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Post-test Prep.

Post-test Prep. AM Literature Fall 2010. Question 1. The root of a word is always the main part of the word, usually in the middle of a prefix and suffix. Example: Unexplainable What is the root word? Prefix? Suffix?. Question 2.

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Post-test Prep.

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  1. Post-test Prep. AM Literature Fall 2010

  2. Question 1 The root of a word is always the main part of the word, usually in the middle of a prefix and suffix. Example: Unexplainable What is the root word? Prefix? Suffix?

  3. Question 2 Hyperbole - Extreme exaggeration to create an effect Example: “Here once the embattled farmers stood,And fired the shot heard round the world.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Metaphor – Comparing two dissimilar items without the use of like or as Example: Life is a long, winding road. Simile – Comparing two unlike/dissimilar items using “like” or “as” Example: Oh my love is like a red, red rose. Personification – applying human characteristics to non-human elements. Example: The tree waved its arms in the breeze.

  4. Question 3 What is the author’s argument in How the Other Half Lives? The author’s argument is the point the author is trying to make throughout the selection. Ask yourself: What is the author really trying to say here?

  5. Question 4 What does the word destitution mean based on other words in the sentence? When you see the rest of the sentence on the post-test, look at the context clues to figure out what the word means!

  6. Question 5 • How is this passage best classified? A fiction (Fake; made up; not real) Bbiography (a person’s life story written by someone else) C book review (Criticizes or praises a book) Dessay (nonfiction; real; provides analysis or information)

  7. Question 6 What is the main idea of Paragraph 2? This is common sense, guys. GO BACK and read paragraph 2. Use process of elimination if your not sure.

  8. Question 7 Which of the following sentences from the selection is an opinion? Most of you got this right.

  9. Question 8 A dictionary – provides definitions of words Bthesaurus – provides synonyms for words C encyclopedia – provides facts about a topic, but usually it’s only permanent information, so there wouldn’t be any information that might change from year to year. Dalmanac - an annual publication containing a calendar for the coming year, the times of such events and phenomena as anniversaries, sunrises and sunsets, phases of the moon, tides, etc., and other statistical information and related topics.

  10. Question 9 What paragraph structure did the author use in Paragraph 3? A chronological order – Follows the normal order in time B cause and effect – Shows the cause and effect of a decision or event. C similarity and difference – Will compare similarities and differences throughout the paragraph D question and answer – The paragraph may start with a question and then provide the answer.

  11. Question 10 • What type of writing does the author use in Paragraphs 5 and 6? A anecdote (short story) Bmanner of speaking (conversational style) Cstrange syntax (short fragmented sentences, or long run-on sentences = not normal formations) D humor(duh)

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