Thursday, 4/24/08

Warm Up.

   1. Comfort : solace :: spread : _____ A. permeate B. dejected C. assuage D. distend E. frazzle
   2. Listless : languid :: upset : _____(ed) A. meticulous B. solace C. admonish D. frazzle E. distend
   3. Ecstatic : dejected :: careless : _____ A. assuage B. permeate C. meticulous D. languid E. admonish
   4. Relieve : assuage :: absorb : _____ A. assimilate B. languid C. solace D. permeate E. dejected
   5. Swollen : distend :: scold : _____ A. assuage B. frazzle C. solace D. dejected E. admonish

Pink Sheet Participle Practice

   1. The boasting hare lost the race to the tortoise. A. gerund B. participle C. verb
   2. The grasshopper laughed at the hardworking ant. A. gerund B. participle C. verb
   3. Melinda loved shopping at Ross. A. gerund B. participle C. verb
   4. The frightened rabbits, in turn, frightened the frogs. A. gerund B. participle C. verb
   5. The frightened rabbits, in turn, frightened the frogs. A. gerund B. participle C. verb
   6. I was jogging on the beach when the tide came in. A. gerund B. participle C. verb
   7. Reading is something many people dislike. A. gerund B. participle C. verb
   8. I was practicing the piano when the doorbell rang. A. gerund B. participle C. verb
   9. Frustrated, the fox said the grapes were probably sour anyway. A. gerund B. participle C. verb
  10. The crying infant would not go to sleep. A. gerund B. participle C. verb

Giver Quiz (20-21)

   1. The people in the community cannot help the way they live because they know nothing. A. true B. false
   2. The Giver has lied to Jonas. A. true B. false
   3. What is not part of the life Fiona has learned? A. children B. a Match C. Release D. feelings E. NOTA
   4. What does The Giver say is the worst part of holding the memories? A. the loneliness B. the pain C. the emptiness D. the sorrow E. all of the above
   5. What plan do The Giver and Jonas make? A. They will both escape the community together B. Jonas will break the rules three times so he has to be Released C. Jonas will escape while The Giver stays behind to help the community D. Nothing; they will continue on as normal because they have to E. NOTA
   6. The Giver wants to stay behind because if he doesn't, the community will destroy themselves. A. true B. false
   7. Jonas finds out that The Giver had a... A. spouse B. daughter C. son D. all of the above E. NOTA
   8. Jonas has to leave early because... A. His family suspects something B. Gabriel is going to be Released the next morning C. He can't handle any more memories D. The Giver has no more memories to give E. NOTA
   9. What rule did Jonas break? A. Leaving the dwelling at night B. Robbing the community of food C. Stealing his father's bicycle D. All of the above E. NOTA
  10. Jonas transmits memories of _____ to keep the planes from discovering them. A. blindness B. camouflage C. snow D. sunshine E. NOTA