Wednesday, 9/10/03 -- Seventh Grade
Warm Up. Copy into notebook. This time the star (*) means the answer is either a spelling OR a vocabulary word from this week's list.
  1. *locker : storage :: _________ : security
  2. *fractions : math :: __________ : English
  3. *fathom : understand :: understand : ___________
  4. *roughly : gingerly :: intense : __________
  5. *"far away look thing" = ________
  6. *"look again thing" = _________
Go over vocabulary homework.
Vocabulary Pretest #1. In your notebook, write the word from the list that best fits each blank. Be sure to add any suffixes needed. Spelling counts. You may use your corrected vocab. practice to help you. (All correct? Exempt on Friday. 9/10 = +2. 8/10 = +1.)
connotation, rueful, bleak, nonchalant, conform, savvy, gingerly, denotation, sage, infer
  1. My friend has a lot of basketball _______. He just seems to have a natural feel for the game.
  2. I touched the bruise on my cheek  ____________.
  3. The coach accused me of being too __________ at practice. He thought I should take the game more seriously.
  4. After the accident, her outlook on life became very___. She seemed to have no hope any more.
  5. "I wish I had done my homework," I thought__________(ly).
  6. I was able to ______ the meaning of the word from the way it was used in the sentence.
  7. A person who doesn’t like to ____________ to the group is often called an outsider.
  8. The _____________ of a word is its dictionary definition.
  9. The _____________ of a word is what it makes you think of.
  10. Two-Bit nodded his head _____(ly), and said, "It would have been wiser to have someone pick you up."
The Outsiders...