The poem's language was so ____________ that everyone
interpreted it differently. a) accumulate b) crucial c)
deviate d) fluctuate e) ambiguous
The word ____________ literally means "one shape."
a) exploit b) uniform c) contemporary d) bias e)
denote
Many people think that the big farm owners _________ the
people who pick their crops. a) induce b) accumulate
c) exploit d) displace e) denote
The man's blood pressure ____________(ed) wildly right
before his heart attack. a) exploit b) manipulate
c) clarify d) fluctuate e) minimize
Even in ______ slang, the word cool still means good.
a) contemporary b) arbitrary c) ambiguous d) deviate
e) implicit
Our _________ choice for where to stay turned out to be
a good one...this time. a) accumulate b) arbitrary
c) deviate d) fluctuate e) ambiguous
In Spanish, instead of an apostrophe, they use the preposition
____ to show ownership. a) to b) from c) for
d) of e) with
The Busy P's - Prepositions Pink Sheet Pretest 1. (You can miss one per day, or a
total of 3 or fewer to be exempt on Friday.)
ID the prepositions.
Myron mailed the letter to his grandma at the post office.
a) the(2), to, at b) the(2), at c) to d) at e)
to, at
Danny told us about the great vacation he had at lunch.
a) about b) about, at c) about, at, the d) at e)
no prepositions
Hundreds of people swarmed into the theater for the show.
a) of b) of, into, swarmed c) of, into d) of, into, for
e) of, for
Without a doubt, spitting on the subway is against the
law. a) without, doubt, on b) without, on, is c)
without, on, against d) on, against e) against
If you try, you know that you can fly...over the rainbow.
a) that b) can c) can, over d) over e) that, over
I am going to skip on my way home from Grandmother's house.
a) to, on, from b) on, from c) from d) to, from
e) on
After years as head coach, he decided to step down.
a) after b) after, as c) after, as, down d) after, down
e) after, as, to
Bonus: What's grammatically wrong with the first two?
Tom Sawyer, Chapter 14
Which of these things is not described by MT as something the boys did
on the island? a) sitting around and talking b) swimming naked
c) finding an old empty treasure chest d) catching and eating fish
e) They did all these things.
What does Tom think will happen, since the inchworm crawled across him?
a) He'll find a treasure chest b) He'll find a real, wrecked, pirate
ship c) He'll have bad luck. d) He will die soon. e)
He will soon have a new set of pirate clothes.
What was the "boom" the "pirates" kept hearing? a) The villagers searching
for them. b) Explosions from a fire in the village. c)
A passing steamboat with engine trouble. d) Hunters with guns.
e) NOTA
Why are the boys consciences bothering them near the end of Chapter
14? a) Because they stole so much food. b) Because they're thinking
of their families. c) Because they are cold and hungry. d)
Because they realized that pirates are actually bad guys. e) NOTA
"Tom withered him with derision." (p100) What does this mean?
a) Tom cried that he was homesick too. b) Tom was telling him to
just have fun. c) Tom said they would leave as soon as he got around
to it. d) Tom made fun of him for being a wimp. e) NOTA
What did Tom do before he left camp? a) Took some food. b) Left
a note saying he was homesick and had to leave. c) Left a note saying
he would be back soon. d) Told the other boys about a plan he had.
e) NOTA
