Sr. English - Ms.

Tsai

Name: ________________________ Date: ______________ Block: ____

Grade 12 english Provincial exam: common questions

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS a. Poetry, short story, excerpt from a novel Comprehension questions Identify main source of conflict Discern the meaning of a word based on its context Identify what a quoted part of the text implies Identify a literary device/technique in a quote, its meaning, and/or the effect it creates in the text. o rhyme, allusion, metaphor, simile, comparison, irony, paradox, metaphor, hyperbole, clich, proverb, oxymoron, etc. o assonance: the repetition of the sound of a vowel or diphthong in non-rhyming stressed syllables (e.g., penitence, reticence; strutting tugboat) o pun: a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words that sound alike but have different meanings. o euphemism: a mild or indirect word or expression for one too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing (ex: she passed away instead of she died) o parallel structure o apostrophe: addressing some abstraction or personification that is not physically present (ex: addressing your speech to Death). This is commonly used in Shakespeare texts) Identify the texts theme/central message Identify the tone/writing style in the text o Passionate o Lighthearted o Argumentative o Condescending Identify point of view What does a passage imply about a character? indirect characterization Symbolism Pick the best word to describe the setting Identify the mood at a particular point in the story (beginning, end) Pick the quote that best supports a statement What does a passage imply (about the narrator, about a character, general implication)?

b. Informational text - Identify a technique/stylistic device in a passage: o expert testimony o emotional appeal o analogy o repetition o statistical evidence - Identify methods of presentation/development (cause and effect, chronological order, compare and contrast, direct presentation, stream of consciousness, pro and con argument, question and answer) - Describe the writing style of an article (archaic, objective, scientific, colloquial) - Describe the tone/attitude of the article/author (satiric, nostalgic, reflective, humorous, apologetic, sympathetic, encouraging, critical) - Identify the main purpose of the an article essay types (to report, to defend, to entertain, to persuade) - Describe types of language used (jargon, formal, colloquial, figurative) - Pick the best caption to describe a picture - Distinguish fact vs. opinion

Sr. English - Ms. Tsai

Pick the best thesis/life lesson for an article Answer questions by reading data on a graph/table

Name: ________________________ Date: ______________ Block: ____

WRITTEN RESPONSES a. Prose/poetry text analysis Using paragraph form & support points with specific references to the text Discuss importance of a literary device (symbol, imagery, characterization) in the text Discuss a character in the text make a specific assertion about them. You could consider: o what they learn o whether the author is advocating for us to be like them or not to be like them o how they may change o their relationship to other characters o if they are archetypes, flat/round, dynamic/static, a foil to another character o if they are symbolic of something (and thus helping the author convey a message about life) Synthesis response: Assess which text better communicates a theme/message Compare and contrast the use/function of a common symbol/image in both texts Compare and contrast how characters in each text deal with an issue, react to something, undergo change, etc. Discuss both passage Use specific textual evidence Composition Respond to a statement on some aspect of real life (often related to themes raised in the texts, so you could potentially draw examples from these to support/develop your points, though this isnt necessary)

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