Updated Spring 2013-14
English 11 Academic
HELPFUL TIPS:
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Read everything on the final exam. Read ALL instructions, introductions, captions, footnotes, etc.
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Review all literary devices. Be sure you can come up with your own example for each.
Also, be sure you can recognize literary devices when you see them.
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Know the meaning of basic question words, such as: infer, assume, illustrate, assertion, antecedent, excerpt, rhetorical question, restrictive, implication, and conclude.
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When you se the word EXCEPT in a question, it usually means that there are multiple right answers and you are to choose the incorrect answer.
Section 1: Passage Analysis
In this section, you will be required to read a passage from a novel you have read this semester. You will also be required to read and compare themes in an essay and a poem you haven’t read. After each piece, there will be multiple-choice questions that ask you to analyze the readings. Please note: there will be more than one of these.
Section 2: Literary Terms
For this section you should know and be able to identify the following terms:
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Connotation-
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Denouement-
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Dialect-
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Epic-
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Epic Hero-
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Simile-
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Metaphor-
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Character Foil-

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Hyperbole-
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Motif-
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Pun-
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Satire-
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Soliloquy-
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Tone-
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Tragic Hero-
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Irony-
Section 3: The literature of England: Themes and Literary Movements
Be sure to know the essential questions that we’ve gone over and which elements are identified in each piece we have read. Also, be able to identify the main literary periods and which pieces of literature from the course are associated with each.
Rightful King:
Class System:
Imperialism:
Duality:
Renaissance (also known as the Elizabethan Period):

Romanticism:
The Victorian Age:
Section 4: Critical Essay
In this section you will read a critique by another author on a work you have read this semester. You will then be required to answer multiple choice questions based on the passage. You should treat this like a close reading passage.
Section 5: Expression of Ideas (Grammar)
On the final section of the exam, there will be sentences with an underlined portion. You will have to decide whether or not the underlined portion is grammatically correct. In some cases, there may be no error. (See practice packet).
Essay Section
The essay portion of the exam will be administered prior to the exam. It will be worth
20% of the final exam. This will be a timed response using the first best draft format.
Essay Date: ________________________________________
Exam Date: ________________________________________
Final Reminders:
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You must take the exam on the date assigned for your class. Any changes may only be made with administrative approval prior to the administration of the exam.
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Not showing up for an exam will result in a 0%
 Any absence on the day of the exam will require a doctor’s note and is subject to review by the administration.

English 11 Academic
Directions: Look in the underlined part of each sentence for errors in usage, punctuation, grammar, capitalization, or sentence construction. Then choose the one revision that corrects the sentence error(s). If the original sentence contains no errors, select NO CHANGE.
1. The school district newsletter informs all parents of beneficial programs for you and your children. a.
all parents of beneficial programs for your children. b.
each parent about beneficial programs for you and your children. c.
you of all beneficial programs for you and your children. d.
NO CHANGE
2. Margaret earned an A on her term paper, consequently, she was excused from taking the final exam. a.
on her term paper; consequently, she b.
on her term paper, consequently; she c.
on her term paper consequently she d.
NO CHANGE
3. Twenty-five band members picked up their instruments from their chairs which were tuned and began to play. a.
picked up their tuned instruments from their chairs and began to play. b.
picked up their instruments from their chairs tuned and began to play. c.
picked up and began to play their instruments from their chairs which were tuned. d.
NO CHANGE
4. Professor Simmons pace while he lectures. a.
pacing while he lectures. b.
pace while he lecture. c.
paces while he lectures. d.
NO CHANGE
5. The amount of time students spend researching a topic depends on his familiarity with the topic. a.
students spend researching a topic depends on his or her familiarity b.
students spend researching a topic depends on their familiarity c.
a student spends researching a topic depends on their familiarity d.
NO CHANGE

6. You need to take life more serious if you hope to do well in school. a.
life more serious if you hope to do good b.
life more seriously if you hope to do well c.
life seriouser if you hope to do well d.
NO CHANGE
7. There’s several people who can advise you about the engineering program. a.
There are several people who can b.
There is several people who can c.
There’s two people who can d.
NO CHANGE
8. Everyone should be sure to bring their notebook to class on Wednesday. a.
Everyone should be sure to bring their notebooks b.
Everyone should be sure to bring his or her notebook c.
Everyone should be sure to bring his notebook d.
NO CHANGE
9. A balanced diet, exercising regularly, and to get enough sleep are essential to good health. a.
Eating a balanced diet, exercising regularly, and to get enough sleep b.
A balanced diet, regular exercise, and enough sleep c.
To eat a balanced diet, exercising regularly, and to get enough sleep d.
NO CHANGE
10. The use of air bags was designed to increase driver and passenger safety. a.
Airbags were designed b.
The use of air bags were designed c.
Increased use of air bags was designed d.
NO CHANGE
11. Someone left their briefcase under the table. a.
Everyone left their briefcase b.
Someone left their briefcases c.
Someone left his or her briefcase d.
NO CHANGE
12. Jennifer plays three high school sports, field hockey, basketball, and lacrosse. a.
three high school sports: field hockey, b.
three high school sports; field hockey, c.
three high school sports. Field hockey, d.
NO CHANGE

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The following reading selection is taken from chapter 6 of Lord of the Flies, entitled “The Beast from the Air”. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow. Remember to practice annotating and using the test-taking skills reviewed in class (i.e. reading the questions first, eliminating answers, rereading portions, etc)
There was no light left save that of the stars. When they had understood what made this ghostly noise and Percival was quiet again, Ralph and Simon picked him up unhandily and carried him to a shelter. Piggy hung about near for all his brave words, and the three bigger boys went together to the next shelter. They lay restlessly and noisily among the dry leaves, watching the patch of stars that was the opening toward the lagoon. Sometimes a littlun cried out from the other shelters and once a bigun spoke in the dark. Then they too fell asleep.
A sliver of moon rose over the horizon, hardly large enough to make a path of light even when it sat right down on the water; but there were other lights in the sky, that moved fast, winked, or went out, though not even a faint popping came down from the battle fought at ten miles’ height. But a sign came down from the world of grown-ups, though at the time there was no child awake to read it. There was a sudden bright explosion and corkscrew trail across the sky; then darkness again and stars. There was a speck above the island, a figure dropping swiftly beneath a parachute, a figure that hung with dangling limbs. The changing winds of various altitudes took the figure where they would. Then, three miles up, the wind steadied and bore it in a descending curve round the sky and swept it in a great slant across the reef and the lagoon toward the mountain. The figure fell and crumpled among the blue flowers of the mountain-side, but now there was a gentle breeze at this height too and the parachute flopped and banged and pulled. So the figure, with feet that dragged behind it, slid up the mountain.
Yard by yard, puff by puff, the breeze hauled the figure through the blue flowers, over the boulders and red stones, till it lay huddled among the shattered rocks of the mountain-top. Here the breeze was fitful and allowed the strings of the parachute to tangle and festoon; and the figure sat, its helmeted head between its knees, held by a complication of lines. When the breeze blew, the lines would strain taut and some accident of this pull lifted the head and chest upright so that the figure seemed to peer across the brow of the mountain. Then, each time the wind dropped, the lines would slacken and the figure bow forward again, sinking its head between its knees. So as the stars moved across the sky, the figure sat on the mountain-top and bowed and sank and bowed again.
In the darkness of early morning there were noises by a rock a little way down the side of the mountain. Two boys rolled out a pile of brushwood and dead leaves, two dim shadows talking sleepily to each other. They were the twins, on duty at the fire. In theory one should have been asleep and one on watch. But they could never manage to do things sensibly if that meant acting independently, and since staying awake all night was impossible, they had both gone to sleep. Now they approached the darker smudge that had been the signal fire, yawning, rubbing their eyes, treading with practiced feet.
When they reached it they stopped yawning, and one ran quickly back for brushwood and leaves.

1. Reread lines 16-17 in the passage. What is different about the tone and language of this line when compared with the rest of the passage? a. It contains a very ominous terrifying tone that frightens the reader b. It suggests a change in speaker and the author is now speaking directly to the reader c. It creates a moment of calm and hope among a scene of chaos d. It suggests that the Lord of the Flies has taken over the narration because of the direct address to the other characters
2. The description of the figure in lines 20-24 (“Then three miles up…flopped and banged and pulled”) can best be described as utilizing which literary technique? a. Alliteration to allow the reader to hear the sounds that the boys did and see what they cannot in their tents b. Metaphor to try to explain to the reader what the boys cannot understand by comparing it something familiar c. Contrast to heighten the feeling that the figure does not belong on the island d. Characterization through description to allow the reader to form an opinion of the figure before the boys do
3. Which literary device is used in lines 29-30? a. Pun b. Foil c. Simile d. Personification
4. Reread the following line that concludes the second to the last paragraph:
“So as the stars moved across the sky, the figure sat on the mountaintop and bowed and sank and bowed again.”
What effect does Golding’s repeated use of the word “and” create? a. It slows the reader down mimicking the slow motions of the wind in the parachute b. It creates a feeling of repetition as if this action is continually being repeated c. It creates a hurried, frantic feeling forcing the reader to continue reading to discover the identity of the figure and build suspense d. It creates immature prose and reads like the boys talk

5. Which of the following best explains the effectiveness of using a third person omniscient narrator in this section? a. It allows the reader to see the island as the boys do, including misunderstanding and being terrified by the “beast” b. It allows Golding to write in a more mature voice and use more literary devices because he is not limited by the childish voices of Jack, Ralph, Piggy or Simon. c. It allows the reader to simultaneously feel the worries and fear of both Jack and
Ralph contributing to the building conflict of the scene d. It provides the reader an unbiased view of the setting and the situation so that they will understand the beast when the boys will not
6. In line 26 the word fitful most closely means a. Controlled b. Traumatic c. Chaotic d. Reserved
7. The phrase “practiced feet” in line 39 suggests what? a. That Samneric had learned from experience to avoid the cinders near the fire to prevent burning their feet b. That Samneric were afraid that they would be punished again for letting the fire go out and were repeating actions they had previously done to relight the fire c. That Sammneric did not mind tending the fire because their feet had already been burned and calloused so much that they would not be injured again d. That Samneric had practiced restarting a fire several times before being
8. The overall ominous tone of this passage is best presented in which line from the passage? a. “Sometimes a littlun cried out from the other shelters and once a bigun spoke in
the dark. Then they too fell asleep.” b. “A sliver of moon rose over the horizon, hardly large enough to make a path of light even when it sat right down on the water; but there were other lights in the sky, that moved fast, winked, or went out, though not even a faint popping came
down from the battle fought at ten miles’ height.” c. “Piggy hung about near for all his brave words, and the three bigger boys went
together to the next shelter.” d. “In the darkness of early morning there were noises by a rock a little way down
the side of the mountain.”