Midterm Review

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Midterm Review

English 9

+County Assessment SkillsWriting-Compare/Contrast Essay Read a poem and compare and contrast the attitudes of two different characters described

Come up with multiple examples to support your inferences-must utilize specific text support

Utilize paragraph organization (introduction, 2-3 body paragraphs, conclusion)

Proofread for spelling, grammar, usage, and mechanics-utilize a variety of sentence types (simple, complex, etc.

6 point rubricdevelops a strong point of view, is well-organized, exhibits strong use of language/vocabulary, uses a variety of sentence types, is grammatically sound

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Tips: Compare AND Contrast Utilize specific evidence from the poem (quotes and

paraphrases). Focus on all comparisons first; then use a separate

paragraph to address the contrasts. Include an introduction paragraph which breaks down

the prompt AND includes a thesis as the last sentence. (Thesis: states what you will prove in the essay)

County Assessment SkillsWriting-Compare/Contrast Essay

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Prompt: Think about your math teacher and your science teacher and the types of teaching methods they both use. Compose a well-developed essay that compares and contrasts the teaching methods used by your math and science teachers. Be sure to provide specific evidence to support your ideas.

Compose a thesis that could be used to support this prompt.

Example: Although my math teacher and science teacher both lecture to share information, my science teacher uses more experimentation and demonstration while my math teacher uses more group practice.

County Assessment SkillsWriting-Compare/Contrast Essay

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Edit a sentence for punctuation: comma needed in between 2 independent clauses (in front of FANBOYS)

Examples: Students are preparing for midterms, and they

are reviewing their study guides. The Ravens won yesterday, but the Redskins did

not win.

County Assessment SkillsWriting-Language

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Practice Question 1.) Which is the best way to edit the underlined

part of the sentence?Mr. Burton is the LRHS principal and Mr. Robb is the

9th grade administrator. A. principal. And Mr. Robb B. principal; and Mr. Robb C. principal, and Mr. Robb D. principal, Mr. Robb


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Identify a word used as a noun (noun=person, place, thing, or idea)

Examples: The intensity of the team was seen in their facial

expressions. The dominance of the Ravens’ defense was

shown when they sacked the opposing quarterback multiple times.


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Practice Question 1.) Which word is used as a noun in the following

sentence?The team’s confusion was evident when they shot at the

other team’s basket to begin the second half of the game.

A. was B. second C. team’s D. confusion


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Identify a sentence fragment. (incomplete sentence missing a subject and/or a verb and doesn’t express a complete thought)

Examples: Was missing the last question of the test.

(missing a subject) Ms. McVey in history class last Friday. (missing a

verb) Because the teacher said so. (has a subject and

a verb but not a complete thought)


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Practice Question 1.) Which of the following is an incomplete

sentence? A. Since she studied hard for the test. B. Mr. Rauscher is my science teacher. C. The team won. D. Though I studied my hardest, I still was not able

to pass the exam.


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Correctly format the the title of a novel long works (i.e. novels, plays, textbooks, movies, albums)

get underlined or italicized Short works (i.e. poems, songs, chapter titles) get put in

quotation marks

Examples: Exploring US History (textbook) “Mother to Son”

(poem) Macbeth (play) “Diamonds” (song) To Kill a Mockingbird (novel) Macbeth (play)

County Assessment SkillsWriting-Composition

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Practice Question 1.) Which of the following is the correct way to

format the title of the novel? A. “Breathing Underwater” B. “Breathing Underwater” C. Breathing Underwater

D. Breathing Underwater

County Assessment SkillsWriting-Composition

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Identify a word used as an adjective (adjectives=describe nouns) colors, sizes, character traits, etc.

Examples: The pure intensity of the football team was seen

in their facial expressions. The dominance of the Ravens’ defense was

shown when they sacked the opposing quarterback multiple times.


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Practice Question 1.) All of the following words are used as adjectives in

the poem EXCEPTHold fast to dreams Hold fast to dreamsFor if dreams die For when dreams goLife is a broken-winged birdLife is a barren fieldThat cannot fly. 4 Frozen with white snow. 8

A. broken-winged (line 3). B. barren (line 7). C. dreams (line 1). D. white (line 8).


+PracticeFor her persuasive essay Grace is writing about

how competitive sports should be banned for young children. Read the draft of Grace’s paragraph below, and answer the questions that follow.(1) Competitive sports during childhood should be banned because of their dangerous nature. (2) Lots of people are on my side with this. (3) Children suffer many severe head injuries from contact sports. (4) Feel that this hurts them later in life. (5) Suffering a severe concussion, a major head injury, can have a detrimental effect on one’s health. (6) Although sports are often played for fun, they can cause major health problems for the participants.

+ 1. Which of the following sources would be most

useful to Grace in completing her research? A. How to Play Competitive Sports: A Guide for

Young Athletes B. Sports Illustrated C. Journal of Pediatric Medicine: Childhood

Athletic Injuries D. Origin of Youth Sports

2. Which of the following sentences in Grace’s paragraph is not a complete sentence? A. Sentence 1 C. Sentence 3 B. Sentence 2 D. Sentence 4

+ 3. Which of the following is the best revision of

Sentence 5 for a younger audience? A. Brain health is impacted in a negative manner

when children suffer from concussions. B. Getting hit on the head can really have some bad

effects on your brain. C. Having concussions during childhood can have a

negative impact on people’s health. D. Concussions of the brain when you’re a child can

negatively impact one’s health. 4. Which of the following best expresses the purpose

of Grace’s paragraph? A. to compare competitive sports to recreational

sports B. to explain the history behind sports injuries C. to prove that competitive sports are too

dangerous D. to judge individuals who play sports

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Which of these conclusions about technology in today’s society is best supported by the cartoon above?

A. It is crucial that we use more and more technology with everything we do.

B. Technology is very unreliable.

C. We rely too much on technology to do things.

D. Schools need to incorporate more technology.

County Assessment SkillsReading

+ “Mother to Son” Well, son, I'll tell you:

Life for me ain't been no crystal stair.It's had tacks in it,And splinters,And boards torn up, (5)And places with no carpet on the floor --Bare.But all the timeI'se been a-climbin' on,And reachin' landin's,(10)And turnin' corners,And sometimes goin' in the darkWhere there ain't been no light.So boy, don't you turn back.Don't you set down on the steps (15)'Cause you finds it's kinder hard.Don't you fall now --For I'se still goin', honey,I'se still climbin',And life for me ain't been no crystal stair. (20)

--Langston Hughes

County Assessment SkillsReading

+ 1. Which word best describes the relationship between the speaker and her son?

A. encouraging

B. angry

C. jealous

D. hurtful

2. All of the following words are used as adjectives in the

poem EXCEPT:

A. crystal (line 2).

B. hard (line 16).

C. bare (line 7).

D. dark (12).

+3. Which conclusion about the speaker is best supported by

information in the poem? The speaker…

A. realizes that life can be full of hardships, but one can not give up.

B. feels that life should be easier.

C. wishes her son were more successful.

D. feels there’s no point in continuing to put forth her best effort.

4. Which of the following lines helps support the conclusion about the speaker that you identified in question three?

A. “And places with no carpet on the floor” (line 6)

B. “For I’se still goin’, honey” (line 18)

C. “Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair” (line 2)

D. “And sometimes goin’ in the dark” (line 12)

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