Tuesday, 10/22: Prepositions, Vocab, Alyce

New Groups for Q2.


A PREPOSITION is a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and some other word in the sentence. It is ALWAYS part of a phrase.
TIME, DIRECTION, LOCATION.

Over the hills and through the woods to Grandmother’s house we go on a unicorn.”

“Prepositions! 10/22.”  DO NOT USE THE SAME WORD TWICE! Copy the boldfaced underlined parts.

  1. My llama was lying ____ the couch.
  2. The llama ____ the counter was rude.
  3. The llama flew the chopper ____ the clouds.
  4. The llama who sits ____me is annoying.
  5. The llama ____ the bridge is a troll.
  6. The llama looked ___ the window.
  7. The llama bought a can ___ beans.
  8. The llama limped ___ the hill.
  9. (2) The llama went ____ me ___ the store.

“Vocab, 10/22.” 

   
heedless, haggle, dawdle, sundry, glutton, begrudge, stupify, compliant, teem, privy, bounty

  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. Dally was definitely NOT _____. Nobody could tell him what to do.
  5. Beetle didn’t yet understand that when the midwife said, “Two eggs and a laying hen,” she was ____(ing) over her fee.
  6. “The merchant’s booth was also filled with ____other wares for wondering at.”
  7. The root of this word meant “swallow.”  _____
  8. Beetle found a _____ of apples on the ground in the orchard and filled her baskets quickly.
  9. Ponyboy was ____(ed) when Cherry first said she could fall in love with Dally. His jaw dropped open.
  10. The Old English form of this word meant “pregnant.” _____
  11. They all ____(ed) Cindy her victory because they thought she cheated.
  12. When Mr. Coward barks, “You’re not doing anything,” it’s probably because you are _____(ing).
  13. Darry’s main complaint about Pony was that he was _____ and didn’t use his head.
  14. A spy is ____to all kinds of top secret information that they must remain —-previous vocab word for bonus—- about.

“Alyce Chapter 7 Quiz.”

  1. Name someone who is nice to Alyce.
  2. What’s wag? (“…Aww this wag grows boresome…” -p41)
  3. Why were all the people who were caught in chapter 7 shown mercy, and not punished as severely as they normally would be?
  4. On what page was Alyce first foreshadowed to be the Devil?
  5. How did the midwife get out of being caught by the Devil?
  6. What part of Plot Mountain are we on?

Chapter 8. Read silently and answer the following in your notebook.

“Alyce Chapter 8 Quiz.”

  1. How could people tell Alyce and the midwife were making soap?
  2. What did Alyce at first think the noises in the pit were from?
  3. What do you think the word “lout” means on p50?
  4. What was one of the ways Alyce helped Will with Tansy?
  5. Why does the midwife not notice that Alyce is “gaining in knowledge and skill?
  6. Why does Alyce not notice this?