DiSalvo Honors English 9 Final Exam Study Guide
Exam Breakdown
 District-Wide Honors Assessment: The Honors Assessment is comprised of two inclass timed essays that count as 50% of the final exam grade.
 The multiple choice portion of the final exam consists of 200 questions. Bring a #2 pencil, as you will
shade your answers on the provided scantron. The in-class portion will contain the following parts:
o Reading Comprehension. You will read three short selections and then answer questions based
on each of the passages.
o Novels. You will answer questions related to plot events, literary terms/devices used, and
characters from Before We Were Free and To Kill a Mockingbird.
o Romeo and Juliet, Sonnets, and Iambic Pentameter. You will answer questions related to the plot
events, literary terms/devices used, and characters from Romeo and Juliet. You may also see
questions from "Shakespeare's World" or our Elements of Drama and the Renaissance notes on
the exam. Additionally, you will answer questions regarding the sonnet form and iambic
pentameter.
o MLA Format, Research, In-Text Citations and Works Cited. Review your notes on MLA Format,
In-Text Citations and Works Cited pages to answer questions about format, etc.
o Vocabulary. You will apply your knowledge of the definition and select the word that best
completes the sentence. Vocabulary on the exam will come from the Sadlier-Oxford workbook,
Units 7-12.
o Grammar. Be prepared to identify sentence fragments, fused (run-on sentences), and complete
sentences. You will also be asked to identify prepositional phrases and state whether each is an
adverbial phrase or adjectival phrase.
o Word Segments. You will match the word segments with their definitions. Word segments on
the exam will come from Lists 5-8.
Literary Terms to Review
(Please note: This list is not all-inclusive, so any term discussed in class could appear on the final exam)
setting
idiom
octet
verse poetry
theme
hyperbole
rhyme scheme
blank verse
simile
tone
meter
diction
metaphor
mood
internal rhyme
assonance
verbal irony
direct characterization
end rhyme
pun
situational irony
indirect characterization slant rhyme
narrator
plot
dialogue
rhythm
aside
imagery
dialect
lyric poem
soliloquy
personification
stage directions
narrative poem
comic relief
conflict
sonnet
free verse
foil
dramatic irony
stanza
alliteration
dramatic conventions
foreshadowing
couplet
onomatopoeia
tragic hero
allusion
quatrain
figurative language
tragedy
symbol
sestet
speaker
historical drama
Study Materials
Review your quizzes, notes, handouts, and character sheets. Schedule a time with me to review your
tests if you would like to do so. If you would like to look at vocabulary quizzes for units 7-12 to
study, feel free to schedule a time with me to view them.
**See me if you have questions or if you wish to view old copies of tests to help review.
Good luck! 