English 9 Exam Review Sheetname:

Semester I Exam: ______per:

Directions: This worksheet serves as an exam review to the concepts and material that will be covered on the exam. Use your notes, information on the website, literature books, or grammar books to fill in the missing blanks.

Terms / Notes
Grammar – Parts of Speech
A Noun
A Verb
Writing
Paragraph Writing
  1. Put a circle around the sentence that does not belong in the paragraph.
Literature
Plot Diagram
Exposition
Setting
Conflict
Climax
Resolution
Theme
Foreshadowing
Irony
Characterization
Motivation
Point of View
Inference
Mood
Symbol
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Hero’s Journey
Label the circular diagram representing the Hero’s Journey: / names a ______, ______, ______, or ______
Different types of nouns include: ______, ______, ______, ______, ______, ______
is a word or ______that expresses a(n) ______or a ______.
Action verbs can express ______action, ______action or ______.
Verb phrases consist of one ______and one (or more) ______.
Linking verbs connect the ______with another word in the sentence. The other word either ______or ______the subject.
Paragraphs consist of:
T = ______
E = ______E = ______
S = ______
T = ______
Mark up the following paragraph using the TEST method and answer the questions on the side:



Plot is all the ______in a story
Label the diagram:

The ______part of the story
The ______and ______of the story
The setting can often help establish the ______of the story.
A ______between two opposing forces. 4main types:
a) ______
b) ______
c) ______
d) ______
The most ______part of the story; this is where the ______is addressed
A type of ending that ______
A ______or ______that the author is trying to convey about life.
______or ______what is to come in the future
A difference between what is ______and what actually ______; there are 3 types:
a. ______Definition: ______
b. ______Definition: ______
c. ______Definition: ______
A way to ______the character; 2 types:
1) ______Characterization:
2) ______Characterization:
The ______behind the character’s actions or words.
There are 3 basic points of view:
1)First Person – the story is told by the ______; uses _____, ______, ______in the story.
2)Third Person Limited – the story is told from an outside perspective, but ______
3)Third Person Omniscient – the story is told from an outside perspective, but ______
An ______based on ______
The story’s atmosphere or ______it evokes
An object that ______something beyond itself
EXAMPLES:
A ______between 2 unlike objects using ______, ______, ______, or ______
EXAMPLE:
A ______between 2 unlike objects
EXAMPLE:
Giving ______qualities to ______
EXAMPLE:


Hero’s Journey
Ordinary World _____
Call to Adventure _____
Refusal of the Call _____
Meeting the Mentor ____
Threshing Guardian ____
Crossing the Threshold ___
Special World ____
Tests, Allies, Enemies ____
Approaching the Cave ___
The Ordeal ____
The Reward _____
The Road Back _____
Death & Resurrection ___
Return w/ Elixir ____ / Match the part of the Hero’s Journey with the correct description:
  1. The hero returns home, forever changed
  1. Crisis in which the hero must be victorious to earn a reward; Hero is forever changed & behaves like they belong in the Special World.
  1. Hero must make a sacrifice to show that he has changed; The climax of the story
  1. Often an experienced hero, has already gone on his/her own journey; Helps the hero to prepare for the adventure with advice, tests, assistance, etc.
  1. Hero feels something is lacking or missing
  1. Journey is not over but there is a celebration for now
  1. Hero re-dedicates him/herself to the journey; Retaliation from villains and set backs are commons
  1. Natural response for the hero; helps the reader identify with him/her; this must be overcome or the story will end in tragedy
  1. Readers can usually notice a concrete change or difference at this part; Requires a “leap of faith” from the hero.
  1. Hero is confronted with increasingly difficult challenges; Stage where the hero must figure out who to trust and learn the rules.
  1. There may be more than one of these and it/they may be internal or external;
  1. Hero may be given a seemingly impossible task; Hero must gather supplies and prepare for the battle/test
  1. At this point, requests for help must be honored by the hero
  1. Positive, Negative, or Neutral force will test the hero with fears and doubts