Correct vocabulary
practice.
Vocabulary Pretest -- You may use
words more than once; you will not use them all.
blather, pariah, impudent, guile,
ecstatic, perceptible, vanquish, furtive, odious
The greasers were ___________(s) in
the eyes of the Socs.
Tom _________(ed) his opponent in the
sword fight.
The teacher ___________(ed) on and
on and on...
My mom punished me for being __________.
Everything in the room looked almost exactly the same,
but there was a barely ______ change.
The detective was very _____(ful) as he questioned the suspect,
trying to catch him in a lie.
Tom _________(ed) his opponent in the sword fight.
The villagers thought that the criminal was being _____ by
returning to the scene of the crime.
She _____________(ly) passed the note during class so the
teacher wouldn't see.
The players mobbed each other __________(ally) after they
won the World Series.
Tom Sawyer Read the Author's Preface to Tom Sawyer.
Answer the following questions. For the True/False questions, write True
if the statement is true. If it is false, write False, and say what is
wrong with that statement. 1.(2) T/F: Most of the adventures in this book really
happened to Mark Twain.
2.(2) T/F: The character of Huck Finn is based on a real
person.
3.(2) T/F: The character of Tom Sawyer is based on a
real person.
4.(2) What two purposes does MT have for writing this
book?
5. Approximately when does this book take place? (Within
10 years.)
Tom Sawyer
This is an original illustration from
the first edition of Tom Sawyer. It depicts the whitewashing scene
in Chapter 2. What's wrong with this picture?
"Spare the rod spile the child"?
(p2)
Reread the last paragraph of Chapter
1. What happens?
What the heck is Jim saying on p10?
("Can't, Marse Tom. Ole missis...")
Bully taw? (p10) Up a stump? (p12)
What was Ben Rogers pretending to be
when he saw Tom whitewashing? (p11)
