Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Negros Island Region
Division of Negros Occidental
LOPEZ JAENA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Murcia, Negros Occidental

TABLE OF SPECIFICATION
Creative Writing
1 Grading-1st Semester
st

CONTENT/ TOPIC Knowled Applicati Analysis Evaluati Number PERCENTA

ge on on of Items GE
1. CREATIVE WRITING 3 1 2 6 12%
-Imaginative writing
vs. Technical writing

2. READING AND WRITING

POETRY
-Imagery 5 7 1 13 26%
-Figures of Speech
-Theme
-Tone
-Conventional Forms
(Tanaga, Diona, Haiku;
Sonnet)
-
3. RHYME 3 6 3 12 24%
SCHEME,RHYTHM,
METER, SCANSION IN
POETRY
4. Reading and Writing
Fiction 3 3 3 9 18%
-Character
-Plot
-Point of view
-Setting
-Style
-Theme

5. Writing Fiction 10 10 20%

TOTAL 14 17 9 10 50 100%

ALPHA FAITH REVECHE

SubjectTeacher
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Negros Island Region
Division of Negros Occidental
LOPEZ JAENA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Murcia, Negros Occidental

CREATIVE WRITING-SHS
1ST QUARTER- 1STSemester
S.Y.2018-2019

General Directions: Read the items carefully and choose the letter that corresponds to your
answer.

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. It is written to enthrall, entertain, and arouse a certain feeling in a reader.
A. Technical Writing C. Creative Writing
B. Descriptive Writing D. Expository Writing
2. It is written mainly to inform a formal manner or to incite the reader to make an action.
A. Technical Writing C. Creative Writing
B. Descriptive Writing D. Expository Writing
3. What is the most important ingredient in Creative Writing?
A. True stories B. Autobiographies C. Jokes D. Imagination
4. A figure of speech that has a repetition of an initial consonant sound.
A. Anaphora B. Assonance C. Metonymy D. Alliteration
5. It is an extravagant statement, with the use of exaggerated terms for the purpose of
emphasis.
A. Euphemism B. Litotes C. Irony D. Hyperbole
6. It is a type of Filipino poem consisting of four lines with seven syllables each with the
same rhyme.
A. Tanka B. Diona C. Haiku D. Tanaga
7. It is a pre-Hispanic rhyming poem of three lines with seven syllables in each line
expressing a complete thought.
A. Tanka B. Diona C. Haiku D. Tanaga
8. It is a breaking of discourse to address some absent person or thing, some abstract
quality, an inanimate object, or a non-existence character.
A. Apostrophe B. Oxymoron C. Sarcasm D. Paradox
9. It is an idea that a writer repeats in his work, making it the most significant idea in a
literary work.
A. Major Tone C.Minor Tone
B. Major Theme D. Minor Theme
10. It describes the rhythms of poetry by dividing the lines into feet, marking the locations of
stressed and unstressed syllables.
A. Rhythm B. Poetic Foot C. Meter D. Rhyme Scheme
11. It is unit of meter in poetry.
A. Rhythm B. Poetic Foot C. Meter D. Rhyme Scheme
12. A pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables established in a line.
A. Rhythm B. Poetic Foot C. Meter D. Rhyme Scheme
13. A type of character who is capable of growing and changing
A. Static B. Dynamic C. Flat D. Round
14. It refers to the major events that move the action in a narrative, usually a cause and effect
relation.
A. Point of View B. Setting D. Style D. Plot
15. Which of the following is an example of creative writing?
A. Biography B. Play C. Research Paper D. Narrative structure
16. Creative Writing tries to share______.
A. Human experience B. Facts C. History D. Famous writers
17. What primary objective do poets hope to accomplish through the use of imagery?
A. Encourage the reader to keep reading.
B. Launch the readers into an experience where they emotionally connect to a person.
C. Entice the reader to start writing poetry.
D. Create mental snapshots in the readers’ mind.
18. What is the correct rhyme scheme?
There are words like freedom
Sweet and wonderful to say
On my heartstrings freedom rings
All day everyday.
A. ABCB B. ABBA C. ABCA D. ABCC
19. In what way does Petrarchan sonnet differ from the Shakespearean form?
A. Length B. Language C. Rhyme Scheme D. Rhythm
20. Which of the following poetic forms has the most line?
A. Haiku B. Limerick C. Tanka D. Sonnet
21. In Maupassant’s short story. “The necklace”, the main character learns that honestly is
indeed the best policy. The main idea or the possible opinion of the author is known as
what term?
A. Point of view B. Conflict C. setting D. Theme
22. Which of the following is NOT a function of setting?
A. to establish mood
B. to make fiction more fun to read
C. to provide a source of conflict
D. to illuminate/ focus on the character
23. Everything falls under ‘theme’ except______.
A. Binds together various other essential of narratives.
B. Exhibits universality of the main character.
C. Gives readers a better understanding.
D. Gives the writer an insight.
24. How will you use your creativity in writing?
A. Self-expression
B. Invention of unreality
C. A non-magnification of reality
D. All of the above

For numbers 25-31

Identify what FIGURES OF SPEECH is being used in the following sentences. Choose
your answer on the pool of words provided. Write the letter only.

A. Metaphor D. Antithesis G. Apostrophe

B. Simile E. Personification H. Alliteration
C. Oxymoron F. Paradox I. Onomatopoeia

Hyperbole
25. Death lays its icy hands on the Kings.
26. The camel is the ship of the desert.
27. O Hamlet! Thou has cleft my heart in twain.
28. O death! Where is thy sting? O grave! Where is thy victory?
29. Pride goeth forth on horseback, grand and gay.
30. Many are called, few are chosen.
31. Pitching pennies with the Pittsburg Pirates in a pitter-patter of rain outside the Pitti
Palace.
For numbers 32-37
Identify what metrical pattern is used in the following excerpts. Write the letter only.
A. Iambic Pentameter D. Iambic monometer
B. Trochaic Dimeter E. Iambic Trimeter
C. Anapestic Trimeter

32. I wake to sleep, and take my walking slow.

I feel my fate in what I cannot fear.
I learn by going where I have to go.
-Theodore Roethke

33. I am out of humanity’s reach,

I must finish my journey alone,
Never hear the sweet music of speech
-William Cowper
34. I love the jocund dance,
The softly breathing song
-William Blake
35. The whiskey on your breath
Could make a small boy dizzy;
But I hung on like death:
Such waltzing is not easy.
-Theodore Roethke
36. God chase
Round vase
What say?
What play?
Don’t know
Nice, though.
-Desmond Skirrows
37. But soft! What light through yonder window breaks?
It is the east and Juliet is the sun.
-Shakespeare

For numbers 38-40

Identify what element of fiction is being used in the following statements. Choose your
answer on the box. Write the letter only.

A. Character D. Point of view

B. Setting E. Style
C. Plot F. Theme

38. A young middle class woman dreams of a lifestyle beyond her reach. Her husband
comes home with tickets to attend a very affluent party‚ and she is excited to attend.
Mathilde is not wealthy‚ yet she dreams to be. Her husband gives her money to buy a
dress‚ but she is not satisfied until she asks a friend for necklace to borrow…
39. The deceptiveness of appearances.
40. The Loisel’s Apartment in the Rue des Martyrs‚ in Paris France.
II. ESSAY: Write cohesively. 10 pts.
Write a short story of your life. You can make your own title.
Use the criteria as your guide.

1. Organization and Plot -5pts

2. Creativity (Use of Imagery/ Figures of Speech)- 3pts
3. Sentence structure (Fluency) & Grammar/Spelling (conventions)- 2pts