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1 Name: Period: English 10 Honors Fall Final Exam Study Guide You re only days away from completing the fall semester of English 10 Honors! Congrats on your hard work! Here is final exam study guide that contains key terms, reading strategies and practice passages to help you finish the semester with the grade you want to earn. Good luck! Test Breakdown: 30 Questions Total Fiction Poetry Nonfiction 1 novel excerpt 3 poems (2 are sonnets) 3 passages 8 questions 22 questions 20 questions Key Terms: You ll need to be familiar with the following terms, and be able to apply them to reading a passage. Fiction/Literary Terms Internal Conflict External Conflict Point of View First Person Second Person Third Person Omniscient Third Person Limited Third Person Objective Imagery Theme Setting Symbolism Allusion Dialect Poetry Terms Speaker Rhyme Scheme Metaphor Simile Personification Hyperbole Line Quatrain Couplet Shift Exact Rhyme Slant Rhyme Sonnet Nonfiction Terms Author s Purpose Context Clues Assertion Counterclaim Tone Inference Fiction/Poetry Signposts: Use these to help you navigate unfamiliar passages and cold read more effectively. Again and Again: Why does this keep happening again and again? Memory Moment: Why is this memory important? Words of the Wiser: What is the life lesson? Contrasts and Contradictions: Why is the character doing this? Aha Moment: How might this discovery change things? Tough Questions: What does this question make me wonder? Multiple Choice Strategies: Use these strategies to help you narrow down choices and pick the most correct answer. Read the question and predict the answer before reading the answer choices Complete the easiest questions first, and save time for the more difficult ones Eliminate answers you know are incorrect (identify 3 wrong ones before guessing) Check for answer choices that have the same verb tenses as the question. Use your time wisely 1

2 Reading Fiction Practice Passage Read the passage below- use multiple choice strategies and Fiction Signposts to determine the answers The Kiss by Kate Chopin It was still quite light out of doors, but inside with the curtains drawn and the smouldering fire sending out a dim, uncertain glow, the room was full of deep shadows. Brantain sat in one of these shadows; it had overtaken him and he did not mind. The obscurity lent him courage to keep his eyes fastened as ardently as he liked upon the girl who sat in the firelight. She was very handsome, with a certain fine, rich coloring that belongs to the healthy brune type. She was quite composed, as she idly stroked the satiny coat of the cat that lay curled in her lap, and she occasionally sent a slow glance into the 10 shadow where her companion sat. They were talking low, of indifferent things which plainly were not the things that occupied their thoughts. She knew that he loved her a frank, blustering fellow without guile enough to conceal his feelings, and no desire to do so. For two weeks past he had sought her society eagerly and persistently. She was confidently waiting for him to declare himself and she meant to accept him. The rather insignificant and unattractive Brantain was enormously rich; and she liked and required the entourage which wealth could give her. During one of the pauses between their talk of the last tea and the next reception the door opened and a young man entered whom Brantain knew quite well. The girl turned her face toward him. A stride or two brought him to her side, 20 and bending over her chair before she could suspect his intention, for she did not realize that he had not seen her visitor he pressed an ardent, lingering kiss upon her lips. Brantain slowly arose; so did the girl arise, but quickly, and the newcomer stood between them, a little amusement and some defiance struggling with the confusion in his face. I believe, stammered Brantain, I see that I have stayed too long. I I had no idea that is, I must wish you good-bye. He was clutching his hat with both hands, and probably did not perceive that she was extending her hand to him, her presence of mind had not completely deserted her; but she could not have trusted 30 herself to speak. Hang me if I saw him sitting there, Nattie! I know it s deuced awkward for you. But I hope you ll forgive me this once this very first break. Why, what s the matter? Don t touch me; don t come near me, she returned angrily. What do you mean by entering the house without ringing? I came in with your brother, as I often do, he answered coldly, in self-justification. We came in the side way. He went upstairs and I came in here hoping to find you. The explanation is simple enough and ought to satisfy you that the misadventure was unavoidable. But do say that you forgive me, Nathalie, 40 he entreated, softening. Forgive you! You don t know what you are talking about. Let me pass. It depends upon a good deal whether I ever forgive you. At that next reception which she and Brantain had been talking about she approached the young man with a delicious frankness of manner when she saw him there. Will you let me speak to you a moment or two, Mr. Brantain? she asked 2

3 with an engaging but perturbed smile. He seemed extremely unhappy; but when she took his arm and walked away with him, seeking a retired corner, a ray of hope mingled with the almost comical misery of his expression. She was apparently 50 very outspoken. Perhaps I should not have sought this interview, Mr. Brantain; but but, oh, I have been very uncomfortable, almost miserable since that little encounter the other afternoon. When I thought how you might have misinterpreted it, and believed things hope was plainly gaining the ascendancy over misery in Brantain s round, guileless face Of course, I know it is nothing to you, but for my own sake I do want you to understand that Mr. Harvy is an intimate friend of long standing. Why, we have always been like cousins like brother and sister, I may say. He is my brother s most intimate associate and often fancies that he is entitled to the same privileges as the family. Oh, I know it is absurd, uncalled for, 60 to tell you this; undignified even, she was almost weeping, but it makes so much difference to me what you think of of me. Her voice had grown very low and agitated. The misery had all disappeared from Brantain s face. Then you do really care what I think, Miss Nathalie? May I call you Miss Nathalie? They turned into a long, dim corridor that was lined on either side with tall, graceful plants. They walked slowly to the very end of it. When they turned to retrace their steps Brantain s face was radiant and hers was triumphant. Harvy was among the guests at the wedding; and he sought her out in a rare moment when she stood alone. 70 Your husband, he said, smiling, has sent me over to kiss you. A quick blush suffused her face and round polished throat. I suppose it s natural for a man to feel and act generously on an occasion of this kind. He tells me he doesn t want his marriage to interrupt wholly that pleasant intimacy which has existed between you and me. I don t know what you ve been telling him, with an insolent smile, but he has sent me here to kiss you. She felt like a chess player who, by the clever handling of his pieces, sees the game taking the course intended. Her eyes were bright and tender with a smile as they glanced up into his; and her lips looked hungry for the kiss which they invited. 80 But, you know, he went on quietly, I didn t tell him so, it would have seemed ungrateful, but I can tell you. I ve stopped kissing women; it s dangerous. Well, she had Brantain and his million left. A person can t have everything in this world; and it was a little unreasonable of her to expect it. 1. The phrase the smouldering fire sending out a dim, uncertain glow appeals to which sense? a. sight c. smell b. taste d. touch 2. The description of the setting in lines 1-3 creates a mood that is a. mysterious. d. sad. b. reverent. c. triumphant. 3

4 3. Judging from the examples below, which quotation from the story is an example of imagery? a. their culture and experiences b. For two weeks past he had sought her society eagerly and persistently. c. The obscurity lent him courage to keep his eyes fastened as ardently as he liked. i. Describes the way he looked at a character appealing to sense of sight d. she liked and required the entourage which wealth could give her 4. In lines 11-12, decide how the author describes the character, Brantain. a. by revealing details of his appearance b. by revealing another character s opinion of him c. by revealing his thoughts and emotions d. by revealing statements he makes to other characters 5. What can you predict from the description in lines 65-66? a. Nathalie will outsmart Brantain. b. Brantain will humiliate Nathalie. c. Nathalie will fall in love with Brantain. d. Brantain will delay marrying Nathalie. 6. Assess which lines about Brantain s gullibility help advance the plot. a. Lines c. Lines b. Lines d. Lines The narrator of The Kiss tells the story from which point of view? a. first person c. third-person limited b. second person d. third-person omniscient 8. In the story, Brantain faces an internal conflict between his love for Nathalie and his a. family s wishes c. affection for Harvy b. distrust of her d. brother s fortune 4

5 Reading Poetry Practice Passage Read the poem below and identify the poetry technique. You may even have to mouth or whisper them to yourself to hear the poetic device being used. Two Poems by Emily Dickinson I M NOBODY I M nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too? Then there s a pair of us don t tell! They d banish us you know. SUCCESS IS COUNTED SWEETEST Success is counted sweetest By those who ne er succeed. To comprehend a nectar Requires sorest need. 5 How dreary to be somebody! 5 Not one but all the purple host How public, like a frog Who took the flag to-day To tell your name the livelong day Can tell the definition, To an admiring bog! So clear, of victory, As he, defeated, dying, 10 On whose forbidden ear The distant strains of triumph Break agonized and clear. 9. Read the following lines from I m Nobody. How dreary to be somebody! / How public, like a frog. Which poetic device is used in the second of these lines? a. Simile b. Metaphor c. Hyperbole d. Personification 10. Which interpretation best fits the first selection? a. People should care for the natural world b. Society punishes people who are unusual c. The speaker wishes to remain anonymous d. The speaker is concerned about cleanliness 11. In the second selection, stanzas 2 and 3 present an extended metaphor based on a. A person succeeding b. An army fighting a war c. Fruit in an orchard d. People listening to music 5

6 Sonnet 130 by William Shakespeare My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun; Coral is far more red than her lips' red; If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun; If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head. I have seen roses damasked, red and white, But no such roses see I in her cheeks; And in some perfumes is there more delight Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks. I love to hear her speak, yet well I know That music hath a far more pleasing sound; I grant I never saw a goddess go; My mistress, when she walks, treads on the ground. And yet, by heaven, I think my love as rare As any she belied with false compare. 12. All of the following are metaphors EXCEPT a. Her eyes are not the sun. b. The hairs on her head are black ones. c. No roses are her cheeks. d. Music has a more pleasing sound than her voice. e. The lady I love is rare. ***Edit: Ignore this question. It s badly worded and has multiple answers that you could argue. Instead, underline and identify in the poem which descriptions are similes and which are metaphors. That will be a better way to study than answering this question. 13. The word false in line 14 refers to a. a lying woman b. the lying speaker of the poem c. the Petrarchan ideal i. This just refers to an ideal, perfect woman often romanticized in poetry. Petrachan will not appear on the final exam d. his mistress e. a philandering mate 14. The tone of the sonnet is a. happy b. sad c. satirical d. pessimistic e. mischievous (Note: You ll want to make sure you know the conventions of Shakespearean sonnet. How many lines are in a sonnet? What s the typical rhyme scheme? Where does a shift usually occur?) 6

7 Reading Nonfiction Practice Passage Read the passage below- use multiple choice strategies and nonfiction Signposts to determine the answers Global Warming National Geographic editorial Global warming has become perhaps the most complicated issue facing world leaders. On the one hand, warnings from the scientific community are becoming louder, as an increasing body of science points to rising dangers from the ongoing buildup of human-related greenhouse gases produced mainly by the burning of fossil fuels and forests. On the other, the technological, economic and political issues that have to be resolved before a concerted worldwide effort to reduce emissions can begin have gotten no simpler, particularly in the face of a global economic slowdown. Recent global talks on climate change opened in Cancún, Mexico, in late November 2010 with the toughest issues unresolved and little expectation of a breakthrough on shaping an international treaty to curb emissions of the heat-trapping gases linked to global warming. But there was muted hope among those who attended the Cancun meetings, sponsored by the United Nations, that small steps could be made on a decades-long journey to reduce the planetary threat of rising global temperatures. The United States and China had significantly narrowed their differences on the verification of reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, according to officials in Cancun in early December, providing hope that the United Nations conference could achieve some modest success. The verification issue, which cuts deeply on matters of national sovereignty and international trust, was a major factor in the torpedoing of climate negotiations in Copenhagen in But China has since significantly softened its position and the United States has moderated its insistence on the issue. World leaders had gathered in Copenhagen in December 2009 for a session that had been years in the making but fell short of even the lowered expectations with which it opened. The 192 nations in attendance in Copenhagen merely agreed to try to reach a binding accord before a follow up meeting in Cancun in December But by the summer of 2010, Ban-Ki Moon, the United Nations Secretary General, said that no sweeping accord was likely, and recommended that a better approach might consist of small steps in separate fields that built toward wider consensus. At the heart of the international debate is a momentous tussle between rich and poor countries over who steps up first and who pays most for changed energy menus. 15. Choose the main idea of the passage: a. The large, powerful countries need to step up and help the relief more than the smaller countries b. Global warming is a world problem. c. Several countries must continue to work together to come up with a solution for the global warming problem. 16. This passage is mainly about: a. The history of global warming b. Global warming in November and December of 2010 c. One nation s effort to end global warming d. The attempted solution-strategies of the entire world to end global warming 7

8 17. According to the article, one reason for the concern about global warming is a. The harsh economy b. The build-up of human-related greenhouse gases c. China s inability to see eye-to-eye with the United States d. People not dieting enough 18. The first paragraph is mainly developed through a. Cause-and-effect b. Chronological sequencing c. Foreshadowing d. Irony Congrats! You ve finished! 8

The Kiss by Kate Chopin

The Kiss by Kate Chopin Mrs. Smith s Reimagining Time Snow Packet Day 5 Directions. Read the following short story. Then, reread the short story and complete annotations to show evidence of your close reading (highlight main