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11th Standard Final Exam Study Guide You will be tested on the following concepts: ** Grammar, Read a SAT Essay, SAT Vocabulary, Show/Don’t Tell, Stories We’ve Read **

- I will test your knowledge of the following grammar: run-ons (fanboys/nonfanboys), simple tense verbs, perfect tense verbs
 * Grammar **

- I will give you a sample SAT essay to read - You must answer the following questions about the essay:
 * SAT Essay **
 * What is the hook?
 * What is the thesis?
 * What are the supporting arguments?
 * How could the author improve the essay?

- I will give you a list of words, but you may choose to use any of the 150 Sat words we practiced
 * SAT Vocabulary **
 * Use 10 different words that we have studied to make sentences.
 * You may use more than one word in a sentence.
 * The sentence must use the word correctly and must be complex:
 * It was a cacophony. : (
 * The loud, screaming children created a cacophony. : )

- You must fix 2 sentences so the environment and actions are shown, not told. - Example:
 * Show/Don’t Tell **
 * Show: I am cold.= : (
 * Tell: My skin was covered in goose bumps as I shivered and rubbed my hands together.= : )

- We have read these following works:
 * Stories **
 * “To Kill a Mockingbird”
 * “The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World”
 * “The Feather Pillow”
 * “Night”

- You may use any of the stories that we have read this semester to answer the following questions. You may only use a story 2 times. Be sure to specify which story the detail comes from.
 * What is the setting from one of the stories we have read? Be specific and give details.
 * Choose a character from one of the stories we have read and describe their role in the story, their appearance, and personality.
 * Choose one of the stories we have read and briefly explain the plot.
 * Give an example of symbolism from one of the stories we have read.
 * Give an example of foreshadowing from one of the stories we have read.