EOCT Practice Questions Slide 2 EOCT PQ #1 Which is the BEST way
to write sentence 1? A Written by American playwright Thornton
Wilder, Our Town is telling the story of Emily Gibbs, a young woman
living in the town of Grovers Corners. B Our Town, written by
American playwright Thornton Wilder, the story of Emily Gibbs, a
young woman living in the town of Grovers Corners. C The story of
Emily Gibbs, telling about a young woman living in the town of
Grovers Corners, written by American playwright Thornton Wilder,
and is called Our Town. D Written by American playwright Thornton
Wilder, Our Town tells the story of Emily Gibbs, a young woman
living in the town of Grovers Corners. Slide 3 EOCT PQ #1 Answer
Which is the BEST way to write sentence 1? A Written by American
playwright Thornton Wilder, Our Town is telling the story of Emily
Gibbs, a young woman living in the town of Grovers Corners. B Our
Town, written by American playwright Thornton Wilder, the story of
Emily Gibbs, a young woman living in the town of Grovers Corners. C
The story of Emily Gibbs, telling about a young woman living in the
town of Grovers Corners, written by American playwright Thornton
Wilder, and is called Our Town. D Written by American playwright
Thornton Wilder, Our Town tells the story of Emily Gibbs, a young
woman living in the town of Grovers Corners. Slide 4 EOCT PQ #2
Come up with a short, five word example for each type of conflict.
person vs. person person vs. nature person vs. self person vs.
society person vs. machine Slide 5 EOCT PQ #2 Answer Come up with a
short, five word example for each type of conflict. person vs.
person: a couple fighting person vs. nature: a man lost in the
woods person vs. self: suicidal thoughts person vs. society: people
picketing for/against gay marriage person vs. machine: car problems
on the way to a job interview Slide 6 EOCT PQ #3 Change the
following informal sentences to formal ones. Hey, yall! Whats
crackalackin? That beach party we went to on spring break was nuts.
Those are some sweet Jordans. Slide 7 EOCT PQ #3 Answer Change the
following informal sentences to formal ones. Hey, yall! = Hello,
friends. Whats crackalackin? = What kinds of things are going on in
your lives today? That beach party we went to on spring break was
nuts. = The party we attended on our hiatus from school was quite
fun. Those are some sweet Jordans. = The Air Jordan shoes you are
wearing are really nice. Slide 8 EOCT PQ #4 Which line best
illustrates an incensed tone? A Laurie lay luxuriously swinging to
and fro B the day had been both unprofitable and unsatisfactory C
he had frightened the maid-servants half out of their wits by
mischievously hinting that one of his dogs was going mad D he had
flung himself into his hammock, to fume over the stupidity of the
world in general Slide 9 EOCT PQ #4 Answer Which line best
illustrates an incensed tone? A Laurie lay luxuriously swinging to
and fro B the day had been both unprofitable and unsatisfactory C
he had frightened the maid-servants half out of their wits by
mischievously hinting that one of his dogs was going mad D he had
flung himself into his hammock, to fume over the stupidity of the
world in general Slide 10 EOCT PQ #5 What is another name for a
bibliography? A works cited page B work cited page C bibliotheque D
source cited page Slide 11 EOCT PQ #5 Answer What is another name
for a bibliography? A works cited page B work cited page C
bibliotheque D source cited page Slide 12 EOCT PQ #6 Which student
paper would most likely include a bibliography? A a story for a
creative writing class B a letter to the school newspaper C a
research paper about cloning D an essay about a personal experience
Slide 13 EOCT PQ #6 Answer Which student paper would most likely
include a bibliography? A a story for a creative writing class B a
letter to the school newspaper C a research paper about cloning D
an essay about a personal experience Slide 14 EOCT PQ #7 Native
American time period Characterized by a celebration of natural and
spiritual worlds and how they were created. These stories were
passed down verbally through the generations rather than being
written in books (oral tradition). Using your object, write a
creation myth. Slide 15 EOCT PQ #7 Example Using your object, write
a creation myth. Object = hair A goddess woman got lost in the
woods and ended up marrying and having children with a grizzly
bear. The kids were half-god and half-bear, so they walked upright
and were intelligent (like gods), but they were hairy (like
animals). Those kids were the first humans that walked the planet.
Slide 16 EOCT PQ #8 Puritan time period Characterized by moral
attitudes (Puritanism, a strict subset of Christianity) and
political unrest Write a sentence that makes a comparison between
your object and the Puritans concept of one of the following: -God
-heaven -hell -a sinner -Satan Slide 17 EOCT PQ #8 Example Write a
sentence that makes a comparison between your object and one of the
following: -God -heaven -hell -a sinner -Satan Object = turtle A
turtles shell is a safe haven for it and provides it with a place
to escape and seek peace from hectic, everyday life. The Puritans
saw heaven as a place where their souls could seek peace and
eternal life. Slide 18 EOCT PQ #9 Revolutionary time period
Characterized by feelings of patriotism and the quest to define
what it means to be an American Using your object as a metaphor,
convince another person to fight in the Revolutionary War against
the Brits. Slide 19 EOCT PQ #9 Example Using your object as a
metaphor, convince another person to fight in the Revolutionary War
against the Brits. Object = pretzel Be like a pretzel,
Jonathansalty over your lack of rights! Slide 20 EOCT PQ #10
Romanticism & Transcendental time period Celebrates
individualism, appreciation of nature, imagination, and seeking
emotional truth Describe your object in excruciating detail. Tell
how it inspires you to be a better person. Slide 21 EOCT PQ #10
Example Describe your object in excruciating detail. Tell how it
inspires you to be a better person. Object = avocado The bumpy skin
of this avocado is its protection against the throes of cruel
nature, just as my skin protects me from the cruelty of the
elements on my walks through the woods. Slide 22 EOCT PQ #11
Realism time period Examines the realities of everyday American
lives (sad or happy, poor or wealthy, educated or not, etc.); write
in dialect (local color) Describe your object using colloquial
speech. Slide 23 EOCT PQ #11 Example Describe your object using
colloquial speech. Object = sheet of paper Rural colloqualisms:
That dang ole piece of paper there got made by pulverized tree
choppins bein squished together and dyed white. Urban
colloqualisms: I got that fye paper with the reinforced edge so my
stuff dont tear when I be rippin it outta my binder. Slide 24 EOCT
PQ #12 Modernism time period (Harlem Renaissance) Focused on themes
of alienation (who am I? how do I fit in with this culture?);
experimented with new techniques (jazz, rap, art, short stories,
new poetry forms, etc.) Write the beginning of a rap or jazz song
about your object. Slide 25 EOCT PQ #12 Example Write the beginning
of a rap or jazz song about your object. Object = avocado Green
like an avocado/new to this citys grotto/This seed inside me says
you gotta rap and thats my motto
