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PRE-AP LANGUAGE ARTS-8

FIRST QUARTER 2011 – EXAM STUDY GUIDE

MRS. P. VICKERS

Directions (read carefully!)
This study guide will be submitted on Wednesday, October 13 for a 50-point quiz grade. In order to receive full credit, you must write each question and answer on a separate sheet of paper and staple to this page.

Identify/define the following literary terms

1. Conflict

2. Plot (five parts)

3. Setting

4. Theme

5. Point of view

6. Foreshadowing

7. Flashback

8. Irony

9. Characters (two types)

10. Characterization

Answer the following questions from “An Hour with Abuelo”

11. Why is Arturo reluctant to visit his grandfather?
12. Why did Arturo’s mother insist that he visit his grandfather?

13. Where did his grandfather live and why did he leave Puerto Rico?

14. List at least one remark made by Arturo (the grandson) that shows he had a good sense of humor.

15. From the picture on the notebook used by the grandfather, what can you conclude about him?

16. How is Abuelo’s attitude toward learning different from Arturo’s?

17. List at least one example of irony in the story.

18. What does Arturo dislike most about the saying, “Asi es la vida”?

19. What surprises Arturo about Abuelo’s condition?

20. What does Abuelo mean when he tells Arturo, “You have spoken the truth. La verdad”?

21. In “An Hour with Abuelo”, where is there a shift in the point of view?

22. What is the external conflict in the story?

23. What can we infer about Arturo’s values?

24. What is the main irony in the resolution of “An Hour with Abuelo”?

25. Describe Arturo’s attitude toward schoolwork.

26. From which point of view is the story presented?

27. What is the setting of the story?

28. What special tie does Arturo have with his grandfather?

29. Where in the plot does the sequence of events flash back to an earlier time?

30. What does “Asi es la Vida” mean?

31. What ambition did the grandfather have as a boy?

32. After the war, why did Abuelo stop teaching school?

33. How does Abuelo react to the lady with the pink jogging outfit?

34. What is the unexpected twist at the end of the story?

35. What is the main theme of “An Hour with Abuelo”?

Grammar – Verbs

36. Define action verb. Write a sample sentence using an action verb.

37. What is the difference between a physical action verb and a mental action verb?

38. What is a linking verb? Write a sample sentence using a linking verb.

39. Define predicate noun. Write a sample sentence using a predicate noun.

40. Define predicate adjective. Write a sample sentence using a predicate adjective.