Tuesday, 12/19/00
Warm Up:
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A baseball game was held, and the final score was 1-0, yet not a single
man crossed home plate. How was that possible?
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John was born December 28, yet his birthday always comes in the summer.
How can this be?
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From what five letter word can you take two letters away and have one
left?
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Can you prove half of 8 is 3?
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What is the volume of dirt in a hole 6 feet long, 8 feet deep, and 4
feet wide?
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Can you take three letters away from a four letter word and yet not
change its meaning?
Vocabulary Pretest--
Use the definitions on page 246, as well as the
definitions below to fill in the blanks correctly.
(p246) assent/dissent, metamorphosis, scapegoat,
fluster, persistent
idiosyncrasy (n): a personal peculiarity or "ism"
that others may find weird
insomnia (n): inability to sleep
transfixed (adj/v): frozen with amazement
revelation (n): an amazing "revealment"
1. My brother was very ________; he kept bugging my
mom until she said yes.
2. I stood watching; _________ by the beauty
of the stars.
3. Often, immigrants are used as _________(s) for
the problems of society.
4. A caterpillar undergoes a ________, and emerges
from its cocoon as a butterfly.
5. I got very ________(ed) before my big performance
and made some silly mistakes.
6. Joe has a(n) ___________ where he make his bed
just before he gets into it.
7. I was amazed by the _______ that he was really
an alien!
8. Joe voiced his __________; he didn't think it was
a good idea to go farther into the woods even though everyone else did.
9. Joe suffered from _________, and usually was awake
almost all night long.
10. Everyone __________(ed) to the plan; no one disagreed.
"The Monsters are due on Maple
Street"