No crossword? -10.
Spelling. Do the ones you missed on Monday's pretest, plus all do 26-30.
- Make sure you understand the useage of this equipment.
- She is a very creative artist.
- Please stop the continueous humming.
- He took out life insureance before his dangerous mission.
- Survivor isn't really about survivle.
- It's been a plesure meeting you.
- The level of maturaty in a kindergarten classroom is low.
- His story was not beleivable.
- Try not to watch more than an hour or so of telavision per day.
- In his confusion the dumb burglar left his wallet.
- He rented a storeage locker for his stuff while he was away.
- A story is also called a narritive.
- That was a ridicalous movie; things like that never happen.
- Ignorance is worse than stupidity.
- His refusal to cooperate resulted in consequences.
- English is the study of literture, among other things.
- The landlord gave her back her securaty deposit after she cleaned the apartment.
- That coin is very valuble.
- Upon completeion of the work, you will be paid.
- Your essay revision is due Friday.
- He signed his letter, "Sinserely yours."
- Is that desk moveable, or is it attached to the floor?
- What are the requirements for this paper?
- Please answer each part seperately.
- That was an unforgiveable offense!
- refusal : cooperation :: childishness : _________
- incredible : credible :: far-fetched : ________
- locker : storage :: _________ : security
- rewrite : revision :: story : ___________
- sage : wise :: artist : _________
1. We beat a hasty retreat from his lair.
2. My friend has a lot of basketball savvy. He just seems to have a natural feel for the game.
3. After the accident, her outlook on life became very bleak. She seemed to have no hope any more.
4. (4) An adjective usually answers the questions, [a] _______, [b] ______, or [c]______ about a [d] _______.
infer, bleak, nonchalant, gingerly, rueful, savvy, fathom, conform, sage, denotation, connotation
1. "Okay," I said ________(ly), "might as well." (Pony was trying to act cool with the girls.)
2. I handled the delicate vase very ____________.
3. Even though he may not be "book-smart" he has a lot of _______ about the world.
4. Some people might have called him weird, but he preferred to be called a (non-)__________(ist).
5. The landscape of the moon is lifeless and very_____.
6. The old man was considered the ________ of the village because of all his experience and wisdom.
7. "I shouldn’t have done that," he said with a _______ sigh.
8. "It's just because you're the baby--I mean he loves you a lot. (Do you) _________?"
9. For Pony, the _______ of the word 'dropout' was the image of somebody like Dally, rather than Sodapop.
10. Nobody could ____ why Two-Bit liked school. He was still a junior at eighteen and a half!
The Outsiders. Open book.
1. (3) "They are right. You are a hood."(p. 17) Who is talking? What is going on? What does this scene show us about how Pony feels about being a greaser?
2. In chapter one, how can we tell that, deep down, Pony knows that Darry loves him, even though Pony says he doesn't? Use a quote from Pony from page 19.
| 3. (7) Match the character with the characteristics:
a) Dally b) Soda c) Darry d) Johnny e) Two-Bit f) Ponyboy g) Steve |
--"gets drunk on plain living"
--Always has to have the last word --The "loner" of the group --Scared of his own shadow --Got out of the "cooler" early for "good behavior" --cold and hard and unfeeling (according to our narrator) --Thinks Pony is a tag-along and a kid |
5. True or False. Pony says that the greasers deserve the treatment they get from other people.
6. (Quote.) What reason does Pony give for the behavior of Soda and Steve? (The fights, drag races, etc.)