Accelerated Sophomore English Final Exam Semester 1 2012-13
I. Grammar – Matching or Multiple Choice
Parts of speech
a. noun
b. action verb
c. linking verb
d. adjective
e. adverb
ab. pronoun
ac. Preposition
ad. conjunction
Sentence Patterns
a. S-V
b. S-V-O
c. S-LV-C
d. S-V-IO-O e. S-V-O-OC
Usage
Study the packets especially the review exercises in each packet.
II. Literary and communication terms
Mark the letter of the term that matches the definition below.
a. flashback
ab. foreshadowing
bd. perception
b. point of view
ac. dramatic irony
be. dialect
c. Johari Theory
ad. irony
cd. jargon
d. plot
ae. intrapersonal communication
ce. verbal
e. symbol
bc. theme
abc. paralanguage
ae. interjection
abd. kinesics
abe. channel
bcd. semantic noise
bce. denotation
cde. connotation
III. Informative Speech – multiple choice and true/false
Audience Analysis - Analyzing speaking situation
Narrowing a Topic - Purpose sentence – what they are and who they benefit and how to write them
Thesis sentence - what they are and who they benefit and how to write them
Narrowing a topic- process of, considerations when narrowing,
Using Support Materials - Types of support - fact, statistic, quotation, example and how to use them
and why to use them.
Research - Focusing research - how and why
Source cards - definition and format
Information note cards - definition and format
Types of sources - encyclopedias, almanacs, electronic databases
Plagiarism - definition and how to avoid
Organization - Organizational patterns - chronological, topical, spatial, problem-solution – what they
are and when to use them.
IV. Through the Tunnel – Literary Analysis, Vocabulary, Communication
The short story “Through the Tunnel” is in your literature book. Read the story first and then prepare for the
final by studying the vocabulary words given below, and preparing answers for the questions on the reverse side
of this handout.
Literary Analysis and Comprehension – Questions about theme, point of view, character, plot,
juxtaposition, narrative structure, symbol, setting,
Vocabulary – you will be tested on the following words. You will need to know their definitions, parts of
speech, and how to use them in a sentence.
promontory
contrition
luminous
supplication
inquisitive
clambered
innumberable
myriad
incredulous
gout
convulsive
Short Essay – Through the Tunnel Literary Analysis
1. In A Separate Peace, Finny’s burning of the Iliad is a symbolic act denying the war’s existence. In the short
story “Through the Tunnel,” Jerry’s voyage through the tunnel is symbolic. Analyze how Doris Lessing uses
the voyage through the tunnel as a symbolic act.
2. In A Separate Peace, John Knowles uses the setting of the two rivers to show how Gene changes. How does
Doris Lessing use the two beaches in “Through the Tunnel” to show how Jerry changes?
3. In A Separate Peace, John Knowles develops a coming of age theme in which he shows that coming of age
involves a loss of innocence. Doris Lessing also develops a coming of age theme in her story “Through the
Tunnel.” What is Lessing’s coming of age theme and how does she develop it?
Through the Tunnel Communication Analysis
1. Diagram the underlined part of the conversation below. This passage is from the beginning of the story.
Next morning, when it was time for the routine of swimming and sunbathing, his mother said, "Are you
tired of the usual beach, Jerry? Would you like to go somewhere else?" "Oh, no!" he said quickly, smiling at
her out of that unfailing impulse of contrition - a sort of chivalry. Yet, walking down the path with her, he
blurted out, "I'd like to go and have a look at those rocks down there." She gave the idea her attention. It was
a wild-looking place, and there was no one there, but she said, "Of course, Jerry. When you've had enough
come to the big beach. Or just go straight back to the villa, if you like." She walked away, that bare arm,
now slightly reddened from yesterday's sun, swinging. And he almost ran after her again, feeling it
unbearable that she should go by herself, but he did not. She was thinking, Of course he's old enough to be
safe without me. Have I been keeping him too close? He mustn't feel he ought to be with me. I must
be careful. He was an only child, eleven years old. She was a widow. She was determined to be
neither possessive nor lacking in devotion. She went worrying off to her beach. As for Jerry, once he saw
that his mother had gained her beach, he beg
2. Using the Johari Window theory, explain how Jerry changes in the story “Through the Tunnel.”
3. Define nonverbal communication and use the passage below to analyze how Doris Lessing uses nonverbal
communication to characterize. Discuss at least two different types of nonverbal communication. Be sure to
identify and define each type of nonverbal communication you use.
Jerry swam a little closer; they turned and watched him with narrowed, alert dark eyes. Then one smiled
and waved. It was enough. In a minute, he had swum in and was on the rocks beside them, smiling with a
desperate, nervous supplication. They shouted cheerful greetings at him, and then, as he preserved his nervous,
uncomprehending smile, they understood that he was a foreigner strayed from his own beach, and they
proceeded to forget him. But he was happy. He was with them.
When Jerry came up, the boys were all on the diving rock, preparing to attempt the feat again. And now,
in a panic of failure, he yelled up, in English, "Look at me! Look!" and he began splashing and kicking in the
water like a foolish dog.
They looked down gravely, frowning. He knew the frown. At moments of failure, when he clowned to
claim his mother's attention, it was with just this grave, embarrassed inspection that she rewarded him. Through
his hot shame, feeling the pleading grin on his face like a scar that he could never remove, he looked up at the
group of big brown boys on the rock and shouted, "Bonjour! Merci! Au revoir! Monsieur, monsieur!" while he
hooked his fingers round his ears and waggled them.