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Pre-Test in Creative Nonfiction

Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer then write your answer in your paper.

1. Which among the examples of Creative Nonfiction is a self-written story of one’s life using facts
and experiences?
A. Travelogue B. Biography C. Autobiography D. Bio-data
2. The following are types of Autobiography EXCEPT:
A. Memoir B. Traditional C. Travelogue D. Personal Essay
3. Which of the following is a characteristic of an Autobiography?
A. It is written by other authors.
B. It is a personal narrative of the writer about his life.
C. It uses the Second Person Point of View.
D. It can be based on imaginary or non-factual events
4. The following statements describe a memoir EXCEPT:
A. A memoir focuses on a particular event, period or event that affected the person’s personality
and life.
B. It can be about a place where one grew up.
C. It can be about a relationship with someone that changed your life completely.
D. A memoir should discuss your entire life journey.
5. What statement best describes a Personal Essay?
A. It is about writing your own mistakes and sins that you have done.
B. It is a complete story of all the events that shaped you starting from childhood to present.
C. This writing style discusses 2 aspects - the event and how it affected you.
D. It is about your unforgettable travels and places that you have been to.
6. Which among the following statements is NOT a characteristic of a Feature Story?
A. It avoids the pyramid structure of a straight news story.
B. It follows the techniques of creative writing.
C. It is well researched.
D. It can either be fiction or non-fiction.
7. Which among the types of Feature Story explains or instructs the readers on the step-by-step
process of making a certain thing?
A. Personality Feature C. News Feature
B. How-to-do-it Feature D. Past-Events Feature
8. This type of Feature Story combines the feature writing style and the style of writing hard news.
A. News Feature C. How-to-do-it Feature
B. Personality Feature D. Past-Events Feature
9. Which among the types of Feature Story helps readers learn something new from the past?
A. News Feature C. How-to-do-it Feature
B. Personality Feature D. Past-Events Feature
10. Which best describes a Human Interest Feature?
A. It highlights the significant and historical events or celebrations of a place.
B. It highlights a single individual where the writer gives interesting information about that
person’s life.
C. It focuses on hard news subject.
D. It shares some unusual worth sharing aspects of the life of an ordinary person that could be
 about triumph, love, struggle, etc.
11. What do you call the writings or stories created mainly from the author’s imagination?
A. Fiction B. Setting C. Nonfiction D. Literary Genre
12. What do you call the writings that are based on facts, existing and not imaginary?
A. Setting B. Fiction C. Literary Genre D. Nonfiction
13. What do you call the persons, animals, things, or creatures doing the actions in the story?
A. Story B. Character C. Settings D. Plot
14. What do you call the sequence of events that took place in the story?
A. Story B. Setting C. Plot D. Character
15. What do you call the place and time where the story happened?
A. Story B. Setting C. Plot D. Character
16. “She walks like a kitten” - is an example of what figure of speech?
A. Irony B. Simile C. Metonymy D. Oxymoron
17. Which of the following best defines an antagonist?
A. It is the hero of every story or play
B. It is the opposite of a hero of a story or play
C. It is the lead actor/actress of the story or play
D. It is the supporting Character of the story or play
18. Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia?
A. You run like a horse.
B. Wooosh.! A cold breeze in a starry night.
C. The White House declared tomorrow as holiday.
D. She was a Good Samaritan.
19. What figure of speech uses “like” and “as” to compare two unlike things?
A. Metaphor B. Simile C. Personification D. Irony
20. Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?
A. You‘re so thin; the air will blow you down.
B. You run like a horse.
C. Chirp- chirp, the bird sang a song.
D. Moon! Come here and shine my way.
21. It is a systematic way of analyzing written words.
A. Research B. Critique C. Review D. Memoir
22. It is a form of feedback that wraps negative feedback in praise.
A. Sandwich Approach C. Footlong Approach
B. Burger Approach D. Steak Approach
23. It refers to the use of sufficient creativity, variety and appropriate tone in writing.
A. Content B. Organization C. Correctness D. Style
24. This refers to the correct use of grammar, punctuation, and form of creative non-fiction.
A. Correctness B. Organization C. Content D. Style
25. It considers how a text is being introduced and concluded, whether the thesis is located in the
most helpful place or how it is structured.
A. Organization B. Content C. Correctness D. Style
26. It considers the topic and the way the topic is developed like the clarity, its scope, subcategories,
amount and type of examples, anecdotes, evidence, etc.
A. Correctness B. Organization C. Content D. Style
27. The following are steps in writing a mini critique EXCEPT?
A. Annotate as you read.
B. Note the writer’s main point or thesis statement.
C. Use your personal bias in analyzing the written text.
D. Divide the text into sections of thought and write a summary in your own words.

28. One should start a mini critique with sentences giving the following information EXCEPT:
A. Writer’s name. C. Conclusion
 B. The title and the source if any. D. Thesis statement.
29. It refers to wrapping up the author’s purpose and main points/evidence cited that are used for
back up.
A. Summary B. Introduction C. Conclusion D. Evaluation
30. The following are steps in writing an evaluation EXCEPT:
A. Develop an understanding of the main argument or purpose being expressed in the work.
B. Consider how the work relates to a broader issue or context.
C. State whether the writer is successful in making his/her point.
D. Give your general opinion of the work.
31. Which among the examples of Creative Nonfiction is a narration of a person’s essay through a
story to illustrate his life using universal truths, insights, and facts?
A. Biography B. Autobiography C. Bio-data D. Travelogue
32. The following are characteristics of an Autobiography EXCEPT:
A. It is a personal narrative of the writer about his life.
B. It has different types for different purposes.
C. It can be written by other authors.
D. It is purely based on factual events in s person’s life.
33. What is the dominant characteristic of a memoir?
A. It starts the narration from the beginning of the author’s life.
B. It confesses the hidden facts and sins of the author.
C. It is vivid and descriptive throughout the narration.
D. It only focuses on a specific life event.
34. What point of view should be used in writing an autobiography?
A. First-person POV C. Third-person POV
B. Second person POV D. Omniscient POV
35. What are the essential parts of a Traditional Autobiography?
A. Family history and school history
B. Spiritual development
C. Work or academic award history
D. Assets and liabilities
36. What is an article from the newspaper or magazine that does not follow the inverted pyramid
style of writing? Its facts are written creatively and the writer may use figurative languages to discuss
the topic well.
A. Opinion article C. Feature article
B. Editorial article D. News article
37. Which among the following is not a characteristic of a feature article?
A. nonfiction and factual C. has a catchy title
B. well researched D. none of these
38. Which among the following types of feature tells the readers the stepby-step process of doing
something?
A. How-to-do-it feature C. Past-Events feature
B. Personality feature D. News feature
39. This is a type of feature that highlights the characteristics of a person that make his/her life story
worthy to share. His/her traits and physical attributes are also highlighted to make him/her known to
the readers.
A. How-to-do-it feature C. Past-Events feature
B. Personality feature D. News feature
40. Ana likes to write a feature story but she wants to write it with the elements of creative writing
and hard news reporting. Which among these types can she write?
A. How-to-do-it feature C. Past-Events feature
B. Personality feature D. News feature

41. It refers to the process in which the writer puts his/her ideas into complete thoughts, such as
sentences and paragraphs.
A. Drafting B. Critiquing C. Editing D. Revising
42. Which among the following best describes a draft?
A. Draft involves a narrower focus of the topic and identifying a purpose for the piece.
B. A draft is a final copy of a written text before final publishing.
C. A draft consists of recommendations for improvement and revision.
D. A draft is a collection of gathered ideas and information from a certain topic.
43. The following are pointers in writing a draft, EXCEPT:
A. Choosing a topic.
B. Formulating a thesis statement.
C. Organizing and developing ideas.
D. Presenting a commentary or critique on a chosen text.
44. All of which clearly states the procedure on how to choose a topic for a text, EXCEPT:
A. In choosing a topic, make it general and broad.
B. In choosing a topic, it is important to consider the appropriate length of a paper.
C. Choose a topic that interests you.
D. Avoid choosing a topic that will tempt you to summarize rather than discuss or analyze.
45. All of which enumerates the reminders in formulating a thesis statement, EXCEPT:
A. A writer can refine and improve a thesis statement as he/she goes along with the text.
B. A strong thesis statement should help the writer steer a straight course.
C. A thesis statement should provide a clear direction for any written text.
D. A writer can always revise the thesis statement

46. This order in organizing ideas is mostly used in expository writing, which is a form of writing
that narrates, describes, informs, or explains a process.
A. Chronological Order C. Cause and Effect Order
B. Spatial Order D. Order of Importance
47. This order is used by most essays - starting from the least to the most important point, and the
paragraphs are arranged in an effort to build the essay’s strength.
A. Chronological Order C. Cause and Effect Order
B. Spatial Order D. Order of Importance
48. Which statement best describes a theme?
A. It is a category of artistic composition, as in music or literature, characterized by similarities
in form, style, or subject matter.
B. It refers to the mood implied by an author’s word choice.
C. It refers to the emotional response that the writer wishes to evoke through a story.
D. It is the underlying idea behind an article or story that unifies its words into a coherent whole.
49. Which statement is FALSE?
A. The theme has been called the “muscle” or the "vehicle" of a story.
B. A genre can be split by tone, content, length of text, and literary technique.
C. A thesis statement can help you steer a straight course and avoid digression.
D. A vague theme enables the reader to see the deeper meaning in your story.
50. The key to using this method is to choose a specific starting point and then guide the reader to
follow your eye as it moves in an orderly trajectory from your starting point. The view must move in
an orderly, logical progression, giving the reader clear directional signals to follow from place to
place.
A. Chronological Order C. Cause and Effect Order
B. Spatial Order D. Order of Importance