Apex English 12 Section 1 Exam Questions and Answers Already Passed
Antagonist - Answers The character or force in a work of fiction who tries to stop the protagonist from
achieving his or her purpose; the villain of the story is often the antagonist.
Archetype - Answers The original model or pattern on which something is based; a typical example of
something.
Audience - Answers The people who watch, read or listen to something.
Body paragraph - Answers A section of an essay in which the topics are presented.
Claim - Answers An argument or point that has not yet been proved.
Conclusion paragraph - Answers The final paragraph in an essay in which the writer sums up his or her
argument.
Conflict - Answers A struggle or a problem.
Connotation - Answers Everything a word suggests or implies; the feeling a word gives you.
Context - Answers The part of a text that surrounds a word or passage and helps determine its meaning.
Cultural values - Answers A groups ideas about what is right, fair and admirable.
Denotation - Answers The most direct or literal meaning of a word; a words definition.
Epic - Answers A long poem about a hero whose actions affect and reflect an entire nation. Epics have a
hero, supernatural figures.
Evidence - Answers Information that helps to support a claim, thesis, or main idea
External conflict - Answers A struggle or problem between a character and outside force.
Formal tone - Answers Language written or spoken in a manner that respects accepted rules and uses
power vocabulary and grammar.
Implicit - Answers Not directly stated, but understood.
Inference - Answers A conclusion based on observations, evidence, or reasoning.
Internal conflict - Answers A struggle between the character and himself or herself; the struggle happens
in the characters heart and mind.
Internal conflict - Answers The first paragraph in an essay; it almost always includes the main idea, claim,
or thesis statement.
Objective - Answers Without opinion or bias.
Antagonist - Answers The character or force in a work of fiction who tries to stop the protagonist from
achieving his or her purpose; the villain of the story is often the antagonist.
Archetype - Answers The original model or pattern on which something is based; a typical example of
something.
Audience - Answers The people who watch, read or listen to something.
Body paragraph - Answers A section of an essay in which the topics are presented.
Claim - Answers An argument or point that has not yet been proved.
Conclusion paragraph - Answers The final paragraph in an essay in which the writer sums up his or her
argument.
Conflict - Answers A struggle or a problem.
Connotation - Answers Everything a word suggests or implies; the feeling a word gives you.
Context - Answers The part of a text that surrounds a word or passage and helps determine its meaning.
Cultural values - Answers A groups ideas about what is right, fair and admirable.
Denotation - Answers The most direct or literal meaning of a word; a words definition.
Epic - Answers A long poem about a hero whose actions affect and reflect an entire nation. Epics have a
hero, supernatural figures.
Evidence - Answers Information that helps to support a claim, thesis, or main idea
External conflict - Answers A struggle or problem between a character and outside force.
Formal tone - Answers Language written or spoken in a manner that respects accepted rules and uses
power vocabulary and grammar.
Implicit - Answers Not directly stated, but understood.
Inference - Answers A conclusion based on observations, evidence, or reasoning.
Internal conflict - Answers A struggle between the character and himself or herself; the struggle happens
in the characters heart and mind.
Internal conflict - Answers The first paragraph in an essay; it almost always includes the main idea, claim,
or thesis statement.
Objective - Answers Without opinion or bias.
