Form 1 English B End of Year Exam June 2021

A. Genres of Literature

1. What type of writing is written in lines and stanzas?

• A. Prose

• B. Poetry

• C. Drama

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2. What is written so it can be acted on as a play?

• A. Poetry

• B. Prose

• C. Drama

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3. What uses rhythm, rhyme, and meter?

• A. Prose

• B. Poetry

• C. Drama

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4. What type of writing is used for chapter books, textbooks, and newspaper articles?

• A. Prose

• B. Poetry

• C. Drama

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5. A group of lines in a poem is called ____.

• A. Prose

• B. Couplet

• C. Stanza

• D. Metaphor

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6. A comparison of two unlike things using "as" or "like"

• A. Hyperbole

• B. Metaphor

• C. Alliteration

• D. Simile

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7. When the first letter in each line of a poem spells out its topic this is an…

• A. Self-poem

• B. Acrostic poem

• C. Haiku

• D. Shape poem

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8. The words spoken by the characters in a drama are what?

• A. quotations

• B. dialogue

• C. descriptions

• D. noodles

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9. A person who writes plays/drama is called a…

• A. Dramawriter

• B. author

• C. playwright

• D. poet

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10. A person who writes prose is called an…

• A. Author

• B. Proser

• C. typist

• D. playwright