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Fryeburg Academy English Department

Incoming Freshman Assessment Test
We are looking forward to having you as a student at Fryeburg Academy. To better assess your needs and to help us create a curriculum that serves these needs, we are, in conjunction with your current teachers, offering this test. Your work here will determine what skills will be our focus, your current skill level, and your appropriate class level. Please complete the test as carefully and thoroughly as possible. Be sure to properly punctuate and edit everything you write. Thank you, The Fryeburg Academy English Department Name____________________________ Date____________ Teacher _______________ 1) How many books have you read this year? Please list them below with their author.

2) Choose one of these books and write the title below, then discuss a theme this book has developed. Be sure to use specifics. Book Title:____________________________________________________________

3) Choose another novel youve read this year, write the name on the line below, then explain two conflicts present in the novel, giving specific examples for support. Book title:_______________________________________________________________

4) Name all parts of speech. Then, write a sentence containing all parts and label them.

5) What is a prepositional phrase? Define and give three different examples.

6) Write a sentence with a direct object and an indirect object. Be sure to label them.

7) Write a sentence with an independent clause and a dependent clause. Be sure to label them.

8) Write a sentence with a predicate noun. Be sure to label it.

9) Write an essay on a separate sheet(s) of paper that explains how a character in a novel you have read this year changes over the course of the novel. This should be welledited and contain specifics from the book. You may use the book to complete this

4 essay. Quotations are recommended though they should be cited correctly. Be sure to staple the essay to this test. Your essay should have the following elements: a) Introductionwhere you include the title and author you have chosen and which also leads fluidly into the thesis statement, fully explaining all parts of the thesis statement. b) Thesis statementthe position your paper is taking, located at the end of the introduction. c) Topic sentencesbegin each paragraph and state the paragraphs focus and connection to the thesis statement d) Supporting detailsquotations and specifics from the text that support your topic sentences and thesis statement. e) Discussionyour fluid explanation of how these specifics relate and support your position f) Conclusionthe last paragraph that restates your thesis statement and that brings closure to your paper. g) Smooth transitionsbetween paragraphs and among ideas within your paragraphs.