Study Sheet for
English 7 Final Exam
This exam
takes place on Wednesday, June 14th at 9:00. You need to still arrive at 8:30 with a
sharpened pencil, a pen, an eraser and white out or eraser tape.
The exam is
geared for 1 hour, but you have up to 2 hours to complete it. When you are finished, you can study for
Social Studies, Math or Science or you can draw or read.
Section 1: Reading Comprehension (20
marks)
You will
read a story that you have never seen before and answer questions on it.
Section 2: General Content (20 marks)
These will
be questions that relate to the main content areas of the course such as our
novel study (Underground to Canada), our short story unit and general grammar
and sentence structure questions.
Section 3: Spelling and Vocabulary (15 marks)
Out of the 50
words we learned this year, these are 15 I have chosen for our final exam. You need to know how to spell them and match
their definitions.
Section 4: Writing
(25 marks)
Part 1: Write a paragraph that uses 5 of the
vocabulary words correctly in a way that shows you know the meaning. (5 marks)
Part 2:
You will choose from a variety of writing topics.
(20 marks)
impromptu (adj)
done spontaneously without preparation, in an unrehearsed way. Some drama skits are impromptu. |
controversial
(adj) – causing strong disagreement or disapproval
Abortion is a controversial subject.
|
separate(adj)-
not together, split apart
Nothing can separate us from the love of
God.
|
gangly (adj)
awkwardly tall and lanky The gangly girl prayed for someone to ask her to dance. |
conquest (noun) –something that has been won through force
The Assyrians had many conquests.
|
despicable (adj) worth of contempt, disgraceful, shameful, appalling It turns out that Gru was not as despicable
as he thought he was.
|
indomitable (adj) unconquerable, impossible to defeat The Saints were indomitable in the basketball tournament.
|
desolate (adj) empty, bare, alone, dismal, gloomy The school seems desolate on the weekends
|
versatile(adj) – able to be used in many different ways A pencil is a versatile object because it can be used to write with or poke your friend with.
|
enamoured (verb) –inspired with love or passion for someone or something
Mrs. R is enamoured by her puppy, Kyrie. |
| simultaneously (adv) - done or happening at the same time Ben Geleysne can drum and play guitar simultaneously |
chaotic (adj) completely disordered and out of control
We don’t want our class to be known as
chaotic.
|
panorama (noun) – a picture with a wide view
The panorama was beautiful from the plane. (fyi - the adjective form is panoramic) |
Communal (adj) belonging to a group of people They ate chili from a communal pot. |
abstain (verb) to choose not to do something
We will abstain from gaming this week. |
Things to study:
Plot
Mountain Terminology (exposition, inciting incident, rising action, climax,
falling action, denouement)
Characterization
Terminology (protagonist/antagonist/supporting, round/flat, static/dynamic)
Rules of
Dialogue
Showing vs.
Telling (showing is revealing information through imagery and description,
creating a picture in the reader’s mind whereas telling is a when the author
simply tells the reader the information and is therefore less engaging for the
reader)
Types of
Writing (narrative, expository, persuasive and descriptive)
Figures of
Speech (simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, onomatopoeia,
alliteration)
Review your
notes on Underground to Canada.
Synonyms,
antonyms, homonyms
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