Pretest #16 - Seventh 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. How would you contrast frogs and toads?
  2. She takes classes at the art instatute.
  3. A marble statchue of a lion is at the entrance.
  4. Start the projecter for the slide show.
  5. We can reject the offer if it is too low.
  6. Carry the portible computer in it's case.
  7. My objective is to finish the job by noon.
  8. The fallen tree was an obstacal in the road.
  9. Tom and Huck believed in many silly superstitons.
  10. Many ranchers transport their cattel by rail.
  11. Which newspaper reportor wrote that story?
  12. Use a pump to inject air into the flat tire.
  13. What circimstances made you change your mind?
  14. He had memerized every stansa of the poem.
  15. Homer's famous "d'oh" is an example of an interjection.
  16. A porter carried our bags to our hotel room.
  17. More than one adjactive can modify a noun.
  18. They deported the illegal immigrant.
  19. A person's taste in music is subjective, each person has his or her own opinion.
  20. The senators voted on the proposed statute, begginning a curfew for teens under 18.
  21. His writing portfolio is very impressive.
  22. Most of the laws in this country are based on the Constatution.
  23. The state now has educational standerds which say what students at each grade level should know.
  24. The projectial travelled at 300 miles per hour.
  25. At Laguna, they call substatute teachers guest teachers.
Latin Roots: port = __________  sta/sti = _____________   ject = __________

Vocabulary -- amiss, recede, forlorn, conjecture, convivial, anachronism, flimsy, retribution, inertia, savor, rapport

  1. The counselor had a good _______________ with the kids.
  2. He took forever eating the pizza as he ____________(ed) every bite.
  3. The Greeks believed that every act of hubris by Man resulted in ate, or  ___________ by the gods.
  4. The __________ structure toppled in the wind.
  5. Each day that passed made the thought of the rocket __________ further from his mind.
  6. The lost, little girl stood ___________(ly) in the crowded bus station, looking for her mommy.
  7. He could tell something was _________ when he first entered the room; something just wasn't right.
  8. Don't base your decision on _______________; find out for sure.
  9. He was a ___________ host, always the life of the party.
  10. A knight in armor would be an ______________ here in the 21st Century.