Thursday, 4/1/04 -- Eighth Grade

Warm Up.
         Spelling and Vocab. Analogies

  1. * _________: straight-forward :: hysterical: calm
  2. tuna: fish :: * ________ : disease
  3. * _______ : honey bees :: solitary : black widow spiders
  4. dancer : ______ :: sprinter : quick
             Pronoun A-Go-Go
  1. The teacher called on Stan and (her, she).
  2. Between you and (I, me), I don't really understand how to answer this question.
  3. (He, Him) and I are working on a science project.
  4. A taxi is taking (they, them) and us to the airport.
  5. The Jaspers and (she, her) are good friends.
  6. Rosita borrowed the CD from my brother and (me, I).
RFI(11pp)
  1. On page 379, how did the author find the "Gold Fever!" Web Site?
  2. On page 381, If you set the clock on the microwave to "seventy-two o'clock", what will happen?
  3. On page 382, When looking at a warranty, what does the term "acts of God" mean?
  4. (4) On page 383, Looking at the schedule, list the trains which you can catch at Kenwood station.
  5. On page 391, Why is it so hard for scientists to learn the language of wild dolphins?   a) dolphins are shy about talking around humans.  b) dolphins spend 99 % of their lives under water. c) dolphins use body language and sound to communicate.  d) dolphins are hard to find and study e) b, c, & d.
  6. On page 391, What observation(s) led to Dudzinski's biggest discovery about dolphin communication?  a) puppies roll around on each other when they play.  b) dolphins also roll around on each other when they play.  c) fighting dolphins and playing dolphins all make lots of noise.  d) fighting dolphins do not do a lot of touching. e) all of the above.
  7. On page 391, Which example is not a documented means of dolphin communication?  a) touching.  b) leaping. c) clicking. d) instant-messaging. e) rolling.
  8. On page 391, [ T / F ]  Dudzinski was able to teach wild dolphins to use over 50 words in sign language.
Reading Maus out loud.