Thursday, 9/18/03 -- Eighth Grade  --  BTSN is tonight @ 6:30!
Warm Up. Copy into notebook.
  1. *pretty : lovely :: balanced : _________
  2. * cutting edge : obsolete :: nonchalant : __________
  3. *natural : synthetic :: apathy : ________ (There are two right answers, not three.)
  4. *protagonist : antagonist :: ancestors : ________
  5. *without feeling" = __________
  6. *together time make" = _________
Type of Nouns. (5 point quiz) Give an example of each type listed.
  1. common, collective
  2. proper, collective
  3. proper, concrete
  4. common, abstract
  5. common, concrete
"The Bet"   Finish silently, and answer the questins in your notebook. (15)
  1. True or False? The story begins with the party at which the bet is made.
  2. True or False? The lawyer is allowed to go into the garden as long as there aren't any people there.
  3. The lawyer's motivation for taking the bet was...a) to prove that life imprisonment is better than capital punishment.  b) greed.  c) he just wanted to prove the banker wrong. d) he wanted a chance to study all those books.
  4. By year 10, the lawyer... a) feels happy that he can understand the world's best thinkers.  b) feels depressed about having 5 years left. c) rarely leaves his chair. d) reads the Bible continually.
  5. What does the banker find strange about the fact that the lawyer took so long to read the second half of the Bible?
  6. Which vocabulary word describes the banker's decision to take the bet?
  7. Which vocabulary word describes the lawyer's reading during his last two years?
  8. What does the banker decide to do to avoid paying the bet?
  9. The point in the story where we find out that the banker can't afford to pay is called the... a) exposition.  b) rising action.  c) conflict.  d) climax.  e) resolution.
  10. The point in the story where the party and the bet are described is called the... a) exposition.  b) rising action.  c) conflict.  d) climax.  e) resolution.
  11. (Quote.) Why does the lawyer decide to give up the money?
  12. The point in the story where the banker reads the lawyer's note about forfeiting the money is called the... a) exposition.  b) rising action.  c) conflict.  d) climax.  e) resolution.
  13. The word that best describes how the banker feels after he reads the note is...  a) self-hatred.  b) relief. c) satisfaction.  d) triumph.
  14. Who wins the bet?
  15. The point in the story where the lawyer leaves and the banker hides the note for safekeeping is called the... a) exposition.  b) rising action.  c) conflict.  d) climax.  e) resolution.
Reminders:
No KBAR tonight. Research for DP due Tuesday.
SVRG Test#2.
Spelling: Practice your words 5x.
Vocabulary: Look at the example sentences on the pretest sheet.
Roots: Crossword Puzzle! Warm ups. path? sym/syn? gen? prot?
Grammar: Types of nouns