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English I
2013-2014
Non-Fiction
Study Guide for 1st Semester Exam
2013-2014
(BARRY, VILLILO, SMITH)
TOTAL POINTS: 90
1. NON-FICTION CONTENT: (12 MC Questions)
“A New Generation of Americans”
1. What does Kennedy pledge to do in his speech?
2. Kennedy says the final judge of our actions will be who or what?
3. According to Kennedy, what is the “common enemy of man”?
4. Based on your reading of Kennedy’s speech, what is he mostly interested in accomplishing?
“Only Daughter”
1. What are some factors contributing to Cisneros’s loneliness as a child?
2. How did Cisneros feel when her father said he has seven sons?
3. How does his reaction make Cisneros feel?
4. When Cisneros’s father reacts to her story, how does it make her feel?
“One Man’s Profit is Another Man’s Loss”
1. According to his essay, what does Montaigne believe (what do you think his main point is)?
2. What does Montaigne seem to believe about people?
3. What does Montaigne believe about profits?
4. What does Montaigne believe about doctors?
2. NON-FICTION VOCABULARY WORDS: (10 MC Questions on vocabulary usage)
 Testimony
 Embroider
 Retrospect
 Negotiate
 Eradicate
 Venture
 Fulfill
 Condemn
 Contention
 Vice
3. CUMULATIVE LITERARY TERMS: (52 MC Questions)
Short Story Unit Terms:
 Allusion
 Antagonist
 Author’s purpose
 Characterization: direct and indirect
 Climax
 Conflict
 Exposition
 Flashback
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Flat character
Foreshadow
Irony
Plot
Point of view
Protagonist
Resolution
Rising action
Round character
Setting
Static character
Suspense
Symbol
Theme
Novel Unit Terms
 Allegory
 Allusion
 Credibility
 Dystopia
 Ethos
 Fable
 Logos
 Pathos
 Propaganda
 Propaganda techniques: name-calling, glittering generalities, transfer, testimonial, plain folks, snob appeal,
bandwagon, fear, logical fallacies, rhetorical question
 Pseudonym
 Rhetoric
 Rhetorical Devices
 Satire
Non-Fiction Unit Terms
 Antithesis
 Argument
 Author’s purpose
 Bias
 Credibility
 Essay
 Evidence
 Main idea
 Memoir
4. READING APPLICATION QUESTIONS: (16 MC Questions)
 Three passages with vocabulary context question, literary terms application, and comprehension questions