8 th Midterm Exam Study Guide

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1 8 th Midterm Exam Study Guide Name: Students should be prepared to define, identify, and apply the following literary terms: Foreshadowing Hyperbole Simile Conflict Theme Point of View Characterization Metaphor Allusion 1.The main message or the lesson in a story is called a 2. Comparing two unlike things without using the word like or as is a 3. Referencing another text such as a novel, poem, or person is called an 4. These are internal or external struggles that characters or people face 5. The actions, thoughts, looks, words spoken by a character all reveal 6. Comparing two unlike things using the word like or as 7. An exaggeration that is not meant to be taken literally is a 8. The perspective a story is told in (1 st person, 2 nd person, 3 rd person) 9. When an author hints or gives clues to what might happen later Read the following examples below and use the literary terms above to answer them. 10. Teresa was struggling with what she should eat for lunch 11. My dad is so cheap and he rarely buys anything that we all call him Ebenezer Scrooge 12. I had a million chores to do! 13. In Devil s Arithmetic, Hannah says, We are all monsters because we re letting it happen. The underlined words are an example of this literary term 14. Learning not to judge others before understanding them is a in The Outsiders. Verb Moods: Fill in the correct verb mood by reading the definition. Remember to know the differences since the definitions will not be provided for you on the mid-term Subjunctive imperative indicative conditional interrogative states a fact or something happening in reality. The dog ate his bone. 16. is a command or direct command. Ex. Be quiet asks a question. Ex. will you please leave me alone? depends on something else to happen under certain conditions. ** If this... then that. Ex. If you don t study for your exams, you might fail a wish or hypothetical that is contrary to reality. Ex. I wish that I could fly.

2 Directions: Identify the verb mood in each sentence as: indicative, imperative, interrogative, conditional, subjunctive 20. You need to study for your exams. 21. Will you feed the cat? 22. If I study for my exam, I might get an A. 23. Stop flicking that water bottle on the desk. 24. I wish I would have met Shakespeare. 25. The sweater was on the chair. Types of sentences: Fill each the correct type of sentence by reading the definition. Remember to know the differences since the definitions will not be provided for you on the mid-term. 26. contains only one subject (main noun) and one predicate (verb) independent clauses connected with a conjunction. (Think **fan boys (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) as an acronym to remember the conjunctions 28. contains one independent and one dependent clause 29. contains 2 independent clauses & 1 or more dependent clauses Identify the types of sentences below as: simple, compound, complex, compound-complex 30. Jack and Jill went up a hill. 31. After the game, the team celebrated its victory. 32. It is cold today, but the weather will be nicer tomorrow. 33. She likes strawberry cheesecake. 34. The meeting was running late, so he checked his . Traits of genres (Realistic Fiction, Historical Fiction, Science Fiction, Mystery) 35. include narratives that take place in the past based off of historical events. 36. stories that resemble real life and include stories that could have actually happened to people. 37. fictional stories based off of technological or scientific advances. Reading Comprehension: On the next two pages, read an excerpt from the memoir Night by Ellie Wiesel and answer the questions on the sides.

3 38. Which of the following could be considered evidence for the theme of this passage? A. One day, as I was about to enter the synagogue, I saw Moishe the Beadle B. A few days after they left, it was rumored that they were in Galicia C. I wanted to return to Signet to describe to you my death so you might ready yourselves while there is still time. D. Days went by. 39. All of the following are synonyms of the bolded word expelled as it is used in line 1 EXCEPT: A.remove B.deported C.included D.exiled 40. What sentence from the passage supports the idea that Moishe felt misunderstood? A. He closed his eyes. B. They think I m mad C. He told me what had happened to him D. I saw Moishe the Beadle sitting on the bench 41. Which of the following lines best demonstrates Moishe s determined spirit? A. You cannot understand. B. No one is listening to me C. Jews listen to me. Paragraph 1 Night by Ellie Wiesel AND THEN, one day all foreign Jews were expelled from Signet. 1 And Moishe the Beadle 2 was a foreigner. Crammed into cattle cars by the Hungarian police, they cried silently. Standing on the station platform, we too were crying. The train disappeared over the horizon; all that was left was thick, dirty smoke. Behind me, someone said, sighing, What do you expect? That s war The deportees 3 were quickly forgotten. A few days after they left, it was rumored that they were in Galicia, working, and even that they were content with their fate. Days went by. Then weeks and months. Life was normal again. A calm, reassuring wind blew through our homes. The shopkeepers were doing good business, the students lived among their books, and the children played in the streets. One day, as I was about to enter the synagogue, I saw Moishe the Beadle sitting on a bench near the entrance. Paragraph 2: He told me what had happened to him and his companions. The train with the deportees had crossed the Hungarian border and, once in Polish territory, had been taken over by the Gestapo. 4 The train had stopped. The Jews were ordered to get off and onto waiting trucks. The trucks headed toward a forest. There everybody was ordered to get out. They were forced to dig huge trenches. When they had finished their work, the men from the Gestapo began theirs. Without passion or haste, they shot their prisoners, who were forced to approach the trench one by one and offer their necks. Infants were tossed in the air and used as targets for the machine guns. This took place in the Galician forest. How had he, Moishe the Beadle, been able to escape? By a miracle. He was wounded in the leg and left for dead 42. Identify the suffix in the bolded word foreigner on line 2. A.for B.foreign C.ner D.er 43. Identify the suffix in the bolded word sighing on line 7. A.sigh B.ing C.gh D.si 44. Which of the following best defines the use of the prefix re in the bolded word reassuring? A.not B.before C. against D.again 45. The underlined sentence in paragraph 2 demonstrates what type of conflict? A.person vs. man B. person vs. nature C. person vs. self 46. The word they is italicized in the sentence Without passion or haste, they shot their prisoners to show: A. a title B. exaggeration C. emphasis D. dialogue 1 Signet: a town in Romania 2 Beadle: a minor church official, a caretaker of a synagogue 3 Deportees: people forced to leave their homes by an authority 4 Gestapo: the secret police in Nazi Germany

4 That s all I ask of you. 47. All the following show examples of person vs. self EXCEPT: A. I no longer care to live. B. I am alone. C. They refused to listen. D. all of the above 48. The bolded word insinuated means: A. suggested B. trapped C. looked D. visited 49. One can infer that the author chose the word tales in the underlined sentence of paragraph 3 to show: A.Moishe was telling lies B.Many people questioned whether or not Moishe was telling the truth C. Moishe was good at joking D.That this passage is realistic fiction. 50. The underlined sentence in paragraph 4 shows what literary device? A.Foreshadowing B.Personification C.Metaphor D. Simile 51. What is the author s purpose in witing this piece? A. To inform people of the events of the Holocaust B. To persuade people to speak against evils and not be silent C. To entertain Paragraph 3: Day after day, night after night, he went from one Jewish house to the next, telling his story and that of Malka, a young girl who lay dying for three days, and that of Tobie, the tailor who begged to die before his sons were killed. Moishe was not the same. The joy in his eyes was gone. He no longer sang. He no longer mentioned either God or Kabbalah. He spoke only of what he had seen. But people not only refused to believe his tales, they refused to listen. Some even insinuated that he only wanted their pity, that he was imagining things. Others flatly said that he had gone mad. As for Moishe, he wept and pleaded: Paragraph 4: Jews listen to me! That s all I ask of you. No money. No pity. Just listen to me! he kept shouting in the synagogue, between prayer at dusk and the evening prayer. Even I did not believe him. I often sat with him after services, and listening to his tales, trying to understand his grief. But all I felt was pity. They think I m mad, he whispered and tears, like drops of wax, flowed from his eyes. Once I asked him a question: Why do you want people to believe you so much? In your place I would not care whether they believed me or not He closed his eyes, as if to escape time. You don t understand, he said in despair. You cannot understand. I was saved miraculously. I succeeded in coming back. Where did I get my strength? I wanted to return to Signet to describe to you my death so you might ready yourselves while there is still time. Life? I no longer care to live. I am alone. But I wanted to come back to you. Only no one is listening to me This was toward the end of Paragraph 5: Thereafter life seemed normal once again. London radio, which we listened to every evening, announced encouraging news: the daily bombings of Germany and Stalingrad, the preparation of the Second Front. And so we, the Jews of Sighet, waited for better days that surely were soon to come. 52. What words show that this passage was written in 1 st person pt. of view? A.they, them B.He, Moishe C. I, me D. none of the above 53. Paragraph 3 shows how Moishe has changed since his escape. The line, The joy in his eyes was gone shows characterization through: A.his actions B.his looks/appearance C. his speech D. his desire 54. The line He no longer sang shows characterizaton through: A.actions B.appearance C. hopes D. all of the above 55. What detail in paragraph 5 shows Ellie Wiesel s hope for an end to World War II? A. Thereafter life seemed normal once again. B. London radio announced encouraging news. C. We, the Jews of Sighet, waited for better days that surely were soon to come. D. all of the above

5 D. Both A & B are correct Which sentence identifies the title and author of the novel? A. sentence 1 B. sentence 2 C. sentence 3 D. sentence Which sentence contains the thesis statement? A. sentence 1 B. sentence 2 C. sentence 4 D. sentence What is wrong with the title in sentence 4? A. The title should be capitalized B. The title should be capitalized and either italicized or underlined C. The title should be underlined only D. It is correct as is 59. What transition should be added at the beginning of sentence 6? A. In the novel, B. All in all, C. In conclusion, D. correct as is 60. What is the best correction of sentence 7 in terms of parallelism? A. Many people think he is telling lies, looks for pity, and is imagining things. B. Many people think he tells lies, is looking for pity, and imagines things. C. Many people think he is telling lies, looking for pity, or is imagining things. D. correct as is. Revising and Editing: Directions: Read the passage below and answer the questions that answer the questions or completes the statement. (1)Think about a time when you saw someone doing something bad. (2)What did you do about it? (3) Did you speak up or walk the other way and pretend it did not happen? (4) In Ellie Wiesel s novel night, characters like Moishe and Madame Schachter find themselves speaking about the atrocities they witness during the Holocaust. (5) Through these characters, the author reveals the importance of speaking against evils and listening in order to diminish incidences like the Holocaust from happening again. (6)The character Moishe is viewed as a madman when he comes back to Signet and tells the Jews what he witnessed. (7) Many people think he is telling lies, looking for pity, or seems to imagine things.(8) Madame Schachter is also viewed as a madwoman when she begins screaming in the cattle car. (9) Madame Schachter says, Look, look at this terrible fire. Have mercy on me. (10)At first, the other passengers ignore her and when she continues to scream, they pull her down forcibly quieting her. (11)Everyone thinks she has gone crazy because of the crammed quarters and lack of food. (12) However, it is not until the train arrives in the crematoria of Auschwitz, that the passengers realize she has spoken the truth. (13) The various characters in Wiesel s book reveal the importance of not remaining silent even when others do not listen. (14) Moishe the Beadle and Madame Schachter are important characters who witness horrific events, but try to warn others before it s too late. (15)The author s message is that if people do not speak against evils, and if we do not listen to those who have beared witnessed to hatred, we fall into the possibility of terrible things such as the Holocaust occurring again Which of the following does the author use in sentence 9 to support why Madame Schachter is screaming? A. conclusion B. metaphor C. transition D. quotation 62. Sentence 1 uses this type of attention getter A.quote B. question C.statistic D. none of the above 63. In the conclusion, which sentence contains a restatment of the writer s thesis? A.sentence 10 B.sentence 15 C. sentence 14 D. sentence 12

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