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English I
Midterm Exam 2016 Study Guide
Mrs. Arguello
Your English I midterm exam will be held on ______________________ (date) at ________________
(time). Be on time.
YOUR MIDTERM EXAM IS WORTH 25% OF YOUR SEMESTER GRADE.
BRING YOUR FLORIDA COLLECTIONS TEXTBOOK TO THE EXAM.
Literary and Informational Texts
Directions: Use your Florida Connections textbook to help you identify details that will support your
responses to the following questions. Where appropriate, line numbers are provided to help you focus your
study efforts. Use copies of Animal Farm linked on the class webpage to help you answer the Animal Farm
questions. Study your thorough responses to these questions to help you prepare for the midterm exam.
In addition to traditional multiple choice questions, the test will contain the following types of special questions
modeled after the Florida Standards Assessment which you will take later this year.
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Multiple Answers: Some questions will require more than one correct answer from those listed. These
questions are marked with a box around them. Directions in the question will tell you how many
answers to choose. Bubble each correct answer on the same line next to the appropriate number on your
scantron.
Paired items: Sometimes, you will find two questions boxed together with a star (*) next to the first
item. The answer to the second item in the pair is based on the first item.
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apathy
capitulation
conspiracy
countenance
cynical
falter
folly
ignominious
impromptu
indifference
machinations
obstinate
preeminent
pretext
tyranny
Animal Farm by George Orwell
1. "Beasts of England" is
2. What actually brought about the rebellion?
3. Describe the animals' flag.
4. What was the Battle of the Cowshed?
5. Describe the relationship between Napoleon and Snowball.
6. *Choose two of Snowball’s qualities that made him threatening to Napoleon?
7. Why did Napoleon begin executing animals?
8. How did Frederick cheat Napoleon?
9. What moved the animals to attack Frederick and his men at the Battle of the Windmill?
10. The animals on the farm worked hard. What was their consolation?
11. What commandment took the place of the Seven Commandments?
12. Which of the following scenes reflect Stalin starting the secret police?
13. Which of the following scenes support the fact that Leon Trotsky and Karl Marx believed that communism
would work if practiced on a global scale?
14. When a snowball rolls down a snowy hill, it gathers snow and grows larger and larger. Why might George
Orwell have given Snowball this name?
15. Which scene reflects the onset of the Russian Revolution and the abdication of Nicholas II?
16. Old Major’s words become known as __________ just as Karl Marx words become known
as____________.
17. What does Orwell allude to when Napoleon uses the dogs to run Snowball off of the farm?
18. Napoleon transforming Snowball into an enemy of all animals on the farm is a historical reference to
19. Which of the following scenes is a historical representation of Stalin’s “purges”?
20. What historical dilemma is represented by Napoleon’s inability to decide who to sell the timber to?
21. Which of the following statements qualifies as a historical reference to the holocaust?
22. Boxer’s lack of intelligence is identical to what quality of Russia’s working class?
23. Which of following adjustments of the commandments reflects the attitude of the ruling class in Russia
during Stalin’s leadership?
24. What historical event is being referred to in the scene where Napoleon and Pilkington disagree over a card
game in which they both played an ace?
25. Choose two of the following events from the novel that foreshadows the pigs’ eventual rise to total power
on the farm?
26. Choose three ways the character Snowball is like the historical figure Leon Trotsky?
27. Choose three of the following details from Chapter 10 that show how Napoleon has become like Mr. Jones?
Read this selection from the text.
“But he was wounded,” said Boxer. “We all saw him running with blood.”
“That was part of the arrangement!” cried Squealer. “Jones’s shot only grazed him. I could
show you this in his own writing, if only you were able to read it. The plot was for Snowball, at the
critical moment, to give the signal for flight and leave the field to the enemy. And he very nearly
succeeded—I will even say, comrades, he would have succeeded if it had not been for our heroic leader,
Comrade Napoleon. Do you not remember how, just at the moment when Jones and his men got inside
the gate, Snowball suddenly turned and fled, and many animals followed him? And do you not
remember, too, that it was just at that moment, when panic was spreading and all seemed lost, that
Comrade Napoleon sprang forward with a cry of ‘Death to Humanity!’ and sank his teeth into Jones’s
leg? Surely you remember that, comrades?” exclaimed Squealer, frisking from side to side.
Now when Squealer described the scene so graphically, it seemed to the animals that they did
remember it. At any rate, they remembered that at the critical moment of the battle Snowball had turned
to flee.
28. *The above paragraph emphasizes which of the following themes of the novel?
29. Which of the following details from the paragraph supports the theme in the previous question?
30. Why is Boxer’s death the climax of the story?
31. Choose two quotes from Squealer’s speeches that show how he used fear to control the animals.
32. During the debates, the lesser animals always find themselves agreeing with the animal speaking at the time.
This shows that the lesser animals are
33. An adage states that “power corrupts.” What is the first event that shows that the pigs are becoming
corrupted by their power over the other animals?
34. When the pigs say that reading and writing lessons are a success, this is ironic because
35. All of the following are fallacies put forth by the pigs EXCEPT
36. Reread the text of Minimus’s poem “Comrade Napoleon.” This poem characterizes Napoleon as
37. At the end of the novel, the author chooses to have the pigs rename the farm from Animal Farm to Manor
Farm. This is significant because
38. Choose three of the following quotes from Old Major’s speech that demonstrate the need for animals to
overthrow humans.
Read the following passage from Chapter 7:
“Out of spite, the human beings pretended not to believe that it was Snowball who had destroyed the
windmill: they said that it had fallen down because the walls were too thin. The animals knew that this was
not the case. Still, it had been decided to build the walls three feet thick this time instead of eighteen inches
as before…”
39. What is the central idea of this text?
“I Have a Dream” by Martin Luther King
40. In "I Have a Dream," King mentions the writers of the Constitution and Declaration of Independence in
lines 19-20 because they
41. King notes in lines 69-70 that civil rights activists are sometimes asked, "When will you be satisfied?" What
does he say will satisfy African Americans?
42. *In an extended metaphor, King makes a comparison between a promissory note and the
43. King used all of the following words to extend this metaphor EXCEPT
44. What is the meaning of the metaphor from lines 115-116: "every valley shall be exalted, and every hill and
mountain shall be made low"?
45. As people struggle to obtain justice, King warns them to avoid violence. Which of the following quotes
uses a metaphor to warn people against violence?
46. King repeats the phrase "let freedom ring" while listing various high peaks across the United States
47. When King says that “we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful
symphony of brotherhood” (lines 122-124), he is illustrating the transition from
48. *Parallelism is defined as follows: the use of phrases or sentences that have the same grammatical structure.
Using this definition, which of the following quotes from “I Have a Dream” uses parallelism?
49. Explain the effect of King’s use of parallelism in this line.
“The Censors” by Luisa Valenzuela
50. What can you infer about the reason Mariana moved to Paris?
51. When the narrator says in lines 29-30 that “you’ve got to beat them to the punch” and “sabotage the
machinery,” it means that Juan must
52. After reporting a coworker, Juan thinks, “You don’t form a habit by doing something once” (line 58).
What does this reveal about the Juan’s character?
53. After Juan is promoted to Section E, the narrator says that “his noble mission blurred in his mind” (lines 6768). This means that Juan
54. *Juan is shocked at “the subtle and conniving ways employed by people to pass on subversive messages”
(lines 70-71). What can you infer about the letters Juan is reading?
55. Which of the following quotes from the story supports your inference about Juan?
56. When the author says that Juan’s “basket for censored letters became the best fed as well as the most
cunning basket in the whole Censorship Division,” she means that
57. In what two ways does Valenzuela use the character Juan to develop the central theme that those who
devote themselves to getting ahead in their careers compromise their own beliefs and happiness?
Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi and Persepolis 2 by Marjane Satrapi
58. In Reading Lolita in Tehran, Sanaz changes her appearance before she goes outside because
59. The author of Reading Lolita in Tehran describes the streets of Tehran as a “war zone.” Which of the
following quote provide evidence to support this claim?
60. The author of Reading Lolita in Tehran says that girls have “a real history and a fabricated one.” What does
the author mean by this statement?
Read this selection from Reading Lolita in Tehran:
Is she angry that women of her mother’s generation could walk the streets freely, enjoy the company of the
opposite sex, join the police force, become pilots, live under laws that were among the most progressive in the
world regarding women?
61. What viewpoint does the author express in this selection?
Read this selection from Reading Lolita in Tehran:
Is she aware, Sanaz, of her own power? Does she realize how dangerous she can be when her every stray
gesture is a disturbance to public safety? Does she think how vulnerable the revolutionary guards are who for
over eighteen years have patrolled the streets of Tehran and have had to endure women like herself, and those of
other generations, walking, talking, and showing a strand of hair just to remind them that they have not
converted?
62. What is the author’s purpose in this selection?
63. In Persepolis 2, how do young women begin to struggle against the regime?
64. The author of Perseplois 2 suggests that the regime uses fear to keep women from
65. *What idea about the Iranian regime is shared by both the authors of Reading Lolita in Tehran and
Persepolis 2?
66. Choose one quote from each text that supports your answer to the previous question. (Choose two total
answers—one from each text)
Grammar: Questions from each lesson of first semester are provided below. Review the rules on your
grammar notes and complete the practice questions to prepare for grammar questions on the midterm exam.
Grammar Lesson 1.1-1.2 —Correct the errors in usage.
1. Patrick Henry is known as a great orator. Its his 1775 “Give me liberty or give me death” speech that
brought him fame.
2. There are less whales to watch now because so many have migrated to warmer waters.
3. The photographs of the starving children effected everyone.
4. One reason Patrick Henry was such a good speaker was because he had a well speaking voice.
5. Don’t just lay there; sit up!
6. Their going two park there car over they’re.
Grammar Lesson 2.1—Correct the fragments.
7. The economy has everyone in the world worried and stressed. Especially the Midwest.
8. Over the past few years, I have made many dumb decisions. Decisions ranging from not attending
school on a test date to running from a mall security guard.
Grammar Lesson 2.2—Correct the run-ons.
9. I have had a Mac computer for a year already I have no regrets about buying it.
10. Great advances have been made in the treatment and prevention of HIV, many parts of the world are still
ravaged by AIDS-related deaths.
Grammar Lessons 3.1-3.3— Correct the capitalization errors.
Dear jill ,
i arrived in cincinnati , ohio on wednesday , july 13. while i am visiting i’ll be staying with
my friend elizabeth and her mom in sycamore on the eastern side of the city.
let me tell you about some of the places i’ve already seen. My friend , her mom , and i went to the
cincinnati museum of art as soon as i put my bags down in their home . the museum sits in the
middle of eden park , and it contains an exhibit on modern japanese art . i was able to do some
research for my art 101 class as well as my japanese history class . their collection of
contemporary art by african american artists was also worth seeing. when we left the museum ,
we drove along the ohio river . then , we had dinner at a terrific german restaurant on vine
street .
in the travel magazine on the go i read an article titled “fun places in america’s heartland
.” it mentioned points of interest like king’s island , the cincinnati zoo and an area on the
riverfront . we plan to visit each of these if we have time.
my mother called me today to say that joe my brother has invited our family to visit him in los
angeles , california sometime in june . we would be able to visit grandma and grandpa for the first time
since new year’s day . I’ll keep you posted.
Your friend,
stacey
Grammar Lesson 4.1— Agree the verb to the subject.
11. The bees from the disturbed hives (buzz, buzzes) angrily around David’s head.
12. The active two-year-old near the swings (cause, causes) the accident.
Grammar Lesson 4.2— Agree the verb to the subject.
13. Here (is, are) four samples I want you to examine.
14. There (is, are) the elevator that goes to the top floor.
Grammar Lesson 4.3— Agree the verb to the subject.
15. Neither the lifeguard nor the swimmers (stay, stays) here all day.
16. Both Carla and Brian (agree, agrees) that more study is necessary.
Grammar Lesson 4.4— Agree the verb to the subject.
17. Few of the classroom television sets (work, works) properly.
18. Each of the problems (was, were) solved.
Grammar Lesson 5.1— Choose the verb that uses the correct tense for the sentence.
19. I think that a matinee performance typically (started / starts) at two.
20. I got a shock when I (plug / plugged) that old lamp in.
21. Artists today are still influenced by the art styles that (originate /originated) in prewar Germany.
22. After all our work, we discovered that the answer (is / was) in the back of the book.
Grammar Lesson 5.2— Correct errors in the use of past and past perfect tenses.
23. He has wrecked his knee making a tackle on the first play of the game.
24. He worked overtime for the past six months.
25. It snowed every day since Christmas.
Grammar Lesson 7.1— Add quotation marks and other punctuation in the correct places.
26. The parakeet in that cage Walter explained is named Polly.
27. I wonder if you sell tape Pam asked.
28. We asked when Halley’scomet would appear.
29. Let’s go they shouted.
30. This play Claire announced has been canceled.
Grammar Lesson 7.2— Add quotation marks and other punctuation in the correct places.
31. Grace asked When will we get our tests back
32. The title of my paper is Can There Be Peace in the Middle East
33. The platoon leader yelled at the top of her lungs, Move it
34. The title of the first chapter is Where Do We Go Next
35. Charlene responded Why are you following me
Grammar Lesson 7.3— Underline or quote titles correctly.
36. My dad enjoys Cole Porter’s song I Get a Kick Out of You.
37. In the book The American Family, I enjoyed chapter six, Family Vacations.
38. The television series The Honeymooners was extremely popular many years ago.
39. Mom’s article, Balancing Your Career and Your Family, will be published next month in the SunSentinel.
Essay: Read the article “Communism in Russia.” Then, write an essay showing the allegorical relationship
between Russian Communism and Animalism found in the novel Animal Farm. Cite specific evidence from the
novel and article to support your claim.