SS S2 E3 Final Exam

A student writes the following response to the question, "In Ambush by Tim O'Brien, how does the narrator characterize the degree of danger he faced?"'

In the story, the narrator suggests that there was no real danger to his life. He states, "There was no real peril. Almost certainly the young man would have passed by." Therefore, the narrator suggests that he faced no real danger.

Which part of ACES is the student missing?

• The student does not use the wording of the question to form their answer.

• The student does not explain how their evidence supports their answer.

• The student forgot to have a conclusion sentence that sums everything up.

• The student does not provide evidence to support their answer.

What should a strong summary NOT include?

• State the text type, title, and author

• Include quotes directly from the text

• State the main idea of the text

• Provide examples from the text

The subject of a sentence is the noun or pronoun that is either being described or is performing the action of the verb.

What is the subject of the following sentence?

"During the storm, lightning struck the old oak tree with a deafening crack."

• Lightning

• Struck

• During the storm

• Old oak tree

The verb is the action word or state of being in a sentence that expresses what the subject is doing or experiencing.

Identify one of the verbs in the following sentence:

"The marathon runners raced through the city streets, striving for the finish line."

• marathon

• raced

• city streets

• finish

A clause must always have a subject and a verb.

Which of the following options is not a clause?

• she runs every morning

• since the children were feeling sad

• if the play starts on time

• dancing in the moonlight

Choose the set of transition words that best improves the flow and coherence of the paragraph. Each answer choice is written in order of the blank spaces. In pop culture, being successful requires people to find their niche and excel in it.

____________, Charlie Puth has captivated his fans with a recurring Tik Tok segment where he creates music out of random, everyday objects. ____________, his ability to make the music catchy and pleasing to the ear, helps captivate audiences and shows his keen musical abilities. ____________, being successful requires people to express their talents to an audience that can appreciate them.

• However, On the other hand, Moreover,

• For example, Additionally, Ultimately,

• Specifically, However, In conclusion,

A subordinate clause contains a subject and a verb but does not express a complete thought. It is often introduced by a subordinating conjunction (after, although, because, before, if, unless, when, and where, etc).

Which of the following is a subordinate clause?

• She sang beautifully.

• which makes a delicious salad

• Melissa graduated from college today.

• for waiting too long

An independent clause has a subject and a verb, expresses a complete thought, and can stand by itself as a complete sentence.

Which of the following is an independent clause?

• Although it rained all day

• along the back road to our house

• She went to the store.

• Running quickly down the street

A student writes the following response to the question, "Do you think the narrator in Edgar Allan Poe’s The Tell-Tale Heart is insane? Why or why not?"

I think the narrator is insane. He wants to kill someone and is always anxious about things around him. Therefore, I think he is insane.

Which part(s) of ACES is the student missing?

• The student does not use the wording of the question to form their answer.

• The student forgot to have a conclusion sentence that sums everything up.

• The student does not provide specific evidence or explain how that evidence supports their answer.

What should a strong summary include?

• The text type, title, and author

• Include quotes directly from the text

• The main idea of the text

• Examples from the text