Figurative Language
This piece of figurative language can be seen here: It was as cold as an ice cube.
What is a simile?
This is the number of constructed responses you are required to write on the English II EOC.
3
This is the number of poems on the English II EOC.
1
The number of reading texts and multiple choice questions should you focus on at a time?
one at a time
The NC English II EOC is this percentage of your semester grade.
What is 20%?
"Well, son, I'll tell you
Life for me ain't been no crystal stair"
("Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes)
Is an example of which figurative language term?
What is a metaphor?
You must use/include this to support your answers in your constructed responses.
What is textual evidence.
This is the number of non-fiction passages on the English II EOC.
2-3
This is something that you may not use during the test.
cell phone, backpack, or book
This is what you should do the night before the test and then what should you do the morning of the test.
What are a good sleep and a good breakfast?
"Down in the street little eddies of wind were whirling dust and torn paper into spirals, and though the sun was shining and the sky a harsh blue, there seemed to be no colour in anything, except the posters that were plastered everywhere." (1984 by George Orwell)
Is an example of which figurative language term?
What is imagery?
This is the format you should follow when you write your constructed responses.
R. A.C.E. method (Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain)?
This is the number of fictional passages on the English II EOC.
2-3
In your English II EOC constructed responses, you should not weigh your essay down with too many examples.
How many examples should you include?
no more than 2 examples
This is the date and time of your NC English II Exam.
Monday May 18th, 2026
What controls the reader's emotional response that reflects the author's purpose?
What is tone?
What will NOT get you points on the constructed response?
Only restating the question and providing no examples or explanation.
How many questions are on the NC English 2 EOC?
50-60
The amount of time you have to take the English II EOC.
3.5 hours
The NC English II EOC limits your constructed responses to how many characters?
What is 1,000 or less.
Not everything is said directly in the text. You may need to make an...
What is an inference?
For the constructed response, these are the two things you are being graded on. (50%/50%)
evidence and understanding
This is the average length of a passage.
five paragraphs
This is what you should NOT do at the end of the test.
Second Guess Yourself!
As you take the test, eliminate wrong answers, then go with your gut!
Who knows that, if you are diligent and thorough, you can succeed?
Ms. Galloway
and YOU!