ESL Level 4 January 2014 Final Exam vocabulary

The rising action is first and is longer than the falling actions b.

Adjective c.

Adverb 19.

Anxious c.

I found the culprit who was doing all those thing to my locker (I saw him while I was doing surveillance and grabbed the girl standing beside me in the hall, pleading to her to be my witness) and when the principal arranged for a meeting between “Mark” and me (and Mark’s” father), I brought my brother along as moral support.

In the end I found myself arriving at a new philosophy.

But I found myself attempting to change and be more like everyone else.

Then I’d want everyone to give me attention, to see me like my family saw me: as a beautiful, talented, intelligent, interesting person.

The main idea about life or human beings that the author tries to communicate through the story is called the a.

Most of the students were already seated, waiting for the class to begin and I confidently chose the first seat available and sat down.

I had won the coveted “Actress of the Year” award in public school and had become quite popular.

That there was something about me, something that everyone was aware of judging from their faces that was terrible enough to make someone want to avoid me.

I had boasted to her that I would be the smartest in my class.

Facing challenges influences a person’s character b.

A character that changes is called a a.

PART B : Reading Comprehension Read “I Ain’t Sitting Beside Her” and circle the correct answer for each question.

The climax 2.

I still can’t understand why I did it, maybe it was some kind of pride, but I actually stood up, collected my books and walked over to another chair (one that was sufficiently far from the others) and sat down without a word.

I would find my combination lock malfunctioning or half-broken.

All that I remember is the comfort I felt in having his arm around my shoulder.

Could it be the girl in my Phys.ed. class who was always making comments about “Pakis?”

The main idea about life or human beings that the author tries to communicate through the story is called the a.

The odd thing is that I felt compassion for Mark as he sat there in his leather jacket, his fists clenched as he struggled to get the apology out.

Almost every day, throughout Grade 9, I found myself at the principal’s office complaining about various sayings that kept appearing on my locker door and they would send a janitor down to wipe it off.

HARRY AINLAY HIGH SCHOOL English Language Learners Level 4 Final June 2013 TIME: 2 HOURS Part A: Proofreading/Editing Skills 10 marks Part B: Quotation Integration 8 marks Part C: Reading Comprehension 12 marks Part D: Critical Body Paragraph 20 marks Instructions: • PRINT your name.

No one had ever prepared me for this concept that some people in the world are considered to be “better” than others.

Today, I can honestly say, with conviction, that my experience made me into a very strong and confident person.

The internal conflict b.

No one had ever prepared me for this concept that some people in the world are considered to be “better” than others.

All sorts of thoughts were flashing through my mind – I was trying to console myself but it wasn’t working.

Today, I can honestly say, with conviction, that my experience made me into a very strong and confident person.

I had won the coveted “Actress of the Year” award in public school and had become quite popular.

I hadn’t even sat down properly when the guy beside me, himself from a minority group, got up so forcefully that he knocked down his chair with a loud crash behind him.

(You cannot use the movie Cast Away) o write a ONE paragraph answer on the foolscap provided for the question below o You need to create a thesis WHICH WILL BE your topic sentence in this case. o Remember to follow the correct paragraph format. o Your answer should be 1 to 1½ pages, double-spaced, in length.

Each one of these people was sent to the principal’s office and still no one owned up to being the culprit behind the “pranks.”

And instead of letting myself feel shame, I have developed a love and pride for my culture and religion and often try to dispel myths and educate people about it.

Then I would feel delusions of grandeur and think of myself as above everybody else.

Because often enough, everything in your life depends on it.

Did anyone notice that I was becoming depressed, that I would shuffle my feet and look down when I walked or that I didn’t say much because I was afraid that people would laugh at my accent?

Did anyone notice that I was becoming depressed, that I would shuffle my feet and look down when I walked or that I didn’t say much because I was afraid that people would laugh at my accent?

My self-esteem just deteriorated and I had to face the shame of walking up to my locker and having people stare as I’d try to deal with the latest “prank.”

And instead of letting myself feel shame, I have developed a love and pride for my culture and religion and often try to dispel myths and educate people about it.

• You may use a PRINT English –English dictionary and/or thesaurus.

A lady is sick with a disease and is trying to get healthy a.

And instead of letting myself feel shame, I have developed a love and pride for my culture and religion and often try to dispel myths and educate people about it.

A character’s speech and actions dominate the story.

Dynamic character b.

I AIN’T SITTING BESIDE HER By Skyrose Jaffer I can still vividly remember my first Home Economics class in Canada.

Then, “they,” started covering the locks with masking tape, or taping all the edges of the locker with tape.

HARRY AINLAY HIGH SCHOOL English Language Learners Level 4 Final June 2013 TIME: 2 HOURS Part A: Proofreading/Editing Skills 10 marks Part B: Quotation Integration 8 marks Part C: Reading Comprehension 12 marks Part D: Critical Body Paragraph 20 marks Instructions: • PRINT your name.

Teacher: Mr. Ito Period 2AB Student Name: __________________________________________ Teacher Name: ____________________________Period: ________ Short story elements 1.

Teacher: Mr. Ito Period 2AB Student Name: __________________________________________ Teacher Name: ____________________________Period: ________ Short story elements 1.

By the end of Grade 8, I had encountered another “Rick” (three of them actually) and I did the same thing again: I spoke to my teacher who gave them and the class a big lecture and made the offenders speak with me privately and apologize to me.

My self-esteem just deteriorated and I had to face the shame of walking up to my locker and having people stare as I’d try to deal with the latest “prank.”

The very first event in the story is called the a.

What does the text suggest about how challenges can impact an individual? o Topic Sentence - Point o Proof - Evidence from the text o Explanation of how the evidence proves your point (20 marks)

My sixth day in Canada, in that symbolic event at class, was the day that I experienced a certain change in my self-concept.

HARRY AINLAY HIGH SCHOOL English Language Learners Level 4 Final June 2013 TIME: 2 HOURS Part A: Proofreading/Editing Skills 10 marks Part B: Quotation Integration 8 marks Part C: Reading Comprehension 12 marks Part D: Critical Body Paragraph 20 marks Instructions: • PRINT your name.

Finale b.

First person 8.

All sorts of thoughts were flashing through my mind – I was trying to console myself but it wasn’t working.

(You cannot use the movie Cast Away) o write a ONE paragraph answer on the foolscap provided for the question below o You need to create a thesis WHICH WILL BE your topic sentence in this case. o Remember to follow the correct paragraph format. o Your answer should be 1 to 1½ pages, double-spaced, in length.

And I still can’t get over the fact that children of many races (Chinese, Caucasian and black) found me an object of ridicule.

And one day, when a guy (who seemed to have sworn an oath to yell “Paki” across the hall whenever he saw me) did his regular routine, I turned around and gestured rudely at him.

It was my first week in Grade 7 and I remember walking in late because I was still trying to figure out how to find my way around the school.

Then I would feel delusions of grandeur and think of myself as above everybody else.

I hadn’t even sat down properly when the guy beside me, himself from a minority group, got up so forcefully that he knocked down his chair with a loud crash behind him.

HARRY AINLAY HIGH SCHOOL English Language Learners Level 4 Final June 2013 TIME: 2 HOURS Part A: Proofreading/Editing Skills 10 marks Part B: Quotation Integration 8 marks Part C: Reading Comprehension 12 marks Part D: Critical Body Paragraph 20 marks Instructions: • PRINT your name.

My 10 years in Canada have taught me that racism will always haunt and follow you around because there is a lot that needs to be done to educate some people, even at university.

A lady is sick with a disease and is trying to get healthy a.

All my life I had been taught to “turn the other cheek” and to ignore rude people because they’ll soon get tired and stop.

We spoke for a while and he was kind but none of his words had any impact.

Bullying impacted Skyrose’s life in all of the following ways EXCEPT a.

Initial incident c.

The sentence indicates that she a. did not regret her actions b. was angry with herself c. felt sorry for herself d. was nervous to see the principal 29.

What does the text suggest about how challenges can impact an individual? o Topic Sentence - Point o Proof - Evidence from the text o Explanation of how the evidence proves your point (20 marks)

Facing challenges influences a person’s character b.

Initial incident c.

To an innocent preadolescent, there was no comprehension or insight to see that this is what is meant to be oneself in a predominantly white society.

HARRY AINLAY HIGH SCHOOL English Language Learners Level 4 Final June 2013 TIME: 2 HOURS Part A: Proofreading/Editing Skills 10 marks Part B: Quotation Integration 8 marks Part C: Reading Comprehension 12 marks Part D: Critical Body Paragraph 20 marks Instructions: • PRINT your name.

HARRY AINLAY HIGH SCHOOL English Language Learners Level 4 Final June 2013 TIME: 2 HOURS Part A: Proofreading/Editing Skills 10 marks Part B: Quotation Integration 8 marks Part C: Reading Comprehension 12 marks Part D: Critical Body Paragraph 20 marks Instructions: • PRINT your name.

HARRY AINLAY HIGH SCHOOL English Language Learners Level 4 Final June 2013 TIME: 2 HOURS Part A: Proofreading/Editing Skills 10 marks Part B: Quotation Integration 8 marks Part C: Reading Comprehension 12 marks Part D: Critical Body Paragraph 20 marks Instructions: • PRINT your name.

Then I’d want everyone to give me attention, to see me like my family saw me: as a beautiful, talented, intelligent, interesting person.

The internal conflict b.

I wanted to be unnoticed and invisible.

HARRY AINLAY HIGH SCHOOL English Language Learners Level 4 Final June 2013 TIME: 2 HOURS Part A: Proofreading/Editing Skills 10 marks Part B: Quotation Integration 8 marks Part C: Reading Comprehension 12 marks Part D: Critical Body Paragraph 20 marks Instructions: • PRINT your name.

By the end of Grade 8, I had encountered another “Rick” (three of them actually) and I did the same thing again: I spoke to my teacher who gave them and the class a big lecture and made the offenders speak with me privately and apologize to me.

HARRY AINLAY HIGH SCHOOL English Language Learners Level 4 Final June 2013 TIME: 2 HOURS Part A: Proofreading/Editing Skills 10 marks Part B: Quotation Integration 8 marks Part C: Reading Comprehension 12 marks Part D: Critical Body Paragraph 20 marks Instructions: • PRINT your name.

Limited Omniscient c.

I began to dress in a trendy style and memorized the pronunciation of various words to improve my accent.

My whole public school was full of white children from upper middle class families.

I hadn’t even sat down properly when the guy beside me, himself from a minority group, got up so forcefully that he knocked down his chair with a loud crash behind him.

Life became miserable.

Tone or mood d.

I found the culprit who was doing all those thing to my locker (I saw him while I was doing surveillance and grabbed the girl standing beside me in the hall, pleading to her to be my witness) and when the principal arranged for a meeting between “Mark” and me (and Mark’s” father), I brought my brother along as moral support.

And instead of letting myself feel shame, I have developed a love and pride for my culture and religion and often try to dispel myths and educate people about it.

Naïve b.

When the main character in the story is narrating then the point of view is a.

The narrator knows only the thoughts of the main character b.

The sentence indicates that she a. did not regret her actions b. was angry with herself c. felt sorry for herself d. was nervous to see the principal 29.

It may seem hard to believe, but I was actually unaware of the notion of racism.

Noun d.

And one day, when a guy (who seemed to have sworn an oath to yell “Paki” across the hall whenever he saw me) did his regular routine, I turned around and gestured rudely at him.

Objective 24.

The main interest of the story is the place where the story occurs.

It just felt so good to get it out of my system and I wasn’t a bit remorseful when she called me over and told me that the principal was waiting to see me in his office downstairs.

What is the omniscient point of view? a.

The outcome d.

HARRY AINLAY HIGH SCHOOL English Language Learners Level 4 Final June 2013 TIME: 2 HOURS Part A: Proofreading/Editing Skills 10 marks Part B: Quotation Integration 8 marks Part C: Reading Comprehension 12 marks Part D: Critical Body Paragraph 20 marks Instructions: • PRINT your name.

What part of speech is pin-drop? a.

Teacher: Mr. Ito Period 2AB Student Name: __________________________________________ Teacher Name: ____________________________Period: ________ Short story elements 1.

But none of these sugar-coated philosophies worked.

Or the boys in Physics who spoke in a funny accent and joked about wearing turbans and living in straw huts?

I would plead with God to help me and my faith would keep me going.

The thesis -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Choose the correct type of story a. story of character b. story of setting c. story of plot d. story of theme 13.

What is the omniscient point of view? a.

And you have to use it to make it into some sort of a positive experience so that you can grow from it.

My self-esteem just deteriorated and I had to face the shame of walking up to my locker and having people stare as I’d try to deal with the latest “prank.”

To an innocent preadolescent, there was no comprehension or insight to see that this is what is meant to be oneself in a predominantly white society.

No one had ever prepared me for this concept that some people in the world are considered to be “better” than others.

It just felt so good to get it out of my system and I wasn’t a bit remorseful when she called me over and told me that the principal was waiting to see me in his office downstairs.

I began to dress in a trendy style and memorized the pronunciation of various words to improve my accent.

HARRY AINLAY HIGH SCHOOL English Language Learners Level 4 Final June 2013 TIME: 2 HOURS Part A: Proofreading/Editing Skills 10 marks Part B: Quotation Integration 8 marks Part C: Reading Comprehension 12 marks Part D: Critical Body Paragraph 20 marks Instructions: • PRINT your name.

It didn’t occur to me at the time but I wonder why it didn’t strike the principal to change my locker number or provide a guidance counselor for me.

HARRY AINLAY HIGH SCHOOL English Language Learners Level 4 Final June 2013 TIME: 2 HOURS Part A: Proofreading/Editing Skills 10 marks Part B: Quotation Integration 8 marks Part C: Reading Comprehension 12 marks Part D: Critical Body Paragraph 20 marks Instructions: • PRINT your name.

It would be so embarrassing if anyone realized that those words were for me.

It took me a few seconds to register the fact that he actually meant me.

The sentence indicates that she a. did not regret her actions b. was angry with herself c. felt sorry for herself d. was nervous to see the principal 29.

I was crying because I had been rejected but I honestly didn’t know why that kid had done that to me.

Outcome or resolution c.

She wanted to get revenge on the bullies 21.

And I still can’t get over the fact that children of many races (Chinese, Caucasian and black) found me an object of ridicule.

All my life I had been taught to “turn the other cheek” and to ignore rude people because they’ll soon get tired and stop.

Second person d.

Were not that bad PART C Critical Writing: Body Paragraph o Use ONE text studied in class this semester, or the one provided on this exam.

He asked me to fill in one of the blanks that I had left in one of the sentences and I told him the missing word but I remember that I didn’t even know what that swear word meant at the time.

It wasn’t that I had led a very sheltered life when my family had lived in the Middle East because I had gone to school with a mixture of children of all colors, from different countries of the world.

Teacher: Mr. Ito Period 2AB Student Name: __________________________________________ Teacher Name: ____________________________Period: ________ Short story elements 1.

HARRY AINLAY HIGH SCHOOL English Language Learners Level 4 Final June 2013 TIME: 2 HOURS Part A: Proofreading/Editing Skills 10 marks Part B: Quotation Integration 8 marks Part C: Reading Comprehension 12 marks Part D: Critical Body Paragraph 20 marks Instructions: • PRINT your name.

Solution d.

Sometimes they would spray the lock with shaving cream and once I reached out unsuspectingly to touch my lock and found it covered with spit.

My self-esteem just deteriorated and I had to face the shame of walking up to my locker and having people stare as I’d try to deal with the latest “prank.”

Static character c.

Teacher: Mr. Ito Period 2AB Student Name: __________________________________________ Teacher Name: ____________________________Period: ________ Short story elements 1.

The odd thing is that I felt compassion for Mark as he sat there in his leather jacket, his fists clenched as he struggled to get the apology out.

Were not that bad PART C Critical Writing: Body Paragraph o Use ONE text studied in class this semester, or the one provided on this exam.

I began to dress in a trendy style and memorized the pronunciation of various words to improve my accent.

What does the text suggest about how challenges can impact an individual? o Topic Sentence - Point o Proof - Evidence from the text o Explanation of how the evidence proves your point (20 marks)

Then I ripped off the page, walked over to the supply teacher we had that day, handed it to her and went back to my seat.

I found the culprit who was doing all those thing to my locker (I saw him while I was doing surveillance and grabbed the girl standing beside me in the hall, pleading to her to be my witness) and when the principal arranged for a meeting between “Mark” and me (and Mark’s” father), I brought my brother along as moral support.

Why did I spend my class times doing surveillance of my locker in the hopes of finding the culprit instead of the high school providing someone to do this for me?

The principal told me to report my suspects to him but that was useless.

He had been suspended for a week and when he came back he never said a word to me again.

He had been suspended for a week and when he came back he never said a word to me again.

My sixth day in Canada, in that symbolic event at class, was the day that I experienced a certain change in my self-concept.

Were not that bad PART C Critical Writing: Body Paragraph o Use ONE text studied in class this semester, or the one provided on this exam.

The theme c.

• You may use a PRINT English –English dictionary and/or thesaurus.

The thesis -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Choose the correct type of story a. story of character b. story of setting c. story of plot d. story of theme 13.

Third person observer b.

The topic d.

(You cannot use the movie Cast Away) o write a ONE paragraph answer on the foolscap provided for the question below o You need to create a thesis WHICH WILL BE your topic sentence in this case. o Remember to follow the correct paragraph format. o Your answer should be 1 to 1½ pages, double-spaced, in length.

It may seem hard to believe, but I was actually unaware of the notion of racism.

My 10 years in Canada have taught me that racism will always haunt and follow you around because there is a lot that needs to be done to educate some people, even at university.

The principal told me to report my suspects to him but that was useless.

Verb b.