Test Study Guide H 2014

ENGLISH 10 | [Name: ______| Period: ______| Date: ______] Short Story Test Study Guide for English 10B

Format Matching True/False Multiple Choice Short Answer

Literary Terminology Be prepared to recognize definitions or give examples from the text.

Setting –

Plot –

Exposition –

Rising Action –

Climax –

Falling Action –

Resolution –

Round character –

Flat character –

Motivation –

Dynamic character –

Static character –

Point of view –

First person –

Second person –

Third-person limited –

Third-person omniscient –

Narrator –

Flashback –

Inference – Empathy –

Sympathy –

Sympathetic character –

Character yearning –

Motivation –

General Questions

How might setting form character?

How might character yearning/motivation drive plot?

Why does reading literature increase empathy? How is this related to making inferences?

List three or four reading strategies that could be used to increase empathy.

Stories

“Everyday Use”

Write a two to three sentence summary of “Everyday Use.”

Describe each of the characters listed below:

Mother –

Maggie –

Dee –

Genre:

“Shoofly Pie”

Write a two to three sentence summary of “Shoofly Pie.” Describe each of the characters listed below:

Mattie –

Johnny –

Riyad –

Augie –

Sergio –

Genre:

“A Celebration of Grandfathers”

Write a two to three sentence summary of “A Celebration of Grandfathers.”

Describe each character listed below:

Grandfather –

Narrator – Genre:

“By the Waters of Babylon”

Write a two to three sentence summary of “By the Waters of Babylon.”

Describe each character listed below:

John –

The father –

Genre:

Parts of Speech

Write the definition for each part of speech:

Noun –

Pronoun –

Verb –

Adverb –

Adjective – Preposition –

Conjunction –

Interjection –

Identify the correct part of speech for each underlined word.

1 – She had always wanted a dog.

2 – Alex jumped over the fence.

3 – When I go home, I’m going to study.

4 – Please go to the store and buy some apples and oranges.

5 – Hey! I told you not to take that.

6 – She wore a blue coat.

7 – Angela ran quickly.

8 – He whistled to call his dog home.

Comma rules and clauses

1 – How do you join two independent clauses?

2 – How do you join a dependent clause followed by an independent clause? An independent clause followed by a dependent clause?

Place commas in the appropriate places: 1 – The teacher wanted to get a dog but she knew it was best to wait until the summer.

2 – When she gets a dog she hopes to run with it.