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Read the questions, then listen to lecture about the poet Sylvia Plath. Answer the questions as you
listen or immediately after. You will be given a second playing of the audio and a final opportunity
to answer the questions. You will be asked 7 multiple choice questions and 2 constructed response
questions.
9. Did the family background help Sylvia Plath in her career as a poet? Give two details to
support your answer.
Directions
In this section you will read a passage and answer 7 multiple choice questions and 2 constructed
response question.
Being a poor student is frustrating, but it is everyones responsibility to make efforts to cope with
difficult situations. Read how a girl decided to be thankful to her mother with her own means.
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Sally
the shop
her problem
one of the umbrellas
17. What was the authors purpose in starting the story by telling that Sally did not have much
money? Provide details from the story to support your answer.
18. What lesson should the readers learn from Sallys story? Support your answer with
reference to the story.
Writing
Directions
Writing: In this section you will answer 10 multiple choice writing questions and respond to 2
writing prompts. Your writing will receive three scores: idea development, planning, and writing
conventions.
19. Read the following sentence:
While Alice ____ the rabbit, she saw a hole.
Which item goes in the blank?
A. followed
B. has followed
C. had followed
D. was following
20. Read the sentence.
The school principle walked into the lunchroom, his eyes flashing fiercely.
Which word is misspelled?
A. fiercely
B. flashing
C. principle
D. lunchroom
21. Read the sentence:
He ____be from the UK. He does not speak English.
Which modal goes in the blank?
A. must
B. cant
C. could
D. may
22. Read the sentence:
Jennifer was just about to start walking home. _____________her mom showed up.
Which word best completes the sentence?
A. So
B. Then
C. Next
D. In conclusion
23. Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?
A. Hector said, "that he wants a puppy for his birthday."
B. Hector, said, that he wants a puppy for his birthday.
C. Hector said: "that he wants a puppy for his birthday".
D. Hector said that he wants a puppy for his birthday.
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24. Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.
Grandma and Grandpa ____________ to visit us next week.
A.
B.
C.
D.
was coming
have come
are coming
were coming
Writing Prompt 1
( 3 points )
( 2 points )
( 1 point )
OR
Topic B: Narrative writing
Situation: Your English teacher has asked you to write a story for the school magazine about an
important event that happened to you or to one of your friends. It could be a holiday, a trip or an
accident.
Task: Write an account of what happened. Give enough details that your reader will understand
the events and your feelings.
Setting
Characters
Plot
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Short Topics
Writing
Directions: Choose ONE of the topics to talk about:
Your score will be based on:
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( 2 Points )
( 1 Points )
OR
Topic B: An email of complaint
Situation: You bought a new laptop computer from General Electronics LTD. Unfortunately it did
not start. When you returned it to the customer service the assistant was rude and refused to
replace it with a new one..
Task: Write an email to the company manager to complain about what happened. Ask for a
replacement or a full refund. Your name is Ali Ahmed.
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Standard
5.2 5.4
3.3
3.3
3.3
3.3
3.3
3.3
3.3
3.3
3.3
6.3
7.5
7.5
7.1
7.3
7.4
7.4
7.3
7.3
8.3
8.3
9.1
9.1
8.3
8.3
8.3
9.1
9.1
9.2
9.5
8.3
9.6
8.3
DOK
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1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
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1
1
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Response
Performance
MC
MC
MC
MC
MC
MC
MC
CR
CR
MC
MC
MC
MC
MC
MC
MC
CR
CR
MC
MC
MC
MC
MC
MC
MC
MC
MC
Planning
Idea develop.
Convention
Idea develop.
Conventions
Key
-D
B
C
B
C
D
C
B
D
C
B
C
D
B
D
C
B
B
D
C
D
D
C
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Points
18
1
1
1
1
1
1
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4
4
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4
4
1
1
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4
2
4
2
75
Approaching Standard
Below Standard
Overall Impact
(Content/Ideas)
Meets Grade 12
Advanced Standards
Engages audience interest
through a variety of means
Sometimes engages
audience interest through
1 or 2 means.
__ x 2 =
/6
Overall Impact
(Presentation/
Style/ non-verbal
skills
Sometimes engages
audience interest through
1 or 2 means.
__ x 3 =
Time
8- 10 minutes
5 to 7 minutes
__ x 1 =
Aspect
Total
/9
/3
Organization
Structure is mainly
appropriate to topic and
audience but with some
lapses
__ x 1 =
Language is mainly
appropriate for topic and
audience with no pauses
or hesitation
Language is mainly
appropriate to topic and
audience but with some
lapses and little hesitation
or few pauses
__ x 2 =
Feedback
Attempts to handle
anticipated and
unanticipated questions
posed by audience
__ x 2=
Pronunciation is clear
enough to be easily
understood with no
interference with
meaning. almost no
difficulties with intonation
& stress patterns
Pronunciation is mostly
clear & understood with
little interference with
.
meaning
__ x 1=
Pronunciation
including
intonation &
stress
TOTAL
16
/3
/6
/6
/3
Was Sylvia Plath a successful poet? Provide your answer with two details from the text..
Score
3
2
1
0
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Description
Response provides a thorough explanation of the information about the success of
Sylvia Plath. Explanation includes specific, relevant details from the story.
Response provides a partial explanation of the information about the success of
Sylvia Plath. Explanation includes specific, relevant details from the story with some
omissions.
Response provides a minimal explanation of the information about the success of
Sylvia Plath. Explanation includes few, if any, specific, relevant details from the story.
Response is totally incorrect or off-topic, unintelligible, or written in a language
other than English.
No response.
Scoring Notes:
She published a Collected Poems.
She won the Pulitzer Prize.
She wrote a novel the Bell Jar.
She captured the popular imagination.
Sample 3-point response:
Sylvia Plath was a successful poet. She published a novel called The Bell Jar. She also wrote
Collected poems that won the Pulitzer Prize. She was one of the few poets that captured the
popular imagination.
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0
Blank
Description
Response provides a thorough explanation of how the family background influenced
Sylvia Plaths career. Support your answers with details from the text. Explanation
includes specific, relevant details from the story.
Response provides a partial explanation of how the family background influenced
Sylvia Plaths career. Support your answers with details from the text. Explanation
includes specific, relevant details from the lecture with some omissions.
Response provides a minimal explanation of how the family background influenced
Sylvia Plaths career. Support your answers with details from the text. Explanation
includes few, if any, specific, relevant details from the lecture.
Response is totally incorrect or off-topic, unintelligible, or written in a language
other than English.
No response.
Scoring Notes:
Sylvias parents were both highly educated academic people.
Her father was not happy with the birth of his daughter, because he wanted a boy.
With the birth of her brother, Sylvia had to work much harder to win her father's attention
and approval.
This domineering father figure became a common theme that recurred throughout Plath's
writing.
Sylvia Plath was a woman writing about women's issues
Sample 3-point response:
As a poet and writer, Sylvia Plath was highly influenced by her family background. She was born to a
family of academics, and her father was dissatisfied with her birth as he wanted a boy instead. This
made her work much harder to win her fathers attention and approval. Therefore, Sylvias writings
were dominated by womens issues and coloured by her fathers figure.
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Score
3
0
Blank
Description
Response provides a thorough explanation of the information about the authors
purpose in starting the story by telling that Sally did not have much money.
Explanation includes specific, relevant details from the story.
Response provides a partial explanation of the information about authors purpose
in starting the story by telling that Sally did not have much money. Explanation
includes specific, relevant details from the story with some omissions.
Response provides a minimal explanation of the information about the authors
purpose in starting the story by telling that Sally did not have much money.
Explanation includes few, if any, specific, relevant details from the story.
Response is totally incorrect or off-topic, unintelligible, or written in a language
other than English.
No response.
Scoring Notes:
Sally did not have a lot of money .
It was very difficult for her to buy a present.
Helps the development of the plot.
Sample 3-point response:
The author started the story by telling the readers that sally did not have much money to show how
buying a birthday present is difficult for her. This detail also helps the development of the plot and
paves the way to the climatic event, which is the loss of the umbrella.
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0
Blank
Description
Response provides a thorough explanation of a possible lesson. Support your
answers with details from the text. Explanation includes specific, relevant details
from the story.
Response provides a partial explanation of a possible lesson. Support your answers
with details from the text. Explanation includes specific, relevant details from the
lecture with some omissions.
Response provides a minimal explanation of a possible lesson. Support your answers
with details from the text. Explanation includes few, if any, specific, relevant details
from the lecture.
Response is totally incorrect or off-topic, unintelligible, or written in a language
other than English.
No response.
Scoring Notes:
We should have faith in life.
We should be positive and determined.
Life is full of mishaps but there is always a glimmer of hope.
Sample 3-point response:
I think that the story teaches us many lessons. The story tells people to be positive and
determined to achieve our objectives notwithstanding any difficulties and hardships like poverty or
loss. It also advocates that there is always a glimmer of hope when things go wrong.
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