Wednesday, 4/8/09 - Tomorrow's "Test": Vocabulary and Grammar. Yup, that's it.
Warm Up. Grammar III. COPY! (Exemption: 27/30 or 10/10 today.)
  1. A(n) _____ answers the questions which one, what kind, how many. a) noun  b) pronoun  c) verb  d) adjective  e) adverb
  2. A(n) ________ answers the questions when, where, how...    a) noun  b) pronoun  c) verb  d) adjective  e) adverb
  3. ...about a(n) _________.   a) noun or verb  b) pronoun or noun  c) verb or adjective   d) pronoun or verb  e) adverb, adjective, or verb

  4. He was an extremely scary bear, and we beat a hasty retreat from his lair.
  5. was:     a) preposition  b) pronoun  c) verb  d) adjective  e) adverb
  6. extremely:   a) preposition  b) pronoun  c) verb  d) adjective  e) adverb
  7. we:    a) noun  b) pronoun  c) verb  d) adjective  e) adverb
  8. hasty:   a) preposition  b) pronoun  c) verb  d) adjective  e) adverb
  9. retreat:    a) noun  b) pronoun  c) verb  d) adjective  e) adverb
  10. from:     a) preposition  b) pronoun  c) conjunction  d) adjective  e) adverb
  11. his: a) preposition  b) pronoun  c) conjunction  d) adjective  e) adverb
Second Chance Vocabulary Pretest. (Click only. Exemption: 18/20 or 8/8 today.)
  1. He opened the door for her with a bow and a little ________... a) indiscriminate  b) blasphemy  c) delusion  d) flourish  e) aesthetic
  2. ...and the _______ over her continued throughout the evening, with flowers, and candy, and continuous compliments...  a) fawning  b) flourish  c) treachery  d) exquisite  e) cynical
  3. ...but I think he was having a _________ if he thought she liked him for anything but his money. a) blasphemy  b) caper  c) aesthetic  d) delusion  e) cynical
  4. He was a _________ artist, who produced work in many different media.  a) fawning  b) cynical  c) exquisite  d) delusion  e) prolific
  5. In this class, being disrespectful to the Raffle King is akin to ______.  a) indiscriminate  b) blasphemy  c) delusion  d) flourish  e) aesthetic
  6. Even though the outlook for his illness was not good, he remained optimistic, and didn't turn crabby and __________.   a) fawning  b) flourish  c) treachery  d) exquisite  e) cynical
  7. The _________ use of fertilizers and pesticides can ruin rivers and streams due to the runoff.  a) indiscriminate  b) blasphemy  c) delusion  d) flourish  e) aesthetic
  8. It turns out that, far from being unihabited, Mars has a ___________(ing) civilization.  a) fawn  b) flourish  c) treachery  d) exquisite  e) cynical


(If not done yet.) "EMen" Open Mouth Quiz.

  1. It turns out that the line of work a Martian needs to be in to welcome Earth men is...   a) military  b) government leader  c) police  d) immigration  e) psychology
  2. Why was there no "hullabaloo" to welcome the Earth men?    a) The Martians thought the Earth men were hostile. b) There are many people on Mars who claim to be from Earth. c) The Martians had already met Earth men before (from the First Expedition). d) The Martians wanted the Earth men to go home. e) none of the above
  3. What was the Martian's explanation for the rocket?    a) It came from somewhere else on Mars. b) It was left there by the First Expedition. c) It was a product of the Earth men's minds. d) It was a giant fake. e) none of the above
  4. Why does Mr. Xxx shoot the captain?    a) The captain is a danger to Martians. b) The captain is in pain and wants Mr. Xxx to put him out of his misery. c) Mr. Xxx believes they really are from Earth. d) Mr. Xxx thinks he will be happier dead. e) none of the above
  5. Why does EMen end with a "weather report"?     a) As a foreshadowing of things to come. b) To show how the Martians are starting anew after the Earthmen are gone.  c) To show that, as far as the Martians are concerned, the Earthmen were never there.  d) To show that Mars has weather like Earth.  e) All of the above.
  6. This line would be called the ________ of the story.  a) exposition  b) rising action  c) climax  d) falling action  e) denouement
  7. The part where the captain realizes where they are would be part of the _______ of the story. a) exposition  b) rising action  c) climax  d) falling action  e) denouement
  8. The part where Mr. Xxx shoots himself would be part of the _______ of the story.  a) exposition  b) rising action  c) climax  d) falling action  e) denouement
  9. From the beginning of the story to where the men leave Mrs. Ttt's house would be called _________.  a) exposition  b) rising action  c) climax  d) falling action  e) denouement
  10. The word denouement is French for...  a) "the end"  b) "the twist"  c) "the real ending"  d) "the untying"  e) "the meaning"
"The Third Expedition"