English 9 ~ 2012- 2013 Midterm Prep
Any questions you may have re: the midterm should be asked by Friday, Jan 11th.
Study Resources: Your notes, your handouts, your flashcards, and your books.
The Setup:
100 questions on Scantron ~ 100 pts. And 2 MEAL Paragraphs ~ 50 pts. Total: 150 pts
Section I: Grammar
Read each sentence carefully. Choose the best underlined answer for each question.
Some underlined answers may be used more than once. Some underlined answers
may not be used at all.
Questions 1-40 are Grammar Related and follow this format.
Sample questions:
Competing in basketball since the age of 10, Joey won the championship trophy.
A B
C
D
E
1. ______ Simple Predicate
2. ______ Object of the Preposition
FLYNN STUDY ADVICE:
Be prepared for the following terms: listed below.
While you are not actively diagramming on this exam, you are identifying and labeling
sentences (as seen above), so you must be familiar with these grammatical terms.
1. Nouns ~ p. 5
a. Common and Proper
b. Concrete and Abstract
c. Singular and Plural
d. Collective
e. Compound
f. Possessive
2. Pronouns ~ p. 6 & p. 9
a. Antecedents
b. Possessive
c. Personal
d. Reflexive
e. Intensive
f. Demonstrative
g. Indefinite
h. Interrogative
i. Relative
3. Verbs ~ p. 14
a. Action
b. Linking
c. Auxiliary
4. Adjectives ~ p. 17
a. Articles
i. Indefinite and
Definite
b. Proper Adjectives
5. Adverbs ~ p. 20
a. Intensifier
6. Prepositions ~ p. 23
a. Prepositional Phrases
7. Conjunctions ~ p. 26
a. Coordinating
b. Correlative
c. Subordinating
d. Conjunctive Adverbs
8. Interjections ~ p. 29
9. Simple Subjects and Simple
Predicates ~ p. 38
10. Complete Subjects and Complete
Predicates ~ p. 41
11. Compound Subjects and Compound
Verbs ~ p. 43
12. Kinds of Sentences ~ p. 45
13. Subjects in Unusual Positions ~ p. 47
14. Subject Complements ~ p. 50
a. Predicate Adjectives and
Predicate Nominatives
15. Objects of Verbs ~ p. 52
a. Direct and Indirect
16. Sentence Diagramming ~ p. 54
17. Prepositional Phrases ~ p. 66
a. Adverb Phrases and
Adjective Phrases
18. Appositives & Appositive Phrases ~
p. 69
19. Sentence Fragments ~ p. 116
20. Run-on Sentences ~ p. 120
Section II: Vocabulary
Choose the best response. Please note that the choices are above the question.
Questions 41-60 are Vocab related and follow this format
Sample Question:
A. An
occupant;
inhabitant
B. Anything that destroys,
prevents growth or causes
devaluation
C. A state of
continual change
or movement
D. Extreme Poverty
E. Not
Listed
41. _____ Penury
FLYNN STUDY ADVICE:
Review all 70 flashcards from vocabulary lessons 1-7. Know all the definitions.
1
Alienate
Elated
Epigram
Fatalistic
Lackadaisical
Licentious
Numismatist
Obtrude
Paucity
Pensive
2
Amalgamate
Antiquated
Beleaguer
Caricature
Dally
Demented
Felonious
Gorge
Hone
Opiate
3
Ambidextrous
Animate
Belated
Berserk
Chauvinist
Delude
Edifice
Egalitarian
Knead
Ostentatious
4
Blight
Denizen
Elude
Entice
Fallow
Fealty
Gambit
Gratify
Laggard
Obsequy
5
Advocate
Bandy
Charisma
Dastardly
Efface
Entity
Gist
Jaded
Mesmerize
Ogre
6
Begrudge
Bibliophile
Declaim
Enmity
Gaff
Glutinous
Imbue
Mandarin
Nepotism
Quaff
7
Cadaverous
Daunt
Despot
Egress
Felicity
Flux
Gird
Gothic
Hovel
Penury
Section III: Literature
Choose the best answer from the following choices.
Questions 61-90 are literature related and follow multiple-choice format.
FLYNN STUDY ADVICE:
Review your tests for sample test questions. Know the answers to the test questions.
I have returned all your literature tests to you – study them.
List of literature:
Lord of the
Flies
“The Most
Dangerous
Game”
“A Sound of
Thunder”
“The Raven”
“Pancakes” “The
Necklace”
Know the character names, the plot, and how literary devices are associated with the stories.
For instance, what is an example of internal conflict from “Pancakes”?
Section IV: Literary Terms
Using the word bank fill in the blank with the correct response.
NON SCANTRONERS: WRITE THE LETTER(S).
Questions 91-100 are literary term related and will use a word bank for matching.
FLYNN STUDY ADVICE:
Review your tests for sample test questions.
The following literary terms are fair game for the word-bank matching portion.
a. Foreshadowing
i. Allegory
b. Conflict:
j. Point of View
a. Internal
a. First Person “I”
b. External
b. Third Person “he”
c. Freytag Pyramid:
i. Limited
Exposition, Rising
ii. Omniscient
Action, Climax, Falling
k. Motive
Action, Resolution
l. Static and Dynamic Characters
d. Internal Rhyme
m. Irony
e. Alliteration
n. Setting
f. Flashback
o. Non-fiction vs. Fiction
g. Characterization
p. Narrator
a. Character traits
q. Mood
h. Symbolism & Symbols
r. Theme
Section V: MEAL Paragraphs ~ Loose-leaf Paper
50 pts (25 points each)
Remember that your two MEAL paragraphs should be detailed, be written in academic tone, use
correct grammar, and should contain the essential elements of a MEAL paragraph.
Since you cannot use your novel, use your knowledge of the plot to the best of your ability. Your
expertise on the reading should be obvious to me, the reader. I would highly suggest that you
organize your ideas before beginning to write. You may use the paper to outline your ideas.
FLYNN STUDY ADVICE:
Practice writing and review how to write a MEAL paragraph.
Ms. Flynn’s Exam Schedule:
Please Note: If it’s a delayed opening, the first exam is from 10:15-11:55 and the second from 12:10-1:50.
MONDAY 1-14
TUESDAY 1-15
WEDNESDAY 1-16
THURSDAY 1-17
Ms. MacPherson’s
French Exam 100A
10:15-11:55 (100A)
LIT & SOCIETY
8:20 – 10:00 (100A)
PERIOD 3 EXAM
Mr. Peterson’s English 9
Exam 100A
10:15 – 11:55 (100A)
PERIOD 6 EXAM
8:20 – 10:00 (100A)
PERIOD 7 EXAM
10:15 – 11:55 (100 A)
PERIOD 8 EXAM
If you are looking for me after my exams, I will either be in my classroom or in the English department
office. I do not arrive early to school, but you can find me after these exams.