EOC Review
Test Info:
The test will include 68 questions.
You will have 150 minutes to take the test.
There will be constructed response questions.
Sample tests can be found at:
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/accountability/testing/releasedforms/eng2pprelease121812.pdf
and
USA Test Prep website (you have your login username and password)
What is often covered on the English EOC:
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Literary terms
Reading comprehension (answers taken straight from text)
Inferring or reading between the lines
Using context clues to answer the question
Purpose… “Why does the author______?”
“What is the effect of _____?”
Relationship between lines or title
Compare / Contrast
Predict what will happen next
Dialogue (effect of)
Audience / reader (effect on)
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Setting- time and place of a work of literature
Theme- the central or main idea of a work
Point of View – vantage point from which a work is told
Characterization- description of a character, it can be done directly (author specifically states) or
indirectly (reader puts together clues)
Flashback- a scene in a work that interrupts the current action to show events that happened at an
earlier time
Foreshadowing –the use of clues hinting at what is going to happen later in the plot
Personification- a nonhuman thing is talked about as if it were human
Epiphany – moment of sudden revelation
Symbolism- the use of a person, place, or thing to represent and idea, an emotion, or a mood
Imagery – the use of words or phrases that appeal to the five sense
Mood- the emotional effect that a piece of writing evokes in the reader
Tone- the attitude a writer takes toward a subject, a character, or the reader. Tone is created through
writer’s the choice of words and details.
Irony- the difference between what we expect and the reality of the situation
Infer – to conclude or to make an educated guess
Connotation- all of the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests
Denotation- the literal, dictionary definition of a word
Figurative Language – language not meant to be understood on a literal level
Simile- a comparison between to seemingly unlikely things using a connecting word such as like or
as
Metaphor- a comparison between to seemingly unlikely things without using a connecting word
such as like or as
Oxymoron- figure of speech combining contradictory terms
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Rhetorical Question- a figure of speech in the form of a question that is asked in order to make a
point and without the expectation of a reply
Diction- a writer’s choice of words; an essential element of a writer’s style
Alliteration- repetition of the same or similar consonant sounds in words that are close together
Objective – based on facts
Subjective – includes personal feeling and opinions
Antonyms- words that have the opposite meaning
Synonyms – words that have almost same meaning
Poetry:
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Rhyme Scheme- pattern of rhyme between lines of a poem
Stanza- a grouping of two or more lines in a poem
Constructed Response:
Your constructed response answer should have these components:
1. Topic sentence - Use the question to form your topic sentence by using the same terms in the
question for the first sentence of your answer.
2. Give 1st specific example or detail taken from the text
3. Explain how the example or detail supports the topic sentence
4. Give a 2nd specific example or detail taken from the text
5. Provide another explanation for how your 2nd example or detail supports the topic sentence
6. Conclude