Period One – Test #16.
a) convivial b) incense c) alibi d)
dismay e) reluctant f) muse g)
lurid h) disposition i) rigmarole j)
conglomeration
The root of this word referred to a legal document with a list of
offenses. _____
The roots of this word meant “to struggle against.” _____
The Earth Men didn’t understand why there was so much ____
involved in getting recognized
Even though it doesn’t really have anything to do with the story,
Ray Bradbury spends time describing a mechanical spider toy that
the little girl plays with. What’s the point? a) To show how
weird the Martians are. b) To show us a glimpse of what Martian
life is like. c) He’s comparing the Earth men to the spider; they
are just toys that the Martians play with. d) To show that the
girl really isn’t interested in the man’s story. e) B and D.
f) NOTA
It turns out that the line of work a Martian needs to be in to
welcome Earth men is… a) military b) government
leader c) police d) immigration e)
psychology f) welcoming committee f) NOTA
Period Two and Period Five – Test #12
a) prestige b) deprive c) disheveled d) suave e) affectation f)
non sequitur g) acute h) prevalent i) ideology j) zealous
His accent was a(n) _________; he wasn’t really from France.
During the Nazi occupation of Poland there was a(n) ______
shortage of food and other necessities…
…which _____(ed) Jewish community of the things they needed to
live.
If you were 25, healthy, and unmarried, which way would you
probably have been sent at the stadium? a) Left b) Right
What is Artie a prisoner of in “Prisoner on the Hell Planet”? a)
sadness b) joy c) guilt d) loneliness e) The Nazis f) death g) his
mom h) NOTA
Period Three – Test #7
a) diligent b) compelling c) convene d)
turmoil e) heedless f) cordial g)
diffident h) abundant i) dire j) grovel
The clown _____(tion) filled the parking lot with tiny cars.
gossipy : discreet :: safe : ______
His brother’s sudden disappearance caused great ____ in the
family.
The llama climbed languidly up the very steep hill balancing a
duck on his head. a) Simple b) Compound c)
Complex d) Fragment e) Run-on
You join two Independent Clauses they are joined improperly.
a) Simple b) Compound c) Complex d)
Fragment e) Run-on
Period Six – Test #11
a) vivid b) saw c) aspire d) pacify e)
daunting f) diminutive g) pragmatic h)
volatile i) dilemma j) iconic
The root of this word meant “to fly away.” _____
skinflint : benevolent :: ______ : easy
The root of this word means “life.” _____
What does it mean when Vladek is shown wearing a pig mask?
a) He’s in disguise. b) He’s pretending that he’s Polish. c) He’s
pretending he’s German. d) He’s pretending he’s not Jewish. e)
He’s really wearing a mask. f) NOTA
What kind of work does Vladek do for the Germans in the work
camp? a) Disposing of the dead. b) Cleaning out
stables. c) Leveling mountains and filling valleys. d)
Making weapons. e) NOTA