Test #3. 2020. Preview.
a) dogged  b) indignant  c) conducive  d) wistful  e) implore  f) subside  g) acquit  h) leery  i) gorge  j) bluff

1. fear : panic :: ask : _____ 
   
2. I was _____ when Dad blamed me for breaking the lamp instead of my sister.
   
3. Pony was _____ when he thought of what life was like when his parents were alive. 
   
4. A good attitude is very ____ to doing well in school.
5. The jury voted to ______ because there wasn’t enough evidence to find him guilty.
6. I waited until Mom’s anger ___(ed), and then asked for forgiveness.  
   
7. I tried to ______ my way out of trouble, but Mom wasn't buying my excuses.  
8. "Johnny and I _____(ed) ourselves on barbecue sandwiches and banana splits."
9. Since I studied, I _____(ed) myself well on the test.
   
10. A savvy person is usually ______ of a deal that looks too good to be true.
    

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    For a brief moment, Jimmy stupidly thought he could fly like a graceful bird across the blue sky.
11. brief.  a) noun  b) verb  c) adjective  d) NOTA
    
12. moment.  a) noun  b) verb  c) adjective  d) NOTA
13. stupidly.  a) noun  b) verb  c) adjective  d) NOTA
14. fly.  a) noun  b) verb  c) adjective  d) NOTA

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15. "Mr. Morton is the ______ of the sentence..."  a) noun  b) verb  c) predicate  d) subject  e) NOTA
    
16. "...and what the ________ says, he does."  a) noun  b) predicate  c) adjective  d) subject  e) NOTA
    
17. “I am wet!” she cried, with a frown on her face.  Which choice lists ALL the  Verbs?   a) am  b) am, cried  c) am, cried, frown  d) cry, frown,  e) NOTA
    
18. Millie felt scared as she thought about the test.  Which choice lists ALL the  Verbs?    a) felt  b) scared  c) scared, thought  d) felt, thought  e) NOTA

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19. "...worked too hard anyway..."     a) Johnny  b) Darry  c) Soda  d) Two-Bit  e) Pony  f) Steve  g) Dally
    
20. "...is nervous around strangers"?   a) Johnny  b) Darry  c) Soda  d) Two-Bit  e) Pony  f) Steve  g) Dally
21. "...sometimes seemed "hardly human..."   a) Johnny  b) Darry  c) Soda  d) Two-Bit  e) Pony  f) Steve  g) Dally
22. "...is "happy-go-lucky..."    a) Johnny  b) Darry  c) Soda  d) Two-Bit  e) Pony  f) Steve  g) Dally
23. "...lies to himself all the time..."   a) Johnny  b) Darry  c) Soda  d) Two-Bit  e) Pony  f) Steve  g) Dally
24. The Outsiders is written in ______ person.   a) 1st  b) 2nd  c) 3rd  d) 4th
25. When Cherry says that she “kind of admires” Dally, this is ironic.  a) True  b) False