DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

CARAGA Region
Division of Agusan del Sur
LORETO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Poblacion, Loreto, Agusan del Sur

2ND PERIODICAL EXAM IN CREATIVE WRITING

S.Y. 2023-2024
1st Semester

I. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: Choose the letter of the correct answer using separate sheet.

1. This refers to a scenario with the involvement of conflict of emotions which came from the
ancient Greek verb meaning “to do or to act” and the literal meaning evolved.
a. Drama b. Essay c. Fiction d. Poetry
2. These are the people (sometimes animals or ideas) portrayed by the actors in the play.
a. Character b. Plot c. Rising Action d. Theme
3. This refers to the time and place where the story happened.
a. Character b. Plot c. Setting d. Theme
4. This element portrays the storyline or the sequence of events in the story.
a. Character b. Plot c. Scene d. Setting
5. In this element, the words are written by the playwright and delivered by the characters in
the play.
a. Conflict b. Dialogue c. Plot d. Theme
6. It is a type of intertextuality which requires a prior understanding of the given text so
he/she can fully grasp the context.
a. Accidental b. Latent c. Obligatory d. Optional
7. This is a type of intertextuality in which the writer creates a comparison or association in
the text.
a. Accidental b. Latent c. Obligatory d. Optional
8. It is an imitation of another text for satirical purpose; usually to mock.
a. Plagiarism b. Allusion c. Parody d. Citation
9. In drama, a _________ is a play that has only one act that occurs in several acts.
a. Fiction b. One-act play c. Poetry d. Short Story
10. A drama that takes place in a single location and unfolds as on continuous action.
a. Drama b. Essay c. Fiction d. One-act play
11. This consists two or more dramatic plots that are usually linked by a common character.
a. Dramatic Plot b. Episodic Plot c. Parallel Plot d. Flashback
12. This consists of a series of loosely related incidents, usually of chapter length.
a. Dramatic Plot b. Episodic Plot c. Parallel Plot d. Flashback
13. It happens in a chronological structure.
a. Dramatic Plot b. Episodic Plot c. Parallel Plot d. Flashback
14. How many significant events can the audience see in a one-act play?
a. One b. Two c. Three d. Four
15. What is the popular subgenre of the one-act play?
a. Farce b. Flash drama c. Melodrama d. Tragic Comedy
16. What is the usual “theatre” with “picture frame” as its primary feature in the front of the
playing of an end stage?
a. Profile Theatres b. Proscenium Stage c. Sports Arena d. Thrust Theatre
17. What is the world’s first theatre that was built by the University of Washington in 1940?
a. Arena Theatre b. End Stage c. Flexible Theatre d. Profile Theatres
18. What is the stage which was surrounded by the audience on three sides and the fourth side
serves as the background?
a. Arena Theatre b. End Stage c. Sports Arena d. Thrust Theatre
19. What stage is sometimes called a “Black Box” theatre. This stage is often big empty box
painted black inside?
 a. Arena Theatre b. Flexible theatre c. Profile Theatre d. Proscenium Stage
20. What stage is often used in “found space” theatres where risers are on either side of the
playing space for the audience?
a. End Stage b. Flexible Theatre c. Profile Theatre d. Sports Arena
21. This requires a creative mindset and is not made in a random fashion.
a. Creation b. Creativity c. Creative work d. None of these is correct
22. It is when the individual leaves the work alone, though he/she still ponders about it
occasionally, leaving it on the surface of his/her mind.
a. Evaluation b. Incubation c. Inspiration d. Perspiration
23. It is when a person looks through the ideas he/she have generated and try to determine which ones
to work on.
a. Clarification b. Distillation c. Inspiration d. Perspiration
24. It is the act of turning new and imaginative ideas into reality.
a. Creativity b. Clarification c. Evaluation d. Incubation
25. It is a wide and general opening statement which gradually becomes narrower.
a. Anecdote b. Funnel c. Question d. Quotation
26. It is a personal story about something that is related to your topic, which presents the idea
you want to discuss in your essay.
a. Anecdote b. Definition c. Question d. Survey
27. It is the review phase wherein a person checks his/her work in progress and develops the idea to
succeed.
a. Creativity b. Evaluation c. Incubation d. Perspiration
28. It is a piece of writing that expresses the author’s own argument and dealing with the subject.
a. Drama b. Essay c. Poem d. None of these is correct
29. It is when a person generates a large number of ideas or concept.
a. Clarification b. Distillation c. Inspiration d. Perspiration
30 person who writes the script of the play?. What do you call a
a. a playwright c. an author
b. a poet d. a writer
31. These refer to the narrative techniques that add texture, energy, and excitement to the
narrative, grip the reader’s imagination, and convey information.
a. Imagery b. Figurative Language c. Literary Devices d. Narrative Devices
32. This refers to the shaping of a text’s meaning by another text. It is the interconnection
between similar or related works of literature that reflect and influence an audience’s interpretation
of the text.
a. Hypertext b. Intertextuality c. Parody d. Pastiche
33. Which of the following elements are unique to drama?
a. Characters, stage directions, scenes c. Dialogue, plot, setting
b. Conflict, setting, characters d. Stage directions, scenes, monologue
34. Which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Microphones are not yet used that time of drama.
b. Architecture of stages have contributed to the style of drama.
c. Plays were performed in ancient Greece in amphitheater.
d. No one can perform on stage during 1960s.
35. When can you consider when that one-act play is successful?
a. When tickets are sold c. When the audience has understood the theme
b. When characters are famous d. All of the choices
36. This is the first step that is involved in creative works.
a. Copying an idea c. Listening to a friend’s idea
b. Having an idea or perception d. Trying to do something about that idea
37. Which is true about creative works?
a. Creative works can be created without human intervention.
b. The creative process can involve one or more individuals.
c. The creative process has no aesthetic value.
d. None of these is correct.
38. This approach examines the artist’s society to better understand the author’s literary
works.
a. Mythological Criticism c. Sociological Criticism
b. Reader-Response Criticism d. None of these is correct
39. It is one influential type of sociological criticism which focuses on the economic and
political elements of arts.
a. Creative Writing b. Feminist Criticism c. Marxist Criticism d. None of these is correct
40. Which of the following statement is NOT TRUE about intertextuality?
a. This can be a direct borrowing such as a quotation or plagiarism, or slightly more direct
such as parody, pastiche, allusion, or translation.
b. The definition of intertextuality was created by the French semiotician Julia Kristeva in
the 1960s.
c. The effectiveness of intertextuality depends in a quite a bit on reader’s present
knowledge.
d. It is the way that one text influences another.
41. Which is true about Feminist criticism?
a. It is informed by the politics of feminism.
b. It uses principles and ideology to critique the language of literature.
c. It seeks to analyze and describe the narrative of male domination.
d. All of these are correct.
42. What is the primary purpose of drama?
a. to tell a compelling story c. to help reader visualize the text
b. to allow actors to perform in a live audience d. to tell stories from the past
43. The following are purposes of blog except ___________.
a. boost your circulation c. to find fault on other personality
b. sends quality leads to your website d. connect you to the relevant audience
44. Which is NOT TRUE in the statement below?
a. Blogs need update. c. Website is presented on static page.
b. It is important to update website all the time. d. Static website often update their pages.
45. It is the division of a drama script and they are like chapters and paragraph in a book.
a. monologue and soliloquy c. acts and scenes
b. aside and dialogue d. comedy and tragedy
46. How is drama different from other kinds of drama?
a. Drama can have only one setting. Other kinds of fiction can have many settings.
b. Drama has more characters than other kinds of fiction.
c. Drama has a plot. Other kinds of fiction use monologues instead of plots.
d. Drama is written to be performed by actors for an audience.
47. Why does a playwright include stage directions in a script?
a. To provide information about how the dialogue in a play should be spoken.
b. To provide information about the time period in which a play is set.
c. To provide information about the setting, characters, dialogue, and appearance of a play.
d. To provide information about how to play should look to the audience.
48. Which of the following statement is the BEST intertextuality definition?
a. allusion from one text to another
b. the relationship between texts
c. the transition of a text into a different language
d. it invites traditional interpretations as it brings another context into the text
49. What is true about Marxist criticism?
a. All art is political. c. Literary work is not social document.
b. Form and content are blended. d. Poem or story is not historical document.
50. Why is the proscenium stage considered as a traditional type of stage modality?
a. because the stage is made of wood
b. because the curtain is not flashy
c. because it is like a stage in fashion walk
d. because a curtain underlines the division of the actors and the audience