Third Periodical Test in English 10

What do you call the opposition of forces which is essential to the plot?

• Exposition

• Climax

• Conflict

• Falling Action

What is the most exciting part of a story?

• Climax

• Conflict

• Denouement

• Rising Action

Which of the following is the central or main character in a story?

• Antagonist

• Protagonist

• Narrator

• Confidant

Which among the elements of a short story refers to the perspective of the character or narrator telling the story?

• Point of View

• Theme

• Tone

• Symbolism

The following sentences describe a formalist critic EXCEPT

• He must be a close or careful reader who examines all the elements of a text individually to discover how they form an organic unity.

• He questions how they come together to create a work of art.

• He achieves understanding of the text by looking inside it, not outside nor beyond.

• He examines the work’s historical background and condition of the society.

Which is the wrong way to get the audience’s attention?

• Use a story

• Use an insult

• Use statistics

• Use a quotation

What is the main argument of an essay?

• Claim

• Conclusion

• Explanation

• Introduction

What literary criticism approach analyzes the structure or form of each individual part of a story and it focuses only on the text itself?

• Formalist Approach

• Moralist Approach

• Marxist Approach

• Historical Approach

How to analyze a text using formalist approach?

• Examine a text including the biographical information about the author and the effect on the reader.

• Analyze how the elements work together to give meaning to the text.

• Scrutinize the point of view, structure, social and political ideas.

• Relate it to the historical events outside of the story, cultural, and religious beliefs.

Which of the following is TRUE about formalism?

• It analyzes the work as a whole, the form of each individual part of the text from the individual scenes and chapters, elements, and literary devices.

• It is concerned with the historical events outside of the story, cultural, and religious beliefs.

• It uses quick reading to get the main idea of the text and compare it with other related works.

• It examines a text including the biographical information about the author and the effect on the reader.