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Creative Nonfiction First Quarter Exam

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which genre tells stories using imagined events and characters?

a)

Fiction

b)

Poetry

c)

Creative Nonfiction

d)

Drama

2.

Which literary genre uses rhythm, sound, and imagery to express emotions?

a)

Poetry

b)

Drama

c)

Nonfiction

d)

Novel

3.

Which is NOT a traditional literary genre?

a)

Fiction

b)

Drama

c)

Creative Nonfiction

d)

Poetry

4.

The type of nonfiction writing that uses storytelling techniques.

a)

Creative Nonfiction

b)

Biography

c)

Fiction

d)

Memoir

5.

Which text is an example of nonfiction?

a)

Short story

b)

Poem

c)

Essay

d)

Play

6.

The life story of a person written by another.

a)

Autobiography

b)

Biography

c)

Memoir

d)

Novel

7.

A story based on the writer's own life experiences.

a)

Short story

b)

Autobiography

c)

Drama

d)

Poetry

8.

Which genre is meant to be performed on stage?

a)

Poetry

b)

Essay

c)

Drama

d)

Novel

9.

A short piece of nonfiction writing that discusses a topic or idea.

a)

Fiction

b)

Essay

c)

Drama

d)

Poetry

10.

Which of the following best defines creative nonfiction?

a)

Fictionalized stories

b)

Facts told with creativity and style

c)

Invented accounts

d)

Poetry with rhyme

11.

Which is NOT considered nonfiction?

a)

Travelogue

b)

Memoir

c)

Fantasy novel

d)

Biography

12.

Which writing technique makes nonfiction more vivid and engaging?

a)

Figures of speech

b)

Mathematical equations

c)

Stage directions

d)

Formal logic

13.

A story's universal lesson or insight is called its…

a)

Plot

b)

Theme

c)

Setting

d)

Point of view

14.

A text focusing on the life of Jose Rizal written by another author is a…

a)

Biography

b)

Fiction

c)

Essay

d)

Drama

15.

A text where Jose Rizal narrates his own life would be…

a)

Novel

b)

Autobiography

c)

Short story

d)

Travelogue

16.

The sequence of events in a story.

a)

Theme

b)

Setting

c)

Plot

d)

Dialogue

17.

Who tells the story.

a)

Point of view

b)

Angle

c)

Characterization

d)

Setting

18.

The author's unique stance in narrating the story.

a)

Theme

b)

Angle

c)

Plot

d)

Symbolism

19.

Time and place in a story.

a)

Setting

b)

Plot

c)

Theme

d)

Irony

20.

Conversations between characters.

a)

Narration

b)

Dialogue

c)

Scene

d)

Angle

21.

The atmosphere or emotional tone created in the story.

a)

Theme

b)

Setting & Atmosphere

c)

Plot

d)

Character

22.

Representation of abstract ideas through objects.

a)

Irony

b)

Symbolism

c)

Point of view

d)

Angle

23.

The personality and traits of a character shown in the story.

a)

Theme

b)

Characterization

c)

Plot

d)

Dialogue

24.

The twist when reality is different from expectations.

a)

Irony

b)

Symbolism

c)

Setting

d)

Theme

25.

Which is an example of figures of speech?

a)

The sun smiled at me.

b)

Manila is the capital of the Philippines.

c)

Jose Rizal wrote Noli Me Tangere.

d)

The exam has 60 items.

26.

Which POV uses 'I' in telling the story?

a)

First person

b)

Second person

c)

Third person

d)

Omniscient

27.

Which POV directly addresses the reader as 'you'?

a)

First person

b)

Second person

c)

Third person

d)

Omniscient

28.

Which POV allows the narrator to know all characters' thoughts?

a)

Omniscient

b)

Limited

c)

Second person

d)

First person

29.

A moment in the story described vividly with details.

a)

Scene

b)

Dialogue

c)

Symbol

d)

Plot

30.

Which element unifies all other literary devices in a text?

a)

Theme

b)

Plot

c)

Angle

d)

Dialogue

31.

The way a writer develops a theme is called…

a)

Point of view

b)

Angle

c)

Characterization

d)

Irony

32.

Which is an example of a theme?

a)

'Honesty is the best policy.'

b)

'Juan ate an apple.'

c)

'He lives in Manila.'

d)

'They are talking loudly.'

33.

The heart of any creative nonfiction is its…

a)

Angle

b)

Characters

c)

Theme

d)

Setting

34.

A symbol in literature often represents…

a)

Facts only

b)

Larger ideas

c)

Numbers

d)

Dates

35.

Which technique makes nonfiction writing more literary?

a)

Incorporating dialogue and imagery

b)

Using plain listing of facts

c)

Relying only on statistics

d)

Copy-pasting from sources

36.

If a writer narrates a tragic event with humor, the device used is…

a)

Symbolism

b)

Irony

c)

Metaphor

d)

Dialogue

37.

A travel essay describing Cebu's Sinulog festival with sensory details is an example of…

a)

Creative nonfiction

b)

Drama

c)

Poetry

d)

Fiction

38.

Which element helps readers imagine how people spoke during a historical event?

a)

Dialogue

b)

Theme

c)

Angle

d)

Setting

39.

Which is a common feature of memoirs?

a)

Invented characters

b)

Personal experiences

c)

Imaginary events

d)

Futuristic settings

40.

A story that explains how hard work leads to success shows its…

a)

Theme

b)

Plot

c)

Setting

d)

Point of view

41.

When writers describe the smell of fresh bread in a bakery, they use…

a)

Imagery

b)

Irony

c)

Symbolism

d)

Theme

42.

An essay about environmental destruction with persuasive style is an example of…

a)

Creative nonfiction

b)

Poem

c)

Drama

d)

Fiction

43.

Which device is used when the sun is described as 'angry'?

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Irony

d)

Dialogue

44.

A creative nonfiction text about a typhoon survivor mainly focuses on…

a)

Characters

b)

Setting

c)

Theme

d)

All of the above

45.

Which element helps readers understand the author's viewpoint?

a)

Point of view

b)

Angle

c)

Theme

d)

Plot

46.

A childhood memory written with vivid sensory details belongs to…

a)

Autobiography/Memoir

b)

Drama

c)

Poem

d)

Fiction

47.

A historical narrative that focuses on real people but dramatized is…

a)

Creative nonfiction

b)

Fantasy

c)

Science fiction

d)

Poetry

48.

In creative nonfiction, the author's purpose is to…

a)

Inform and entertain

b)

Invent characters

c)

Create fantasy

d)

Write stage plays

49.

Which is NOT a goal of creative nonfiction?

a)

To educate

b)

To persuade

c)

To provide pure fantasy without facts

d)

To entertain

50.

Which best summarizes the first quarter focus of Creative Nonfiction?

a)

Conventions of literary genres and elements of nonfiction

b)

Solving equations and problems

c)

Analyzing laboratory experiments

d)

Writing news reports only