. It occurs when a character or narrator says one thing but means the opposite.
a. Verbal Irony c. Foreshadowing
b. Irony d. Internal conflict
_____59. The narrator is an outside observer who uses the pronouns "he" and "she."
a. First Person Narrative c. Third Person Narrative
b. Second Person Narrative d. Fourth Person Narrative
_____60. It is a similar object, action, person, or place or something else that stands for
something abstract.
a. Symbol c. Suspense
b. Resolution d. Setting