English 9 Final Exam Review
I. Grammar: You will have to fix mistakes in an article involving these grammar usage concepts. Also,
you will have to pick out the parts of speech listed to below!
*Parts of Speech: noun, verb, adjective, adverb
*Prepositional Phrases
*Subjects/Predicates
*Apostrophes
*Capitalization
Apostrophe & Title of Literature Example:
In the novel (1)To Kill A Mockingbird (2)Harper Lees’ attitude toward Scout is very critical.
1.
2.
a. NO CHANGE
a. NO CHANGE
b.To Kill a Mockingbird
b. Lee’s
c.to Kill A Mockingbird
c. Lees’
d. to kill a Mockingbird
d. Lees’s
The Simpsons are a great show. (3) It’s first time on television was in the 1980’s. paintings, operas,
ballets, and other plays.
3.
a. NO CHANGE
b. its
c. Its
d. its’
In the (4) 1600s, there was no electricity.
4.
a. NO CHANGE
b. 1600’s
c. 1600s’
d. 1600s’s
Capitalization Example
It has everything a (5) mexican or southern beach would have.
5.
a. No CHANGE
b. mexican or Southern beach
c. Mexican or Southern beach
d. Mexican or southern beach
Parts of Speech Examples
(1)Tens of thousands are feared dead in the aftermath of Haiti's worst earthquake in
more than two centuries. (2) Relief workers warn that the devastation from the quake, which
measured 7.0 on the Richter scale, could rank with the 2004 tsunami as one of the world's
worst natural disasters in living memory. Bodies lay everywhere; the capital city, Port-auPrince, is in ruins — the presidential palace, Catholic cathedral, parliament building,
schools, hospitals, and countless homes have collapsed. (3) And rescue workers — both
Haitian and those streaming in from abroad — are having difficulty reaching those
trapped in the rubble because of blocked and ruined streets. Is the U.S. doing enough to
help Haiti? (4) Haitians have long been prey to hurricanes and coups, their nation ravaged by
erosion and corruption, mudslides and marauders, poverty and violence. Now the few
economic and political gains made over five years of relative stability have been buried
along with thousands of corpses in the rubble of a magnitude 7.0 earthquake. The
presidential palace, parliament, government ministries and hospitals -- indeed most of the
capital of Port-au-Prince -- are in ruins. (5) An already dysfunctional state now lacks even
the edifices of government. Gone too are some of the buttresses: the archbishop and his
cathedral; the head of the United Nations mission and some of his top aides, who died
when their headquarters collapsed.
1. What is the simple predicate in this sentence?
a. thousands
b. aftermath
c. worst
d. are feared
2. The word “Relief” is what part of speech?
a. adverb
b. verb
c. adjective
d. noun
3. Which of the following is a prepositional phrase?
a. in from abroad
b. in the rubble
c. of blocked and ruined streets
d. all of the above
4. What is the adverb in sentence 4?
a. long
b. ravaged
c. their
d. prey
5. What is the simple subject in sentence 5?
a. dysfunctional state
b. state
c. edifices
d. government
II. Reading Portion:
Terms to know: You will be asked to pick these out these literary terms below in two short stories, and
to answer questions about them.
Plot:
Exposition
resolution
rising action
falling action
Point of view:
First person
Third person
Literature Elements:
allusion
theme
hyperbole
irony
imagery
alliteration
personfication
simile
symbolism
onomatopoeia
Other Skills:
Infer meaning of vocabulary words
Tell the author’s purpose
Author’s attitude about the topic he is writing about
Summarize the story
Reading Examples on the following page:
climax
foreshadowing
mood
metaphor