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Mid-Term Exam Review
Mr. Miles English 2
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English
10th Grade
12/14/2008

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Term
Castigate
Definition
To subject to severe punishment
Term
Sobriquet
Definition
Nickname
Term
Fatuity
Definition
Something Stupid
Term
Corroborate
Definition
To strengthen with evidence
Term
Altruism
Definition
Selflessness
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Antipathy
Definition
Natural repugnance
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Abate
Definition
To decrease or diminish
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Foray
Definition
Brief Excursion
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Olfactory
Definition
Of smell
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Ensconced
Definition
Sheltered safely or hidden
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Non sequitir
Definition
Not clearly related to anything previously stated
Term
Effigy
Definition
An image or representation of a person
Term
Flagrant
Definition
Inflamed
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Pugnacious
Definition
Inclined to fight readily
Term
Incisive
Definition
Remarkably clear and direct
Term
Iconoclast
Definition
A person who attacks a cherished belief
Term
How long was Tom outside? [Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket]
Definition
8 Minutes
Term
What was our main focus in class?[Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket]
Definition
Suspense
Term
When does the rising action occur? [Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket]
Definition
When he slips and falls out of the window
Term
What was a good visual that showed how little time had passed while Tom was outside? [Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket]
Definition
Cigarette
Term
When does the inciting incident occur? [Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket]
Definition
When the paper flies out the window
Term
What was our main focus for the two stories? [View from the Summit & The Dream Comes True]
Definition
Point of view
Term
Once the men get to the top of Mount they hang four flags from an axe, which flag was flown the highest? [View from the Summit & The Dream Comes True]
Definition
United Nations
Term
Why did they fly that particular flag the highest? [View from the Summit & The Dream Comes True]
Definition
Representing for all men
Term
Who was the first of the two men to reach the top? [View from the Summit & The Dream Comes True]
Definition
Sir Edmond Hillary
Term
What was our main focus? [The Monkey's Paw]
Definition
Foreshadowing
Term
The monkey's paw had three owners, who were they? [The Monkey's Paw]
Definition
Unknown dead dude, soldier, and the father
Term
The son tells his father, "...I don't see the money...and I bet I never shall." This statement is an example of what? [The Monkey's Paw]
Definition
Foreshadowing
Term
How did the first wish come true? [The Monkey's Paw]
Definition
Son died
Term
What was our main focus? [The Bridegroom]
Definition
Foreshadowing
Term
Natasha does not argue with her parents when tehy tell her to marry the man, why? [The Bridegroom]
Definition
She has a plan
Term
Natasha tells about a dream she had, what happened in the dream?[The Bridegroom]
Definition
Murder
Term
When Natasha and her parents plan for the wedding Natasha says to invite the law, this is an example of what? [The Bridegroom]
Definition
Foreshadow
Term
What country is Annie moving to? [A Walk to the Jetty]
Definition
England
Term
What was our main focus? [A Walk to the Jetty]
Definition
Flashback
Term
Which of the memories were not happy ones?
Definition
Working at the seamstress
Walking with her father
& The friend her mother forbid her to see
Term
In class we sadi that the five senses help to trigger memories, what senses trigger the memory of Annie going to the chemist's shop by herself?[A Walk to the Jetty]
Definition
Smell & Sight
Term
What did we infer about the relationship between Annie and her mother? [A Walk to the Jetty]
Definition
They were close
Term
What did we infer abou tthe relationship between Annie and her father?[A Walk to the Jetty]
Definition
Didn't show emotions
Term
What signifigance did the story have for the author, Jamaica Kincaid?[A Walk to the Jetty]
Definition
Autobiography
Term
How long did it take for the Read Death to kill its victims? [Masque of the Red Death]
Definition
30 Minutes
Term
What color was the first room in Prince Prospero's castle? [Masque of the Red Death]
Definition
Blue
Term
What color was the last room? [Masque of the Red Death]
Definition
Black
Term
Where was the clock located?[Masque of the Red Death]
Definition
Black room
Term
How long was everyone locked in the castle before the Red Death killed them at the masquerade ball? [Masque of the Red Death]
Definition
6 Months
Term
What do the seven rooms represent?[Masque of the Red Death]
Definition
Shakespere's 7 stages of death
Term
What is the overall message of the story? [Masque of the Red Death]
Definition
You can't escape death
Term
What did we focus on with this story? [They Yellow Wallpaper]
Definition
Simile/Metaphor
Imagery
Symbolism
Term
What is the narrator's name? [The Yellow Wallpaper]
Definition
Doesn't say
Term
What is John's (the husband) profession? [The Yellow Wallpaper]
Definition
Doctor
Term
What kind of room does the narrator think she is in? [The Yellow Wallpaper]
Definition
Nursery
Term
What does the room actually appear to be?[The Yellow Wallpaper]
Definition
Prison or Asylum
Term
Why is she staying at the house?[The Yellow Wallpaper]
Definition
"Her health"
Term
What does the woman behind the wallpaper pattern represent?[The Yellow Wallpaper]
Definition
Feminist movement
Term
What happens to the narrator at the end of the story? [The Yellow Wallpaper]
Definition
She goes insane
Term
What is a noun?
Definition
Person, place, thing or idea
Term
What is a pronoun?
Definition
A word that replaces a noun
Term
What is a verb?
Definition
Shows action or state of being
Term
What does an adjective do?
Definition
Describes a noun or a pronoun
Term
What does an adverb do?
Definition
Describes a verb, adjective or other
Term
What is a conjuction?
Definition
Connects words
Term
How are prepostions used in a sentence?
Definition
Using a phrase to relate the word.
Term
What starts a prepositional phrase and what ends a prepositonal phrase?
Definition
Starts with a Preposition | Ends iwth a noun.
Term
What is a direct object (D.O.)?
Definition
Recieves the action
Term
What is a predicat nominative (P.N.)?
Definition
Renames the subject
Term
Find the nouns in the sentence;
Paula overcame her fear of success
Definition
Paula, fear, success
Term
Find the nouns in the sentence;
A nurse at the hospital put a splint on my arm.
Definition
Nurse, hospital, splint, arm
Term
Find the nouns in the sentence;
A nurse at the hospital put a splint on my arm.
Definition
Nurse, hospital, splint, arm
Term
Find the nouns in the sentence;
A sign outside the audiotium listed the soloists
Definition
Sign, Auditorium, Soloists
Term
Find the nouns in the sentence;
The biggest convern of the hikers was time
Definition
Concern, hikers
Term
Find the nouns in the sentence;
The Constitution gurantees many different rights.
Definition
Constitution, rights
Term
Identify the pronoun in the sentence;
My brothers cooked the food by themselves.
Definition
My, themselves
Term
Identify the pronoun in the sentence;
The kitten cleaned its whiskers.
Definition
Its
Term
Identify the pronoun in the sentence;
The class gave their petitions to the senator, who was glad to receive them.
Definition
Their, who, them
Term
Identify the pronoun in the sentence;
This is the author's first book.
Definition
This,is
Term

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words as an adjective or an adverb.

 

No light filtered into the dark cell

Definition
Adjective
Term

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words as an adjective or an adverb.

 

The musketeer was richly dressed in velvet.

Definition
Adverb
Term

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words as an adjective or an adverb.

 

Our office runs ads in the daily newspapers.

Definition
Adjective
Term

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words as an adjective or an adverb.

 

I really believed the weather forecast.

Definition
Adverb
Term

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words as an adjective or an adverb.

 

We are glad to have you as a friend

Definition
Adjective
Term
Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence;
The passengers in the back of the boat got wet from the spray
Definition
In the back,
Of the boat
Term
Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence;
The doctor examined the patient from head to toe
Definition
From head,
to toe
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