Department of Education

Region V
DIVISION OF CAMARINES SUR
EASTERN COAST HIGH SCHOOL
Cabacongan, Caramoan, Camarines Sur

BASIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

Senior High School
2ND SEMESTER- MIDTERM EXAMINATION
CREATIVE NONFICTION
February 7, 2025
LAST NAME FIRST NAME M.I

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General Instructions
1. Read
I. Matching eachMatch
Type: sentence
thecarefully. 3. fiction
literary convention of Avoid erasures.
on the left column with a particular genre on
2. Follow the directions as stated. 4. Use of notes and cellphones are not allowed.
the right column. Write the letter of your answer before each number.

1. The central dominating idea.

2. It is the sequence of events in a story or play
3. How the character is told-more specifically B. Conflict
who tells it?
4. It refersto place, time, weather condition, and C. Plot
even mood or atmosphere.
5. Person in a work of fition/ characteristics of a D. Point of view
person (protagonist/antagonist)
6. Opposition of forces which ties one incident to E. Setting
another and make the plot move.
F. Theme
A. Character

II. SequenceType: Arrange the following sentences to form a comprehensive paragraph. Write the
CAPITAL LETTER of your answer in the box.
A. There was desultory conversation, but after a while, a silence fell and we sat waiting, waiting---
waiting.
B. Every chair was filled and some patients were standing.
C. Finally an old man stood up and remarked, “Well, I guess I’ll go home and die a natural death.”
D. I had been sitting in the doctor’s waiting room for a long time.

Answer: (7-10) ___ ___ ___ ___

A. If you get a present that does not interest him, then your choice of a gift is a poor one.
B. If you select something that he can enjoy or use, he will appreciate it.
C. Whatever the occasion, you should remember what a person likes when you buy him a present.
That way you can buy an appropriate gift.
D. Whenever you buy a gift, you should always consider the interests of the receiver.

Answer:(11-14) ___ ___ ___ ___

III. MULTIPLE CHOICES: A. Identify the letter of the correct answer. Write the letter of your answer
on the space provided before each number.

____15. Written in prose format and published as a book and considered to be a long piece of
creative fiction that is believed to be possessing, demanding, and complex.
a. narrative poetry b. drama c. novel d. short story
____16. The following are all basic types of writing except –
a. expository b. creative c. documentary d. expressive
____17. It is a poem that demonstrates grief and melancholy to the dead.
a. elegy b. corridor c. song d. ode
____18. Short poems that are tainted with love, hope, joy, grief, sadness, or sorrow as common
themes
a. Corridos b. songs c. sonnets d. folksongs
____19. A stanza with five lines is called
a. cinquain b. septet c. sexian d. quatrain
____20. A poem that provides an amusing and a happy ending.
a. Farce b. tragedy c. social poem d. comedy
____21. It employs contradictory statements or situations to show reality dissimilar from truth.
a. paradox b. metonymy c. allegory d. irony
____22. ________________ is the central idea or concept of the storyline.
a. Denouement b. falling action c. point of view d. theme
____23. Exposes a topic analytically and objectively, like a news report.
a. Expository writing b. Creative writing c. Technical writing d. Expressive writing
____24. What is “rhetoric”?
a. Expressive writing as opposed to creative non-fiction
b. Simple prose that doesn’t draw attention to itself
c. Questions and statements mingled together
d. Argumentative or persuasive language
____25. This brings the readers as where the story happens which is illustrated through scenery,
landscape, building, weather, or even season.
a. plot b. setting c. mood d. climax
____26. Plays, short stories, plays, and novels are under.
a. Expository writing b. Creative writing c. Technical writing d.
Expressive writing
____27. An element of a story that leads the central conflict by building a series of events in the
character’s life.
a. theme b. plot c. antagonist d. mood
____28. In academic non-fiction, the ____________________ at the end of the book helps readers
continue their study of the subject by directing them to similar works.
a. Glossary b. index c. afterword d. bibliography and works cited pages
____29. Neither a plot nor a full narrative description, but a carefully crafted verbal sketch that might
be part of some larger work, or a complete description in itself.
a. short story b. sonnet c. vignette d. novel
____30. Uses contradictory statements but in a closer examination turns out to make sense
a. metaphor b. allegory c. paradox d. irony
____31. The pattern in which end rhyme occurs.
a. Onomatopoeia b. assonance c. rhyme scheme d. alliteration
____32. The Wicked Witch of the West went her own way. This is an example of -
a. alliteration b. assonance c. onomatopoeia d. consonance
____33. Faith is like a stony uphill climb: a single stumble might send you sprawling but belief and
steadfastness will see you to the very top. What literary device is used in the given sentence?
a. simile b. allegory c. symbolism d. metaphor
____34. Give the rhyme scheme of the given lines.
Continuous as the stars that shine
And twinkle on the milky way,
They stretched in never-ending line
Along the margin of a bay:
Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.
a. aabbcc b. ababaa c. ababcc d. bcbcaa
____35. What is imagery?
a. the use of language appealing to one or more of the five senses
b. a joke
c. It's nothing, you just made it up
d. a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the
individual words
____36. This refers to the use of the dictionary definition or literal meaning of a word.
a. symbolism b. connotation c. diction d. denotation
____37. When we use the name “Washington D.C” we are talking about the U.S’ political hot seat by
referring to the political capital of the United States because all the significant political institutions
such as the White House, Supreme Court, the U.S. Capitol and many more are located her. The
phrase “Washington D.C.” is ________________ for the government of the U.S. in this case.
a. metonymy b. irony c. metaphor d. synecdoche
____38. “A long song”is an example of
a. metaphor b. alliteration c. assonance d. onomatopoeia
____39."They ate food."Is this an example of imagery?
a. yes b. neither way c. both a and b d. no
____40.Sheanne tried hard to convince herself that her Hollywood dreams were worth the struggle
but her parents, and her inner voice of reason, failed to agree.
a. theme b. conflict c. denouement d. Central idea
____41.“We were the first that ever burst”, a line taken from the poem Ancient Mariner, is considered
to be an example of
a. eye rhyme b. external rhyme c. rich rhyme d. internal rhyme
____42.The thunder clapped loudly shaking the house. What type of imagery is present in this given
line?
a. olfactory b. visual c. kinetic d. auditory
____43. It is a literary device wherein the author uses specific words and phrases that exaggerate
and overemphasize the basic crux of the statement in order to produce a grander, more noticeable
effect.
a. irony b. paradox c. synecdoche d. hyperbole
____44. The manner in which a story is narrated or depicted and who it is that tells the story is called
a. point of view b. falling action c. persona d. conflict

____45. Regarding the inclusion of creative expression in non-fiction writing, which of the following
statements is most true?
a. Non-fiction writing should always be factually verifiable, but that does not preclude creative
style or expression as long as the creative expression serves an overall purpose of conveying facts,
information, and learning
b. Non-fiction is required to be only 75% truthful; the remainder can be given over to creative
expression
c. Non-fiction should always aim to be as creative and imaginative as fiction, occasionally at
the cost of verifiable truth
d. None of the above
____46. Which of the following is NOT a movie genre?
a. Horror b. Cartoon c. Legal Thriller d. Romantic Comedy

B. What genre does each group of subgenres belong? Write the letter of your choice
beside each number.
A. Drama B. Fiction C. Folktale D. Nonfiction E. Poetry

47. ABC Poem Ballad Epic Free Verse Haiku Song Sonnet
48. Fable Fairy tale Legend Myth Tall Tale
49. Autobiography Biography Essay Informational
Reference
50. Fantasy Mystery Patterned after a real story Science

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Prepared by: Checked and Approved by:

CYREN S. CHAVEZ OLIVER V. ABLES

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