EOC English

Which sentence uses correct punctuation?
Hint: Use the semicolon if you have two independent clauses connected without a conjunction.

• I have painted the house, but still need to sand the floors.

• I have painted the house; I still need to sand the floors.

• I painted; and he sanded.

• I have painted the entire house; but she is still working on sanding the floors.

What is the correct way to write sentence 15 and 16?
(13) In January 2009 the Taliban proclaimed that no girl could attend school. (14) Malala and other girls defied this decree, continuing to go to class and study for tests. (15) The 11-year-old also began writing a diary. (16) Which detailed what was happening in her region of Pakistan. (17) The British Broadcasting Corporation soon learned about the diary and helped Malala turn it into an online blog.

• The 11 year old also began writing a diary it detailed what was happening in her region of Pakistan.

• The 11 year old also began writing a diary.  With details about what was happening in her region of Pakistan.

• The 11 year old also began writing a diary that detailed what was happening in her region of Pakistan.

• The sentences in the paragraph are all correct.

Expository writing is intended to _________ the reader.

• Inform

• Persuade

• Annoy

• Confuse

An example of a good hook is a/an ______________.

• rhetorical question

• quote

• anecdote

• all of the above

What is the definition of denotation?

• the attitude created in a text

• the dictionary definition of a word

• to cause something to be widely understood or known

When you are talking about author's purpose it's..

• The central idea that the author has about a topic.

• A general term for main idea.

• None of these

• The reason the author wrote the text. It ties into the theme, lesson, or moral and main idea.

In the thesis statement, you MUST clearly address the __________.

• grader

• quote

• prompt

• audience

If it is a summary based question, the summary will most likely contain information about the ______________.

• author and title

• beginning and end

• beginning, middle, AND the end

• State of Texas

The expository prompt will start with _______________.

• song lyrics

• the words "write an essay"

•  a hint

• a boxed quote

What is the definition of point of view?

• the beginning of a story - setting, characters, etc.

• a way of looking at or thinking about something

• a character against the protagonist in a story