REVIEWER IN CREATIVE WRITING

I. Jumbled Letters
Directions: MATCHING TYPE

__1. SYMBOLS Renaissance, WWI, Mt. Olympus

__2. SETTING Exposition, Climax, Denouement
__3. POINT OF VIEW Man vs. Man, Man vs. Himself, Man vs. Society
__4. CONFLICT Snake for betrayal, Apple for sin, Dove for peace
__5. PLOT Iliad, Harry Potter
__6. THEME Narrator, Storyteller
__7. CHARACTER “True love never wanes even in old age”
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II. Multiple Choice

A. Directions: Distinguish the forms of fiction by the given description. Write the letter of the
correct answer on the space before each number.
(choices for numbers 9-12)
A. Flash Fiction B. Novella C. Short Stories D.
Novels
__________9. It commonly comprises around 50-100 pages and offers a greater avenue for
character and theme and development. It can be considered as the story that plays somewhere
between a short story and a novel.
__________10. They don’t need limits regarding length. They have trilogies and tetralogies.
They are the ideal form when dealing with stories that involve more characters, varied plots and
setup and has a more open-handed coverage of time.
___________11. Written works that usually run from 2000-6000 words and is about 8-28 pages.
___________12. Also called short-short. This under the umbrella of short story and is mainly
regarded to contain a limited number of words that runs from 250-1000
(choices for number 13-16)
A. Characterization B. Dramatized or Described
Characters
C. Rounded or Flat Characters D. Static or Dynamic Characters
_____________13. Associated with characters who are complex on whom you will typically
meet everyday.
_____________14. The ones who do not change all throughout the story.
_____________15. It is how a character is introduced to the reader.
_____________16. It focuses on directly providing a description of the characters citing its most
relevant features.
C. Directions: Below are excerpts from different fictional stories. Classify if the excerpt is using
FIRST-, SECOND-, or THIRD-person type of point of view. Write your answer on the space before
each number.
______17. “He is what a young man ought to be”, said she, “sensible, good-humored,lively; and
I never saw such happy manners!  so much ease, with such perfect good-breeding!”  Jane
Austen in Pride and Prejudice.
______18. “And I like parties. They’re so intimate. At small parties, there isn’t any privacy.” 
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
______19. “Eventually you ascend the stairs to the streets. You think of Plato’s pilgrims climbing
out of the cabe, from the shadow world of appearances toward things as they are, and you
wonder if it is possible to change in this life.”  Jay Mclnerney, Bright Lights, Big City
______20. “It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents, except at occasional
intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of the wind which swept up the street” 
Edward George Bulwer-Lytton in Paul Clifford
III. Writing
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B. Writing ( Read the instructions carefully.)

IV. Matching Type

Analyze the basic elements, techniques, and literary devices in drama. Write your answer on
the space before each number.
A. Acting J. Character Motivation
B. Character Analysis K. Dialogue
C. Convention L. Makeup
D. Empathy M. Costumes
E. Music/ Rhythm N. Genre
F. Set/ Scenery O. Plot
G. Theme P. Props
H. Audience Q. Sound
I. Characters R. Spectacle
____33. Everything that is happening on the play. It is the action and the basic line of the story.
____34. It refers to the main idea of the play. It is the lesson that the audience will eventually
learn
____35. These are people, and can sometimes be animals or ideas, that are portrayed by actors
in the play.
____36. These are storylines that are spoken by the characters in the play
____37. This refers to the sound of the dialogue that help in establishing the mood of the play
 and builds the impelling force that may lead to a climax
____38. It is the visual elements of the play that may come as costumes, stage display, special
effects, etc. It is everything that you see while watching the performance.
____39. The different types of methods and techniques used by the director to create a specific
style or effect.
____40. Plays can be categorized into different types of play (tragedy, comedy, mystery, and
historical.
____41. They are the reason for the creation of the play.
____42. Technical equipment such as curtains, flats, backdrops, etc.
____43. Clothing and accessories.
____44. Any movable objects that appear on stage (telephone, tables)
____45. The effects that audience hears which provide context, communicate character, and
establish the environment.
____46. Cosmetics and prosthetics used to enhance or change a person’s image
____47. The use of body, face, and voice to portray a certain role or character.
____48. The force that influences the behavior of the character.
____49. The process used in evaluating how the elements in drama or play are used to create
impact to the audience.
____50. It is how you relate to the experiences of other people