Pretest #2 -- Eighth Grade.
Spelling. Greek Roots. In your notebook, write the correct spelling of each boldfaced, underlined word. Some are already correct, most are not. Also be on the lookout for any other mechanical mistakes to fix for extra credit.

1. Our medical class in pathology was on blood diseases.
2. Sneezing is a simptom of many types of colds.
3. ADD is a sindrome that many kids are diagnosed with.
4. Polyester is a sinthetic fabric made from oil.
5. Eggs and fish are sources of proteen.
6. Tanks of oxagen allow divers to breath.
7. Water is two-thirds hydragen.
8. The milkfat is evendistributed in homagonized milk.
9. What is a sinonim for fuzz?
10. Cards of sympathy helped ease her pain.
11. The paper you submitted was pathetic; it looked like your little brother did it.
12. Voter apethy is why the turnout for elections is so low.
13. Fashion models must be photogenic.
14. His bar mitzvah was at the sinagog.
15. Have you traced your family's genealogy?
16. Her tears showed her empethy for the victims.
17. He is a pathalogical liar; you can never believe anything he says.
18. An equilateral triangle is simetrical.
19. We first built a small  protatype for the rocket.
20. Plants make food through the process called photosinthesis.
21. Who is the main protaginist in The Outsiders?
22. Everybody should syncronize their watches so we all have the same time.
23. Mr. Saxby plays in the SLO symphany.
24. What is the protocall for meeting the prsident? Where do I stand? What do I say?
25. The first book of the Bible is called Genasis.
26. path = __________, sym/syn = ____________, gen = _________, prot = _________

Vocabulary. Definition, POS, fill in blanks due Wednesday. Write your own sentences for EC.
capricious, haphazard, humane, obsolete, posterity, stipulated, a priori, zealous, erudite, emaciated

1. The girl was very ____________, you never knew whether she would be sweet or mean from one day to the next.
2. He had studied many scholarly books, and was considered very ____________.
3. He emerged from his captivity as a POW severely _____________.
4. Wood's is a __________ society, showing kindness and mercy on abandoned animals.
5. My computer is _________; it's almost worthless for modern computing needs.
6. The cones were strewn ___________(ly) across the field instead of in nice, straight lines.
7. The contract for Van Halen always ____________ that there be a bowl of M&Ms backstage, with all the brown ones removed.
8. The time capsule was buried with a message for _____________.
9. My boy already decided, ____________, that he didn't like hot dogs.
10. He ___________(ly) practiced his skateboard until he had mastered the trick.