Name________________________
ENG2D Essay Test
Good Luck!
Answer the following questions honestly:
1. How many hours did you study for this test?
2. Did you come in for extra help?
Answer the following questions on a separate piece of paper. Please double space your
answers.
I.
Knowledge and Understanding (10 marks)
1. Define the following terms, and provide an example of each from the text
(2 marks each):
i. Repetition
ii. Rhetorical Question
iii. Colloquialism/Slang
iv. Sarcasm
2. In your own words, describe the author’s view on the difference between
Barbie and the Bratz dolls. (2 marks)
II.
Thinking and Inquiry (10 marks)
1. Based on their context in the story, choose and define four (4) of the
following words. (4 marks)
i. Dissociate
iv. Evocative
ii. Overtly
v. Antipathy
iii. Sordid
vi. Preponderance
2. What is the thesis of this essay? Explain, supporting your answer with
examples from the text. (2 marks)
3. What is the tone of this essay? Explain, supporting your answer with
examples from the text (2 marks)
4. Naomi Lakritz says that it’s a “myth” that girls are growing up faster and
younger. Explain what she means by this statement. (2 marks)
Name________________________
III.
Application (8 marks)
1. In a well-developed paragraph, respond to the following question. You
should use the formal 11 sentence paragraph format, including an
introductory sentence, a concluding sentence, and the SEE format.
“The author uses many different methods of development to help create
her thesis. In your own words, state the thesis of the article and explain
how the methods of development the author uses contribute to her thesis”
Application Rubric
Criteria
Application
Reading and
Literature 1.6
/8
IV.
Level 4
Level 3
Level 2
Level 1
Unsatisfactory
analyse texts
in terms of the
information,
ideas, issues,
or themes with
thorough
effectiveness
analyse texts
in terms of
the
information,
ideas, issues,
or themes
with
considerable
effectiveness
analyse texts
in terms of
the
information,
ideas, issues,
or themes
with some
effectiveness
analyse texts
in terms of
the
information,
ideas, issues,
or themes
with limited
effectiveness
Does not analyse
texts in terms of
the information,
ideas, issues, or
themes
Communication (8 marks)
Communication Rubric
Criteria
Communication
(Writing 1.4,
overall 3)
Level 4
Level 3
Level 2
Level 1
Unsatisfactory
Organizes
information
from
literature
with
thorough
effectiveness
Organizes
information
from
literature
with
considerable
effectiveness
Organizes
information
from
literature
with some
effectiveness
Organizes
information
from
literature
with limited
effectiveness
Does not organize
information from
literature
Uses
language
conventions
with
thorough
effectiveness
Uses
language
conventions
with
considerable
effectiveness
Uses
language
conventions
with some
effectiveness
Uses
language
conventions
with limited
effectiveness
Uses language
conventions with
thorough
effectiveness