Thursday, 3/11/04 -- Seventh Grade Warm Up. Copy into notebook.
promise : guarantee :: job : * ____________
same : similar :: white : *____________
poke : goad :: prosper : *_____________
tortoise : shell :: piston : * _________
before : prior :: alien : * _________
Make the following words plural: a) thesis. b)
octopus. c) child's. d) Jones. e) potato.
He told his mom a different version of the story. ID the
verb, the direct object, and the indirect object.
"The Flying Machine." by Ray Bradbury. Copy each quote, and then the answer that best explains what it
means. (The first three are from Confucius.)
"If everyone dislikes it, it must be looked into. If everyone
likes it, it must be looked into."a) Everyone should like and dislike
the same things. b) Majority rules. c) If everyone agrees that something
is good or bad, there must be a reason. d) We should investigate everything.
"A superior man...acts before he speaks, and afterwards
speaks according to his actions." a) Think before you act. b) Explain
your actions. c) Talk is cheap. d) Act without thinking. e) Speak softly
and carry a big stick. f) Teach others about your actions.
"To know what you know and know what you do not know is
the mark of a person who knows." a) Nobody knows anything. b) If you
know what you know, you don't know what you don't know. c) A wise person
tries to know everything. d) A wise person realizes he doesn't know everything.
"The end justifies the means." a) You'll know what
things mean at the end. b) It doesn't matter how you get there as
long as the result is good. c) In the end, justice always wins.
d) Nothing matters until the end.
Does the end ever justify the means? When?
Read Aloud.