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COMMON FINAL EXAMINATION

Tips for Answering Selected Response Questions

1. Reread parts of the reading passage, if necessary.

2. Reread the question, if necessary.

3. Choose the best answer for each question.

4. Select only one answer for each question.

5. Go to the next question if you get stuck on an answer. You should come

back to the question at the end.

6. Answer every question, even if you’re not sure.

7. Use an extra time to check your answers.

Tips for Answering Open-Response Questions

1. Reread parts of the reading passage, if necessary.

2. Reread the question, if necessary.

3. Write as neatly as you can.

4. Answer in complete sentences.

5. Explain yourself clearly. Provide details and examples.

6. Write what you think and why you think that. There are not always right or wrong answers.

7. Go to the next question if you get stuck on an answer. You should come back to the question at the end.

8. Answer every question, even if you are not sure.

9. Use any extra time to check your answers.

Do they say what you mean? Do they make sense? Are your spelling, punctuation, and capitalization appropriate?

Swarmed by SharksSelected Response

1. Which of the following characteristics best describes sharks?

(A) awkward(B) curious(C) man-eating(D) solitary

2. Which of the following quotes provides the best example of visual imagery?

(A) “The point of the first dive is to go down about 18 meters.”(B) “I swam along… brushing against stovepipe sponges and fan-shaped coral…”(C) “To my surprise and relief the shark slipped between us.”(D) “As we made our ascent, two sharks followed us to the surface.”

3. The author says, “Somehow these words of assurance rang a little hollow”. Which word best describes his meaning?

(A) amazed(B) confident(C) doubtful(D) unconcerned

4. Which literary device is contained in the following quotation: “with a darting flick of his powerful tail, he glided past me like a knife cutting through soft butter”?

(A) conflict(B) hyperbole(C) metaphor(D) simile

5. Which word best describes the author’s feeling towards sharks?

(A) astonishment(B) fear(C) respect(D) affection

Constructed Response

1. How does the author create suspense throughout the article? Explain using three references from the text.

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2. How does the imagery contribute to the overall effectiveness of the text? Support your response with two examples from the text.

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3. Identify two features of the text and explain how they helped you to understand the article. Support your answer with one example for each text feature.

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4. After reading the article, if you were given the opportunity to go on an adventure that involves diving with shark, would you go? Why or why not? Support your answer with two references from the text.

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5. Imagine you completed the dives with the author. Write a journal entry about your adventure.

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State of Mind

Selected Response

1. In line 5, “If you think you will lose, you are lost” is an example of which literary device

(A) alliteration(B) metaphor(C) personification(D) simile

2. What is the rhyme scheme of each stanza in this poem?

(A) aabb(B) abab(C) abba(D) abcb

3. According to the poet, what does success begin with?

(A) ability(B) determination(C) speed(D) strength

4. In the context of the poem, what does the word “outclassed” (line 9) mean?

(A) cheating(B) defeated(C) successful(D) winning

5. What is the tone (author’s attitude) of this poem?

(A) anger(B) desperation(C) relaxation(D) self-belief

Constructed Response

1. Is “State of Mind” a good title for this poem? Support your response with two references from the text.

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2. What are some of “life’s battles” that the poet may be referring to in line 13? Include three examples in your response.

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3. Who would be an appropriate audience for this poem? Support your answer with two references to the text.

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4. Describe a time in your life when the message in this poem might have helped you.

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5. Choose one or two lines from this poem that you think would make a good motto or slogan. Design a poster using these lines. Your poster should include the following features: colour, text, illustrations.