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Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
MISAMIS ORIENTAL GENERAL COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Creative Writing
1 and 2nd Quarter SY 2020-2021
st
Grade 12 HUMSS
PRETEST
Direction: Write TRUE if you agree with the statement. Otherwise, write FALSE. Write
the answer in each blank.
1. Sensory details are used in any great story, literary or even in movie.
2. Writers employ the 4 senses in writing to engage a reader’s interest.
3. When sensory details are used, readers can not personally experience what
you want them to experience.
4. In using the sensory details, the writer is able connect with readers
personally.
5. Without sensory details, stories would still come to life.
Direction : Answer the following questions to know how much you know about
poetry.
6. A segment of a poem that is divided into groups of lines is called a

a. paragraph C. verse
b. stanza D. sentence
7. The voice of a poem is the .

a. tone C. speaker
b. mood D. theme
8. The moral or message of the poem is .

a. mood C. speaker
b. tone D. theme
9. What do you call a picture created with words in a poem?

a. image C. theme
b. tone D. rhyme
10. A language used in poetry that appeals to the senses is called .

a. metaphor C. simile
b. imagery D. dialect
11. The pattern of beats made by stressed and unstressed syllables in the lines of a poem is .
a. Rhyme C. rhythm
b. stress D. tone
12. A three line poem about nature is called .

a. sonnet C. haiku
b. limerick D. tanaga
13. A theme that the author does not express directly, but suggests in a poem.
a. stated theme C. implied theme
b. Love D. Survival
Directions: Answer the following questions.
14. The person who tells the story is .

a. the main character C. the narrator
b. the character with the most scenes D. the antihero
15. The protagonist in a story is .

a. the good guy C. the sidekick
b. the main character D. the bad guy
16. The antagonist in a story is .

a. the character who suffers the most C. who
opposes the protagonist
b. the hero of the story D. the bad guy
17. The setting of a story refers to .

a. the pattern formed by the events
b. the background of the main character
c. the place where the story is published
d. the time and place of the story
18. This refers to figures or people found in the story.

a. Character C. exposition
b. short story D. conflict
Direction: Match the concepts with their definition or description.
_____19. Speaking a. It refers to the type of play (example: comedy

and
tragedy).
_____20. Aside b. This is how narrative points are arranged to make a

story understandable to the reader or observer.
_____21. Spectacles c. It is a short speech made to the audience or to himself

but cannot be heard by the other characters on stage.
_____22. Plot d. These are the visual elements of a play.
_____23. Monologue e. It is a mode of expression or delivery of lines.
_____24. Theme f. It is short for properties or any article used as a part

of
a dramatic production.
_____25. Dialogue g. It is a lengthy speech that one character addresses to

others on stage.
_____26. Genre h. It is a long speech made by a character while alone

on stage to reveal one’s true thoughts or
feelings.
_____27. Soliloquy i. It refers to the meaning of the play or the main idea
in the play.
_____28. Props j. It refers to the conversation between two or more

characters.
Multiple Choice: To measure your knowledge of the concepts that this module
will develop, answer the following questions. Write only the letter of your answer.
29. Which critical approach is multidisciplinary as it includes the perspectives of humanistic

disciplines such as literature, art, and social and behaviour sciences?
a. Cultural b. New Historical c. Marxist d. Feminist
30. 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
31. 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
32. What word is similar to the meaning of “milieu” in the study of literature?
a. Context b. Plot c. conflict d. Theme
33. Literary pieces is being compared to what critical approach?

a. Maps b. Books c. Lenses d. Imaginations
34. 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. Historicald. Cultural
35. What general themes can be classified under the Cultural Approach?
a. Arranged marriages c. View of women as objects
b. Inequality in society d. Lender-borrower /rich-poor relationship
36. What is the similarity between Marxism and Feminism as literary theories?
a. Interest in historyc. Closeness to reality
b. Power struggles d. Relationship between nations
37. Which is of least interest to a literary critic using Feminism?

a. Slavery b. Inequality c. History d. Abuse
38. What literary theory also studies the members of the opposite sex and the roles they assume
and perform?
a. Cultural b. Feminist c. Marxist d. Historical
Creative Writing
PRETEST answer key
MODULE 1 MODULE 2 MODULE 3 MODULE 4 MODULE 5
1. TRUE 6. B 14. C 19. e 29. a

2. FALSE 7. C 15. B 20. c 30.b
3. FALSE 8. D 16. C 21. d 31.a
4. TRUE 9. A 17. D 22. b 32.a
5. FALSE 10. B 18. A 23. g 33.c
11. C 24. i 34.a
12. B 25. j 35.a
13. C 26. a 36.b
27. h 37.c
28. f 38.b

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6. A segment of a poem that is divided into groups of lines is called a

7. The voice of a poem is the .

8. The moral or message of the poem is .

9. What do you call a picture created with words in a poem?

10. A language used in poetry that appeals to the senses is called .

12. A three line poem about nature is called .

Directions: Answer the following questions.

14. The person who tells the story is .

15. The protagonist in a story is .

16. The antagonist in a story is .

17. The setting of a story refers to .

18. This refers to figures or people found in the story.

Direction: Match the concepts with their definition or description.

_____19. Speaking a. It refers to the type of play (example: comedy

_____20. Aside b. This is how narrative points are arranged to make a

_____21. Spectacles c. It is a short speech made to the audience or to himself

_____22. Plot d. These are the visual elements of a play.

_____23. Monologue e. It is a mode of expression or delivery of lines.

_____24. Theme f. It is short for properties or any article used as a part

_____25. Dialogue g. It is a lengthy speech that one character addresses to

_____26. Genre h. It is a long speech made by a character while alone

_____28. Props j. It refers to the conversation between two or more

29. Which critical approach is multidisciplinary as it includes the perspectives of humanistic

33. Literary pieces is being compared to what critical approach?

37. Which is of least interest to a literary critic using Feminism?

MODULE 1 MODULE 2 MODULE 3 MODULE 4 MODULE 5

1. TRUE 6. B 14. C 19. e 29. a

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