Spring 2012 Semester Exam Review English II -‐ Liu Exam Date and Location: Friday, May 25, 2012, 8:30-‐10:30 am, in the Metro Gym and BCSL for all classes Please Note: You will have to stay at the testing site for 1 hour and 45 minutes. Please do not bring your cell phone. Your final will consist of about 135-‐165 multiple-‐choice questions. I. Antigone (30-‐40 questions) Questions over basic plot elements and characters (including quote ID) (Ismene, Antigone, Teiresias, Creon, Polyneices, Eteocles, the Sentry, Haemon, Eurydice, Oedipus), themes and motifs, chorus, stichomythic dialogue, irony (verbal, dramatic, and situational), tragedy and tragic hero (Aristotle, hamartia, anagnorisis, peripetia, hubris, pity and fear, catharsis); a reading passage with detailed questions. II. Julius Caesar (30-‐40 questions) Detailed multiple choice on major points of plot and some of the more major quotes, including a few questions over Acts IV and V (so look at the summary sheet I gave you); a reading passage with detailed questions; the best preparation for this is to look over the test, review sheet and quote packet. III. SAT Vocabulary (25-‐30 questions) Sentence completion, synonym and antonym questions taken from Units 7-‐9 of Vocabulary Workshop IV. Grammar (25-‐35 questions) You will need to be able to identify appositives and appositive phrases within sentences. You will be tested over subject-‐verb agreement also. In addition, writing focus issues such as commas, fragments vs. run-‐ons, homophones, use of personal pronouns and capitalization will be tested. V. Research (15-‐20 questions) MLA paper format, thesis statements, notetaking (summarizing, paraphrasing and quoting), source cards, research incorporation, topic outlining, and Works Cited format Literary Elements to Know allusion imagery character foil irony characterization metaphor climax motif conflict plot structure dramatic irony puns epiphany simile foreshadowing theme hyperbole
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