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Teaching of Literature in a Nutshell

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do you call this form of literature that tells about imaginary (invented, made up or unreal) people, places, or events?

a)

fiction

b)

novel

c)

drama

d)

short story

2.

What do you call this post-structuralist theory or approach to teaching literature, which assigns readers’ active role in making meaning of literary texts and make texts relevant to their life and society ?

a)

information-based approach

b)

stylistics approach

c)

reader response approach

d)

personal-response approach

3.

Which of the following stories best suit or more appropriate and effective to use the stylistics approach in teaching literature?

a)
b)
c)
d)
4.

This refers to the central meaning of any literary pieces

a)

plot

b)

style

c)

moral values

d)

theme

5.

“I wandered lonely as a cloud

That floats on high o’er vales and hills,

When all at once I saw a crowd,

A host, of golden daffodils;

Beside the lake, beneath the trees,

Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.”


- Daffodils by William Wordsworth


What sensory image/imagery is found in the lines from the poem of W. Wordsworth?

a)

sense of hearing

b)

sense of sight

c)

sense of smell

d)

sense of taste

6.

"A book is a loaded gun in the house next door…Who knows who might be the target of the well-read man?"

- Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury


What figure of speech is used in the passage above?

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

personification

d)

hyperbole

7.

The following are some principles in teaching drama, EXCEPT ONE, which one of these?

a)

it develops the vocabulary in learners

b)

it develops the skill of interaction

c)

it develops the skill of critical reading

d)

it develops the skill of conversing

8.

What do you call this literary element which refers to the words written by the playwright and spoken by the characters in the play?

a)

dialogue

b)

script

c)

characters

d)

genre

9.

Which of the following is an example of assessment AS learning in assessing literature?

a)

student portfolio

b)

quizzes

c)

role playing

d)

essay writing

10.

When the teacher gives her feedback (based on the criteria set) about the stage play final performance of her students, what purpose of assessment did she use?

a)

assessment of learning

b)

assessment for learning

c)

assessment as learning

d)

assessment in learning