Thursday, 3/13/08 - Welcome Parents!
Tomorrow's Test:  Spelling, Vocabulary, Roots, and Charlotte 15 and 16
Warm Up. Copy (1-6) and Click. Use p220-221 to help you with 7-10.
  1. "hang from-able" =   a) benevolent  b) dependable  c) compensation  d) beneficial  e) predicate
  2. super =  a) throw  b) great  c) under   d) hang  e) over
  3. "together throw thing" =  a) adjective  b) interjection  c) projectile  d) projector  e) dictionary
  4. "forward thrower" =  a) projectile  b) projector  c) interjection  d) adjective  e) predicament
  5.  harmful : beneficial :: clumsy : _______  a) contradict  b) laconic  c) verbose  d) dexterous  e) benevolent
  6.  worsen : abate :: skim : _______  a) concoct  b) atone  c) scrutinize  d) contradict  e) verbose
  7. What are the "crossbars" on the mast called? a) royal masts  b) bow sprits  c) yards or spars  d) forecastle  e) topsails
  8. And the highest ones are called...?  a) fore-  b) royal-  c) upper-  d) top-  e) upper main-
  9. What are the ropes called that the sailors use to climb the masts?  a) shrouds  b) yards  c) ratlines  d) catheads  e) jibs
  10. The bowsprit's job is to anchor the _______ sails.  a) top-  b) fore-  c) royal-  d) jib-  e) bow-
Essay Examples. Review tips for each genre.

Charlotte Doyle Quiz. (13-14)

  1. Foley compliments Charlotte by calling her a pretty girl. a) True  b) False
  2. Which "illustration" on the board best shows the situation Charlotte was in in Chapter 13?
  3. Besides the fact that she went into the rigging without his permission, what else is Jaggery upset about when Charlotte comes down from aloft?  a) She disobeyed his orders.  b) The men disobeyed his orders.  c) If she gets hurt, her father will be angry at him.  d) The way she is dressed.  e) All of the above.
  4. After Charlotte becomes part of the crew, Jaggery works the crew even harder.  a) True.  b) False.
  5. The one thing Charlotte said she couldn't do that the other sailors did was... a) Steer the ship.  b) Use a knife to fix ropes.  c) Cuss.  d) Scrape the bow.  e) She did all these things.
  6. What is scuttlebutt?  a) a nickname for a cockroach  b) a nickname for the captain  c) a nickname for Charlotte  d) gossip and rumors  e) NOTA
  7. What was the "prison" that Charlotte referred to as her "proper place"?  a) The cabin she used to stay in.  b) The Barrington School for Better Girls.  c) Her previous lifestyle and attitudes.  d) Her family.  e) NOTA
  8. Which "illustration" on the board best shows the situation Charlotte was in in Chapter 14?
  9. How did the crew help save Charlotte from drowning?  a) Grimes grabbed and pulled her in.  b) They changed course so the water was calmer.  c) They threw her a rope, and pulled her back.  d) They didn't; she did it all by herself.  e) They cut loose the tangled sail that was knocking her into the sea.
  10. Why does Jaggery hit Charlotte?  a) She says she's going to report him to the courts.  b) To show the crew she was no longer his friend.  c) She called him a coward!  d) He said she failed a task.  e) She disobeyed him.
  11. After Charlotte calls Jaggery a coward, and tells him off, without him saying anything, the crew cheers for her again.  a) True.  b) False.
  12. After the scene between Jaggery and Charlotte, what does Grimes do for Charlotte?  a) Helps protect her from Jaggery.  b) Warns her when Jaggery is watching her.  c) Gives her a pistol to protect herself.  d) Teaches her how to use a knife.  e) NOTA
  13. Why is seeing the red bird an ominous sign?  a) It means they are way off-course.  b) It means that the wind is dying, and they will be stranded for a long while.  c) "Blood birds" are bad luck.  d) It means a hurricane is coming.  e) NOTA