Test #7. Be sure to record:
your vocabulary homework score (/25), your possessive nouns sheet score
(/57), your KBAR score (/40), and any extra credit you may have earned
during the week (+5min/+15max). No crossword? -10.
Spelling (17). All take all!
There may be one word mispelled in each list of
four. If there is, fix it. If all four words are spelled correctly, write
"all correct." Do not copy 8-10.
1. detect, detection, opperation, evaluate,
all correct
2. investigate, violate, begin, exhabition,
all correct
3. puncuation, connection, situate, evaluate,
all correct
4. conect, cooperate, evaluation, situation,
all correct
5. beginning, participate, punctuate, investigation,
all correct
6. duplicate, participation, operate, exhibit,
all correct
7. congradulations, duplication, cooperation,
diligent, all correct
8. subtraction : addition :: innovation
: ____________
9. speak : pause :: write : __________(v)
10. quit : resign :: start : _________
Vocabulary (13). If you are "exempt," do only 10-12.
divine, discerning, stark, prevail,
demur, lurid, revoke, restitution, impertinent, brood
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When Dad asked me to mow the lawn, I _________(ed), but he
told me that was not an option.
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There was a __________ contrast between Dally's life and
that of Ponyboy.
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The kings of old used to think that they had a ____ right
to do whatever they wanted, that God had personally chosen them to be kings.
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The contract he signed turned out to be ______(able) at any
time if his performance lagged.
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Everyone was shocked by the ____ details of the murder.
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lose : prevail :: demur : _________
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"What if?" he ________(ed) to himself after the accident.
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(2) My dad ______(ed) my TV privileges, and forced me to
make ____ after I broke the window.
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"Don't cry over spilled milk" is an old expression that means
not to ______ too much over mistakes that you can't change.
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Emily Dickinson felt that "the Majority" always _______(s).
What you are is what the majority of people think you are.
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She felt that if a person were very ________, he/she would
see that many things that appear to be weird, are really quite sane.
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On the other hand, things that we think are normal, are _________(ly)
mad.
Possessive Nouns (12). Insert apostrophes where needed. Some
sentences might need more than one. Then say whether the possessive noun
is singular (S) or Plural (P).
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On Parents Night, we will present Jimmys project.
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Some childrens rhymes are very cruel.
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The Smiths love of TV is obvious in their three kids behavior.
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How many commas are needed in Jimmys paper?