Figurative Language
Writing
Layout of the EOC
Vocabulary
Miscellaneous
100

This piece of figurative language can be seen here: It was as cold as an ice cube.

What is a simile?

100

This is the number of constructed responses you are required to write on the English II EOC.

What is 4?

100

This is the number of poems on the English II EOC.

What is one?

100

What type of irony is this?

Saying one thing but meaning the opposite.

Ex: After flunking an exam; "Perfect.  This is just what I needed for my grade".

What is verbal irony?

100

The NC English II EOC is this percentage of your semester grade.

What is 20%?

200

"Behind him, sitting on a pile of scrap and rubble, was the blue kite. My key to Baba's heart"

(Kite Runner)

Is an example of which figurative language term?

What is a metaphor?

200

You must use/include this to support your answers in your constructed responses.

What is textual evidence.

200

This is the number of non-fiction passages on the English II EOC.

What is four?

200

A deliberate exaggeration or overstatement such as, "It's a thousand degrees in this classroom," is an example of what literary term?

What is hyperbole?

200

What should you NOT do on the EOC?

What is go back to double check your answers?  

It sounds odd, but your answers will be better when the passage is fresh in your mind.  As you take the test, eliminate wrong answers then go with your gut!

300

"While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly, there came a tapping" (The Raven)


Is an example of which figurative language term?

What is alliteration?

300

This is the format you should follow when you write your constructed responses.

What is the R.A.C.E. method (Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain)?

300

This is the number of fictional passages on the English II EOC.

What is 2?

300

In your English II EOC constructed responses, you should not weigh your essay down with too many examples.

How many examples should you include?

What is no more than 2 examples?

300

This is the day and date of your English II EOC exam.

What is Monday, June 2 (B1)?

What is Tuesday, June 3 (B2)?

What is Wednesday, June 4 (B3)?

400

What controls the reader's emotional response that reflects the author's purpose?

What is tone?

400

You must restate this to gain full points.

What is the question (prompt).

400

How many questions are on the NC English 2 EOC?  

There are 60 questions on the English II EOC.

400

The central message or insight to life revealed through a literary work is the definition of which literary term?

What is THEME?

400

The NC English II EOC limits your constructed responses to how many characters?

What is 1,000 or less.

500

Not everything is said directly in the text. You may need to make an...

This is a conclusion based on evidence and understanding.

What is an inference?

500

For the constructed response, these are the two things you are being graded on.   (50%/50%)

What are evidence and understanding?

500

This is the average length of a passage.  (Pages)

What is five pages pages?

500

Anything that stands for or represents something else is known as what literary term? Example: in Night,

Darkness and night represent a world without God's presence.

What is symbolism?

500

What is a passing score for the EOC?

Who is a 77%?

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