Exam Basics
True or False: You can have your phone on you during the exam if it is silent.
False. I will be collecting your phones.
How many multiple choice questions are there?
20
One.
Give one example of personification.
Answers will vary.
What does NOT count as annotating a text?
Just highlighting or underlining something.
True or False: You will be sitting in groups to take the exam.
False. We will be in rows.
How many reading passages will there be?
3.
How many paragraphs for the Text Analysis Essay?
Give one example of an oxymoron.
Do you have to cite ALL your evidence for the written responses?
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!
True or False: You can only use a pen on the final exam.
True. All answers need to be done in pen.
List one strategy that you can use before starting the multiple choice section.
Which written response asks you to write about ONE character?
The Character Development Response (Quick Write).
What is the difference between similes and metaphors?
Similes are comparisons using "like" or "as". Metaphors use the verb "to be".
How do you properly cite evidence?
(author's name page #).
True or False: Your teacher is allowed to help you with questions on the exam as long as she doesn't directly tell you the answer.
False. Your teacher can only encourage you to try your best.
True or False: Guessing on a multiple choice should be the last resort.
True.
What are the two most important parts of the Text Analysis Essay? (Hint: You cannot start looking for evidence unless you have these two things)
The central idea and the literary device.
What is the difference between tone and mood?
Tone is the author's attitude about the subject. Mood is the atmosphere that the author creates.
Do the titles of short stories get underlined or put in quotation marks?
Quotation marks.
True or False: Talking during the exam will result in a zero for your final score.
True. There should be no talking if the exam is out.
If you don't know the answer to a multiple choice questions, what could you do? List at least two strategies.
1. Process of Elimination 2. Reread the portion of the text that the question is asking you about. 3. Take your best educated guess.
List three things a central idea can NOT have in it.
Character names, author names, and the title of the story.
Name one of the literary devices that you can use on your text analysis essay. (Hint: There are two options that I want you to choose from).
Characterization and/or Conflict
What words need to have proper capitalization in your written responses? (List all three)
TITLES, AUTHORS, AND CHARACTER NAMES.