Transcript English Language Arts 10-1

English Language Arts
10-1, 10-2, 20-2
Final Exam Preparation – “Part B”
Reading Comprehension
Part B - reading
 non-fiction
 multimedia
 short stories
 poetry
 modern drama
 novel
 visual texts
terminology
 There are questions about or involving terms;
therefore, you need to know which term is which in
order to answer those questions.
 If you know the difference between metaphor and
simile before taking the test, and are asked which
figure of speech is in line 12, you will already know the
answer.
 Does it not make sense to go in with some of the
answers if possible? 
examples of possible terms
 alliteration, connotation, hyperbole, lyric, narrative poem,
personification, simile, metaphor, sonnet, ballad, allegory,
onomatopoeia, metonymy, oxymoron, denouement, flashback,
climax, protagonist, antagonist, setting, theme, point of view,
rising action, allusion, analogy, denotation, connotation, diction,
basic MC strategies
 read questions, selection, questions
 re-read in context
 check all questions answered
 don’t change your answers!!
 don’t over-think / over-analyze
READ EVERYTHING ON THE EXAM!!!
 preamble
 footnotes
 author notes
 DO NOT SKIM.
highlight
 Write on the text, with either a pencil or a highlighter.
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highlight the line in the text to which the question refers
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highlight key words in the stem
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cross out choices which are not possible
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circle answers which are possible
key words
 Circle the key word or idea in the stem, and draw a
line to a connecting word in the answer.
 Focus on what the question asks.
 The repetition of the word “boxes” in the first stanza
emphasizes images of constraint, while the repetition
of the word “music” in the second stanza emphasizes
images of
 a. experience
 b. strength
 c. freedom
 d. wisdom
text rules!
 When writing a literary essay, your interpretation of
literature is acceptable >> a logical interpretation
supported by concrete details from the texts.
 In multiple choice, however, it’s not your opinion.”
 In the case of the multiple choice test, Text Always
Wins.
 It is very important that you go back to the text, as
that's where the answers are. When it comes down to
two answers, the one that can be supported best from
the text overall is the answer (for best or most
questions especially).
tracking
 Use a solid, opaque ruler to read text line by line.
 This forces you to track the text and keeps your focus
on it.
unfamiliar vocabulary
 Don’t choose an answer simply because you don’t
know what a word means and you think that must
make it a good choice.
 Go back into the text, using context clues to help you
to determine what a word means.
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Very low incomes are exempt from taxation.
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Money cannot compensate him for the loss of his
child.
construction of questions
 Each answer is a possibility.
 1. 3 X 2 =
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b.
c.
d.
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1.5
 Each of the answers is possible, if a mistake in reading
or reasoning is made.
question order
 The questions are constructed in a certain order.
 They are designed to lead you through the text, and
the last question is often the theme/idea question
 Read through all the questions to the last one, for a
specific piece of text, before beginning to answer any.
filling in the scantron sheet
 Write your first and last name at the top of the
scantron.
 Complete all answers on the scantron sheet,
provided.
 Be sure to clearly mark on the sheet when you skip a
question so that you do not enter answers into the
wrong bubble.