Preparing for the Regents Exam in English
    In Preparing for the Regents Comprehensive Examination in English, find answers to the following questions:
    General Issues:
  1. How many parts are there in this exam? (p. 1)
    How much time does the exam take? (1)
    What do you do in the parts? (2)
    What skills do you expect to use in the individual parts? (2)
    What knowledge do you have to have before you take the exam? (2)
    From the rubric on pages 5–6, paraphrase the scoring criteria for essays.
    What does the word holistic mean? (6)
    Turn in your answers to p. 7 A.
    List and paraphrase the 4 steps in the writing process. (8)
    The Listening Section:
  2.  
    Identify the 3 steps in the listening section (13)
    What does each part of the prompt for Part 1 do? (14–18)
    Turn in p. 19 A.

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