1. When you pronounce this word, make sure to put the _____ on the first syllable.  a) framework  b) emphasis  c) criteria  d) approximate  e) attribute
2. It hasn't been long enough since the new homework policy was ______(ed) to see if it works yet. a) confer  b) promote  c) emphasis  d) attribute  e) institute
3. The band went on tour to ____ their new album.  a) emphasis  b) contrast  c) emerge  d) promote  e) equate
4. Don't work it out exactly, just try to _____ an answer.  a) approximate  b) equate  c) concentrate  d) promote  e) institute
5. Since the poison was so _____(ed), it only took a tiny bit to kill.  a) equate  b) emphasis  c) attribute  d) promote  e) concentrate
6. His brother's _____ whistling finally drove him crazy.  a) approximate  b) constant  c) emphasis  d) tradition  e) dimension

IRW, p346-347.
Correct homework.
Reading Check.

1. Every horizontal line on p346 represents... a) temperature  b) 10 degrees  c) a month  d) a city in Alaska  e) none of the above
2. (p346) Many of the satellite photos we see on tv and on the 'net are provided by the NOAA. What does that abbreviation stand for?  a) National Organization of American Areas  b) Network of Area Administration  c) Network of Ocean and Atmosphere  d) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration  e) National Observation of Atmosphere Administration
3. On a chart like the one marked A on p346, we read the data...  a) right to left, and bottom to top  b) left to right, and bottom to top  c) right to left, and top to bottom  d) left to right, and top to bottom  e) It doesn't matter.
4. In this context (p347), the word precipitation means...  a) snow  b) rain  c) ice/hail  d) all of the above  e) none of the above
5. According to the map on p347, which of these states has the coldest temperature?  a) Alaska  b) New York  c) Minnesota  d) Texas  e) California
6. (p347) Areas of low pressure seem to be associated with...  a) warm temperatures  b) a lot of wind  c) ice  d) bad weather  e) none of the above
7. Which of these is the warmest city on the map (p347)?  a) San Francisco  b) Chicago  c) Honolulu  d) Phoenix  e) Miami
8. (p347) Which of these cities has weather that is most similar to our current weather?  a) San Francisco  b) Salt Lake City  c) Oklahoma City  d) Houston  e) Kansas City
9. According to the map on p347, about how far is it from San Francisco to Salt Lake City?  a) 350 miles  b) 1000 miles  c) 1500 miles  d) 750 miles  e) You can't tell.

Go over vocabulary homework.
Vocabulary Pretest. You might use words more than once. You might not use them all.

1. Most stores these days don't _________ over the price.  They expect you to pay the marked price.  a) meander  b) ample  c) bustle  d) haggle  e) meddle
2. Esteban's project was almost finished, and then his mother started to _________ with it. He was up all night fixing it.  a) haggle  b) whorl  c) meddle  d) meander  e) bustle
3. Jane the Midwife ___________(ed)  into the room and took charge of the situation.  a) meander  b) haggle  c) compendium  d) meddle  e) bustle
4. Sometimes the __________ of a cure lies in the mind of the person who believes it will work.  a) conscientious  b) efficacy  c) revelry  d) compendium  e) ample
5. From the author's description, Grommet Smith has a rather _____________ figure.  a) conscientious  b) efficacy  c) revelry  d) bustle  e) ample
6. He wasn't a very ____________ student so his grades were not very good. a) conscientious  b) efficacy  c) revelry  d) meander  e) ample
7. The field full of flowers was a ___________ of color as the wind blew them this way and that.  a) haggle  b) whorl  c) meddle  d) meander  e) bustle
8. The holiday season is a time for ________ and for quiet family gatherings.  a) haggle  b) efficacy  c) meddle  d) meander  e) revelry
9. The road  "__________(ed) easterly and northerly until it ended in the glory that was St. Swithin's Day Fair."   a) haggle  b) bustle  c) meddle  d) meander  e) revelry
10. exact : approximate  ::  nonchalant : _____   a) bustle  b) conscientious  c) revelry  d) meander  e) ample

MWA