Thursday, 3/6/08 - Vocabulary is due.
Test tomorrow: Spelling (inc. warm ups), Vocabulary, Verbs, Charlotte 7-8.
Warm Up. Copy and Click.
  1. savvy : professional :: ________ : amateur   a) ballet  b) ensemble  c) debut  d) naive  e) routine
  2. throw : bouquet :: cruise : ________   a) naive  b) portrait  c) plateau  d) boulevard  e) plaque
  3. professional : amateur :: farewell : ______  a) debris  b) detour  c) antique  d) fatigue  e) debut
  4. coupon : savings :: marathon : ________  a) detour  b) fatigue  c) depot  d) technique  e) petite
  5. extraordinary : routine :: specific : _________  a) technique  b) surveillance  c) vague  d) amateur  e) detour
  6. city : map :: person : _________  a) naive  b) portrait  c) plateau  d) boulevard  e) amateur
Verb Review. Part III.
  1. Itchy handed Scratchy a ticking bomb.  a) DO  b) IO  c) Adv.
  2. Itchy handed Scratchy a ticking bomb. a) VT  b) VI
  3. Itchy handed Scratchy a ticking bomb.  a) DO  b) IO  c) Adv.
  4. He wrote his essay illegibly.  a) DO  b) IO  c) Adv.
  5. He wrote his essay illegibly.  a) VT  b) VI
  6. What did your cousin send you?  a) DO  b) IO  c) Adv.
  7. What did your cousin send you?  a) VT  b) VI
  8. The smiling woman always seemed happy.  a) smiling/action  b) smiling/linking  c) seemed/action   d) seemed/linking  e) seemed/helping
  9. At the party, Sue looked amazing.  a) action  b) linking  c) helping  d) not a verb
  10. Have a quick look at this before you say yes.    a) action  b) linking  c) helping  d) not a verb
Go Over Vocabulary Homework.
Vocabulary Pretest.
  1. There was nothing that could ________ the intense seasickness Charlotte had for the first few days of the voyage. a) breach  b) rash  c) quell  d) docile  e) decorum
  2. Who would be called the most punctilious?  a) Keetch  b) Grummage  c) Barlow  d) the porter who left  e) Zachariah
  3. Second period's behavior was ___________ for the sub, and they got an 11!   a) rash  b) unimpeachable  c) decorum  d) breach  e) quell
  4. Second period observed all rules of politeness and ___________, and that is why they got an 11 from the sub.  a) punctilious  b) breach  c) sardonic  d) decorum  e) vigilant
  5. Another reason second period got such a high mark from the sub, was that they didn't do anything _________ or reckless.   a) punctilious  b) breach  c) sardonic  d) rash  e) vigilant
  6. They even __________(ly), and neatly, put name, date and title on all the papers they turned in.  a) rash  b) docile  c) punctilious  d) implacable  e) sardonic
  7. No matter how fourth period tried to coax him, Mr. Coward was ________, and refused to allow a cheat sheet. a) rash  b) docile  c) punctilious  d) implacable  e) sardonic
  8. There was a _____ in the dam, and water poured through.  a) punctilious  b) breach  c) sardonic  d) decorum  e) vigilant
  9. A prison guard always has to be __________, and make sure nothing escapes his attention.  a) vigilant  b) rash  c) quell  d) unimpeachable  e) docile
  10. A prison guard always has to be watchful and wary, and make sure to immediately __________ any sign of a revolt.   a) vigilant  b) rash  c) quell  d) unimpeachable  e) docile
  11. "Yeah, sure. That'll work. Not." I said  ________(ally). a) rash  b) docile  c) punctilious  d) implacable  e) sardonic

 
 
 

Charlotte Quiz. Ch. 5-6. Tip: Protagonist = hero, example: Tom Sawyer.  Antagonist = villain, example: Injun Joe.

  1. What is Jaggery doing when Charlotte enters his cabin?  a) Writing in the ship's log.  b) Plotting the ship's course.  c) Playing chess with the first mate.  d) Eating dinner.  e) Reading the Bible.
  2. Jaggery tells Charlotte not to be friendly with the crew.  a) True  b) False
  3. Jaggery compares the crew to... a) criminals  b) idiots  c) animals  d) children  e) NOTA
  4. Jaggery assures Charlotte that, while he might seem harsh, he would never get violent with the men.  a) True  b) False
  5. Jaggery asks Charlotte to spy on the men for him.  a) True  b) False
  6. What's a round robin?  a) A torture device for punishing the crew. b) An agreement among the crew, signed by them.   c) Another name for hardtack.   d) A doughnut.  e) A way of dividing up the chores on the ship.
  7. What makes Charlotte change her mind about telling Jaggery where she got the knife?  a) She was still mad at Grummage for dropping her off.  b) She saw the anger in Jaggery's eyes.   c) She likes Zachariah now.   d) She had promised Zachariah. e) NOTA
  8. When she tells him she got the knife from Grummage, what is Jaggery's reaction?  a) relief  b) fear  c) anger  d) surprise  e) NOTA
  9. Who now seems to be the main antagonist in our novel? (Even though Charlotte might not realize it quite yet.)  a) Hollybrass  b) Charlotte herself   c) Zachariah   d) Barlow  e) NOTA
  10. Jaggery orders the men around in order to impress Charlotte.  a) True  b) False
  11. The hold is where Charlotte's trunk was stored. a) True  b) False
  12. The bilge is the ship's jail. a) True  b) False
  13. The brig is the water in the bottom of a ship.  a) True  b) False
  14. In chapter 6, Zachariah again warned Charlotte about the captain. a) True  b) False
  15. What feeling is Charlotte getting at the end of chapter 6?  a) That she's in danger from the crew.  b) That she can't really trust Jaggery like she thought.  c) That she feels sorry for Zachariah.  d) That someone is watching her. e) NOTA