Friday, 6/1/01--Test #23b (39)--Record extra credit
for the week. Record your score on the 2 Mark Twain essays.
Copy the underlined word. Then identify the part of speech
of the underlined word. (5)
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The climb up Walton mountain took us two hours.
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This apartment complex can house up to a thousand people.
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The suddenly famous actor couldn't take the pressure.
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We ran very early in the morning.
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"The early bird gets the worm."
ID the simple subject (ss) and the
simple
predicate (sp) of each sentence. Remember the simple predicate may
be more than one word; the main verb and a form of be for the helper.
(6)
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(2) Your vocabulary can be increased by reading regularly.
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(2) After playing the concert, the guitarist will sign autographs.
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(2) After the heavy snow, the trees' branches sagged under
the weight.
ID the prepositions in the
following sentences. (There is a total of nine.) (9)
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Out of hundreds of legends, this one has been among
the best known.
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Throughout the centuries people have read about the legend
of Romulus and Remus.
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Romulus and Remus were rescued from the river, then were
fed by a wolf, and were raised under the care of a shepherd.
Vocabulary--painstaking, gratify,
didactic, eminence, beseech, temperate, eminent, precept (10)
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They said it should be something suitable to youth-something
_________, instructive, or something in the nature of good advice.
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I will say to you my young friends-and I say it __________(ingly),
urgingly...
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The young ought to be __________ in the use of this great
art until practice and experience shall give them that confidence, elegance,
and precision which alone can make the accomplishment graceful and profitable.
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Patience, diligence, ___________ attention to detail- these
are requirements...
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...these in time, will make the student perfect; upon these
only, may he rely as the sure foundation for future ________...
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Build your character thoughtfully upon these _________(s).
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You will be surprised and _______(ed) to see how nicely and
it sharply resembles everybody else's.
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One of the __________(s) of this class is, "Do your homework."
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Twain's advice about lying is, "Be _________" (until you
practice a lot).
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He was tired of the cold, and moved to a more _______ climate.
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The Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor on what date?
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(3)The Declaration of Independence was signed on ____, in
_____, _____.
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What is 10% of 39?
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(2) 175/200 = ________% = ________ (letter grade).
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(2) Draw a labeled diagram that shows what a day and a year
are, astronomically speaking.
Work on Message to 6th Grade.
(-5 for no rough draft). Get two people to read and proofread your work.
Use the evaluation form on the back of your crossword. Final draft due
Wednesday, 6/6.
Done? Palindromes (+ 1/2 point each.)
a. (4) __ __ __ he __ __ __
__ __ to the __ __ d __ __ capabilities of
the new submarine at the meeting which was held at __ __ __
__ on Friday? It can "see" an enemy sub miles away.
b. (3) He tied the __ __ __ around the neck
of the little __ __ __ so she wouldn't spill her __ __ __ on
her clothes.
c. Are you going to __ __ __ __
__ __ __ the living room? I hate that grubby old wallpaper.
d. When you do, be sure to stand on a ladder that is
__ __ __ __ __ , so it doesn't tip.
e. The pitcher tore the __ __ __ __ __ __ __ cuff
in his shoulder, and won't be able to play for at least two months.