English 10 Midterm Review

Fiction

100

_{What are the two types of fiction?}

_{Short stories, Novels}

200

_{What are the two purposes of fiction?}

_{(1) To entertain}

_{(2) To provide important insights into human nature.}

300

_{What are the five elements of fiction?}

_{Plot, Character, Setting, Theme, Point of View}

400

_{What are the four elements in the plot?}

_{Exposition, Rising action, Climax, Falling action (denouement)}

500

_{Fill in the blanks with the correct words.}

_{*Fiction is a (1) _____ writing that springs from a writer's (2) _____ thought it may be based on (3) _____ and (4) _____}

_{(1) narrative}

_{(2) imagination}

_{(3) actual events}

_{(4) real people}

Harrison Bergeron

100

_{Describe the character, Hazel.}

_{She had a perfectly average intelligence /}

_{She can't think about anything except in short bursts.}

200

_{Describe the character, George.}

_{Since his intelligence was way above normal, he had a little mental handicap radio in his ear.}

300

_{What is the central message of the text, Harrison Bergeron?}

_{Total equality is not an ideal worth striving for as many people believe, but a mistaken goal that is dangerous in both execution and outcome.}

400

_{Clue: “Harrison Bergeron … He is a genius and an athlete, is under-handicapped, and should be regarded as extremely dangerous.” (p.24)}

_{Inference: Harrison may try to change the system and free people from their handicaps.}

500

_{Clue: “Now-” said Harrison, taking her hand, “shall we show the people the meaning of the word dance? Music!” he commanded.” (p.25)}

_{Inference: Harrison wanted to show that they are willing to defy the system, and to accept the consequences.}

Nonfiction

100

_{Which point of view does the author use when he/she writes an autobiography?}

_{First-person.}

200

_{Which point of view does the author use when he/she writes an biography?}

_Third-person

300

_{In the introduction part of your cause and effect essay, you need to include three things. What are those?}

_{Thesis, Topic, Point.}

400

_{When we read nonfiction, we should examine it more carefully than fiction. Why?}

_{(1) To detect biases.}

_{(2) Notice gaps in the information.}

_{(3) Identify errors in logic.}

500

_{Fill in the blanks with the correct words.}

_{*Nonfiction is (1) _____ writing about real (2) _____ (3) _____ and (4) _____}

_{(1) prose}

_{(2) people}

_{(3) places}

_{(4) events}

Dial vs. Digital

100

_{What is the structure of the text, Dial versus Digital?}

_{Cause and effect}

200

_{What is cause?}

_{A cause is the one, such as a person, event or condition that is responsible for an action or result.}

300

_{What is effect?}

_{An effect is something brought about by a cause; a result.}

400

_{What are the effects of the following cause?}

_{*Cause: If dial clock disappears,}

_{Effect 1: The meaning of "clockwise" and "counterclockwise" disappears. There are no good substitutes of these words.}

_{Effect 2: You only see time as numbers, not as space.}

500

_{What is the most important message in the Dial versus Digital?}

_{With new technology there are loses as well as gains / The price of progress can be the loss of a useful point of reference.}

THOMS

100

_{Read the sentence on the bottom and identify whether the given sentence is true or false.}

_{"Esperanza's mother's hair is straight and smells like bread."}

_False

200

_{What does Esperanza name mean in English / Spanish?}

_{English: Hope}

_{Spanish: Sadness / Waiting}

300

_{Please read the textual evidence on the bottom and identify the theme.}

_{"The boys and the girls live in separate words. The boys in their universe and we in ours."}

_Gender

_{*Esperanza already understands some of the gender disparity in her family.}

400

_{Why does Esperanza refuses to believe the fact that the Chinese year of the horse is a sign of bad luck for women?}

_{1) Horse is a strong animal.}

_{2) the Chinese, like the Mexicans, want women to be weak.}

500

_{Please read the textual evidence on the bottom and identify the theme.}

_{"She says, I am the great great grand cousin of the queen of France."}

_Identity