English Major Practice Exam - 10 Items

1) It is one of the best-known Arthurian romances, which tells the story of a knight who accepts the challenge of a mysterious character.

2) This type of character opposes the protagonist in their goals and actions. Their opposition to the character leads to the crisis of the story.

3) In a play, what element refers to the series of events that the characters go through?

4) This rhyme scheme in poetry refers to the two rhyming iambic pentameters. It was first widely used in The Canterbury Tales and was later revived in popularity by Alexander Pope.

5) These refer to opinions and comments from observers regarding the quality of the elements of a play. Collectively, they create the overall reception to a theatrical performance.

6) In a proficiency test, the students will be asked to listen to a recording of two native English speakers. While listening, they will be asked to answer 20 single-response questions related to the conversation in the recording. The entire exam has a time constraint. Which of the following strategies would help your students fare well in this exam?

7) This refers to the periods wherein the director and the actors practice to polish their performance during the play.

8) Mikaela showed in her diagnostic tests that she has a poor grasp of basic grammar. She is about to enter grade 7. As the grade 7 English grammar teacher, what is the best course of action to take?

9) Mrs. Isabella wants to know the thinking process of her Grade 8 class after reading Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. What is the best type of activity for this purpose?

10) Which of the following is one of the oldest and most translated poems in old English. Its verses can be found in the Nowell Codex, one of the oldest manuscripts in the collection of the British Library.