Study Sheet for
English 7 Final Exam
This exam
takes place on Monday, June 16th at 1:00. You need to still arrive at 12:45 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 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 60 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 write either a persuasive or a narrative piece of writing
choosing from a variety of topics.
(20 marks)
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necessary(adj)required, important
It is necessary to sort the bottles for the
depot.
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controversial
(adj) – causing strong disagreement or disapproval
Abortion is a controversial subject.
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separate(adj)-
not together, split apart
Nothing can separate us from the love of
God.
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chronology (noun) – the order or list of events according to time
We are studying the chronology of Biblical
history.
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conquer (verb) – to take control of a place by defeating people in a
war; to overcome a difficulty
The Assyrians conquered many lands.
We will conquer the times tables!
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despicable (adj) worth of contempt, disgraceful, shameful, appalling It turns out that Gru was not as despicable
as he thought he was.
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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.
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desolate (adj) empty, bare, alone, dismal, gloomy The school seems desolate on the weekends
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remnant (noun) – small part still left
Throughout history, there was always a
remnant of Jews who were faithful to God .
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ambitious (adj) – having a strong desire for success Kings in ancient empires were very
ambitious.
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transform (verb) – to change dramatically usually for the better
We want to be transformed by the renewing of
our minds.
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chaotic (adj) completely disordered and out of control
We don’t want our class to be known as
chaotic.
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prerogative (noun) – privilege,
right, choice
It is a teacher’s prerogative to create a
seating plan.
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loquacious (adj) overly talkative
____________ is the most loquacious person I
know.
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geology (noun)
the study of rocks and minerals
Noah might study geology at
University.
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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
Nouns,
verbs, adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions, prepositions,
