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WorksheetsIntroduction to Literature Post-Test
Total questions: 80
Worksheet time: 7hrs 40mins
The collected oral and written works of a society that depict their values, norms, and struggles in life.
History
Literature
Poetry
Pride
This refers to the category or type of literature.
Genre
Opinion
Plot
Conclusion
What is the definition of Mood in literature?
How hungry the author is
The mood the main characters are in
How a piece of literature makes the reader feel
The reason the author wrote the story
The two general types of literature
drama and essay
fiction and poetry
fiction and non-fiction
prose and poetry
It is a composition meant to put life on theatre in front of an audience.
Short story
Essay
Play
Novel
A brief work of fiction based on one situation involving two or three characters.
Novel
Essay
Short story
Play
It is a story of prose that is usually long and complex through a sequence of events that is usually connected.
Novel
Play
Narrative
Short Story
A short literary composition based on a single subject matter, and often gives the personal opinion of the author.
Poem
Message
Short Story
Essay
There are two types of prose literature. They are fiction and non-fiction.
False
True
There are three kinds of fiction. They are short story, play, and novel.
False
True
Which of the following is a form of prose that is based mainly on fact?
Dramatic
Fictional
Heroic
Non-fictional
Which of the following is NOT a classification of poetry?
Dramatic
Fictional
Lyrical
Narrative
It is a type of fictional prose which is longer than a short story but shorter than a novel.
Essay
Legend
Novella
Tale
Which of the following is NOT a lyrical poetry?
Ballad
Elegy
Ode
Sonnet
It is a formal speech delivered in public using a verse or poetry.
Dialogue
Monologue
Oration
Soliloquy
It is a type of lyric poems that laments the dead.
Elegy
Epic
Ode
Sonnet
The following are examples of Non-fictional prose EXCEPT ___.
Biographies
Essays
Journals
Tales
This type of literature uses aesthetics and rhythmic qualities of language.
Diary
Poetry
Prose
Research Paper
These are written works spoken especially of superior or lasting artistic quality.
Hearsay
Literature
Speech
Oral Tradition
The following are elements of an essay EXCEPT ______.
Body
Conclusion
Introduction
Persuasive
This refers to prose narratives containing setting, characters, plot, conflict, climax, and resolution.
fiction
non-fiction
essay
play or drama
It is an extended narrative that includes more characters and complicated plot.
essay
short story
novel
play or drama
Refers to the time and place of the story, or the "spatial" and "temporal" environment.
setting
characters
theme
symbol
It is a mystery novel that has elements of horror and supernatural.
picaresque novel
adventure novel
gothic nove
science-fiction
A type of novel told in a series of letters.
picaresque novel
adventure novel
gothic novel
epistolary novel
These are the persons involved in a story.
characters
poets
scientists
students
A character which changes during the course of a story or a novel.
confidante
dynamic character
flat character
foil character
A character that is used to enhance another character through contrast.
confidante
dynamic character
foil character
flat character
A well-developed character who demonstrates varied and sometimes contradictory traits.
confidante
dynamic character
flat character
round character
A literary work intended to be presented on stage in the form of dialogues.
essay
play or drama
short story
novel
Which of the following examples of prose is a FICTION?
dictionary
parable
newspaper
autobiography
Arah is writing a story. She uses objects like paper, pencil, eraser and pen for the characters.
What type of prose did she use?
parable
short story
fable
anecdote
________ that is derived from imagination, in addition to, or rather than, from history or fact.
Fiction
Non-Fiction
Parable is considered as non-fiction because it is told by Jesus Christ in the gospels.
True
False
Which of the following examples of non-fiction is providing one's meaning, pronunciation, the etymology, the parts of speech, etc. of almost all (if not all) the English word.
dictionary
newspaper
magazine
encyclopedia
Select all the examples of FICTION.
Novel
Dictionary
Newspaper
Fairy tale
Myth
select all examples of NON-FICTION
Parable
Essay
Biography
Legend
Anecdote
________ is a type of non fiction that is most of the time, to inform and/or persuade, that is issued every day.
Newspaper
Dictionary
Magazine
Encyclopedia
______ is a form of writing about a person's life written by one’s self.
Autobigraphy
Biography
WHich of the following examples of prose is a narrative of book length, has chapter, typically representing character and action with some degree of realism.
legend
anecdote
novel
fairy tale
It is the art of written work , and it is not confined to published sources.
Art
Philosophy
Creative Writing
Literature
These literary works transmitted from one generation to another verbally.
Oral Literature
Written Literature
Visual Literature
Audio Literature
Which of the following is NOT a type of a fiction?
mythology
short story
autobiography
legend
Which of the following is an example of a fairytale?
The Jungle Book
Hansel and Gretel
Parable of the Talents
The Little Princess
It is a life story of a person written by another person.
autobiography
biography
newspaper
anecdote
It is a form of literary work which uses the aesthetic qualities of language to evoke meanings.
drama
theater
play
script
It is a narrative poem which tells about supernatural powers possessed by heroes or heroines.
ballad
idyll
epic
metrical romance
Which of the following is a component of a sonnet?
It has three stanzas.
Each line has 7 syllables.
It talks about nature.
It has 14 iambic pentameter lines.
Romeo and Juliet, a tragedy, was written by William Shakespeare. A tragedy is ____________.
A theatrical play with the death of some characters.
A theatrical play with a happy ending.
A theatrical play with historical plot.
A theatrical play with singing of the characters.
What is point of view?
The lesson in the story
The perspective of the narrator
The problem of the plot
Where and when the story takes place
Who is the protagonist?
The character who shows change
The leading character of the story
The force that is opposing the main character
A minor character
Who is the antagonist?
The character who shows change
The leading character of the story
The force that is opposing the main character
A minor character
What is conflict?
The problem
The where and when
The most exciting/suspenseful part of the story
The ending of the plot
Which of the following is NOT a classification of poetry?
Dramatic
Fictional
Lyrical
Narrative
Most of the writing we read in the world is...
prose
poetry
Prose is written in...
lines
sentences
stanzas
paragraphs
Poetry is written in...
lines
sentences
stanzas
paragraphs
How are poetry and prose similar?
They are both writing.
They are both genres of literature.
People can read them.
All of the above.
Articles, stories and books are examples of...
prose
poetry
Which genre is more artistic, has more emotion, and usually has elements of rhyme, rhythm and/or repetition?
poetry
prose
Which shows an example of rhyme?
through-threw
cat-dog
shop-drop
I-eye
Which shows an example of rhyme?
through-threw
cat-dog
shop-drop
I-eye
But I was well
Upon my way to sleep before it fell,
And I could tell
Poetry
Prose
A Light exists in Spring
Not present on the Year
At any other period --
When March is scarcely here
Poetry
Prose
Mary had a little lamb,
Its fleece was white as snow,
And everywhere that Mary went
The lamb was sure to go;
Poetry
Prose
Mr. and Mrs. Dursley were proud to say they were completely normal.
Poetry
Prose
The word “literature” derives
from the ..... word.
Roman
Greek
Latin
Anglo-Saxon
In 18th century, the word “literature" means ...
paintings
book of knowledge
oral tradition
folktale
Madame de Stael said that literature is …
a piece of writing
imaginative writing
factual writing
history
Who said that literature is violence committed on
ordinary speech?
Madame de Stael
Aristotle
Roman Jakobson
Terry Eagleton
The following words are the part of literary devices, except ...
encyclopedia
rhyme
overstatement
rhythm
The first prehistoric literature is ...
hymn
poetry
cave paintings
drama
The world's oldest literature is ...
Chinese
Greek
Roman
Egyptian
The ancient Sumerian literature is ...
drama
folktale
poetry
hymn
The example of oral tradition is ..
drama
hieroglyph
nursery rhyme
prose
Literature is documented as written work after the invention of...
paper
printing press
computer
type writer
Literature of knowledge is to ....
Teach
Move
Love
Think
Literature of power is to ....
Teach
Move
Think
Imagine
Literature of Power is mainly written of .....
Experience
Biography
History
Imagination
