Figurative Language
Writing
Layout of the EOC
To do or not to do
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.

3

100

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

1

100

The number of reading texts and multiple choice questions should you focus on at a time?

 one at a time

100

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

What is 20%?

200

"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?

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.

2-3

200

This is something that you may not use during the test.

cell phone, backpack, or book

200

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?

300

"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?

300

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

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

300

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

2-3

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?

no more than 2 examples

300

This is the date and time of your NC English II Exam.

Monday May 18th, 2026

400

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

What is tone?

400

What will NOT get you points on the constructed response?

Only restating the question and providing no examples or explanation. 

400

How many questions are on the NC English 2 EOC?  

50-60

400

The amount of time you have to take the English II EOC.

3.5 hours

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...

What is an inference?

500

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

evidence and understanding

500

This is the average length of a passage.  

 five paragraphs

500

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!

500

Who knows that, if you are diligent and thorough, you can succeed?

Ms. Galloway

and YOU!