Test 2/23/07 -- Skip 1-12 if you are exempt from vocabulary.
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distracted : rapt :: forgiving : _______ a) vindictive b) exacting
c) regalia d) temperance e) nigh
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Grandparents often spoil their grandkids, letting them ______ in candy
and everything else. a) exact b) genial c) mirth
d) rapt e) indulge
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When Tom testified about the dead cat, "there was a ripple of ___" through
the audience. Everyone thought that was funny. a) regalia b) mirth
c) rapt d) melancholy e) temperance
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The chips used in computers have to be made to very __________ standards;
the least flaw will ruin a chip. a) vindictive b) exacting
c) regalia d) temperance e) nigh
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After Tom talked to Muff Potter, he was feeling very __________ about
Muff's situation. a) nigh b) vindictive c) mirthful
d) melancholy e) indulgent
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Tom ________(ed) for the glory of winning the Bible prize, not
the Bible itself. a) yearn b) exact c) indulge d) rapt
e) mirth
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The only reason Tom joined the Cadets of __________, was because he
wanted to march in parades wearing the _______. a) Mirth, regalia
b) Mirth, melancholy c) Temperance, regalia d) Temperance,
mirth e) Geniality, regalia
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When Tom testified at the trial, the audience was "________ in the ghastly
fascination of the tale." a) vindictive b) melancholy
c) genial d) exacting e) rapt
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He was a good salesman, and part of it was that he was naturally a very
_________ man. a) mirth b) genial c) melancholy
d) rapt e) vindictive
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Some groups of people are preparing for the end of the world, because
they think the end is __________, and a __________ God will punish the
nonbelievers. a) exacting, vindictive b) nigh, genial
c) rapt, vindictive d) nigh, vindictive e) nigh, melancholy
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mirth : melancholy :: temperance :: __________ a) vindictiveness
b) geniality c) regalia d) yearning e) indulgence
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aloof : genial :: distracted : _____ a) indulgent b) genial
c) rapt d) mirthful e) exacting
Identify the Adverb(s) in each sentence.
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Quite suddenly, the horse bolted across the field. a) quite b)
quite, suddenly c) quite, suddenly, across d) quite, suddenly,
field e) no adverbs
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The plumbers finally finished repairing the pipes today. a) finally
b) finally, repairing c) finally, today d) today
e) no adverbs
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Quickly, we gathered our gear for the trip. a) quickly b)
gathered c) trip d) quickly, trip e) no adverbs
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The buff lifeguard swam extremely fast. a) buff b) buff,
fast c) buff, extremely, fast d) extremely, fast e) no
adverbs
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Tom went home miserable, and his dreams were full of horrors.
a) home b) miserable c) home, miserable d) home, full
e) no adverbs
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There is a big sale at the mall today. a) big, today b)
big c) today d) a, big e) no adverbs
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People who shop wisely can save a great deal of money. a) shop
b) wisely c) great, wise d) great e) no adverbs
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Denise always goes to sales. a) sales b) goes c) to
d) always e) no adverbs
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In the past, she has been very lucky with her buys. a) past
b) lucky c) with d) very e) no adverbs
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She bought a rather expensive necklace very cheaply. a) rather,
very, cheaply b) rather, expensive c) rather, expensive, very,
cheaply d) rather, very e) no adverbs
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She feels happy when she finds a real deal. a) happy b)
happy, real c) feels, happy d) real e) no adverbs
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For example, she bought a nearly new tent once at an outdoors store.
a) nearly, new b) nearly, once c) once, outdoors d) nearly
new, outdoors e) no adverbs
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She will rather proudly show you the suitcase that she bought for next
to nothing. a) rather b) proudly c) rather, proudly
d) rather, proudly, nothing e) no adverbs
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If you want to find a good deal, stay close to Denise. a) good
b) close c) good, close d) a, good, close e) no adverbs
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She is amazingly skillful in both spending and saving money. a)
amazingly b) skillful c) amazingly, skillful d) amazingly,
spending, saving e) no adverbs
Choose the correct combination of ADVERB --> WORD IT MODIFIES.
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I am well pleased with my fine performance on the test. a) pleased
--> am b) am --> pleased c) pleased --> performance d)
well -- performance e) well --> pleased
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He feels more energetic after exercising. a) energetic --> feels
b) energetic -- more c) more --> energetic d) after --> exercising
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She is happier than he is, because she is optimistic. a) happier
-- > is b) optimistic --> is c) happier, optimistic -->
is d) because --> optimistic, happier e) no adverbs
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He is indubitably the finest teacher at the newest school. a) finest
--> is b) indubitably --> is c) indubitably --> teacher
d) newest, finest --> is e) no adverbs
Tom Sawyer, ch 26. Open Book.
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For Tom and Huck, what is the unluckiest day of the week? a) Monday
b) Tuesday c) Wednesday d) Thursday e) Friday
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Who is pictured in Illustration A? a) Injun Joe's partner, the
ragged man. b) Another detective hired to find Injun Joe. c)
Injun Joe d) Tom's disguise for following Injun Joe. e) None of the
above.
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What's wrong with the picture, according to the description in the book?
a) He's not wearing the right coat. b) He's not supposed to have
a beard. c) He's not supposed to have glasses. d) He's wearing
the wrong kind of hat. e) The picture is accurate.
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What saved the boys from being caught by Injun Joe in the haunted house
the first time? a) Injun Joe didn't look their way when they were
poking around. b) Their superstition about Fridays. c) Their
superstition about ghosts. d) It was too dark to see them.
e) None of the above.
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What was the original caption for Illustration B? a) The Search for
Joe Ends b) The Detective Catches Injun Joe. c) Joe's Secret
Cache d) Hidden Treasures Unearthed. e) None of the above.
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In one word, the "job" that Injun Joe talks about "aint robbery
altogether -- it's ___________!" a) murder b) escape
c) treasure d) revenge e) None of the above.
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"Spaniard" = any foreigner. a) True b) False
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Why does Injun Joe decide not to rebury the treasure they find?
a) He wonders why there was a pick and shovel there. b) He knows
the boys have been watching him. c) He doesn't trust his partner,
the ragged man. d) He's leaving town right away. e) None of
the above.
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Which of the following was the original caption for Illustration C?
a) The Fight b) Muff's Revenge c) The End of Injun Joe?
d) The Boys' Salvation e) None of the above.