4. Which of the following is something to look for when editing? A. punctuation errors B. details C. a good ending D. organization

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1 7 th English Final Exam ***Do NOT write on this test put your answers on your answer sheet!*** ***Enjoy the heck out of this test you know you re super psyched!*** I. The Writing Process, Elements of Fiction, Reading Strategies, Etc. Directions Choose the best answer for each of the following questions (or choose the worst answer, get everything wrong, and look like a total moron your choice): 1. Which of the following is not part of the writing process? A. copying B. revising C. editing D. drafting 2. Which of the following is a way to prewrite? A. check for spelling errors B. read your draft out loud C. brainstorm D. add details 3. What is something to do when you re revising? A. check your grammar B. make a web C. write your first draft D. make sure you have a good beginning paragraph 4. Which of the following is something to look for when editing? A. punctuation errors B. details C. a good ending D. organization 5. Which is the best definition of drafting? A. fixing mistakes B. writing a rough draft quickly, ignoring errors, spelling, etc. C. having someone else read your paper D. rewriting your story neatly 6. Which best describes the purpose of the writing process? A. to do lots of work B. to make a first draft C. to have good spelling D. to produce the best possible piece of writing

2 7. Which of the following is not one of the things fiction must have? A. plot B. dialogue C. setting D. characters 8. Which of the following must every fictional story have? A. mystery B. an exciting ending C. a first person narrator D. a conflict and solution 9. Setting is made up of what? A. sugar, spice, and everything nice B. characters and plot C. place and time D. the theme 10. Which of the following means the same thing as theme? A. third person B. moral C. mood D. motivation 11. Which of the following is most likely a way that we learn what a character is like? A. what the character says B. the point-of-view C. what the setting is D. the topic sentences 12. Which of the following is written in first person point-of-view? A. He was a real cool guy. B. She is really cool. C. I am totally cool. D. You re cool. 13. Which of the following is written in third person point-of-view? A. I came into the room. B. They walked into the place. C. You ve arrived. D. To me, I m here.

3 14. What must a plot have? A. characters B. details C. the setting D. a beginning, middle, and end 15. What do we call a character s reason for doing what they do? A. motivation B. characterization C. deactivation D. the point of the story 16. Which of the following is an example of nonfiction: A. a short story B. a magazine article C. a novel D. a poem 17. To visualize means to: A. summarize what you ve read B. brainstorm C. quickwrite D. picture what you re reading 18. Which is the best definition of skimming? A. reading to get all the little details B. making sure you understand the ending C. reading quickly for main ideas D. rereading 19. What does it mean to make a connection to a story? A. love it in your heart B. find a similarity to the story C. understand the story and get the main ideas D. make a guess about what will happen next 20. Which of these is an opinion? A. volcanoes can be dangerous B. lightning can cause damage during a storm C. tornadoes are one kind of natural disaster D. the hurricane shouldn t be a sports mascot anymore

4 21. He used the small, plastic plectrum to play the musical instrument. Use context clues what is a plectrum? A. it s like a ruler B. a big, metal scraper C. a guitar pick D. a string 22. Which of these is most likely the title of a Science Fiction book? A. Green Aliens from the Future B. The Woman He Loved C. War in Japan D. The Mystery of the Missing Jewel 23. Which is the best definition of summarizing? A. telling what will happen next B. picturing something in your head C. telling all the little details D. telling the most important things 24. When reading a paragraph, which are the most important sentences to focus on? A. all of them B. the first and the last C. the most detailed ones D. the middle ones 25. What is one way to preview what you re about to read? A. start reading on page one B. ask your friend about something C. skim the table of contents D. write a first draft

5 II. Understanding Poetry Directions Read each poem and answer the questions that follow. Do NOT write on the test, even to chart rhyme scheme, or I ll cry and pout disturbingly: The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, Because it was grassy and wanted wear; Though as for that the passing there Had worn them really about the same, And both that morning equally lay In leaves no step had trodden black. Oh, I kept the first for another day! Yet knowing how way leads on to way, I doubted if I should ever come back. I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-- I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. 26. What is the rhyme scheme of the first stanza? A. aabbc B. ababcdcd C. ababb D. abaab 27. How many stanzas does this poem have? A. four B. six C. one D. twenty 28. What is probably a theme of this poem: A. getting lost is hard B. life is like a field C. be yourself D. take the safe road

6 29. Which of these phrases from this poem uses alliteration? A. yellow wood B. trodden black C. bent in the undergrowth D. wanted wear 30. Is this poem in free verse? A. yes B. no C. maybe Dreams by Langston Hughes Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird That cannot fly. Hold fast to dreams For when dreams go Life is a barren field Frozen with snow. 31. How many lines are in this poem? A. two B. eight C. none D. four 32. What is probably a theme of this poem? A. be realistic B. life is okay, even without dreams C. fight for your dreams D. birds are cold 33. Which of these phrases from this poem is a metaphor? A. Hold fast to dreams B. Life is a barren field C. when dreams go D. Frozen with snow 34. Does this poem use repetition? A. yes B. no C. maybe D. Fred Flintstone

7 35. Which of the following phrases from this poem uses imagery most clearly? A. Hold fast to dreams B. if dreams die C. when dreams go D. a broken-winged bird Spring is like a perhaps hand by e.e. cummings Spring is like a perhaps hand (which comes carefully out of Nowhere) arranging a window, into which people look (while people stare arranging and changing placing carefully there a strange thing and a known thing here) and changing everything carefully spring is like a perhaps Hand in a window (carefully to and fro moving New and Old things, while people stare carefully moving a perhaps fraction of flower here placing an inch of air there) and without breaking anything. 36. Is this poem in free verse? A. yes B. no C. maybe D. huh? 37. Which of these lines from the poem uses rhyme? A. line 2 B. line 4 C. line 6 D. line Which of the following lines is a simile? A. changing everything carefully B. spring is like a perhaps hand C. people stare carefully D. fraction of flower here placing

8 39. Is this poem a good example of limerick? A. yes B. no C. maybe D. no, but it s a good example of acrostic 40. What is probably a theme of this poem? A. Spring is a happy time B. looking out windows will bring some interesting sights C. you can see the seasons coming D. the seasons change things mysteriously III. Understanding Fiction Directions read the story (slowly, carefully, with brains turned on, and reading strategies in-use) and answer the questions that follow: Mr. El and the Princess You should try one of these sundaes, said Mr. Smitty. Miss Joan nodded in agreement. I ll get around to it, Mr. El replied as he looked across the large Dairy Center tent. The three teachers were at their school s Back to School Fair. It had grown into a major annual event, sort of a mini county fair. What are you staring at, Mr. El? asked Miss Joan. I think I ll stroll over there and talk to the County Dairy Princess, Mr. El replied. She is beautiful, Mr. Smitty remarked. I hadn t noticed, said Mr. El, trying not to smile. Miss Joan rolled her eyes. Actually, my interest in her is purely professional, Mr. El stated. I might learn something about the dairy industry that I can share with my fourth graders. Mr. Smitty broke in, Besides, he likes that new resource teacher, Miss Cheryl. Miss Cheryl is kind of cute, Mr. El admitted. I like the way her eyes cross when she s annoyed. Why is it that you know how everyone looks when they re annoyed? Miss Joan asked. Mr. El chose to ignore the question. I ll be right back, he said as he walked toward the dairy princess. Miss Joan and Mr. Smitty relaxed on a bench as they enjoyed their sundaes and watched Mr. El approach the princess. Mr. El and the young lady seemed to be having a pleasant conversation when suddenly the princess walked away with a much less than pleasant expression on her face. When Mr. El rejoined his friends, Miss Joan could not contain herself. I d give a

9 million dollars to know what you said to her! she exclaimed. You don t have a million dollars, Mr. El responded. I ll buy you one of these giant hot fudge sundaes for the story, Mr. Smitty proposed. Deal! said Mr. El. I was asking her what qualities the judges look for in choosing a dairy princess. And? Miss Joan demanded. Well it just goes to prove that a sense of humor isn t one of the requirements, Mr. El replied. What did you say? Miss Joan asked with that what terrible thing have you done? look that she did so well. Just to add a little humor to the conversation, Mr. El went on, I asked her if looking like a cow was one consideration. You did what?! Miss Joan practically screamed. I think this is worth a double hot fudge sundae! Mr. Smitty announced. I thought she d know I was kidding, Mr. El stated. I say stuff like that to my students all the time and they know I m kidding. That s because they ve learned not to take you seriously, Miss Joan said. Well this girl, who s at least twice the age of my fourth graders, ought to know that she doesn t look anything like a cow. You can t win a competition to be a princess of any kind without knowing that you re smart and good looking. Maybe she thinks that you think that she looks like a cow, Mr. Smitty offered. Why would she care? Mr. El countered. Good question, said Miss Joan. But don t you see the damage you ve done? she added. Damage, what damage? asked Mr. El. Up until today she was a self-confident young woman, destined for greatness. She might have become a scientist whose inventions would have saved millions of lives. She might have gone on to be a great leader who would bring peace and prosperity to the whole world! Miss Joan paused to catch her breath. But now, she continued, she ll spend the rest of her miserable existence hiding her face. She ll live her entire life wearing a character costume at some amusement park so that no one will ever gaze upon her cowlike features! And needless to say, she ll never save the world! You could just go over there and apologize, Mr. Smitty suggested. That might just make things worse, said Mr. El. In a few minutes she ll forget I exist; she ll forget what I said, and she can go on to save the world. I ll have my sundae now, Mr. El reminded Mr. Smitty. Didn t I hear double hot fudge? As Mr. Smitty walked off to buy the sundae, Mr. Kay, the principal, came by. Mr. El, he said, I have a nice surprise for you. I ve lined up your student teacher for this fall. Her name is Miss Lee. She s already a very accomplished young lady. In fact, you may have noticed her at the fair. She s here? I d like to meet her, said Mr. El. That s her over there, Mr. Kay said. She s wearing that shiny little crown. You mean that Dairy Princess crown? asked Mr. El. That s her, said Mr. Kay.

10 Miss Joan, who couldn t help hearing the conversation, had a broad smile on her face. Mr. El was not smiling. Excuse me, said Mr. El, I have to rush to my room and prepare a lesson plan! A lesson plan? asked the principal. Yes, sighed Mr. El, A lesson about thinking before speaking. 41. What do Mr. El s friends first think is the reason he wants to talk to the Dairy Princess? A. because she s pretty B. just to say Hello C. to get ideas for his classroom D. because he s dared to 42. How would Miss Joan probably describe Mr. El? A. he s mean to people B. he s very romantic C. he can be annoying D. he s a good teacher 43. What s ironic about this story? A. Mr. Kay ends up being the principal B. Miss Joan wins the crown C. Mr. El wants to talk to the Dairy Princess, but Mr. Smitty doesn t D. the Dairy Princess ends up being Mr. El s student teacher 44. What is the Dairy Princess name? A. Miss Joan B. Miss Lee C. Miss Cheryl D. Miss Stacy 45. Why do his fellow teachers want to know what Mr. El said to the Princess? A. they saw her reaction to what he said B. they want to know what she s like C. Mr. Kay might ask them later D. he made a bet with them 46. What s the setting of this story? A. a store B. at night in a field C. daytime at the Back to School Fair D. a tent

11 47. Which of the following is the theme of this story? A. keep on trying B. everyone counts C. think before you speak D. not everyone tries his hardest IV. Understanding Non-Fiction Directions read the article and answer the questions that follow (what? you didn t know those were the directions already?! Get on with it!): Too Young to Work As many as 500,000 kids in the U.S. are forced to do hard work on farms Valdemar Balderas was 12 when he started working in the fields of Minnesota and North Dakota. His workday began before the sun rose and ended as it set. He and his parents labored in the heat, weeding sugar beets and clearing rocks from the fields. They rarely got a day off. Valdemar, now 14, lives in Eagle Pass, Texas. He is still working in the fields. Every April, his family journeys north to begin months of grueling farmwork. "It's hard," Valdemar told us. "It's a lot of work. We have to walk a lot in the fields. At the end of the day, I feel so tired." Together, Valdemar and his parents earn just $500 a week for their hard work. On average, farmworkers in the United States earn less than $10,000 a year. "The people who pick the food we eat can't get by and make a living wage without having their children help," says Len Morris, the producer and director of Stolen Childhoods, a recent documentary film about child labor. Forced to Work A boy works in an onion An estimated 250 million kids are forced to work in hard, field in Batesville, Texas. often dangerous jobs all over the world. They mine precious metals, weave rugs and work in factories. As many as 500,000 kids in the U.S. and more than 100 million worldwide labor on plantations and farms. Many countries don't have laws to protect child laborers. In the U.S., a law called the Fair Labor Standards Act requires safe working conditions and limits the number of hours kids can work. But the law, which was passed in 1938, does not apply to children who toil on farms. Twelve-year-old kids are allowed to Daisy, 16, picks cherries in work 12-hour days in the fields with their families. Washington. Experts estimate that more than 100,000 children and teens are injured on farms each year. They use sharp knives and scissors designed for

12 adult hands. Many operate heavy machinery and are exposed to poisonous agricultural chemicals. "If you get hurt, there is no one to help," Santos Polendo, 19, told us. He spent 10 years working in the fields. He had to carry 40-pound buckets of onions in sweltering heat. He often suffered backaches, knee pain and headaches. "Sometimes, the heat was so bad, it gave me headaches for a week straight," Polendo says. Ticket to a Better Future Migrant families move regularly to find work in the fields. Last year, the Balderas family took Valdemar out of school in April. He did not attend school again until October. When he returned, he struggled to catch up with the help of tutors. Because migrant children miss so much school, as many as 65% drop out. Sadly, their troubles often go unnoticed. "They're so invisible," says Ellen Trevino, who works with migrants in a program called Motivation, Education and Training (MET). "The rest of us don't go into the fields. We don't understand what they go through." Last year, the Department of Labor cut funds for migrant-youth programs in 31 states. The programs had provided kids with tutors and resources and replaced income that parents lost when their kids stayed in school. The Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs is fighting to restore the money for migrant education and training programs, including MET, and to increase earnings for adult farmworkers. The group is also pressuring Congress to provide kids working in agriculture with the same protection as other working kids. But for Santos Polendo and other migrant kids, education is the ticket to a better future. Polendo stopped working in the fields two years ago, after his father got sick. He will graduate high school in May and wants to attend college and become an art teacher. One day, Polendo would like to have a family. He hopes his kids never have to work in the fields and "experience what I experienced." 48. Valdemar and his family do what kind of work? A. mechanical B. agricultural C. assembly line D. educational 49. How does Valdemar feel about the work he does? A. he s proud of it B. he enjoys it C. he thinks it s hard D. he thinks it s worth it In April, Valdemar, 14, will travel north with his family to find fieldwork.

13 50. What is Stolen Childhoods? A. a book B. an article C. a story D. a documentary 51. How many kids work on farms and plantations worldwide? A. 100 million B. 500,000 C. 65% D. 10, What s wrong with the Fair Labor Standards Act? A. it s too long B. it doesn t include farm workers C. no one follows it D. it isn t in effect anymore 53. Kids like Valdemar often: A. end up making lots of money B. drop out of school C. travel by airplane D. have great health 54. Who is fighting for farmworkers? A. the Department of Labor B. Pancho Villa C. Congress D. Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs 55. What does the article say is the ticket for kids like Valdemar? A. new laws B. parents C. education D. hard work V. Understanding Drama Directions read this excerpt of a piece of drama, laugh appropriately, and answer the questions that follow: Billy Bob and Sally O Malley Unleashed!!!, Act I, Scene 1 [The room is quiet and dark. Suddenly, a candle is lit. BILLY BOB s face is illuminated by it. He breathes deeply for a moment, then speaks.]

14 BILLY BOB: Oh, hideous night! How vile and yet thrilling you are. [He extinguishes the candle.] BILLY BOB: Yes, that s better. No light. Only the darkness of this room and the silence and loneliness and... [SALLY O MALLEY bursts into the room and flips on the lights. We can now see that Billy Bob is alone in the room, sitting on a chair the only furniture.] SALLY O MALLEY: Geez! Why are you sitting in the dark again? What s the matter with you, you weirdo? BILLY BOB: It s not weird to sit in the dark! It s weird to mess with people who like to sit in the dark, though. (Aside): And that s not the only way she s weird. [Sally crosses the room to the chair, pushes Billy Bob off of it onto the floor, and sits down herself.] SALLY O MALLEY: There we go. I was floored that you were in the dark again... and now you re the one who s floored. BILLY BOB: Hey! You can t do that to me! I m just asserting my individuality, and you re just being nasty... SALLY O MALLEY: No, I m being an individual too. BILLY BOB: [rising] No you re not. SALLY O MALLEY: [rising] Yes I am! [The two start wrestling around, knocking the chair across the room perfectly so that it turns the lights off.] BILLY BOB: Yeah... that s what I m talking about! SALLY O MALLEY: Oh, man! FIN (END) 56. What do we call the words inside the brackets [like this]? A. lines B. dialogue C. soliloquy D. stage directions

15 57. Which of the following phrases from this scene contains a pun (a joke based on word play)? A. now you re the one who s floored B. that s what I m talking about! C. hideous night D. I m being an individual too 58. Does this scene contain a soliloquy (a speech given by one character alone on stage)? A. yes B. no C. maybe D. no me comprende 59. Which word best describes Billy Bob and Sally s relationship in this scene: A. happy B. loving C. romantic D. quarrelsome 60. What is Billy Bob s motivation for sitting alone in the dark? A. to make Sally mad B. to be an individual C. to hear better D. it doesn t say VI. Peer Editing Directions Pretend your hardest that a classmate of yours is writing a paper. Go through the following paragraph from his/her (your choice) draft and make any changes to spelling, grammar, etc. Then, on the lines below the paragraph, explain how the writer could make it even better make sure to make two specific suggestions... When it comes to hour new president, barack Obama, I think hes doing a great job. To bigin with he s already trying to fix the econemy. President Obama has also picked good people too be in his cabinet. I read that Obama was originaly from hawaii. He s also doing good because people seems to like him. If I have been old enough to vote in the last electon, I wouldv e voted for Obamma four sure.

16 VII. Parts of Speech Review Directions: please do the following: 61. List the nouns in this sentence: The cat ran past my class and jumped into Tom s car. 62. Write a sentence of your own, nouns circled. 63. List the verbs in this sentence: She is cool, but I will go with him he gives better presents. 64. Write a sentence of your own, verbs circled. 65. List the adjectives in this sentence: That tall man brought a red, shiny balloon to two people. 66. Write a sentence of your own, adjectives circled. 67. List the adverbs in this sentence: The cat always runs quickly, but also sits extremely quietly. 68. Write a sentence of your own, adverbs circled. 69. List the prepositions in this sentence: I m at the store and the milk s in the cooler.

17 70. Write a sentence of your own, prepositions circled. 71. List the conjunctions in this sentence: You and I should go, so we can buy cars or trucks. 72. Write a sentence of your own, conjunctions circled. 73. Circle the interjections in this sentence: Oh, it s no big deal just go back... ouch! 74. Write a sentence of your own, interjections circled. VIII. Scenario Writing Choose one of the following scenarios to write on. Please answer on a separate sheet of notebook paper make sure to write your best, follow the scenarios, use examples, etc. More is always better than less... prove that you can think!!: 1. Two friends of yours are having a huge fight. The first friend keeps saying I m sorry to the second, but the second one says, she doesn t seem sorry to me. Your response is: things aren t always what they seem. Write a letter to your second friend. In this letter, you must convince her that your first friend really is sorry, and that you re right when you say: Things aren t always what they seem. To help prove your point, you must use examples from at least three pieces of literature we ve read this year. Your writing should be in letter format, persuasive in tone, and should fit the scenario. 2. It s 10 years from now, and Mr. Hill has finally gone certifiably insane. Being the nice student that you are, you decide to visit him at the hospital. When you arrive, Mr. Hill is happy to see you though he mostly just keeps mumbling something about peas, and there not being enough red felt and just before you leave, he says he has one last thing to say: I just want you to remember that You are the author of your own life story. You grin patronizingly and turn to leave, but Mr. Hill grabs your arm, and with a strange glow in his eyes screams, What does that mean! Give me examples from literature! Connect it to your life! So... you d better answer ten-years-from-nowcrazy-mr.-hill s questions, before it s too late. Write a response to Mr. Hill. Your response should explain what you think is meant by You are the author of your own life story. Your response should include examples of characters living out this saying from at least three pieces of literature we ve read this year. It might also be a good idea to explain how you will live out this saying as a result of reading this year s literature. Your writing should fit the scenario, and should be explanatory in tone. Oh, yeah and good luck with getting away from my hypothetical insane future doppelganger when you re finished with your answer. 3. Aliens have taken over the entire planet. Sadly, you re the only human being left alive. Before they kill you too, the aliens wish to use you for research purposes. They ask you this question: After you re gone, what s the best way to find out what human beings were like? You answer as nicely as possible given the fact that you re about to

18 die that By reading literature, you can find out about human nature. The aliens ask you to explain and give examples. Write your answer to the aliens, explaining how literature can show what humans are like. In your explanation, you must use examples from at least three pieces of literature we ve read this year. Your writing should give significant details about what can be learned about what humans are like from literature, and should fit the scenario. Hey, and sorry about that whole getting-killed-by-aliens thing... that sucks for you... That s it, kiddies... bask in the glorious achievement you have accomplished... well, or at least have a long sigh and a smile... and then put your head down and be quiet... no, seriously, I m tired of hearing you... year s over, all done, us summer-summer