Exam Study Guide
Section 1: Vocabulary
alliteration
allusion
antagonist
central idea
character motivation
character trait
characterization
climax
combining sentences / commas / semi-colons
comprehension
conflict
context clues - use to find meaning of words
dynamic character
exposition
external conflict
falling action
fiction
foreshadowing
historical fiction
idiom
inference
internal conflict
irony
metaphor
mood
motif
non-fiction
objective summary
paraphrase
personification
plot
point of view
protagonist
realistic fiction
resolution
rising action
setting
simile
static character
stereotype
supporting evidence
suspense
symbol/symbolism
text evidence
text structure
theme
tone
topic sentence
Section 2: Combining Sentences = commas/semi-colons
Section 3: Article 1 + Poem
Section 5: Pair Texts Article 2 & Article 3
alliteration
allusion
antagonist
central idea
character motivation
character trait
characterization
climax
combining sentences / commas / semi-colons
comprehension
conflict
context clues - use to find meaning of words
dynamic character
exposition
external conflict
falling action
fiction
foreshadowing
historical fiction
idiom
inference
internal conflict
irony
metaphor
mood
motif
non-fiction
objective summary
paraphrase
personification
plot
point of view
protagonist
realistic fiction
resolution
rising action
setting
simile
static character
stereotype
supporting evidence
suspense
symbol/symbolism
text evidence
text structure
theme
tone
topic sentence
Section 2: Combining Sentences = commas/semi-colons
Section 3: Article 1 + Poem
- What is the author’s purpose?
- Context clues: use context clues to draw a conclusion
- Text evidence to support your answer from #1
- What is the central idea?
- Analyzing text evidence – pick the one that doesn’t belong
- In the text answer (easy)
- Analyzing a quote for purpose – Why did the author include a particular quote?
- What is the text structure?
- Distinguish tone
- Identify mood
- What should not be included in an objective summary?
Section 5: Pair Texts Article 2 & Article 3
- Pick the best topic sentence for a paragraph
- Which sentence BEST supports ____?
- Which best explains evidence you chose?
- Which quote BEST supports ____?
- Which quote does NOT support ____?
- Direct quotation vs. paraphrasing
- Distinguish which article you would you to answer a particular quesiton
- Identify the central idea.
- Context clues
- Which sentence best supports the central idea?