English 8 Exam Study Guide

English Mid-term Exam Study Guide

Part One of Exam: Everyday Editing and Mechanics Unit (Review writer’s notebook and mechanics packet.)

Part Two of Exam: Reading (There will be several short passages; you will answer several comprehension questions after each passage.)

Part Three of Exam: Literary Terms (Review your reader’s notebook and the Literary Elements Worksheet from the first marking period.)

Part Four of Exam: Genres (Review the reader’s notebook.)

Part Five of Exam: Informational Reading (You will read several short passages and answer questions about the reading.)

Terms to Know for Exam:

realistic fiction                                                                    ellipsis

 science fiction                                                                  colon

fantasy fiction                                                                   semi-colon

memoir                                                                                comma rules

 biography                                                                           comparison writing

autobiography                                                                  literary writing

historical fiction                                                                persuasive writing

serial comma

compound sentence

complex sentence

coordinating conjunction

subordinating conjunction

apostrophe

hyphen

dash

documentation of titles

setting                                                                                  denotation

plot                                                                                        analysis

conflict                                                                                 inferences

good guy                                                                             writer’s craft

bad guy                                                                              3 things a plot needs

innocent eye                                                                     2 kinds of conflict

stream of consciousness                                                5 types of conflict

first person                                                                         characterization

limited point of view                                                      5 methods of characterization

omniscient point of view                             

theme

mood

main plot

sub plot

narrative plot

flashback

foreshadowing

symbol

dramatic irony

connotative meaning