Spring Final Exam Review 2011 – 10th Grade English Lord of the Flies: Match the character with the quality he most closely represents Jack, Piggy, Ralph, Roger, Simon & responsibility, brute force, totalitarianism, rational intelligence, self-­‐sacrifice Lord of the Flies: Multiple Choice 1.
Why is Ralph elected chief? 2.
What ruins Jack’s triumph in killing his first pig and providing the group with meat? 3.
How does Jack become the leader of the rebel tribe? 4.
In the midst of darkness and the approaching storm, the boys dance wildly and think they are killing the beast, but it is actually _____. 5.
Who does Jack capture when Ralph’s small tribe visits Jack’s camp in order to retrieve Piggy’s glasses? 6.
The conch shell becomes a symbol of _______. 7.
Ironically, Ralph’s life is saved by _____. 8.
Who says he’s the boss when the naval officer asks who the boss on the island is? 9.
How does Jack change during the story? 10. Why do the boys taunt Piggy? 11. Explain these conflicts from the story: the boys vs. the Beast, Ralph vs. Jack, and Piggy vs. Jack’s tribe 12. Tone is the way the author approaches the subject matter in the text. 13. The mood is the feeling the text creates in the reader. Pronoun-­‐Antecedent Agreement: For each sentence, identify the error or choose no error. Know whether each word from the list is singular or plural: Anyone, someone, everyone, anybody, somebody, everybody, people, person, class, students, tribe, she, he, it, they, them, her, he. “The Piece of Straw”: Be able to identify these literary terms from the story indirect characterization, direct characterization, imagery, irony, dynamic character, round character, static character, flat character, protagonist, subordinate character, internal conflict, external conflict Night 14. What word means the systematic and planned extermination of an entire national, racial, political, or ethnic group? 15. What word means the state-­‐sponsored systematic persecution of European Jewry by Nazi Germany and its collaborators between 1933 and 1945? 16. In what point of view was the book Night written? 17. An example of the theme of the depth of 18. One example of dramatic irony in Night is 19. Another example of dramatic irony in Night is 20. An example of the theme of the loss or testing of faith 21. An example of the theme of the dangers of silence 22. When the prisoners were liberated, what was their first act as free men? 23. What symbolizes Elie’s loss of faith? 24. Know these characters: Moshe the Beadle, Elie Wiesel, Chlomo Wiesel, Stein of Antwerp, Madame Schachter MLA format 25. Rules for formatting an MLA Works Cited page are: put items in alphabetical order and indent the 2nd and 3rd lines of each entry. 26. When using MLA format, the parenthetical citation at the end of a quotation should ALWAYS include the first word(s) from the entry on the Works Cited page “Keep Memory Alive” 27. Wiesels’s central argument in “Keep Memory Alive” (his Nobel Peace prize acceptance speech) is… 28. What is a rhetorical device? 29. Wiesel writes, “How could the world remain silent?” What rhetorical device is he using? Julius Caesar: Choose the best word(s) to fill in each blank below. 30. ______ has a bad dream and fears something awful is about to happen to Caesar. 31. Antony, Lepidus & Octavius form the new ______ to lead Rome & battle against Cassius and Brutus. 32. Octavius agrees that ______ can stay in his tent for the night, befitting a dead soldier. 33. Julius Caesar returned to Rome after defeating the ______ in battle. 34. Antony gives a ______, urging the people of Rome to riot against Julius Caesar's murderers. 35. ______ kills himself by running at his sword while his friend holds it. 36. Caesar looks up and says "______?" 37. While Caesar parties, ______ huddle together and talk trash about him. 38. The conspirators wash their hands in ______ so they can show everyone that Rome is free. 39. Antony offers Caesar ______three times. Logical Fallacies – Identify each type of logical fallacy Red herring, Ad Populum, Ad Hominem, Hasty Generalization, Post Hoc, Begging the Question Reading a passage and answer questions like: 40. How do line 8-­‐9 support the reviewer’s main purpose? 41. Which line contains details that support the author’s good opinion of the film? 42. One way the author uses ethos through the article is 43. What is the author’s main point? 44. One way the author uses logos in the article is 45. Which lines contain pathos? 46. Which rhetorical device does the author use in lines 10–11? 47. How does the author use analogy in lines 14–18? 48. Which statement from the argument is an opinion? 49. Which fact supports the claim that confining wildlife to national parks threatens their extinction? 50. How does the author counter the argument that national parks protect ecological communities? 51. Which sentence best summarizes lines 83–88? 52. Why does the author use repetition in lines 97–98? Word Clues Lesson 10 Short Answer Section A. Write a paragraph, using words that contain roots from lesson 10. B. Write 3 new conclusions for a certain thesis statement.