Angadanan National High School

Centro 1, Angadanan, Isabela

Midterm Examination in Creative Nonfiction

Name:______________________________________________ Score________________
Year & Section:_______________________________________ Date:________________

General Directions
1. Read the directions carefully before answering the test. No point will be given for answer/s which doesn’t comply with
the given instruction.
2. Any form of erasure or alteration is strictly prohibited. A point will be deducted to the total score for every erasure or
alteration done. Think before answering.
3. Refrain from talking and asking questions to your classmates while taking the exam. Consult the proctor or the teacher if
you have questions queries and clarifications about the exam.
4. DO NOT CHEAT. If caught cheating (in any form), your examination for this subject will be void automatically. Always
bear in mind:
Prefer even to fail with honor than to pass by cheating. There is no success without hardship.

I. Multiple Choice
Direction: Read and analyze the statements below then, answer the question that follows or complete the
statement. Encircle the letter of the best answer.

1. Which of the following is not related to word “literature”?

A. Literature is the significant human exploitations written in words well-chosen and arranged.
B. Literature is different from a treasure chest because literature does not only keep experiences but also exposes
relevant experiences to audiences around the world.
C. Literature is composed of those books, and of those books only, which, in the first place, by reason of their
subject-matter and their mode of treating it, are of general human interest.
D. Literature is a vital record of what men have seen in life, what they have experienced of It, what they have thought
and felt about.

2. What do you call the literary genre which focuses on characters and plots than the sounds and pattern?
A. poetry B. prose C. nonfiction D. drama

3. Which standard of good literature deals with being timeless and timely of a written work?
A. artistry B. permanence C. spiritual Value D. universality

4. Which of the following refers to the creative, imaginative and enduring expression of significant human experience
in words well chosen and arranged?
A. literature B. experience C. culture D. emotion

5. What is the composition in verse or prose intended to portray life or character or to tell a story and dialogue
designed for theatrical performance?
A. prose B. poetry C. drama D. act

6. Which of the following is a writing that formulates a concentrated imaginative awareness of experience in language
chosen and arranged to create a specific emotional response through meaning, sound, and rhythm?
A. drama B. poetry C.prose D. fiction

7. Why do we need to study literature?

A. To inform . B. To entertain. C. To preserve history D.All of the above

8. Which is true about a short story and a novel?

A. These literary works are both classified as fictional works. C. Both are imaginative prose works.
B. They differ from each other in length and complexity. D. All of the preceding

9. Nonfiction means __________________.

A. true B. false C. fake D.humorous

10. Nonfiction has two major types that function to “tell a story” or “to give an information”.
A. narrative and informative C. expository an narrative
B. narrative and realistic D. expository and persuasive

11. Which of the following pertains to any work drawn from the experience of the writer?
A. essay B. fiction C. novel D. nonfiction

12. What type of non-fiction is a diary ?

A. autobiography B. exposition C. biography D. essay

13. Which of the following is not a question you should ask to find the main idea?
A. What is the author's purpose? B. What point is the author trying to make?
C. What is the selection mainly about? D. When did the author write the selection?

14. What is “objective truth” as opposed to “subjective truth”?

A. Subjective truth is independently verifiable, whereas objective truth is dependent on a limited point of view.
B. Objective truth is independently verifiable whereas subjective truth is dependent on a limited point of view.
C. They are both the same.
D. Objective truth is dependent on subjective truth.

15. What do you call the series of events or arrangement of events that develops ideas in a drama or a story?
A. conflict B. plot C. setting D. exposition

16. The main character of a story is called______________________.

A. antagonist B. protagonist C. antigonist D. protogonist

17. The following clichés are used in describing people, except;

A. as old as the hills B. as brave as a lion C. a diamond in the rough D.None of the above

18. A/an _____________ is also known as the “first person narrator”

A. limited Narrator B. 1st person of point of view C. objective point of view D. omniscient point of view

19. Which of the following refers to the time and place of a story?
A. imagery B. setting C. plot D. point of view

20. What do you call the prevailing feeling or atmosphere in a literature?

A. theme B. conflict C. mood D. connotation

21. The line, glowing colors appear, appeals to the sense of ______________.
A. sight B.taste C. smell D. touch

22. What term refers to a story within a story?

A. flashback B. frame story C. parallel structure D. histories

23. Your creative nonfiction piece should not confuse people. This refers to what element?
A. emotions B. tone C. form D. none of the above

24. Which group of words exemplifies onomatopoeia as a sound device?

A. hold, told, mold, gold C. wicked and wan
B. hiss, buzz, whoosh, boom D. die, sky fly pie

25. What is true about the importance of a theme in a literary work?

A. A good author is one that does not pay attention to the theme.
B. It is okay not to have a theme when you write a narrative.
C. A good story must only have one minor theme for it to great.
D. It is the core message of the story.

26. What is personification?

A. A character who contrasts and parallels the main character in a play or story.
B. The atmosphere or emotional condition created by the piece, within the setting.
C. The endowment of inanimate objects or abstract concepts with animate or living qualities.
D. A recurring object, concept, or structure in a work of literature.

27. What is true about creative devices?

A. It helps hold your reader’s interest
B. It makes your writing lively and entertaining.
C. Some examples of creative devices include Alliteration and Assonance
D. All of the above

28. What is the primary purpose of using imagery in a poem?

A. To enhance rhyming scheme. C. To help create visual ideas through words.
B. To create sounds in every line of the stanzas D. All of the above

29. ____________ are used to effectively unify a narrative and pertain to associations beyond literal meaning.
A. Symbols B. Journey C. Subplot D. None of the above

30. Which of the following actions is not a good way to writea literature effectively?
A. Remember that outlines are your friend.
B. Do Your Research aan be a a critical thinker.
C. Paraphrase all the original input for authenticity
D. Finish what you have started.

31. Why do you need to use literary elements in creative nonfiction?

A. Literary elements is used to connect with the reader.
B. It beautifies the written output and makes it more interesting.
C. It is the tarting points for analyzing and discussing the literature students read.
D. All of the above.

32. “My teacher is a very kind lady. She understands the students and she never gets angry.”
A. 1st person point of view
B. third person limited point of view
C. omniscient point of view
D. objective point of view

33. What is “rhetoric”?

A. Expressive writing as opposed to creative non-fiction .
B. Questions and statements mingled together.
C. Simple prose that doesn’t draw attention to itself.
D. Argumentative or persuasive language.

34. The Internet is a good source of famous works of literature and non-fiction, which are often available free in fully
downloadable or full-text online formats.
A. always true B. sometimes true C. false D. both A and B

35. The primary purpose of an expository piece is to do which of the following?

A. to persuade you to change your mind.
B. to give out factual information.
C. to help reader to understand main idea
D. to entertain the reader.

36. When an author tries to change your opinion about something, then the author's purpose is to _____________.
A. inform B. persuade C. entertain D. express

37. When the author gives you factual information, the author's purpose is to ____________.
A. inform B. persuade C. entertain D. express

38. The makes a story humorous and funny because he wants to __________________.
A. inform B. persuade C. entertain D. express

39. A biography describes _______________.

A. The individual’s hobbies and career of an individual.
B. The childhood experiences, family, and career of an individual.
C. The mistakes one has made in life.
D. The birth of an individual’s children.

40. Which of the following summaries could describe an autobiography?

A. A famous writer’s life told by another author.
B. A famous basketball player’s wife sharing memories of her late husband.
C. Michael Jackson’s mother describing his childhood.
D. Helen Keller writing about her difficulties of being blind all her life.
II. Essay
Direction: Write an autobiography. Have at least 3 brief and concise paragraphs with. Minimum of 200 words.

41-50

G O D B L E S S
Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.
Harriet Beecher Stowe

Prepared by: Alyanna D. Jovido

Checked by: Rodolfo B. Guillermo

Head Teacher III
 Noted: Evelyn P. Jose
Principal II

Answer Key:

1. A
2. B
3. B
4. A
5. C
6. B
7. D
8. B
9. A
10. C
11. D
12. A
13. D
14. A
15. B
16. B
17. D
18. B
19. B
20. C
21. A
22. B
23. C
24. B
25. D
26. C
27. D
28. C
29. A
30. C
31. D
32. A
33. D
34. B
35. B
36. B
37. A
38. C
39. B
40. D