Test #9 -- Eighth Grade --
Record your KBAR score for the week (/40), your vocabulary homework score
(/20), your Pigman quiz score (/12), and your extra credit for the week
(+5 min/+ 10 max). No crossword? -10. Do not copy.
Spelling. Do the ones you missed on Monday, plus 26-30.
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Is the cayotee related to the wolf?
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We camped on the maysa high above the dessert.
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Lions roamed free on the grassy savannah.
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Bricks made of adohbe are baked in the sun.
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One man lived on the top floor of the pwueblo.
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The stampeede of elephants shook the ground.
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She tied a loop in the rope to form a larriet.
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Clean the grill before lighting the barbeeq.
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The winds of the tornado caused much damage.
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The night sky was a deep indego color.
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Is a jaguire as fast as a tiger?
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The muskeeto is an annoying insect.
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Does the school cafateria serve good food?
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Use mascera to make your eyelashes look long.
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The Spanish armahda was a feared fighting force.
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His false bravado fooled nobody; we all knew he was scared.
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He was a renagade from the Army; running away from battle.
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The prisoner was held incomunicado, not allowed to call even
his lawyer.
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She found the hammuk quite comfy for sleeping.
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Guacamole is made with avacados.
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There was a floatilla of ships at the Harbor Festival in
Morro Bay.
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He received a lot of choclate for Halloween.
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Can you catch and ride that broncko?
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They served hot coacoa at the Halloween party.
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He likes vannilla ice cream.
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color : indigo :: fauna : _________ (Only give 1 answer.)
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mascara : makeup :: _______ : facade
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philanthropy : greed :: _________ : accessible
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mortified : proud :: _________ : loyalist
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flavor : vanilla :: terrain : ________ (Only give 1 answer.)
Vocabulary. Skip if you are exempt, writing "exempt." mortified,
philanthropy, prevaricate, subliminal, subsidize, aficionado, compulsive,
mundane, congeal, avocation
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By some ________ sense, I could feel his presence in the room, even
though I couldn't see or hear him.
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The two brothers who hoarded stuff until it killed them, did so ____(ly),
not really able to stop themselves.
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melt : congeal :: testify : __________
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valley : mesa :: _________ : thrilling
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There is a store downtown that caters to cigar __________(s).
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(2) benefactor : philanthropy :: ________ : __________
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Bill Gates is not only the richest man in the world, he is also one
of the biggest ______(ists) in the world.
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The government actually __________(s) the tobacco industry with payments
to farmers, while it spends money advertising the bad effects of smoking.
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Lorraine says that John "always has to twist things _________(ly)" even
if he doesn't realize it.
Pigman
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How does John say he could tell Lorraine was furious with him as he
took Mr. Pignati's check?
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(3) Who does better at using Mr. Pignati's memory trick? Why?
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What comparison does John make between his mom and Mr. Pignati?