English II: Semester 1
Study Guide
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Literary Terms: Define each
Conflict Plot
Internal conflict Mood
External conflict Setting
“Harrison Bergeron”
1. What handicaps does Harrison have? What can we conclude about him?
2. What is the climax of the story?
3. What is the main conflict in this story? What type is it?
4. Why is the government looking for Harrison?
“Everyday Use”
5. Throughout their lives, what did Dee do (over and over) to Maggie and their mother? Why? (find examples)
6. What do we know about Dee’s character? Why is she like this?
7. What do we know about Maggie’s character? Why is she like this?
8. What is the main conflict in this story? What type is it?
“Searching for Summer”
9. Be able to label all the parts of plot for this story.
10. What do Tom and Lily do to protect the secret? What must Lily then leave behind?
11. What is the main conflict of this story? What type is it?
12. What is the mood at the cottage?
13. What is Tom and Lilly’s goal for their honeymoon? Why do others find this funny?
from The Johnstown Flood
14. What was the main conflict of this story? What type is it?
15. What was the mood at the beginning of the story? In the middle? At the end?
16. Who is Aunt Abbie? What does she do when James is evacuating the family? Why? What is the result of the decision she makes?
17. Who is Gertrude? What is special about her situation (as opposed to others of her family members)?
18. Who was James Quinn was not worried about? Why?
The Brothers Grimm – History
19. From whom did the Brothers Grimm get the stories?
20. What number seems to repeat itself in the stories?
21. What was the Grimm family forced to do after their father died?
22. What was the purpose of the violent stories for the children?
23. Where did the Brothers Grimm spend most of their childhood?
24. Who had remade many of the Brothers Grimm stories?
The Brothers Grimm – Fairytales
“Cinderella”
25. What does she ask of from her father?
26. What happens at the end?
“Hansel and Gretel”
27. How did the children get into the woods in the first place?
28. What did Hansel do to stay alive that was really clever? What did Gretel do?
“Snow White”
29. What happens to at the end?
30. What is the moral of the story? (and all of the Grimm stories)
Julius Caesar
(**use your study guide for the J.C. Test**)
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Pronouns
Between you and (I, me), this is not a very good TV show.
Bill is faster than (he, him).
I invited the kids and (her, she) to the game.
Ms. Makler and (I, me) are hoping to chaperone the choir trip to New York City.
That is Miss Beth, (who, whom) runs to the store.
Subject-Verb Agreement
The kids who listen to that noise called rap ____crazy. (Form of “to be”)
The basketball players, as well as the captain, __the drills. (Form of “to run”)
The guy with all the bags __ into the store. (Form of “to walk”)
While on the trip last year, the family’s children, made up of two boys and one girl, ____ at the hotel. (Form of “to swim”)
Identify the Parts of a Sentence
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Be able to identify these:
· Proper noun
· Simple/complete subject
· Simple/complete verb
· Prepositions
· Prepositional phrases
· Object of the preposition
· Superlative adjectives
· Predicate nominatives
· Direct objects
· Indirect objects
· Antecedents to pronouns
· Adverbs
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After she was named Miss Congeniality, Marla gave a speech.
Albert Pujols was once considered the greatest baseball player in St. Louis.
Bill gave Johnny a baseball glove for Christmas in 2010.
Bobby was a police officer at his Halloween party at the community center.
Sheila sang the song very beautifully at the wedding reception.
Correct or Incorrect Usage?
Each cheerleader on the squad must turn in their uniform.
Everybody is calling to their dogs.
Its beginning to look a lot like summer.
Of all the people which gave a speech, Mr. Jamison gave the best.
Pete and myself walked on the trail.
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