Pretest #5 -- Eighth Grade
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. He strummed a cord on his guitar.
2. Pull the cord from the electrical socket.
3. Which singers performed in the coral recital?
4. The diver gazed at the lovely coral reef.
5. The drummer whacked the crash simbal.
6. The flag is the symbal of our country.
7. Our seats were on the center ile.
8. He was lost on a dessert ile.
9. The balloon began it's assent into the sky.
10. Did your mom give her assent to the party?
11. Please remain stationary during the photo.
12. He wrote his note on beautiful stationary.
13. The new school will be built on this sight.
14. Please be sure to sight your sources in your research paper.
15. The tent was made of thick canvass.
16. Can you help us canvass the neighborhood for votes?
17. The baby is entering the crawling phase.
18. The loud music didn't phase the sleeping child.
19. The jet began its desent to the runway.
20. Those who did not agree voiced their dissent.
21. He bought her a 25 carrot diamond.
22. You forgot a letter; use a carrot to mark where it should go.
23. After walking 14 miles, I got a callous on my foot.
24. He is mean and callous, and doesn't care about anyone.

Vocabulary -- First, look up the words below, and write the definition and the part-of-speech (POS) for each in your notebook. Then fill in the blanks below with the correct words.  For extra credit, write a new sentence using each word in your notebook. absurd, introspective, perception, tangible, relative (adj), opportunist, sensation, vacuous, inference

1. He was a very ________ person; he kept to himself, and did a lot of thinking.
2. His performance on the field caused quite a _____________.
3. My boss wanted _______ results; results he could see and feel.
4. The business man was known as an _____________; alway ready to take advantage of an opening.
5. The detective made an _________ about the killer, based on clues at the crime scene.
6. My ____________ of him was based only on what I had heard; I didn't really know him.
7. The point he was trying to make about fairies was ____________; they don't exist.
8. I guess it's all ___________; what's weird to your mom might be just fine with you.
9. Blonde jokes play on the idea that blondes are more __________ that other people.