1. Semester Exam 2011-2012 Your Semester Exam will consist of the following: 5 Phrase/Clause Identification 5 Independent/Dependent Clause 10 Sentence Identification 15 Comma Rule Questions 15 Vocabulary Questions week 6-12 10 Greek& Latin Roots weeks 6-12 10 Story Element & Figurative Language Questions 5 Beat the Queen 5All Summer in a Day 5 Monkey’s Paw 5 Tell Tale Heart 10 Outsiders

2. Punctuation 1 Copy each of the following sentences, circle the sentence that is punctuated correctly, and use editing marks to fix the incorrect sentences. 1.Bubba asked Mabel Mary out, after she broke up with Wiley. 2.Mabel Mary was flattered but she was not ready to start dating. 3.When she rejected his offer for dinner, Bubba went home and sulked. 4.Because Leroy and Bubba do not get along Leroy made fun of Bubba.

3. Copy each of the following sentences, circle the sentence that is punctuated correctly, and use editing marks to fix the incorrect sentences. 1. John couldn’t decide whether to ask Julia, Cate, or Breanna to the prom. 2. Julia asked, when he would stop playing around, and decide. 3. Breanna didn’t care who she went with, as long as her dress was purple. 4. By the time he decided John had no more options, he had to take his mom Punctuation 2

4. Clauses/Phrases Copy each of the following examples and determine whether the underlined words are a clause or a phrase. If the underlined portion is a clause, underline the subject once and the predicate twice. 1.Bradley, my youngest brother, is a gymnast at Penn State. 2.He competes on the pommel horse and the parallel bars and is ranked thirteenth in the country. 3.When he comes to visit, Bradley spends time with me at school and goes on the Disney Land trip with me. 4.Even though I am excited that he will be graduating this May, I will miss his annual visits to Las Vegas.

5. Sentence Identification Copy the following sentences and determine if they are simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex. Underline all independent clauses once, all dependent clauses twice; circle all subordinating conjunctions and box all coordinating conjunctions. 1.Randy, the older of my two brothers, is an aeronautical engineer. 2.Because he makes more money than me, he no longer allows me to buy dinner. 3.Even though I am much older, he hit me with the check, and I sat helpless to do anything. 4.For the last twenty years, I have paid for dinner, and he never complained.

6. Vocabulary Copy each of the following sentences and determine which word is the best word for the sentence. 1.The hands-on experience that Randy received during his summer internship was more _______ than his three years in a classroom. a. discriminating b. didactic c. cryptic d. devious 2.After reading another rejection letter, her dream of becoming a famous author seemed more _______ than ever. a. elusive b. dogmatic c. elated d. ephemeral

7. Vocabulary (General) Copy each of the following

8. Literary Terms Copy and answer the following questions. 1.Which literary device is an extreme exaggeration? 2.“Bang” is an example of what literary device? 3.“She sat quiet as a mouse” is an example of what literary device? 4.Which literary device is the repetition of beginning sound?

9. Literature “Beat the Queen” “All Summer in a Day” “The Lottery” “The Tell-Tale Heart” “The Monkey’s Paw”

10. Literature 1 “Beat the Queen” 1.Who was the headmaster and coach of the hockey team? 2.Whose nickname was Number One? 3.What did Pat notice that made him decide to ask his parents for a set of goalie equipment? 4.What gave Pat the opportunity to score the winning goal?

11. Literature 2 “All Summer in a Day” 1.Where does “All Summer in a Day” take place? 2.What does Margot remember that the other students do not? 3.What do the students do to Margot while the teacher is out of the room? 4.When the students come back to release Margot, what is she doing?

12. Literature 3 “The Lottery” 1.What were the children doing when the story began? 2.In what order were the villagers called to draw names? 3.What was Mrs. Hutchinson’s argument? 4.Who “won” the lottery?

13. Literature 4 “The Tell-Tale Heart” 1.Which of his senses does the narrator claim is acute? 2.What made the narrator murder the old man? 3.After he killed the old man, what did the narrator do with the body? 4.What caused the narrator to confess his crimes?

14. Literature 5 “The Monkey’s Paw” 1.What was the last wish of the first owner of the paw? 2.What is the consequence of Mr. White’s first wish? 3.What is the second wish and who wants to wish for it? 4.What is the theme of “The Monkey’s Paw”?