Exam+Study+Guides

=//Exam - Unit 1//= __**Sept 20 - Northstar Unit 1 Test--Tuesday, September 20: Unit 1 Test (30 points)**__You should be able to identify synonyms of your **vocabulary** words. The words will be from "Peeping Tom Journalism". Study the vocabulary on p. 3 and p. 11.

You should know what the **idioms (p12-14)** mean and note how they are used in a sentence. Think about how they would be used in a different tense or singular or plural. Example: "She __paid the price__ for her fame." Extra Practice- click here : [|Idioms from Unit 1 - Cloze.doc]

You should know **passive verb forms in past, present and future**. Example: "The article __was focused on__ the scandalous news." Do you know how to make a passive sentence ? Subject + (to be) + (past participle) + by ( this is used only when necessary). See page 16-17 to fill in these blanks. You should know how to do page 17. This is what you will have to do on the test. You need to know this. These are worth a lot of points on the test.

Need extra Practice? Click on the following links [|Passive Quiz][|Passive Exercises][|Passive Practice][|Passive practice]. You can find more grammar practice if you click here: Grammar Practice

Reading Comprehension: **You will read a passage and answer questions about it. Then you will compare it to another passage you are familiar with from Peeping Tom Journalism (paragraph 10**.)

You must be able to use **transition words** correctly in a paragraph. (see page 22 and 23).

You should be able to identify a **topic sentence** for a paragraph. (see page 20 # 1-4) (This will be only one extra credit point... don't worry about it too much.

Now, go back and make sure you know all of the vocabulary, the passive construction, the idioms and be familiar with the reading (Paragraph 10 of Peeping Tom Journalism).

The only other skill you will need to practice for these tests is reading comprehension. Click the link on the Wiki Reading Comprehension for practice.

=//Exam - Unit 2//= [|Test+Review+Chapter+2.doc] [|Test+Review+Chapter+2 Answers.doc]

[|Gerund and Infinitive Sentences.doc] (See Vocabulary links on this page at the bottom of the page -- below the Chart of Events in Mc Court's life ) [|Chart_of_Year_Events_in_Mc_Court's_Life_p._31-32[1.doc]]

Frank McCourt’s family returned to Ireland. || The McCourts wanted a better life, so they returned to Ireland. Life was still hard. His siblings died. The family remained very poor and hungry. ||
 * Year – Main Idea || Details ||
 * 1934
 * 1949 Frank McCourt returned to the United States || He was 19 years old. He had an 8th grade education. ||
 * 1966 He wrote articles for newspapers. He wrote 150 pages of a memoir. ||  ||
 * 1970 First week of teaching high school. || His students make fun of him, but it is because they are curious. He connects with his students. He realizes how his past shaped him. ||
 * 1981 His mother died. || His excuses for not writing died too. ||
 * 1994 He retires and begins to write his book. || It is a struggle. He has to dig deep. He has to find his own voice and dance his own dance… He hears his students excuses as his own. ||
 * 1996 His book hits the bookstore. His book is published. || He got warm reviews and sold a lot of copies. ||
 * 1997 His book //Angela’s Ashes// receives the Pulitzer Prize. || He became famous and rich. ||

[|vocabulary chart improved.doc] [|vocabulary+chart answers.doc]

=__//Exam Unit 6//__=

__**Study Guide for Unit 6 Test :Y**__ou should __know the different forms for each of the following words and how they are used in a sentence__. __Look them up in the on-line dictionary to see how they are used in sentences. Practice writing sentences for these.__ Study the following vocabulary words which you will find on page 128-129.
 * 1) admiration (N) admire (V) admiring (ADJ) admiringly (ADV)
 * 2) devotion
 * 3) challenge
 * 4) determination
 * 5) fulfilllment
 * 6) inspiration
 * 7) proposal
 * 8) pride
 * 9) management
 * 10) passion

You should know the meaning of the 10 phrasal verbs on pages 130-131.

Study paragraphs 24-25 of the Justin Lebo article (p. 122) for the reading comprehension part of the test.

Study Concessions (page 133-134) -- Try writing some for practice.

Sample answer for #2 in the book on page 135.


 * 1) 2. Though critics maintain that a school should not require a student to do anything after school except homework, supporters say that mandatory volunteering is better than just sitting around watching TV or playing video games. (supports mandatory volunteering)

Though supporters say that mandatory volunteering is better than just sitting around watching TV, a school should not require a student to do anything after school except homework. (opposes mandatory volunteering)

Study about how to write Introductions and Conclusions (141-142). Note: For both introductions and conclusions, if there is a question mark, that means that the technique is: "Asking a question". If the writer tells a story about something, then that is an "anecdote". = =