Level 5 Final Exam Review, English 8 Name: Period:

PART 1: LITERATURE Answer general questions about major literary works we’ve read this year. Be able to apply the concepts found on attached Literary and Poetic Devices Chart.

1.  To Kill a Mockingbird (8)

2.  Our Town (6)

3.  Across Five Aprils (4)

PART 2: POETRY “Cold read” poems, identifying poetic devices (4)

PART 3: NON-FICTION “Cold read” a non-fiction passage and apply concepts found on attached literary/poetic devices chart. (6)

PART 4: GRAMMAR

1. Subject/Verb Agreement (7)

Recognize correct and incorrect subject/verb agreement.

2. Pronoun/Antecedent Agreement (5)

Recognize correct and incorrect pronoun/antecedent agreement.

3. Pronoun Case (5)

Choose the correct pronoun in parentheses.

4. Sentence Structure (5)

Identify sentences according to their structure (simple, compound, complex).

(1) Preparing and studying for a test increases the chances of your success on an exam.
(2) When you study, you practice terms and concepts before you have to use them on a test.
(3) In order to study successfully, though, you must plan ahead, and you must be prepared to do practice exercises.
(4) When you finish these practice exercises, it is a good idea to review them with someone else who answered the same questions, but you need to make sure you understand the answer before moving on.

Which sentence above is a…

Simple Sentence? / Complex Sentence? / Compound Sentence? / Compound-Complex Sentence?

PART 5: VOCABULARY LEVEL C Sentences have underlined synonym and 4 vocab. choices (30)

Vocabulary C Final Exam Review List

Write a synonym or a very brief definition for each term.

Unit 1

adage ______

churlish ______

decree ______

preclude ______

servile ______

Unit 2

detriment ______

enterprising ______

frugal ______

oblique ______

venerate ______

Unit 3

audacious ______

devoid ______

incapacitate ______

myriad ______

prodigious ______

vie ______

Unit 4

blasé ______

bolster ______

deplore ______

frivolous ______

nonentity ______

prone ______

qualm ______

solicitous ______

Unit 5

aghast ______

apparition ______

assert ______

disdain ______

ethical ______

indiscriminate ______

intrigue ______

plausible ______

plebeian ______

volatile ______

Unit 6

aloof ______

anguish ______

articulate ______

finesse ______

forthright ______

ostracize ______

pseudonym ______

purge ______

resolute ______

retentive ______

Unit 7

menial ______

tawdry ______

unassuming ______

Unit 8

crony ______

divergent ______

enmity ______

fervent ______

Unit 8 continued

gaunt ______

nullify ______

proclaim ______

proxy ______

rankle ______

stoical ______

Unit 9

apt ______

awry ______

capitulate ______

defile ______

dire ______

disarming ______

disgruntled ______

encroach ______

endow ______

impunity ______

pertinent ______

recluse ______

renown ______

Unit 10

curt ______

dexterous ______

engross ______

habituate ______

impending ______

rue ______

trepidation ______

upbraid ______

whimsical ______

Unit 11

appease ______

Unit 11 continued

calamitous ______

conventional ______

delve ______

gallantry ______

impart ______

judicious ______

milieu ______

Unit 12

abdicate ______

bestow ______

capacious ______

caustic ______

fallacy ______

levity ______

mendicant ______

voracious ______

Unit 13

enormity ______

foreboding ______

forlorn ______

haughty ______

impediment ______

imperative ______

pithy ______

wry ______

Unit 14

estrange ______

gratify ______

irascible ______

kindred ______

rote ______

tedious ______

Unit 15

abyss ______

befall ______

dregs ______

exasperate ______

negligent ______

oblivion ______

opus ______

pallid ______

rational ______

To Kill a Mockingbird

Author:______

Setting: ______

Protagonists: ______

______

Antagonists: ______

Themes: ______

______

______

Conflicts: ______

______

Symbol: ______

Our Town

Author: ______

Genre: ______

Protagonists: ______

How does the term minimalism apply to the play?

______

What is the biggest, most important theme?

______

How does Wilder create unity in each act? ______

______

Across Five Aprils

Author: ______

Genre: ______

Setting: ______

Protagonist: ______

What is the importance of the title?______

______

Internal Conflict: ______

______

External Conflict: ______

LITERARY & POETIC DEVICES

DEFINITION / EXAMPLE
allusion
author’s purpose
characterization
conflict (and types)
DEFINITION / EXAMPLE
dialect
dialogue
drama
exposition
genre
historical fiction
hyperbole
imagery
irony
metaphor
mood
non-fiction
onomatopoeia
personification
plot
point of view
setting
simile
symbolism
theme
tone
unity