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CNF 12

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

2. Which literary device in Creative Nonfiction circumvents or twists the chronological arrangement of events?

a)

Flashback

b)

Symbolism

c)

Backstory

d)

Foreshadowing

2.

3. Which is true about setting as an element in Creative Nonfiction?

a)

The setting in CNF is always at the narrator's home.

b)

The setting in CNF is based on a real world.

c)

The setting in CNF is usually imaginary.

d)

Setting is not applicable in CNF.

3.

4. Which element in Creative Nonfiction is used to identify from whose angle the story is being told?

a)

Point of View

b)

Dialogue

c)

Scene

d)

Perspective

4.

5. What point of view is commonly used in Creative Nonfiction, such as in personal narratives?

a)

First Person

b)

Third Person Omniscient

c)

Third Person Limited

d)

Second Person

5.

7. Creative Nonfiction is also called Literary Journalism.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

6.

8. Creative Nonfiction should include accurate and well-researched information and evidence.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

7.

9. Creative nonfiction and short story are the same.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

8.

"Love is a battlefield"

What kind of figure of speech is the statement above?

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

personification

d)

apostrophe

9.

A traffic cop gets suspended for not paying his parking tickets.


What kind of figure of speech is the statement above?

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

hyperbole

d)

irony

10.

Free market


What kind of figure of speech is the statement above?

a)

metaphor

b)

oxymoron

c)

hyperbole

d)

irony

11.

The wind howled.


What kind of figure of speech is the statement above?

a)

metaphor

b)

oxymoron

c)

hyperbole

d)

personification

12.

As slippery as an eel.


What kind of figure of speech is the statement above?

a)

metaphor

b)

oxymoron

c)

hyperbole

d)

simile

13.

Hired hands.


What kind of figure of speech is the statement above?

a)

allusion

b)

metonymy

c)

syncedoche

d)

simile

14.

"The pen is mightier than the sword,"


What kind of figure of speech is the statement above?

a)

allusion

b)

metonymy

c)

syncedoche

d)

simile

15.

His smile is like kryptonite to me.


What kind of figure of speech is the statement above?

a)

allusion

b)

metonymy

c)

syncedoche

d)

simile

16.

"It's not the best weather today"


What kind of figure of speech is the statement above?

a)

allusion

b)

metonymy

c)

syncedoche

d)

litotes

17.

A partial story of the author's life.

a)

memoir

b)

autobiography

c)

biography

d)

creative nonfiction

18.

It is the complete story of the author's life.

a)

memoir

b)

autobiography

c)

biography

d)

creative nonfiction

19.

This is the life story by another writer.

a)

memoir

b)

autobiography

c)

biography

d)

creative nonfiction

20.

1. Is an element of the story that evokes varied feelings

(a)  

21.

2. Takes the angle from where the story is narrated.

(a)  

22.

3. Refers to the complication in the story.

(a)  

23.

3. Refers to the complication in the story.

(a)  

24.

4. Refers to the people in a work of fiction and their characteristics.

(a)  

25.

5. Tells what happens in the story.

(a)  

26.

6. Pertains to the place, time, mood, atmosphere, weather and social conditions of the story.

(a)  

27.

7. Refers to the central idea of a literary work that can be termed as implied morals, insights, or values.

(a)  

28.

What type of figurative language is used in the following

"You are my guardian angel!

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Simile

c)

Personification

d)

Metaphor

29.

It is a literary device used in poetry, novels, and other writing that uses vivid description that appeals to a readers' senses to create an image or idea in their head

a)

Imagery

b)

Setting

c)

Character

d)

Plot

30.

It is the use of words whose sounds suggest their meanings

a)

Alliteration

b)

Assonance

c)

Consonance

d)

Onomatopeia

31.

Which of the following is an example of OXYMORON

a)

busy like a bee

b)

living dead

c)

bang!

d)

shake, shake, shake

32.

It is what the story teaches readers.

a)

Plot

b)

Setting

c)

Theme

d)

Characters

33.

Which of the following is an example of PERSONIFICATION?

a)

The lady is as white as snow.

b)

I am so tired that I could sleep a year.

c)

She sells seashells by the seashore.

d)

The stars danced in the midnight sky.

34.

These 3 are the Types of Genres of Literature. EXCEPT:

a)

PROSE

b)

COMEDY

c)

POETRY

d)

DRAMA

e)

FARCE

35.

A method an author uses to let readers know more about the characters and their personal traits.

(a)  

36.

It is the vantage point from which a story is told

(a)  

37.

Repetition of consonant sounds.

(a)  

38.

Repetition of vowel sounds.

(a)  

39.

A written account of the life of a person written by that person

a)

Autobiography

b)

Biography

c)

Blog

d)

Travelogue

40.

Which form and type of creative nonfiction is this?

a)

Memoir

b)

Testimonio

c)

Biography

d)

Autobiography

41.

The excerpt below is an example of which creative nonfictional text?

a)

Personal Narrative

b)

Reflective Essay

c)

Autobiography

d)

Memoir

42.

Which does NOT belong to the group?

a)

Biography

b)

Autobiography

c)

Memoir

d)

Travelogue

43.

Which is an example of a True Narrative?

a)

Personal Narrative

b)

Journalistic Report

c)

Reflective Essay

d)

Blog

44.

How do memoirs and autobiographies differ?

a)

The time the story covers

b)

The use of narrative devices

c)

The purpose

d)

The elements of style

45.

What is the primary difference between an autobiography and a memoir?

a)

Autobiography covers the entirety of the author's life in a continuous narrative, while a memoir focuses on specific events or aspects of the author's life.

b)

Autobiography focuses on specific events or aspects of the author's life, while a memoir covers the entirety of the author's life in a continuous narrative.

c)

Autobiography is written by someone else, while a memoir is written by the author.

d)

There is no difference between an autobiography and a memoir.

46.

How does a biography differ from a profile, character sketch, and interview story?

a)

A biography is a brief description of a person's personality, while a profile is a narrative of a person's entire life.

b)

A biography focuses on a single aspect of a person's life, while a profile covers the entirety of the person's life.

c)

A biography is a narrative of a person's entire life, while a profile focuses on a single aspect. A character sketch is a brief description of a person's personality, and an interview story is based on conversations with the subject.

d)

A biography is based on conversations with the subject, while a profile is a narrative of a person's entire life.

47.

Describe the characteristics of literary, personal, familiar, or informal essays compared to documented or formal essays.

a)

Literary essays are more objective and formal in tone, while documented essays are often subjective and informal.

b)

Literary essays are often subjective and informal, while documented essays are more objective and formal in tone.

c)

Literary essays and documented essays are both objective and formal in tone.

d)

Literary essays and documented essays are both subjective and informal in tone.

48.

What are the main components of an essay?

a)

Introduction, conclusion, body paragraphs, transitional paragraphs

b)

Introduction, thesis statement, supporting paragraphs, concluding paragraph

c)

Introduction, body paragraphs, conclusion, transitional paragraphs

d)

Thesis statement, supporting evidence, analysis, conclusion

49.

How many main parts does an essay typically have? What are they?

a)

Five main parts: Introduction, thesis statement, supporting paragraphs, concluding paragraph, transitional paragraphs

b)

Two main parts: Introduction and body paragraphs

c)

Three main parts: Introduction, body paragraphs, conclusion

d)

Four main parts: Introduction, body paragraphs, conclusion, transitional paragraphs

50.

Addressing a person who is either dead or absent when the utterance is made.

a)

apostrophe

b)

parallelism

c)

metonomy

d)

allusion

51.

It is a literary technique that refers to the use of symbols or representations in both fiction and nonfiction.

a)

atmosphere

b)

symbolism

c)

irony

d)

apostrophe

52.

Substitution of a word/phrase for an idea to which it is closely related

a)

metonomy

b)

parallelism

c)

rhetorical

d)

irony

53.

One should imagine the characters themselves speaking to each other.

a)

rhetorical

b)

dialogue

c)

scene

d)

symbolism

54.

A creative nonfiction work that centers on the life of the narrator himself/herself.

a)

autobiography

b)

biography

c)

personal narrative

d)

literary journalis

55.

The excerpt below is an example of which creative nonfictional text?

a)

Personal Narrative

b)

Reflective Essay

c)

Autobiography

d)

Memoir