Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION X-NORTHERN MINDANAO
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL
LAGONGLONG DISTRICT
CREATIVE WRITING
2 Semester-FOURTH QUARTER EXAMINATION
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I-MULTIPLE CHOICE
DIRECTIONS: Read each statement carefully. Encircle the letter of the
correct answer.

1. It is a mode of expression or delivery of lines.

A. Theme B. Dialogue
C. Monologue D. Speaking
2. It refers to the meaning of the play or the main idea in the play.
A. Theme B. Dialogue
C. Monologue D. Speaking
3. It refers to the conversation between two or more characters.
A. Theme B. Dialogue
C. Monologue D. Speaking
4. It is a short speech made to the audience or to himself but cannot be
heard by the other characters on stage.
A. Aside B. Genre
C. Soliloquy D. Speaking
5. It refers to the type of play for (example: comedy and tragedy).
A. Aside B. Genre
C. Soliloquy D. Speaking
6. It is a long speech made by a character while alone onstage to reveal
one’s true thoughts or feelings.
A. Aside B. Genre
C. Soliloquy D. Speaking
7. It is short for properties or any article used as a part of a dramatic
production.
A. Plot B. Genre
C. Spectacles D. Props
8. These are the visual elements of a play.
A. Plot B. Genre
C. Spectacles D. Props
9. This is how narrative points are arranged to make a story
understandable to the reader or observer.
A. Plot B. Genre
C. Spectacles D. Props
10. These are the visual elements of a play.
A. Plot B. Genre
C. Spectacles D. Props
11. This is when the events begin to get complicated or when
excitement, tension or crisis is encountered.
A. Rising action B. Exposition
C. Climax D. Resolution
12.This is meant to be the moment of highest interest and emotion to
make the audience or reader want so eagerly to find out what will
happen next.
A. Rising action B. Exposition
C. Climax D. Resolution
13. It allows a story to end without trailing off or leaving the reader
confused or unsatisfied.
A. Rising action B. Exposition
C. Climax D. Resolution
14. This is the stage when the conflict or the main problem in the play
is introduced or presented.
A. Rising action B. Exposition
C. Climax D. Resolution
15. The series of events following the climax when events and
complications begin to resolve.
A. Falling action B. Exposition
C. Climax D. Resolution
16. These are the techniques and methods used by the playwright and
director to create the desired stylistic effect.
A. Conventions B. Genre
C. Audience D. Costumes
17. These are the clothing and accessories worn by actors to portray
their character and period.
A. Conventions B. Genre
C. Audience D. Costumes
18. This is the playwright’s use of “hints” or “clues” which prepares
the audience/reader for future events or the outcome.
A. Dramatic irony B. Foreshadowing
C. Monologue D. Soliloquy
19. He/she expects the opposite of what fate holds in store, or
unknowingly says something that has a double meaning.
A. Dramatic irony B. Foreshadowing
C. Monologue D. Soliloquy
20. The use of figurative language is a good technique to stir and
challenge the readers’ imagination.
A. Dramatic irony B. Foreshadowing
C. Monologue D. Imagery
21. Which of the following refers to the people, animals or even ideas
that are given life in the play?
A. Setting B. Plot
C. Characters D. dialogue
22. Which element of drama describes the time when and place where
the scene in the play took place?
A. Setting B. Character
C. Plot D. Genre
23. Which of the following is NOT one of the five stages in a plot
structure?
A. Denouement B. Soliloquy
C. Climax D. Exposition
24. What element in drama answers how the story happened in the
play?
A. Exposition B. Falling action
C. Setting D. Plot
25. Which element is exemplified in the following statements?
GLORIA: Today is payday, Mario.
MARIO: Yes … but…
GLORIA: But what? Where’s your pay for the week?
A. Plot B. Setting
C. Dialogue D. Characters
26. The following are the characters in the play The World is an Apple,
except:
A. Gloria B. Pablo
C. Mario D. Tito
27. What did Mario do which had him terminated from his job?
A. stole some money B. robbed the store
C. stole an apple D. got into a fight
28. Which character from the play is depicted as a bad influence?
A. Tita B. Mario
C. Pablo D. Gloria
29. The play is a good example of which type of literary genre?
A. Fiction B. Nonfiction
C. Poetry D. One-act play
30. What did Mario do which had him terminated from his job?
A. stole some money B. robbed the store
C. stole an apple D. got into a fight
31. The following are areas of the stage, EXCEPT ________.
A. Set Stage B. Upper Stage
C. Center Stage D. Off Right
32. It refers to the type of stage where the audience sits at both right
and left parts of the stage similar to fashion shows.
A. Round B. Proscenium
C. Thrust Stage D. Traverse
33. What is the “conversation between actors on stage” called?
A. Dialogue B. Stage
C. Dialect D. Language
34. In creating a play and in writing the script, the writer must be able
to apply the following, EXCEPT______.
A. Finding and developing your lead character
B. Creating an interesting plot for the story
C. Survey clothing designed for the characters
D. Knowing the audience of the play
35. This refers to the stage which is positioned at the center of the
audience.
A. Round B. Proscenium
C. Thrust Stage D. Traverse
36. In terms of drama, a character refers to __________.
A. actor B. Structure
C. a director D. off-stage character
37. This refers to what happens in the play and the basic storyline of a
play.
A. Theme B. Plot
C. rhythm D. Spectacle
38. Which approach uses “To what extent are the lives of the
characters influenced or determined by the social, political, and
economic forces?” as one of its guide questions in interpreting a
work of literature?
A. Feminist B. Marxist
C. New Historical D. Cultural
39. What non-literary evidence can be used to establish the historicity
of a story written centuries ago?
A. Periodicals B. Websites
C. Blogs D. Social media
40. What lens can interpret the following lines from Mahasweta Devi’s
Dhowli, “…about her wedding she could not recall much because
she must have been very small at the time. She was sent to live
with her husband when her body blossomed. Her father had to
take a large loan from the Misras for her wedding and sending off,
and he had to pay back the loan with his labor until he died. She
remembered nothing nice about her husband. He used to beat her”?
A. Feminist B. Marxist
C. Historical D. Cultural
41. What is the similarity between Marxism and Feminism as literary
theories?
A. Interest in history C. Closeness to reality
B. Power struggles D. Relationship between
nations
42.What type of writing goes beyond the bounds of professional,
technical, and journalistic writing?
A. Descriptive B. Creative
C. Narrative D. Persuasive
43.Which one is an example of a creative writing output?
A. Research paper B. Abstract
C. Short film D. Journal article
44. What creative craft refers to the products of careful and deliberate
choices of words?
A. Word craft B. Structural craft
C. Audible craft D. Visual craft
45. Which written work does NOT belong to creative writing?
A. Editorial B. Short Fiction
C. Play D. Poetry
46. What essay title can be best presented creatively?
A. The Passing of the Death Penalty B. My First Taste of Forever
C. The Bangsamoro Organic Law D. The Importation of Rice
47. Which order of paragraph organization arranges details according
to the element of time?
A. Sequential B. Spatial
C. Chronological D. Comparison
48. What critical approach sees literature’s value in promoting social
and economic revolution and social conditions that exist at the
time of the work’s composition or the time and place of the action
it describes?
A. Feminist B. Marxist
C. New Historical D. Cultural
49. What does the “T” in the CRAFT acronym stand for?
A. Time B. Topic
C. Text D. Title
50. What type of essay relates an incident as it happened?
A. Narrative B. Speculative
C. Argumentative D. Expository

The End!!!
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
REGION X-NORTHERN MINDANAO
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL
LAGONGLONG DISTRICT

ANSWER KEY FOR CREATIVE WRITING

1. D 11. A 21. C 31. A 41. B

2. A 12. C 22. A 32. D 42. A
3. B 13. D 23. B 33. A 43. B
4. A 14. B 24. D 34. C 44. A
5. B 15. A 25. C 35. C 45. A
6. C 16. A 26. C 36. A 46. B
7. D 17. D 27. C 37. B 47. A
8. C 18. B 28. B 38. B 48. B
9. A 19. A 29. D 39. A 49. B
10. C 20. B 30. C 40. A 50. A
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JHEROWIN D. AWITEN JUANITO JR. B. GABUTAN

Writer School Editor

Evaluated by:

MERLINDA T. ILAGO EDNA T. MAGOS LIEZEL P. CAJES

Lumbo NHS P-II Dampil NHS P- I Lagonglong SHS HT-III

Approved by:

EMERE C. JENISAN, PhD

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