Semester Exam Review

Semester Exam Review

10 Features of Gothic Literature

1. Damsel in distress

2. Violence

3. Evil male character

4. Isolated setting

5. Abandoned Castle/ Mansion

6. Supernatural events

7. Mystery and suspense

8. Gloomy weather

9. Dreaming/ nightmares

10. Curses/ Prophecies

Multiple Choice

"Selection 1 is a Modern Gothic Story. Using your knowledge of the characteristics of the genre, you can most reasonably predict that..."

• A. Tom and Martha’s recent bad luck will turn out to be the result of an

  elaborate practical joke.

• B. Martha’s suspicion that Gus is haunting them will be reinforced by

  further mysterious events.

• C. Martha will go into therapy and successfully overcome her belief that

  Gus is haunting them.

• D. Tom will pull himself together after he is offered a new job with a good

  future.

INFOGRAPHICS

"Info": information

"Graphic": a visual representation

Texts use infographic to further explain their main points.

For example:

Multiple Choice

"The author includes the chart primarily to allow the reader to.."

• A. find the number of volcanic eruptions each year

• B. analyze volcano casualty rates by type of volcano

• C. analyze the frequency of volcanic eruptions by region

• D. compare facts and statistics about major volcanic eruptions

Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement

Pronoun: word that stands for/ replaces a noun.

Antecedent: word that a pronoun stands for.

Multiple Choice

"Which revision should Melanie make to correct the error in pronoun-

antecedent agreement found in sentences 9 through 11?"

• A. Change they in sentence 10 to he

• B. Change their in sentence 10 to its

• C. Change It is in sentence 11 to They are

• D. Change to it in sentence 11 to to them

Multiple Choice

Which sentence best expresses the main idea, or claim, of the article?

• A. Fiction plays an important role in social progress.

• B. Literature is often the cause of the debate and conflict.

• C. Stories from the past may contain negative stereotypes.

• D. Social ill are easier to resolve using fiction than through politics.

Multiple Choice

"A key idea in paragraph 2 is that the antislavery movement became more mainstream after the publication of Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Which detail best conveys this key idea?"

• A. The novel launched the author to fame.

• B. Readers today often criticize the descriptions found in this novel.

• C. Harriet Beecher Stowe participated in the Underground Railroad.

• D. The slaveholder in the novel was widely viewed with fear, revulsion,

  and contempt.

Multiple Choice

"What is the most effective revision to make in sentence 18?"

• A. Video games should be counted as a legitimate art form they have the

  ability to spin a yarn in a way that no other medium can.

• B. Video games should be counted as a legitimate art form and they have

  the ability to spin a yarn in a way that no other medium can.

• C. Video games should be counted as a legitimate art form, until they have

  the ability to spin a yarn in a way that no other medium can.

• D. Video games should be counted as a legitimate art form because they

  have the ability to spin a yarn in a way that no other medium can.