Tuesday, 12/11/07 - Turn in Justification Essay.
Warm Up. Copy and Click.
  1. The rubric gives the _________ for grading your projects.  a) tradition  b) element  c) emphasis  d) criteria  e) concentrate
  2. One of the goals of the US Constitution is to "...________ the general welfare..." of the people.  a) approximate  b) framework  c) institute  d) despite  e) promote
  3. The _____ of your project should be on showing your knowledge of the book.  a) criteria  b) framework  c) emphasis  d) adequate  e) dimension
  4. We need to know the __________(s) of your room, so we know how much paint to buy.  a) criteria  b) dimension  c) emphasis  d) emerge  e) tradition
  5. Her cat was her __________ companion; he never left her side.  a) promote  b) constant  c) hence  d) tradition  e) adequate
  6. Many people ____________ money with happiness.  a) emphasis  b) promote  c) attribute  d) dimension  e) equate
Correct Workbook Homework  p344-345.+

Reading Check. (8) Click only. Open book.

  1. Which of the following instruments will probably not be used for the activities in this lesson? a) ruler.  b) thermometer.  c) scale.  d) microscope.  e) All will probably be used.
  2. SI is an abbreviation for... a) Science International  b) International Science Units  c) Science International Units  d) International System of Units  e) None of the above.
  3. Why is SI important to science? a) The number 10 is easy to calculate with.  b) Because the earliest scientists needed a way to measure.  c) So scientists can share information.  d) All of the above.  e) None of the above.
  4. What is another example given of a specialized system of measurement?  a) Dating the age of fossils.  b) Calendars.  c) Sizes of clothes.  d) The Richter Scale for earthquakes.  e) Inches and feet.
  5. Which is not an objective for this lesson?  a) To learn the scientific units of measurement.  b) To practice using the units of measurement.  c) To learn some of the tools used to make measurements.  d) To learn about the history of scientific measurement.  e) They are all objectives of the lesson.
  6. The root for the word decimal is deca, which means _____. a) science  b) ten  c) unit  d) measure  e) none of the above
  7. How many millimeters are in a centimeter?  a) 10  b) 100  c) 1/10  d) 1000  e) None of the above.
  8. If I had a  hectaliter of liquid , how much would that be? a) 1000 liters  b) 100 liters  c) 10 liters  d) 1/100 of a liter e) none of the above

 
 
 
 

Review MWA section of Friday's test. (Chapters 1-4)

  1. Sleeping in the dung heap, Brat dreamed of "snug cottages, and warm bread, and mothers who hugged their babies."  a) True  b) False
  2. The midwife took Brat in because she felt sorry for her.  a) True  b) False
  3. The villagers don't like the midwife because she isn't very good at her job.  a) True  b) False
  4. Why do the villagers taunt and tease and abuse Beetle?  a) Because she's stupid.  b) Because of the way she talks.  c) Because they are angry at the midwife.  d) Because they don't like beggars, like she used to be.  e) It's just random.
  5. What event prompted Beetle to start watching through the windows and learning from Jane?  a) When Jane let her help in an emergency.  b) When the pregnant woman was giving birth in the field.  c) Nothing in particular; she just got too curious.  d) When Beetle begged and pleaded to be allowed to watch.  e) None of the above.
  6. Beetle learned that midwifery was more about ______ and _____, than about magic and potions.  a) strong hands and clean fingernails  b) hard work and good sense  c) slapping and shouting  d) herbs and tonics  e) none of the above
  7. So far, all the insults in the book insult your...  a) looks  b) size  c) intelligence  d) smell  e) speech
  8. Beetle was excited at the idea of her first delivery.  a) True  b) False
  9. What did Beetle do first to try to help the miller's wife? a) give her tea  b) give her ale  c) talk gently to her  d) nothing  e) none of the above
  10. Jane kicks Beetle out of the cottage for a while after her performance with the miller's wife.  a) True  b) False


MWA Quiz. (Chapters 5, 6, and part of 7)

  1. Before going to the St. Swithin's Day Fair in the midwife's place, Beetle had never been to a fair before.  a) True  b) False
  2. What is a soothsayer?  a) a merchant  b) an old form of a counselor  c) a musical instrument  d) a fortune teller  e) none of the above
  3. Why does the merchant give Beetle the comb? a) He feels sorry for her.  b) He thinks she's kind of cute.  c) She looks like she needs a comb.  d) All of the above.  e) None of the above.
  4. Alyce prefers to be outside, rather than inside.  a) True  b) False
  5. Why does Alyce save Will? a) She's scared she might go to Hell if she doesn't.  b) She's scared she'll be the one the village blames for his death.  c) She doesn't want to help send Will to Hell.  d) She says she doesn't know. e) None of the above.
  6. By "pluck" (p39) Will means...a) savvy.  b) courage.  c) cleverness.  d) all of the above.  e) none of the above.
  7. Which of the following is the only example of someone in the village who is nice to Alyce?  a) Will  b) the miller's wife  c) Grommet Smith  d) the baker's wife  e) None of the above. (Someone else.)
  8. What's wag? ("...Aww this wag grows boresome..." -p41) a) What a dog's tail does.  b) A shake of the head.  c) Teasing.  d) Drunkenness.  e) none of the above
  9. The reason Alyce is the one out after dark is that she knows all the secret ways around the village.  a) true  b) False
  10. Why were all the people who were caught shown mercy, and not punished as severely as they normally would be? a) Their "crimes" weren't that serious.  b) They were needed by the village.  c) The Devil made them do it.  d) They were all well-liked by the villagers.  e) none of the above

 
 
 

MWA Aloud.