8th Grade English & Writing Final 100 Multiple choice questions (English) Response to literature essay (Writing)

Part One--Vocabulary 40 questions on chapter 6-9 of Wordly Wise Synonyms, antonyms, choose the best word to complete each sentence, analogies To review the words, go to http://www.wordlywise3000.com/ and play the vocabulary games for the units

Part Two--The Westing Game 10 questions based on the novel Know basic information about the characters, such as: interests, who married who at the end, real names, and occupations

Part Three--Reading Comprehension Read 4 short stories and answer 4-5 questions about each Questions cover: Figurative language (metaphors, idioms, similes, etc.) Setting Inferences Theme Conflict (internal, external) Climax/turning point of story

Part Four: Grammar/Punctuation Identify the parts of speech, subject, verb Fragments, run-ons, complete sentences, prepositional phrases Punctuation: Identify the comma rule being used in the sentence Identify what type of mistake a sentence has: spelling error, capitalization error, punctuation error

Writing Final Based on The Westing Game Response to literature: thesis statement, concrete details with proper citation, commentary that is not summary Will do prewrite in class the day before the final 50 points total Can use both prewrite and book for final, so make sure to bring both!