Test #6 KEY The underlined, boldfaced words are the correct answers. Be sure to check that you filled in the blank for #13. Subtract minuses from 45. Add back in plusses (not counting those earned on the day of the test).  Be sure to subtract the 10 points for not having a crossword if that applies to you. Write total out of 45.  Extra credit maxes at +8.

1. I read your magazine column every month.
2. He will design, and then build the house.
3. A sled is a vehicle that has no wheels.
4. Make sure you ask for a receipt for your purchase.
5. The exhaust from cars is a major source of pollution.
6. When the whole class talks at once, the result is a cacophony of sounds.
7. The burglar tripped the automatic alarm.
8. His report's bibliography listed six sources.
9. Which composer wrote that symphony?
10. My autobiography covers the first ten years of my life.
11. He lifts weights, trying to get more muscular.
12. The crook left in great haste from the scene of the crime.
13. (2) Use a semicolon to connect ... These parts are called (independent) clauses.
14. Each snowflake is unique.
15. My mom is a student at the university.
16. Both tires on his bicycle were flat.
17. I can see almost a mile with my binoculars.
18. Turn your head so I can draw your silhouette.
19. The giant sequoia was hundreds of years old.
20. Helen Keller learned to "read" Braille at an early age.
21. He is a maverick; he rarely likes to conform.
22. Her favorite fair ride is the Ferris wheel.
23. The empty church was full of echoes.
24. What gigantic bean stalk!
25. I believe I will have another sandwich.

Roots. Each part is worth one point.  I will take care of grading the explanation. Any real word with the root in it counts for the example.

1. (3) port = carry, example: portable,  explanation:__________
2. (3) tract = pull (toward), example: tractor explanation:__________
3. (3) spect = look example: spectator, explanation:__________
4. (3) form = shape, example: reform, explanation:__________
5. A reformatory was called a reformatory because one of its purposes was to reshape you.
6.  Because if you're intractable, you can't be pulled; you're stubborn.
7. What do you think the root "dict" means?  Say, Talk, etc.

Punctuation

1. (2) illegal;  furthermore,
2. (3) ingredients:  Jello, cheese,
3. nothing needed or  robbed,