Name ____________
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Language Arts 6A
Review for Midterm
Part I. GRAMMAR/Parts of Speech
Be able to identify the following parts of speech and their role in the English language
Nouns
Conjunctions
Adjectives
Pronouns
Nouns are words that stand for a ___________, __________________, __________________, or
________________. The two types are ____________ and _______________. The main
difference between them is that _______________ are capitalized.
Sometimes nouns stand for singular groups made up of multiple members. These nouns are
referred to as ____________ nouns. Examples are: team, squad, flock, and herd.
When a noun stands for one unit it is known as a __________ noun, but when there is
more than one it is called a __________ noun.
Some nouns are ____________ which means they stand for physical objects which can be seen,
touched, tasted, or heard.
Other nouns are __________, and they represent things which are not physical entities. Examples of this
kind of noun are: hatred, joy, love, and envy.
A PRONOUN takes the place of a _____________.
ADJECTIVEs: modify __________________ and _______________
Adjectives answer the questions: _____________, ______________, ________________, and
_________________
List the seven conjunctions:
1.
5.
2.
6.
3.
7.
4.
A. Collective Nouns - Underline all collective nouns in the following sentences:
1. The troop of Girl Scouts is going on a camping trip.
2. A team of divers explored the sunken ship.
3. All the buffalo in the herd were brown.
4. The committee holds meetings every month.
5. He thanked the audience for their applause.
B. Common and Proper Nouns - Underline each of the common nouns and circle each of the proper
nouns in the sentences below. Mark an X through any abstract nouns. Be sure to underline or
circle abstract nouns as well.
1. We stopped for a Coke and a hamburger after work.
2. My mom thought my Aunt Jenny did it.
3. The Museum of Life and Science is my favorite.
4. Even though I like him, I think I need to find more friends.
5. Did Rodin sculpt that sculpture or was it Michaelangelo?
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C. Underline and label all nouns as Common Nouns(Com.) or Proper Nouns (Prop.)
1. Harry drove the car to the mall.
2. My mom baked a cake for the party.
3. The President of the United States has traveled to China.
4. Go to the grocery store and buy two cartons of ice cream.
5. How many gumballs are in the jar?
D. Underline and label all adjectives (ADJ)
1. Go to the grocery store and buy two cartons of ice cream.
2. He should have quickly written a kind message on the birthday card.
3. I would gladly give you anything you need.
4. Hopefully, we won’t have to wait long.
5. You are so very pretty!
E. Circle the seven pronouns in each of the following sentences: DO NOT count the pronouns which are
acting as adjectives.
1.
Neither of the movies was especially funny to me.
2.
Everybody in those classes wants to attend the play at our school.
3.
Someone among the store owners donates the trophy each year.
4.
Each of us exercises every morning.
5.
No one on either team has ever been in a playoff before.
F. Label each underlined word: N (noun), ADJ (adjective), CON (conjunction) or PN (pronoun)
1. Tim was helping my mother unload the groceries.
2. She needed help because they were so heavy.
3. He had been studying for a test in his math class.
4. It was going to be a really huge test.
5. Tim thinks he has studied enough to pass the test.
6. His mother disagrees.
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7. She sent him to his room to study.
8. He is not supposed to talk on the phone.
9. Tim took the test and earned an A.
10. His mother was so proud of him.
G. Underline the adjectives in the following sentences (don’t include articles):
1. Most tornadoes occur on hot, humid days.
2. When we toured the city, we saw shiny, new skyscrapers next to old, historical buildings.
3. Summer temperatures lasted for only two months.
4. She saw many stars in the clear sky.
5. The moon weighs eighty-one billion tons.
H. On the line before each sentence below, identify the underlined word by writing N for noun, PN for
pronoun, or ADJ for adjective.
_____1. Static electricity made my socks cling together.
_____2. The pupil in your eye gets bigger when you are in the dark and smaller when you are in
the light.
_____3. My aunt Dalia weaves beautiful baskets.
_____4. Artist Mary Cassatt painted these pictures of children.
_____5. Be careful around wild animals of any kind.
_____6. Kali’s father made us a delicious coconut soup.
_____7. My brother Tyson is studying to be a veterinarian.
_____8. The Iroquois made masks from corn husks.
_____9. My baby sister likes to play with these.
_____10. Memorial Day often includes a parade with wonderful bands and floats
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Circle the adjectives in the following sentences and draw arrows to the words they modify:
1. Our Swedish visitor arrived.
2. Several answers were given.
3. The angry dog growled.
4. The noisy crowd jeered and shouted.
5. The poor but generous woman helped
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Part II. Literarure
Literary Terms for Fiction and
Nonfiction
Notes from Unit 1: How do we decide what is true?
Fiction – writing that tells stories about imaginary people, animals and events
Theme – a central message about life
Plot –the arrangement of events in a story
Exposition – introduction of setting, character, and situation
Conflict – the story’s central problem
Rising Action – events that increase tension
Climax – high point of the story, when the story’s outcome becomes clear and changes in the characters
become apparent
Falling Action – events that follow the climax
Resolution – the final outcome
Plot Diagram – a pyramidal structure to diagram a story line
Narrator- the voice that tells a true or imagined story
Point of View – the perspective from which a story is told
First Person Point of View – when the narrator is a part of the story and refers to him/herself as “I”. The
readers only get what the narrator sees, hears, thinks, and feels.
Third Person Point of View – the narrator does not take part in the action, is an outside observer. “He” and
“She” are the primary pronouns used
Non-fiction – writing that provides facts about real people, events and ideas
Central Idea – the key point in a work of literary nonfiction
Fact – information that can be proved
Opinion - a person’s judgment or belief
Autobiography – a person’s entire life written down by that person
Memoir – a specific part of a person’s life told by that person to reveal a particular theme or central idea
Biography – a piece of writing about a person written by someone else
Prediction – a developing idea about what will happen next in a story
Assertion – a statement such as “I like all kinds of animals,” or “The crops were harvested.”
Novels
You are responsible for knowing the following novels. You do not have to memorize the novels for their content. Any questions about one of
the novels we have read will be accompanied by an excerpt from that novel. There may be one new excerpt from a novel you have never read
before on your exam. You should be able to use the terms above in connection with that new text along with any of the following:
Wonder by R.J. Palacio
August (Auggie) Pullman – the protagonist, born with a genetic condition which resulted in a face only a mother
could love, homeschooled until 5th grade, brave to go to a regular school, obsessed with Star Wars, frequently
bullied at school, had come to grips with his looks,
Olivia (Via) Pullman – Auggie’s sister, very pretty, Justin’s girlfriend, first year at a new highschool, protective of
Auggie and sensitive about his condition, independent, she is reading War and Peace
Justin – Via’s boyfriend, surprised by Auggie’s condition, plays the fiddle, has the lead in Our Town, scared Julian
and his friends by threatening them, plays zydeco music
Isabel Pullman – protective of Auggie, comes up with the idea for Auggie to go to regular school, Brazilian,
Nate Pullman – Russian, Jewish, at first objected to Auggie going to school but supports it later, threw away
Auggie’s space helmet
Julian Albans – mean to Jack and Auggie, has a gang amongst the popular kids.
Summer – nice to Auggie even without being asked
Jack Will – good friend to Auggie, likes Summer, not from a wealthy background, has blonde hair
Mr. Lawrence Tushman – Director of Beecher Prep, sympathetic toward Auggie, kids make fun of his last name
Charlotte – a goody two-shoes, in a commercial, asked to be nice to Auggie
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Miranda – used to be Olivia’s friend, love Auggie like a brother, has pink hair, makes up stories that are not true
about herself
Daisy – Auggie’s dog which dies, is replaced by Bear
Amos – pulls Auggie out of the woods
The two Maxes- play Dungeons and Dragons
Henry, Ximena, Miles, Maya, - Auggie’s school mates
Themes:
Friendship
peer pressure
sadness/loss
courage
bullying
luck
differences
prejudice
sympathy
looking beyond the surface
bravery
pride
growing up/maturity
pain
miracles
A Long Walk to Water
Author: Linda Sue Park
Main Characters:
Nya - an eleven year old girl, tall for her age, goes to gather water twice a day every day unless she is living at the
lake, lives in South Sudan, has a sister who gets sick from drinking water at the lake, lives with her mother, father,
brother and sister. Her mother worries about her husband going hunting due to tensions with the other tribes, does
not go to school due to her gender and the cultural expectations placed on women, goes to school thanks to a well
dug in her village which precipitates a school being built, meets Salva Dut,
Salva Dut - an eleven year old boy who lives with his family, four children, lives during a war in Sudan, goes to
school, is very bright, learns Arabic, lacking the ceremonial scar of his people, is separated from his family, meets
his uncle, makes friend with Marial who is eaten by a lion, has to trek across the desert, and cross the Nile River, a
member of the Dinka Tribe, goes to Rochester, NY, is one of the leaders of "The Lost Boys," finds his father and
family are still alive back in his village, starts Water for South Sudan which digs wells and builds schools in South
Sudan, returns to South Sudan to dig wells
Setting:
2008 to present for Nya in South Sudan
1985 to present for Salva in South Sudan
What are some of the themes in this book based on a true story?
Hope
Loss
Education
Kindness
Fear
Death and violence
Struggle/trouble
Walk everywhere even for long distances
Civil war
Tribal conflict worries Nya's mother
Courage
Strength of character to be alone and survive
To cross a crocodile infested river
To cross cultures and travel to the US and other places
To speak in front of groups of people
Joy
At finding his father
At finding his Uncle
At getting a well and a school
At finding another family in the U.S.
Learning to read and write
Gender issues
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Rebellion
Women don't go to school
Women have to stay home
Women have to collect the water
Explain what is meant by "based on a true story," and how is it significant to this book?
Based on fact, but parts have been made up by the author
Nya's parts were made up by the author to further demonstrate the effects of Salva's life and his
project on the life of girls in South Sudan.
Iqbal by Fancesco D’Amato
Iqbal Masih – brave, defiant, determined, small in stature, masterful rug worker, stays calm under pressure,
rebellious, values rights and justice, wants to be a lawyer who works to liberate children from slavery, a
symbol of hope to the other children, the protagonist
Hussain Khan- a liar, evil, master of the rug factory, not a nice person, cheats the children, tortures the
children, the antagonist, bribes people, stretches the truth, greedy, black beady eyes and a long beard
Mrs. Khan(master’s wife) – feeds the children, “cares” for the children, strict,
Eshan Khan – Director of the Child Labor Liberation Front of Pakistan, wore white, well groomed, partners
with Iqbal to free children, had faith in Iqbal
Factory Children
Fatima – narrator of the story, wants to fly kites, takes care of other children, master’s “pet,” doesn’t
remember where she’s from, can’t find her family at first
Ali – emotional, shy, small in stature
Maria – does not speak at first, the only child at the factory who can read and write, her father was a
teacher, she teaches the other kids to write and read, never goes in the tomb
Karim – bossy, arrogant, seventeen, has been to the movies, the child overseer
Mohammed – from the mountains, stutters
Salman – had a fight with Mohammed, gets put in the tomb, ten years old
Twig - skinny
Numskulls – new rug workers, complain when they get blisters, work slowly, mix up the colors and
patterns, chained to their looms in case they try to escape
Police – some are corrupt, take bribes from citizens to look the other way, not paid well(reason they take
the bribes)
Themes
Hope
Corruption
Justice
Brutality
Debt, financial responsibility
Dehumanizing treatment
The value of freedom
Child slavery/child labor
Disloyalty
Death
Torture
Violence
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Respect
Sacrifice
Sympathy
Love
Freedom
Part III. Vocabulary
Vocabulary Units 1-8 for the 6B Language Arts Exam
Unit 1
Apparel
Expressly
Ingenious
Recede
Besiege
Famished
Instantaneous
Repast
Compress
Forsake
Irk
Denounce
Gainful
Libel
Dispatch
Immense
Misgiving
Douse
Inept
Oaf
Arid
Depict
Manipulate
Stamina
Assailant
Disinterested
Maximum
Billow
Encompass
Mimic
Confront
Groundless
Ruffle
Constrain
Hypocrite
Serene
Bigot
Illusion
Sage
Wither
Designate
Infuriate
Slake
Diversity
Motivate
Terrain
Enigma
Pacifist
Vocation
Gloat
Queue
Vow
Deem
Ingratitude
Repent
Topple
Devastate
Keepsake
Reverie
Discredit
Mortal
Revocation
Elusive
Ovation
Scan
Generate
Petty
Strand
Bluster
Fidelity
Ravenous
Tarry
Bungle
Fray
Refute
Commentary
Headstrong
Remorse
Duration
Inhabitant
Setback
Eerie
Numb
Smug
Amiable
Conserve
Limber
Vagabond
Befuddle
Debut
Maze
Blight
Gory
Oracle
Boisterous
Gross
Partisan
Clarity
Induce
Reimburse
culprit
illicit
prevaricate
writhe
dawdle
immerse
quash
dissect
inflammatory
relish
expend
memorandum
reminisce
fatality
pathetic
scour
arrears
impassable
nimble
taut
cascade
innovation
onset
cringe
jovial
partition
crotchety
manacle
perishable
format
martial
retrieve
Unit 2
Adverse
Contemporary
Incomprehensible
Sheepish
Unit 3
Barrage
Global
Restrict
Waylay
Unit 4
Acquit
Idolize
Plight
Strife
Unit 5
Acute
Facet
Pacify
Synopsis
Unit 6
Agenda
Compliant
Leeway
Vacate
Unit 7
Authorize
Gullible
Persevere
Tribute
Unit 8
Affluence
Immobile
Minimum
Sinister
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