Semester 1 Final Exam Review

Pete didn't feel like doing homework. He felt like playing baseball. He grabbed his mitt off the shelf and began to fantasize about being out in the field. His fantasy was interrupted shortly by the opening of his bedroom door. It was his mom. She started to yell, "Pete, you're not failing baseball class! You're failing math class! You need to study. Put the mitt away!" Pete put the mitt away, and he started doing his math homework.

What is the mom's perspective on homework?

• Homework is a waste of time. Pete should be playing baseball.

• Homework is not as important as baseball.

• Homework is more important than baseball.

Landfills are overflowing with the garbage 
created by fast food restaurants and individuals too lazy to wash their dishes.  The earth is 
becoming polluted.  Wouldn't it be nice if people would go back to eating at home and washing 
dishes?
Which statement do you think the author would agree with?

• People should not use disposable products
• People should never wash dishes
• People should only use disposable products

Which sentence is an example of indirect characterization?

• Mrs. Loveday was happy Kentucky won the football game.

• Mrs. Loveday leaped up and shrieked with joy when Kentucky won the football game.

• Mrs. Loveday watched the football game.

• Mrs. Loveday ate nachos while watching the football game.

Jake is Cassie's older brother. One day they are walking home from school when a cold front rolls in and the temperature drops 20 degrees. Jake is dressed more appropriately for the weather than Cassie. He takes off his hooded sweatshirt and offers it to her. She gratefully accepts. Jake is now colder, but he is happier.

What character trait does Jake show?

• considerate

• selfish

• cautious

• respectful

Jason is an excellent accountant who works full-time for his best friend's company. A larger accounting firm contacts Jason and offers to pay him twice what he makes if he will work for them. Jason thanks them for their offer but declines. He doesn't even tell his friend that he received the offer.

What trait best describes Jason in this scenario?

• loyal

• honest

• hard-working

• greedy

Eric's car broke down in the woods and his phone wasn't getting a signal. He used his car antenna as a spear and caught fresh salmon. He started a fire with sparks from his car battery, and he ate the cooked salmon while waiting for help.

What trait best describes Eric's character in this scenario?

• unprepared

• resourceful

• smart

• cursed

What is direct characterization?

• How the author (or a narrator) describes a character 

• What the character says or does within a text

What is indirect characterization?

• How the author (or a narrator) describes a character

• What the character says, does, and thinks within a text

What is the compound sentence?

• Two simple sentences are joined by coordinating conjunctions.

• Conjunction and , or, and but

• Atleat two sentences are conncted by prepositions.

• Writing many sentences in the same line.

We can use and to ....................................................................................

• give opposite information.

• join two sentences are alike or gives extra information.

• give a positive sentence.

• join two sentences that give a choice or alternative.