Thursday, 3/11/04 -- Eighth Grade
Tomorrow's test will be take-home, and due back on Monday.
Crosswords are due tomorrow, KBARR Monday.
Warm Up. Copy into notebook.
  1. huge : colossal :: diligent : * _________
  2. sufficient : abundant :: * _________ : friend
  3. neat : disheveled :: preventable : * _________
  4. wax : wane :: triumph : * __________ (2)
  5. problem : catastrophe :: * ___________ : book
  6. Make the following words plural:  a) thesis.  b) octopus.  c) child's  d) Jones.  e) potato.
Correct green sheet.
Go over vocabulary homework.
Vocabulary Pretest.
You might use words more than once, you might not use them all. disheveled, aesthetic, continuum, succumb, acute, suave, wane/wax, affectation, semblance, non sequitur
  1. Many people think that the sleek Mac computers are more ____________ than PCs.
  2. (2) On a ___________ of 1-10, second period is at about 6 in terms of behavior. They seem to like to interrupt the class with various ___________(s) and random questions.
  3. (2) The con man _________(ly) convinced the spinster that he was in love with her in order to steal her money, and she almost-willingly _________(ed) to his charms.
  4. (2) It would not be very smart to show up for a job interview at a clothing store looking ________, since they would probably be looking for someone who understands _________(s).
  5. Her fake accent was a(n) __________ she thought would make her sound more sophisticated.
  6. Sometimes in the Old West, since there was no official law enforcement, there was not even a __________ of actual justice.
  7. A heart attack is a(n) __________ sign of a chronic disease.
  8. Austin Powers likes to think he is a __________ guy.
  9. When you can just see the outline of the darkened part of the moon inside a thin, bright crescent, it's called "the old moon in the new moon's arms." This means that the moon is _______(ing).
"Raymond's Run" by Toni Cade Bambara.