Wednesday, 3/31/04 -- Seventh Grade
Warm Up. Copy 1-4.

1. ecstatic : miserable :: indestructible : *___________
2. edible : audible :: visible : *___________
3. responsible : reliable :: plausible : * ____________
4. canned goods : durable :: milk : *___________

Capitalization II
Correct yesterday's Warm Up.
Go over vocabulary homework.
Vocabulary Pretest -- You will use words more than once.
sardonic, deity, sullen, resonate, incensed, epitaph, auspicious, wizened, luminous

1. A prune is merely a ___________ plum.
2. malleable : rigid :: dark : ________
3. The goblet began to _________ with the sound of the opera singer's voice, and soon shattered.
4. Something happens to students in the summer between seventh and eighth grade; they often become _______ and resentful, not at all like the eager, friendly people they were in seventh grade.
5. He did not have a(n) _________ start to his week. On Monday, he was fired and his dog died.
6. The Tiger General was described as a "small, ________ man;" old and wrinkly.
7. My dad was _____________ when I told him I had an F in English.
8. He wanted his _________ to read, "People liked him."
9. In this classroom, Mr. Coward is like a __________. :)
10. "I'm really sure that he is," Jordan said __________(ally).
11. After being yelled at by Mom, I __________(ly) started to clean my room.

Dragonwings, Chapter 5 (10)

1. (2) farmer : Everyman :: ugly wife : _________ :: flower : __________ (No need to copy.)
2. (?) Which of these options does WR consider after BD beats up MS? Choose as many as you need. a) Ignore it. b) Deal with the Sleepers. c) Go get BD himself. d) Call the demon police. e) Call the Chinese police. f) Send MS back to China.
3. (Quote) What is Father's response when Moon Shadow accuses him of acting like a criminal? (p85)
4. What excuse does Lefty use for hanging around outside WR's door?
5. (2) How does MS save WR? How does WR save MS?