English 11

Final Exam Study Guide

Reading Comprehension: Fiction (9 questions)

Use context clues to draw conclusions

about a storys setting
Determine the relationship between
descriptive imagery and tone
Use indirect characterization to draw
conclusions about character traits and
relationships

Identify tone and universal themes

Use context clues to determine the
meaning of an unknown concept
Interpret symbolism and irony

Reading Comprehension: Nonfiction (9 questions)

Summarize the authors view on a

particular issue
Use context clues to determine the
meaning of an unfamiliar word
Select details to support a main idea

Locate factual information

Understand the effect of point-ofview
Identify the authors purpose in
including specific details

Writing and Research Skills (26 questions)

Identify the advantages of primary

research strategies
Evaluate primary research data for
relevance and validity
Determine appropriate research
methods and prewriting strategies

Categorize information to organize

research
Summarize research findings
Organize information to structure a
paragraph effectively
Revise writing for precise language,
clarity, and tone

Moby Dick (8 questions)

Use indirect characterization to draw

conclusions about point of view and
relationships between characters
Use context to interpret conflict and
characters motivation

Identify the meaning of unfamiliar

words based on context clues
Interpret figurative language to
identify authors purpose and literary
effect

Vocabulary (18 questions)

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abate
acquiesce
alleviate
arduous
belittle
brevity
captivate
carnage
commodity
compassion
compulsory
concurrent
confiscate
congenial
consecrate
credence

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desecrate
discern
ecstatic
embark
emphatic
equanimity
exploit
extricate
haughtiness
incisive
inevitable
irrevocable
legacy
loathsome
ludicrous
mentor

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moribund
mortify
petrified
plausible
reconcile
revoke
spurn
stringent
tantalizing
temporize
tenacious
turbulence
verify
vociferous