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PROSE AND POETRY

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

 

1. In which genre are the good characters often beautiful and the evil ones ugly

a)

fairy tales

b)

tall tales

c)

legend

d)

fables

2.

2. Poseidon is the god of the sea and waters, as well as of horses and earthquakes. What type of literature is this?

a)

Legend

b)

Myth

c)

Folk tales

d)

Epic

3.

3. Which type features plants, animals, forces of nature, and/or inanimate objects as characters?

a)

Legend

b)

fable

c)

parable

d)

myth

4.

 

4. The type of literature that consists of those written within the common flow of conversation in sentences and paragraphs.

a)

poetry

b)

prose

c)

fiction

d)

nonfiction

5.

5. Type of poetry that refers to those expressions in verse, with measure and rhyme, line and stanza and has a more melodious tone.

a)

prose

b)

poetry

c)

fiction

d)

nonfiction

6.

6. This is an extended narrative about heroic exploits often under super natural control.

a)

ballad

b)

epic

c)

myth

d)

legend

7.

7. A sonnet has _______ lines?

a)

13

b)

14

c)

15

d)

16

8.

8. These are fictitious narratives, usually about origins. It provides historical

information regarding the culture.

a)

Legend

b)

fable

c)

folktale

d)

plays

9.

9. Ibong Adarna is an example of octosyllabic which have eight syllables. What poetry is Ibong Adarna?

a)

Haiku

b)

Corridos

c)

Metrical tales

d)

Oration

10.

10. This is an exaggerated comedy?

a)

Comedy

b)

Farce

c)

Social poem

d)

Tragedy

11.

11. In what country originated the "One thousand and one nights"?

a)

Arabia and Iran

b)

China

c)

Taiwan

d)

Thailand

12.

12. In what country does "Uncle Tom's Cabin" come from?

a)

U.S.A

b)

Europe

c)

Italy

d)

England

13.

13. In what country does "The Divine Comedy" come from?

a)

England

b)

Europe

c)

Italy

d)

Spain

14.

14. In what country does "Canterbury Tales" come from?

a)

U.S.A

b)

England

c)

Spain

d)

Italy

15.

15. In what country does "The book of the days" come from?

a)

Mongolia

b)

China

c)

Korea

d)

Japan

16.

16. It is the longest epic in the world and it can be found in India

a)

Ramayana

b)

Habib

c)

Mahabharata

d)

Bijit

17.

17. In which country does "The Illiad and the Odyssey" come from?

a)

Greece

b)

Arabia

c)

U.S.A

d)

Spain

18.

18. (a)   is a poem for the dead person

19.

19. (a)   is a poem of a noble feeling with no definite number of syllables, lines, and stanza.

20.

20. (a)   is the muslim bible originating from Arabia.