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.

highlight the line in the text to which the question refers

highlight key words in the stem

cross out choices which are not possible

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.

Very low incomes are exempt from taxation.

Money cannot compensate him for the loss of his child.

construction of questions

Each answer is a possibility.

1. 3 X 2 = a. 5 b. 6 c. 1 d. 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.