Critical Reading Test Review

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Critical Reading Test Review English I PreAP/GT

Test Composition The test will assess your critical reading skills of one short story and two poems. You will take the test over two days, in two parts: Day 1: Critical Reading multiple choice Day 2: Critical Reading short answers (2 – 1 single selection and 1 connecting selections question)

Preparation Read each selection and annotate for literary devices Prose: “Big 5” – diction, details, figurative language, imagery and syntax Poetry: “Big 5” & poetic devices Also, note inferences or questions you have while you read

“Housepainting” by Lan Samantha Chang Note details about the characters and their interactions Note objects that mean more to the story that their literal presence (symbols) – medical textbook, cereal, cow’s milk, paint How does each generation feel about love and marriage? Where do you see that in the story? What experiences separate the generations? What is so significant about Wei painting the house? What is does Frances suggest is analogous (the same) to dating Wei for so long to Annie? Why does Frances paint over what Wei painted? Where does Annie address how life has changed for the family by the end of the story?

“The Sower” by Victor Hugo Number the lines of the poem How is each stanza structured? (syntax) Note figurative language and sound devices What is the old man doing in the field? Which words show the reader? (diction) What is this poem’s theme?

“To Be of Use” by Marge Piercy Number the lines Summarize the metaphor in lines 1 – 7 Note figurative language and sound devices Note repetition and its effect What is meant by “work is real”?

Both Poems What do both poems have in common? Write a thematic statement that connects both poems.

REMINDER You MUST have your passages with you on BOTH days of the test! Review the short answer strategy and embedding text evidence information Part I (m/c) – Thursday 2/6 Part II (short answers) – Friday 2/7