2nd Periodical in Creative Non fiction 2nd quarter

1. LIPATA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Second Quarter Examination
CREATIVE NON-FICTION
S.Y 2023-2024
Name: __________________________________Grade & Section: ________________ Date:__________
Get ½ lengthwise
Test I. Identification.
Directions: Identify if the statement describes either of the four critical approaches in creative non-fiction. Write if it is
Marxist Criticism, Reader Response Criticism, Formalism or Feminism. Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.
_________________1. This focuses on how literature presents women as subjects of socio-political,
psychological, and economic oppression.
_________________2. It stresses the interaction between the reader and the text.
_________________3. In this approach, form/structure is the key not the content as it does not
consider other things such as the purpose of the analysis
content or even cultural notions.
_________________4. It is concerned with differences between economic classes and implications of
a capital system, such as the continuing conflicts between the working class
and the elite.
_________________5. In this approach, reading is a transaction or exchange in which readers
construct meaning as they progress through a text because readers bring their
own experiences and ideologies to the text.
_________________6. This approach reveals how aspects of our culture are patriarchal that is, how
our culture views men as superior and women as inferior.
_________________7. This type of critical approach is simply a careful reader or viewer who keeps
in mind issues of power and money.
_________________8. This approach includes the style, structure, tone, imagery among others that
are found within the text.
_________________9. The intentions of the writer in this critical approach are irrelevant since a
text can have multiple meanings that shift overtime.
_________________10. Are women viewed as inferior beings in the movie? How were they
portrayed?
Test II. Multiple Choice.
Directions: Read and understand the questions. Write the letter of the correct
answers on a separate sheet of paper.
11. In writing a Marxist criticism, the writer must consider the following questions, except:
A. What role does class play in the work; what is the author's analysis of class relations?
B. How do characters overcome oppression?
C. In what ways does the work serve as propaganda for the status quo; or does it try to
undermine it?
D. What does a phrase-by-phrase analysis of a short literary text, or a key portion of a longer
text, tell us about the reading experience pre-structured by (built into) that text?
12. All the literary elements in this approach are necessary for understanding the work are
contained within the word itself of particular interest.
A. Feminist Criticism/Feminism C. Marxist Criticism
B. Formalism D. Reader Response Criticism
13. In writing a Feminist Criticism, the writer must consider the following questions, except:
A. What does the work imply about the possibilities of sisterhood as a mode of resisting
patriarchy?

2. B. What does the work say about women's creativity?
C. What does the history of the work's reception by the public and by the critics tell us about the
operation of patriarchy?
D. Does the work propose some form of utopian vision as a solution to the problems encountered
in the work?
14. In writing a Reader Response Criticism, the writer must consider the following questions,
except:
A. Do the sounds/shapes of the words as they appear on the page or how they are spoken by the
reader enhance or change the meaning of the word/work?
B. How might we interpret a literary text to show that the reader's response is, or is analogous to
the topic of the story?
C. What does the body of criticism published about a literary text suggest about the critics who
interpreted that text and/or about the reading experience produced by that text?
D. What is the quality of the work's organic unity? In other words, how does the work was put
together to reflect what it is?
15. In writing a Formalism, the writer must consider the following questions, except:
A. How do these parts and their collective whole contribute to or not contribute to the aesthetic
quality of the work?
B. What does the form of the work say about its content?
C. Is there a central or focal passage that can be said to sum up the entirety of the work?
D. What constitutes masculinity and femininity?
D. Does the work propose some form of utopian vision as a solution to the problems encountered
in the work?
16. Which element of the plot shows the turning point of the story?
a. Exposition b. Climax c. Resolution d. Rising Action
17. Which of the requirements in evaluating a creative nonfictional text concerns with the
understanding of the readers?
a. Appropriate Choice of Literary Element
b. Effective Combination of the Idea and the Chosen Literary Element
c. Clarity of Ideas
d. Appropriate Use of Element
18. What type of conflict has a character that struggles against natural calamities?
a. Man vs. Man c. Man vs. Society
b. Man vs. Himself d. Man vs. Nature
19. Why is it important to evaluate the use of literary element in a creative nonfiction?
a. It makes the facts sound very scholarly.
b. It adds complexity that will challenge further the readers to understand it.
c. It attracts the readers by telling the facts in a creative manner.
d. None of the above
20. When can we say that there is an appropriateness of using literary element in a creative
nonfiction?
a. The message of the story is best told through the chosen literary element.
b. The sentences are not vague or indirect.
c. The words, phrases, & ideas are appropriately arranged in the sentences.
d. All of the above
21. What point of view used when the persona in the story shared personal thoughts on certain
things?
a. Second person point of view c. Limited omniscient point of view

3. b. Third person point of view d. First person point of view
22. What type of clarifying ideas avoids the using of poor word choice?
a. Using clear descriptive language c. Clear pronoun reference
b. Employing context clues d. Blending cohesion and coherence
23. Kathryn was scolded for being absent for almost a month in the class. During recess, her
classmate called her a bad student. Is the word bad appropriate to describe Kathryn?
a. Yes, because being scolded means Kathryn did something wrong.
b. Yes, because the more days Kathryn made absences, the worse she becomes.
c. No, because being scolded for absences does not categorically mean that Kathryn is a bad
student.
d. Both A and B
24. Which requirement leads to a quality creative nonfictional text for observing perfect
blending?
a. Appropriate Choice of Literary Element
b. Effective Combination of the Idea and the chosen Literary Element
c. Clarity of Ideas
d. Appropriate Use of Element
25. They warned their children to refrain from using mobile phones to avoid eye problems. What
precise noun will best replace the pronoun reference they?
a. Cardiologists b. Police Officers c. Parents d. Optometrists
26. What skill provides learners the opportunities to give judgment on others’ creative
nonfictional text?
a. Evaluating of a Creative Nonfiction
b. Employing literary elements in Writing Creative non-fiction
c. Revising of a Creative Nonfiction
d. Outlining ideas needed in Writing Creative Nonfiction
27. Which of the following is not a first-person pronoun?
a. I b. Me c. You d. My
28. What skill is displayed when learners rewrite a creative nonfictional text using other literary
elements?
a. Evaluating of a Creative Nonfiction
b. Employing literary elements in
c. Revising of a Creative Nonfiction
d. Outlining ideas needed in Writing Creative Nonfiction Writing Creative Nonfiction
29. Which part of the draft presents the conclusion of a creative nonfiction piece?
A. Title B. Beginning C. Middle D. Ending
30. Which part of the draft expresses conflict?
A. Title B. Beginning C. Middle D. Ending
31. Which of the following is true in using a quotation as an introduction when writing a creative
nonfiction piece?
A. Represents the intention of the piece C. Opposes to the theme of the
piece
B. Taken from the bible to evoke religious impact D. Both A and C
32. What is the benefit of having a brief title for a creative nonfiction piece?

4. A. To lessen the span of reading
B. To maximize the other spaces of the writing sheet
C. To avoid misleading the readers
D. All of the above
33. What introduction of a creative nonfiction piece challenges the reader’s rational
understanding on certain things?
A. Passage B. List C. Question D. Little scene
34. Which part of the draft sounds catchy and mysterious?
A. Title B. Beginning C. Middle D. Ending
35. Why does the writer slowly reveal the supporting details in the middle part of a creative
nonfiction piece?
A. To defy typical presentation of events C. To maintain drama and creativity
B. To develop an emotion-driven impression D. To form logical conclusion
36. What does conciseness mean when writing a creative nonfiction piece?
A. Choosing the most precise words C. Adding actions in the story
B. Using the fewest number of words possible D. Expressing figurative symbols
37. In writing a creative non-fiction and elaborates the middle part of the piece, writer must
consider the following except:
A.Expound idea by giving examples
B.Slowly provide clearer picture of the details that was wrote in the beginning
C. Challenge the readers’ rational understanding on certain things.
D.The conflict of the story becomes even more apparent which excites the readers
38. There are a lot of creative ways to start the introduction of your creative non-fiction, except:
A.list B. little scene C. reference d. all of the above
39.As a writer, you should make sure that the meaning has truly represents the main intention
of your written piece.
A. Question B. Middle C. Quotation D. Title
40. What is the basic principle when writing a creative nonfiction piece?
A. Apply symbolisms C. Use highfalutin terminologies
B. Show rather than tell D. Provide passive narratives