Department of Education

Division of Agusan del Sur

Salvacion National High School
Salvacion, Trento, Agusan del Sur

First Quarter Examination

Creative Writing

NAME:________________________________________ SECTION:____________________________
TEACHER: Ms.Mechelle C. Rendon SCORE:______________________________

TRUE/FALSE. Write TRUE if you agree with the statement. Otherwise, write FALSE. Write the answer in each blank.
_______ 1. Sensory details are used in any great story, literary or even in movie. TRUE
_______ 2. Writers employ the 4 senses in writing to engage a reader’s interest. FALSE
_______3. When sensory details are used, readers can not personally experience what you want them to experience. FALSE
_______ 4. In using the sensory details, the writer is able connect with readers personally. FALSE
_______ 5. Without sensory details, stories would still come to life. FALSE
6. Creative writing is written mainly to entertain with the creativity of the mind. TRUE
7. Technical writing is written mainly to inform in a formal manner. TRUE
8. Sensory details include sight, sound, touch, smell and taste. TRUE
9. One of the characteristics of technical writing is being bias and subjective. FALSE
10. Technical writing is concise and unemotional in its presentation of facts. TRUE

IDENTIFICATION. Identify the corresponding sensory details applied in the given example. Choose your answer from the word
box. Write your answer on the space provided before each number.

touch sight smell taste sound

11. The walls shook and vibrated like the tail of a rattle snake. TOUCH
12. The heavy quilt felt like an x-ray vest draped across our legs. TOUCH
13. The baking cake filled the kitchen with aroma of vanilla. SMELL
14. The cracking of wood splitting punctuated each burst of fire like an exclamation point. SOUND
15. Ice crackled and pinged against the family room window like a baseball striking a bat. SOUND
16. The streets glistened like shiny ornaments after the rain. SIGHT
17. The puppy’s nose was dry like sandpaper. TOUCH
18. The warm summer air smelled of freshly cut grass. SMELL
19. The delectable sweetness of chocolate melting goodness on my tongue causes all my senses to celebrate. TASTE
20. The attraction of its delectable taste is really hard to resist. TASTE

DICTION ERROR. The following sentences contain diction error with corresponding letters. Identify the word that contains the
error. Write the letter of your answer before each number.
21. It is a honor to meet you. No error
A B C D E
22. Bad weather could affect the crops. No error
A B C D E
23. Please don’t leave me in the Sahara dessert, for I shall die of thirst. No error
A B C D E
24. That is the forth time she’s been late. No error
A B C D E
25. She seems to have a hard time excepting compliments. No error
A B C D E

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Read the sentences carefully and identify what figure of speech is used in each sentence. Write your
answer before the number.

26. I had so much homework last night that I needed a pickup truck to carry all my books home!
A. Hyperbole B. Simile C. Onomatopeia D. Personification
27. The “chug-a, chug-a, chug-a” of the train echoed down the hill, while a cloud of smoke rose up to the blue western sky.
A. Alliteration B. Oxymoron C. Onomatopeia D. Metaphor
28. Pitching pennies with the Pittsburgh Pirates in a pitter-patter of rain outside the Pitti Palace.
A. Personification B. Alliteration C. Metaphor D. Onomatopeia
29. I dig my toes into the sand. The ocean looks like A thousand diamonds strewn across a blue blanket.
A. Simile B. Personification C. Alliteration D. Metaphor
30. The sun kissed me while I was clicking a picture.
A. Metaphor B. Hyperbole C. Oxymoron D. Personification

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Read the sentences carefully and identify what is being described in each sentence. Write your answer
before the number.
31. It is an indigenous type of Filipino short poem that is used traditionally in the Tagalog language to impart lessons and
reminders
of our folks to young people.
A. Diona B. Tanaga C. Dalit D. Haiku
32. A tool utilizing repeating patterns that bring rhythm or musicality to poems.
A. Rhyme B. Rhythym C. Meter D. Foot
33. It is a literary device that can be defined as poetry that is free from limitations of regular meter or rhythm, and does not rhyme
with fixed forms.
A. Enjambment B. Line Break C. Free verse D. Caesura
34. It means moving over from one line to another without a terminating punctuation mark.
A. Enjambment B. Line Break C. Free verse D. Caesura
35. It is written to represent objects which they describe. The poem can be written in the shape of the object.
A. Typography B. Acrostic Poem C. Shape Poem D. Concrete Poem

36. Read the following poem and identify what type of Philippine poetry;

Palay siyang matino,

Nang humangi’y yumuko;
Nguni’t muling tumayo
Nagkabunga ng ginto
(PALAY ni Ildefonso Santos)

A. Diona B. Tanaga C. Dalit D. Haiku

37. Identify the pattern for this poem

Alipatong lumapag
Sa lupa — nagkabitak,
Sa kahoy nalugayak,
Sa puso — naglagablab!
A. aabb B. aabc C. abcc D. abbc

38. It is a Latin word for cut. It is a natural pause in a verse or a sentence, usually reinforced by punctuation. Take a look at the
example:
Alas! For the days and months wasted.
A. Enjambment B. Line Break C. Free verse D. Caesura

39. It uses the letter in a topic word to begin each line. All lines in the poem should relate to or describe the poem. Acrostic poem
A. Typography B. Acrostic Poem C. Shape Poem D. Concrete Poem

Read and analyze the given lines from the selected poems. Extract the tone conveyed in the lines of each item. Write only the
letter of your answer before each number.
40 . All that I love?
Why, yes, but for the moment-
And for all time, both.
Something that folds and keeps easy,
Son’s note or Dad’s one gaudy tie,
A roto picture of a queen,
A blue Indian shawl, even
A money bill.
“ Bonsai” by Edith Tiempo
A. loneliness B. sorrow C. love D. apathy

41. This paper is a crane.

When its wings unfold,
 The paper will be pure and empty.
“Oregami” by Marjorie Evasco
A. happiness B. loneliness C. excitement D. fulfilment

42.”Life is difficult.” from “The Road Less Travelled” by M. Scott Peck

A. Joy B. Surprise C. sadness D. excitement

43. I shall be telling this with a sigh

Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
“The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost
A. apathy B. gladness C. loneliness D. nostalgic

44. Whenever Richard Cory went down town,

We people on the pavement looked at him:
He was a gentleman from sole to crown,
Clean favored, and imperially slim.
“Richard Cory” by Edwin Arlington Robinson
A. gladness B. happiness C. admiration D. envy

Directions: Read the passage carefully taken from “The Passing of Loku” and answer the questions that follow.

(The tale of Loku is applied to a large, ugly lizard which climbs to the rafters of houses and gives the peculiar cry that suggests its
name. This lizard, although hideous, is harmless; it lives on centipedes. Its strange cry may be heard everywhere in the
Philippine Islands.)

Hundreds of years ago a very wicked king named Loku ruled the Philippines. He was cruel and
unjust, and condemned to death all who refused to do his bidding. He had vast armies and made war on
all until his name was feared everywhere.

His power was very great. He conquered every nation that opposed him and killed so many people
that the god, viewing the slaughter from his throne above, sent an angel to order him to cease from warfare
and to rule the land in peace.

45. What word in the passage indicates killing and death?

A. cruel B. cease C. bidding D. slaughter
46. The mood in the second paragraph is best described as .
A. concerned B. sad C. alarming D. frightening

Loku was in his palace, planning an assault on his neighbors, when a soft light filled the chamber,
and a beautiful angel appeared and delivered the mandate of the master.

The cruel king paid no heed, but dismissed the holy messenger in scorn. "Tell your master,"
said he, "to deliver his message in person. I do not deal with messengers. I am Loku. All fear my name.
I am the great Loku."

Hardly had he spoken when the palace shook to its foundations and a mighty voice thundered,
"Is it thus thou Slightest my word? Thou art Loku. All shall indeed know thy name. From every crevice thou
shalt forever cry it in a form that suits thy ill nature."

47. It could be inferred in the second paragraph that Loku is .

A. a hospitable king B. a shy ruler C. a brave warrior D. an arrogant person
48. Based on the dialogue between Loku and the messenger, it could be predicted that .
A. Loku will kill many people B. the god will be punishing Loku
C. the messenger will go home D. a feast will be held in the palace
 The courtiers, alarmed by the shock, rushed to the king's chamber, but Loku was nowhere to be
found. The royal robes lay scattered on the floor and the only living thing to be seen was an ugly lizard
that blinked at them from among the plans on the table.

They searched far and wide, and when no trace of the king could be found the courtiers divided the
kingdom and ruled so wisely and well that there was peace for many years.

As for Loku, you may still hear him fulfilling his punishment. From crack and crevice, tree and
shrub, he calls his name from dark till dawn: "Lok-u! Lok-u! Loku!"

And he must cry it forever.

49. What tone is expressed in the first paragraph of the passage?

A. pleasant B. stressful C. hateful D. exciting

50. What could be concluded in the passage?

A. Loku was still angry with god. B. Crying was Loku’s punishment.
C. Loku felt sorry for his arrogance. D. Loku turned to a lizard.