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Saint Augustine School

Mendez, Cavite P= ____
CREATIVE NON-FICTION
Second Monthly Examination U= ____
Name: ___________________________________ Date: ____________
Grade Level & Section: ______________________
I. Direction: Read the questions carefully and write the letter of the correct/best answer on the space
provided before each item. (Knowledge)

_____ 1. What do you call a literary device to be used for self-expression?

a. Personal essay c. Public essay
b. Narrative essay d. Persuasive essay
_____ 2. Which of the following tips in writing personal essay is INCORRECT?
a. You have only one idea. c. Focus in and focus out.
b. Awaken your voice within. d. Be specific
_____ 3. What do you call a literary device that is used to portray a certain meaning both to the author and the
readers?
a. travelouge c. true narrative
b. symbol d. reflective essay
_____ 4. Which of the following is a tale or a story that has been recounted in an organized set of events?
a. travelouge c. true narrative
b. symbol d. reflective essay
_____ 5. What do you call the documentation of the traveler’s experience in his journey to a particular place?
a. travelouge c. true narrative
b. symbol d. reflective essay
_____ 6. Which of the following statements is CORRECT about symbols?
a. Symbols conceal many different layers of meaning.
b. Symbols is most often used to express an idea through the use of figures of speech.
c. A symbol represents varied aspects of the writer, reader’s persona and the traits that is more than its
literal meaning.
d. All of the above.
______ 7. What is the main goal of creative non-fiction?
a. To communicate information c. To give amusement
b. To fascinate readers d. To seek the truth
______ 8. What do you call to the perspective of the writer while making the text?
a. Meter c. Line
b. Angle d. Stanza
______ 9. In writing a personal essay, is it needed that you must focus on one specific idea?
a. Yes c. Either Yes or No
b. No d. None of these
______ 10. What does the true narrative require?
a. It requires the writer to tell a story based on true events using literary techniques to make the story
interesting to the readers.
b. It requires the writer to tell a story based on fictional events using literary techniques to make the
story interesting to the readers.
c. It requires the writer to tell a story based on opinions using literary techniques to make the story
interesting to the readers.
d. It requires the writer to tell a story based on myths and legends using literary techniques to make the
story interesting to the readers.

II. Direction: For items 11-25, write your personal meaning of the following symbols (Process)

SYMBOL PERSONAL MEANING

11-13

14-16
 17-19

20-22

23-25

III. Direction. For items 26-40, write your 10 –sentence Personal Essay on the current issue in our
country regarding the killings of our innocent fellow students during the operations on war on drugs
by the Philippine National Police. (Understanding)

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Your answers for Understanding will be evaluated based on the following criteria:
CLARITY 2 points
ORGANIZATION OF IDEAS 3 points
CONTENT 3 points
CLEANLINESS 2 points
TOTAL 10 points