PREAP ELA Fall Final Semester Review 2016

Each student is responsible for printing out the review sheet. Please use the quizlet links to study!

Pre-Ap Lit Terms – https://quizlet.com/_1spfdd

Grammar Terms – https://quizlet.com/_1sphtd

PREAP ELA FALL SEMESTER REVIEW 2016

Items on the Final:

BLOOMS- Know each level in order 6 questions
Literary Elements- Matching 16 questions - make sure you have memorized the bright yellow sheet in your Writer's notebook
Poetry Analysis - 6 questions
Denotation/connotation identification- 5 questions
Grammar - 16 questions parts of speech identification and application.  
The Pearl- 8 questions- you will be given quotes to analyze Lit Elements in The Pearl
The Crucible 14 comprehension and analysis questions
Theme identification - 5 questions

Literary Elements: matching questions in addition to usage for application/analysis questions throughout the test – Literary Elements application questions

·         Theme

·         Symbolism

·         Third-Person Objective

·         Third-Person Limited

·         Direct Characterization

·         Indirect Characterization

·         Tone

·         Mood

·         Idiom

·         Allusion

·         Metaphor

·         Personification

·         Foreshadowing

·         Static Character

·         Dynamic Character

·         Denotation

·         Connotation

·         Omniscient

·         Situational Irony

·         Irony

·         Verbal Irony

STARR STYLE Passage One:  8 questions

STARR STYLE Passage Two: 7 questions

CHARACTERIZATION from Five short, excerpts – 10 questions

Literary  Elements Practice

Examine the following sentences to determine the type of literary element, sound device, or plot element being used.  Here are some possibilities:

Irony          hyperbole           simile                   metaphor                                                           onomatopoeia    personification                                 idiom                    alliteration

1.    Our financial future fell into a freefall. _____________________

2.   She was fairly certain that life was a fashion show._______________

3.    My dad is always working.___________________

4.    Drugs dragged him into this place and they wouldn’t let him leave alive._____________

5.   Kisses are the flowers of love in bloom.__________________

6.    Justice is blind and, at times, deaf.__________________

7.   I can smell pizza from a mile away.______________________

8.    Silence your cellphone so that it does not beep during the movie.__________

9.   Arguing with her was like dueling with hand grenades.______________

10.  When the politician was caught stealing from the taxpayers, everyone thought he would receive a severe punishment, but all he got was a slap on the wrist._____________

11.  A mean old man ate a large meal at a restaurant. The waitress tried to provide him with excellent service, but every time she brought him a dish, he complained. First he thought that the soup was too

cold when it was hot. Then he said that his steak was dry and chewy, when it was moist and succulent.

Then he complained that one of her blonde hairs was in his mashed potatoes, but the hair was actually grey like his own. She remained patient and continued to try to help him until the end of the meal, when he left her a quarter for a tip. She replied on his way out, “Thank you for the generous tip, Mister.”________________

Denotation and Connotation—Write a + or – to identify each phrase as either having a negative or positive connotation

1. a powerful stink ________

a powerful aroma ________

2. a dynamic leader ________

a pushy leader ________

3. squandered his money ________

spent his money ________

4. a reckless plan ________

a daring plan ________

5. energetic children ________

wild children ________

IDENTIFYING TONE & MOOD

For each example identify the tone, what context clues are used to convey the tone, and the overall mood of the sentence.

1. Bouncing into the room, she lit up the vicinity with a joyous glow on her face as she told about her fiancé

and their wedding plans.

Tone _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Context Clues __________________________________________________________________________________________________

Mood ________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. She huddled in the corner, clutching her tattered blanket and shaking convulsively, as she feverishly

searched the room for the unknown dangers that awaited her.

Tone _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Context Clues __________________________________________________________________________________________________

Mood ________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Bursting through the door, the flustered mother screamed uncontrollably at the innocent teacher who gave

her child an F.

Tone _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Context Clues __________________________________________________________________________________________________

Mood ________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. Drawing the attention of his classmates as well as his teacher, the student dared to experiment with his

professor’s intelligence by interrogating him about the Bible.

Tone _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Context Clues __________________________________________________________________________________________________

Mood _________________________________________________________________________________

THEME

In his sophomore year of high school, Michael Jordan tried out for the varsity basketball team at Laney High School in Wilmington, North Carolina. But at five feet and eleven inches tall, the coach believed that Jordan was too short to play at that level, so Jordan was cut from the team. Jordan didn’t let this obstacle defeat him. In fact, it pushed him to work even harder. He trained vigorously and grew another four inches the following summer.

When he finally made the varsity squad, Jordan averaged 25 points a game and went on to become one of the greatest basketball players in history.

What is the theme of the story?___________________________________________________________

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What happens in the story that leads you to believe this? ______________________________________

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