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 For each ‘mark’ you should spend approximately 1 minute. So don’t waste time on a lowweighted question – come back to it at the end when you know how much time you have
left.
 Write in blue or black pen.
 Dictionaries are not to be used.
 Read each question carefully!
 Ensure you put your name and class on each answer sheet.
 No questions will be answered by the supervising teacher.
If you come across a question that you do not understand:
 Read it carefully.
 Skip it and keep going, return to it at the end of the
exam.
 Read it again; try to decide what it is asking.
 Answer it to the best of your ability.
 If it’s a typo - make a note of what you think the question is asking and then answer
it.
 Bring a novel to read in case you finish the exam early – you will not be allowed to leave
the room.
Remember to visit this site for all handouts for Semester 2:
Grade 9 English Final Exam Study Guide
Structure of the exam
Section A: Reading Comprehension 1 – Fiction
Multiple choice - 10 marks
 This is an unseen document that you are to read and answer 10 multiple choice questions about.
Questions will be on:
 content recall
 author’s purpose
 analyzing content
 writing tone / mood
 understanding unknown words from
 identifying figures of speech
contextual clues
 identifying narrator
Section B: Novel specifics - “The Outsiders”
Multiple choice - 14 Marks
 This section contains questions about our novel from Quarter 3.
 The questions are written based on the assumption that you have not re-read the book since we read it
aloud in class (this is because a lot of grade 9 students do not have access to a copy of the book).
 Questions will therefore be:
 questions that were asked in the chapter
 about important plot development (you
tests during Quarter 3.
can read about in the chapter summaries
 based on the character profile pages we
you were given).
completed in class while reading the
 the order of key plot events.
book.
 inferences you can make based on your
knowledge and memory of the novel.
Section C: Shakespeare & Poetry
Multiple choice – 16 Marks
 This section is about Shakespeare, Sonnets and Poetry in general.
Questions will be on:
 William Shakespeare
 Sonnets 18, 130, 141 (including vocab.)
 Theatres in Shakespeare’s time
 Rhyme and rhyme schemes
 Sonnets generally
 Figures of speech
Section D: Poetic Terms
 This section requires you to match poetic terms to their definitions.
You will need to know terms such as:
 poem
 rhyme scheme
 sonnet
 non-rhyming poem
 iambic pentameter
 rhetorical question
 couplet
 simile
 quatrain
 metaphor
 stanza
 personification
 rhyme
 onomatopoeia
Section E: Reading Comprehension 2 – Poetry
Matching - 16 Marks
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hyperbole
understatement
assonance
alliteration
pun
irony
Multiple choice - 10 Marks
 This is an unseen poem that you are to read and answer 10 multiple choice questions about.
See Section A for the types of questions you may be asked about this poem.
Section F: Grammar Review
Multiple choice - 14 Marks
 This section is an overview of some of the grammar we studied in Semester 2.
You will be asked to identify the correct answer for examples of:
 Subject-verb agreement
 Using Semicolons Correctly
 Using Commas Correctly
Section G: Long Answer
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20 Marks
Be prepared to write a long response on “The Outsiders”. This will be a broad question based on a
major aspect of character, plot, or theme in the novel.
 Write in proper paragraph format –
 Statement, Explanation, Example/Evidence, Closing Statement
 When writing a literary paragraph be sure to include the title of the text and the author within the first
two sentences of the first paragraph. Use this format: In the story The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton…
 Be sure to give examples/evidence to support your answers.
 Look at the mark weighting – this section is worth a lot of marks, be sure to spend enough time on it!
 Take the time to think / plan before you begin – there is note paper on the back of the answer booklet.
Total
Best of luck with studying!
Remember, I’m in my classroom most morning breaks and lunchtimes if
you need me. Let me know you’re coming and I’ll be sure to be there
and ready to help you!
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