Wednesday, 11/05/03 -- Seventh Grade
Warm Up. Copy into notebook.
  1. *physician : stethoscope :: meteorologist : __________ (2)
  2. *algebra : math :: _________ : English
  3. *idle : diligent :: idol : _________
  4. *win : triumph : defeat : _______
  5. *Darry : diligent :: Tom : ___________
  6. Mystery Person: "Stray Meow."
  7. Mystery Student: 4th -- "Bold if flirty."    6th -- "HENRY JOLTS ON"
Correct vocabulary practice.
Vocabulary Pretest -- You may use words more than once; you will not use them all.
blather, pariah, impudent, guile, ecstatic, perceptible, vanquish, furtive, odious
  1. The greasers were ___________(s) in the eyes of the Socs.
  2. Tom _________(ed) his opponent in the sword fight.
  3. The teacher ___________(ed) on and on and on...
  4. My mom punished me for being __________.
  5. Everything in the room looked almost exactly the same, but there was a barely ______ change.
  6. The detective was very _______(ful) as he questioned the suspect, trying to catch him in a lie.
  7. Tom _________(ed) his opponent in the sword fight.
  8. The villagers thought that the criminal was being _____ by returning to the scene of the crime.
  9. She ___________(ly) passed the note during class so the teacher wouldn't see.
  10. The players mobbed each other _______(ally) after they won the World Series.
Tom Sawyer Reading Check.
  1. (Quote) How does Tom get out of being punished for eating jam again?
  2. How does Tom get busted for playing hooky and going swimming? a) His hair was wet.  b) He got caught in the act.  c) Sid pointed out that there was something different about his clothes. d) Aunt Polly tricked him into saying something.
  3. What was so unusual (from Tom's point of view) about the new boy's appearance?  a) He was wearing shoes.  b) He was taller than Tom.  c) His clothes were new.  d) He wore pantaloons.
  4. This is an original illustration from the first edition of Tom Sawyer. It depicts the whitewashing scene in Chapter 2. What's wrong with this picture?
  5. What was Ben Rogers pretending to be when he saw Tom whitewashing? (p11)
  6. (5) Slang: a) bully.  b) truck.  c) honest Injun.  d) gay.  e) lam.