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Introduction to Literature

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Literature comes from the Latin word "________"

a)

litteratura

b)

Letira

c)

Litaria

d)

Littearura

2.

An imaginative work of art formed with letters that unveils the feelings and thoughts of a writer is (a)  

3.

A _____ is a traditional story that attempts to expose the issues of life,death, and creation, using mystical beings.

a)

myth

b)

legends

c)

proverbs

d)

folkmusic

4.

A proverb is a/an _______ saying

a)

sage

b)

lucid

c)

flexible

d)

intentional

5.

Traditional stories of heroes and heroines, their toils and struggles are referred to as ______

a)

Fables

b)

Customs and traditions

c)

Legends

d)

Folkmusic

6.

_______ are stories that mostly use animals to portray the lives of humans

a)

Fables

b)

Riddles

c)

Foklore

d)

Festivals and rituals

7.

Literature can give the readers a healing and soothing effect. This implies that it is_______

a)

therapeutic

b)

educative

c)

communicative

d)

derogatory

8.

It is the author's statement of purpose, philosophy, or attitude in life, mainly the central idea of his/her story

a)

Theme

b)

Plot

c)

Symbolism

d)

Setting

9.

It refers to the collected oral or written works that depict a society's aspiration, beliefs, etc.

a)

Literature

b)

Fiction

c)

Prose

d)

Non-Fiction

10.

It refers to the literary works in the form of lines and stanzas.

a)

Poetry

b)

Literature

c)

Drama

d)

Anthology

11.

The progressive arrangement of events in a story.

a)

Plot

b)

Climax

c)

Suspense

d)

Point of View

12.

It is the prevailing mood of the story

a)

Mood

b)

Tone

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Setting

13.

The most anticipated, intense, and impressive part of a story meant to keep the readers spell-bound.

a)

Climax

b)

Suspense

c)

Introduction

d)

Epilogue

14.

One of these is not a form of oral literature

a)

Drama

b)

Folktales

c)

Legends

d)

Festivals/rituals

15.

The authorship of oral literature is mostly anonymous. True/False

a)

True

b)

False