Detailed Topics for Tomorrow's Test

Study Guide for Unit Two Test

Vocabulary: 10 Questions, Multiple Choice—focus on these words

OMIT	EMIT	ADMIT	SUBMIT
SOLVENT	SOLUTION	DISSOLVE	CONTROVERSY
CONTRAST	VERSATILE	VERSUS	MANEUVER
MANUAL	COMMAND	REVERSE	RAPPORT

Grammar: 10 Questions, Matching

1.        Define adjective.

2.        Define adverb.

Tell whether the underlined word is an adjective or an adverb.

3.        The leader feels she is only partly responsible for our getting lost. 4.        In Great Expectations, Estella often teases Pip.   5.        He was quite easily talked into changing his mind. 6.        This was the actor’s first appearance. 7.        Who painted those lovely pictures? 8.        In folklore, a goblin is generally a homely character. 9.        From 1831 to 1836, Charles Darwin sailed slowly around the world. 10.     She won her first blue ribbon at the horse show.

Elements of Nonfiction: 10 Questions, Multiple Choice

Define the following words:

Nonfiction

Functional Texts

Literary Nonfiction

Structure

11.     What are the methods of organizing nonfiction?

12.     What are the three main forms of nonfiction?

13.     What is a nonfiction author’s point of view?

14.     What is the purpose of expository nonfiction?

15.     What is the purpose of narrative nonfiction?

16.     What are the different types of nonfiction?

Biography vs. Autobiography: 5 Questions, Multiple Choice and Matching

17.     Define Biography

18.     Define Autobiography

19.     Which of the two is more emotional? Why?

Finding the Main Idea: 5 Questions, Multiple Choice and passages to read.

20.     What is the topic of a passage?

21.     What is the main idea of a passage?

22.     What are supporting details?