Adapted English 11 Midterm Review Sheet
Section 1: Grammar/Daily Edits:
Capitalization:
Make sure that you capitalize (Examples are in parentheses):
 Months (April, October)
 Days of the week (Thursday, Monday)
 Prefixes (Mr. or Mrs. or Miss or Dr.)
 First and last names (Mike Smith)
 Towns and cities (Media, Philadelphia)
 States (Florida, Pennsylvania)
 Holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas)
 Beginning of sentences (It is so cold!)
 Beginning of a quotation (“That is great!” said Matt.)
Usage:
Know the differences between their/there/they’re, then/than, and its/it’s:
 Their= ownership, possession
 There=location or is/are/were
 They’re= they are
 Then= time order (We went to school, and then we went home.)
 Than= comparing (The seniors are older than the freshmen.)
 Its= ownership, possession
 It’s= it is
 Use proper subject/verb agreement (Make sure the noun and the verb are in the
right form. Do NOT put “…the teachers was.” Put “…the teachers were…”)
Punctuation:
 Use commas to:
o Separate date from year (October 22, 2011)
o Separate town/city from state (Media, Pennsylvania)
o Separate items or names in a list (I bought apples, pears, bananas, and plums.)
o Punctuate a quotation (James said, “Go Phillies!”)
 Use periods to:
o End a sentence (Be sure to study for your midterm.)
o Separate sentences (My favorite day is Saturday. It is the best!)
o End a quotation (Holly said, “The pep rally is on a Friday.”)
 Use apostrophes to:
o Show ownership (Dracula’s castle was a creepy place.)
o Make a contraction (there’s= there is; he’s= he is; can’t= cannot; it’s=it is)
 Use quotation marks to:
o Identify when someone is speaking
(Jen said, “What?” “Cool!” yelled Bill. “I don’t know,” whispered Daniel.)
o Put the quotation marks around what the person said, and keep the ending
punctuation mark INSIDE the quotation marks (see examples above).
Spelling:
Know how to spell the following words:
Pennsylvania
honored
special
football
dessert
wrong
favorite
Section 2: Reading Strategies:
 When you highlight information in a story or an article, name 3 types of
information that would be important to highlight.
 If you need to answer a question about what you read and you don’t know the
answer, what can you do to help you find the answer?
Section 3: Literary Terms:
Know the meanings of the following words:
autobiography
genre
fiction
plot
biography
non-fiction
 Name two words that are antonyms
 Name two words that are synonyms
 Know the difference between a proper and common noun
Section 4: Story Plot Elements:
 State an antagonist from a book or movie
 State a protagonist from a book or movie
 Identify a sentence that has alliteration
 Know all parts of the setting (place, time period, and mood)
 Identify the mood of a story
 Know at least 3 types of conflicts (All 4 will get you extra credit!):
(Man vs. Man; Man vs. Nature; Man vs. Self; Man vs. Society)
anonymous
Section 5: Keystone Exams Literary Terms:
 Know the meanings of the following words:
simile compare contrast
alliteration personification
metaphor
analyze
 Know the differences between 1st person point-of-view, 3rd person omniscient
point-of-view, and 3rd person limited point-of-view
 Know the differences between the author’s purposes:
o To entertain
o To persuade
o To inform
Section 6: Holiday Vocabulary:
Know the meanings of each of these words, along with which items are used to celebrate
which holidays:
 Kwanzaa (Also know WHEN it is celebrated; it is a non-religious holiday)
 nativity (Christians display this during the Christmas season)
 menorah (displayed by Jewish people during Hanukkah)
 dreidel (used to play Hanukkah games)
 tinsel (more metallic-looking)
 garland (looks more like a wreath)
Section 7: Grammar Terms:
Know the meanings of the following words:
Possessive
Contraction
Apostrophe
Quotation
Singular
Plural