Test #1.   Name:                                                           Date:                                       Period:                          
Vocabulary Homework: ____/15
Vocab Practice: 8-24___/10   8-25:____/11   8-26:___/10   Adjectives:___/6
Other Extra Credit:
Mental Floss:



Vocabulary.
bliss, infer,  bleak, nonchalant, gingerly, rueful, savvy, conform, sage, connotation
  1. Even though he may not be "book-smart" he has a lot of _____ about the world.
  2. Her outlook on life was as _____ as the surface of the moon after the accident.
  3. "I shouldn't have done that," he said with a ___ sigh. 
  4. "It's just because you're the baby--I mean he loves you a lot.  Do you ____?"  (not fathom)
  5. For Esteban, the word dropout had the ____of a delinquent who breaks windows and graffitis and such.
  6. Even though I was nervous, I tried to act cool and ______. 
  7. The root of this word means shape. _______
  8. I was able to _____ the meaning of the word from the way it was used in the sentence.
  9. It was complete ______ when I got the puppy I wanted!
    Classwork.
  10. She is a very good bowler  a) adjective  b) not an adjective
  11. She bowls very well.  a) adjective  b) not an adjective
  12. She is a savvy basketball player.  a) adjective  b) not an adjective
  13. Do you savvy what I'm saying? a) adjective  b) not an adjective
  14. The expression "Mind your own business" is a motto.  a) True  b) False
  15. The expression "Ignorance is bliss" is a motto.  a) True  b) False
  16. What's the message of the poem "Motto"?  a) YOLO  b) Enjoy the good things while you can.  c) Treat others how you want to be treated.  d) "Dig it!"  e) NOTA
  17. In the poem "Delinquent," who's (the) delinquent?  a) Julie's parents  b) Julie  c) society  d) All of the above.  e) NOTA
    The Outsiders
  18. As used in The Outsiders, the word hood is short for _____.  a) hoodie   b) neighborhood  c) hoodlum  d) livelihood   e) cheese   f) NOTA
  19. lb. : pound :: Soc : _______ a) society  b) sock  c) greaser  d) social  e) punch  f) NOTA
  20. What is it about our narrator that drives his brother Darry crazy?  a) He's always getting in trouble.  b) He doesn't use his head..  c) His grades are bad.  d) All of the above.  e) He takes too many risks.  f) NOTA
  21. "Delinquent" has a _____ narrator.  a) first person b) second person c) third person  d) fourth person
  22. The Outsiders has a _____ narrator.  a) first person b) second person c) third person  d) fourth person
  23. ...doesn’t understand anything that isn’t “plain, hard fact”?  a) Ponyboy  b) Sodapop  c) Darry  d) The Socs  e) NOTA
  24. “understands everybody”?   a) Ponyboy  b) Sodapop  c) Darry  d) The Socs  e) NOTA
Trackwords! Spell words by connecting adjoining letters. Words must be at least 3 letters long. Each letter must touch the one before it. No proper nouns, abbreviations, or foreign words. You can only use a letter once in the same word. 10 words = +1, 20 words = +2, etc. Use any blank area on your test sheet for your word list. Be sure to number your list.