Thursday, 12/4/08 - Tomorrow's Test: AW, Vocabulary, IRW (mostly 354-355, but a few from previous pages). Warm Up. Click and copy the bold-faced part. Choose the BEST answer. All will be on the test tomorrow! Tip: If you get fewer than 7 correct, you might want to study!
  1. S. E. Hinton says that she likes to keep the writer part of her a separate _________ from the mother part of her.  a) capacity  b) entity  c) notion  d) logic  e) clause
  2. His education _________(ed) him to go far in life.   a) orient  b) amend  c) sustain  d) facilitate  e) enable
  3. Some say low taxes ____ the growth of businesses. a) consult  b) revenue  c) enforce  d) facilitate  e) amend
  4. A(n) ______ is a piece of a sentence that could be a sentence on its own.  a) entity  b) notion  c) revenue  d) clause  e) whereas
  5. The word whereas is a(n) ___________.  a) verb  b) noun  c) adjective  d) preposition  e) NOTA
  6. Johnny : diffident :: Pony : _________  (At least Darry thought so.)  a) dligent  b) abundant  c) compelling  d) heedless e) dire
  7. aloof : cordial  ::  boring :  ________  a) heedless  b) diligent  c) compelling  d) dire  e) diffident
  8. bargain : haggle  ::  beg : ________  a) heed  b) grovel  c) compel  d) abundant  e) dire
  9. The prefix milli- means: a) 1000  b) 1/10  c) 100  d) 1/1000  e) NOTA
  10. In the context of weather, the word precipitation means...  a) snow  b) rain  c) ice/hail  d) all of the above  e) NOTA
Correct IRW (350-351)  IRW Quiz.
  1. In the example paragraph about Columbus, what is the main idea? a) Columbus made a lot of mistakes, but was successful anyway.  b) Columbus was a very persuasive guy.   c) Columbus was a successful guy.  d) All of the above.  e) None of the above
  2. In the example paragraph about Columbus, how many supporting details do they give for the main idea?   a) 1  b) 2  c) 3  d) 4  e) 5
  3. What is the main idea of the next paragraph?  a) Doctors in that time often made people's illnesses worse.  b) Columbus's doctor told him to smell a goat.  c) Doctor's in Columbus's time were dumb.  d) Doctors in that time didn't have the knowledge to cure diseases.  e) All of the above
  4. How many supporting details are there for that main idea?  a) 1  b) 2  c) 3  d) 4  e) 5
  5. According to "After-School Blues," what is the root problem?  a) Kids are littering.  b) Restaurants are too expensive.  c) Kids are "horsing around in people's front yards."  d) Kids from the middle school are loitering in the neighborhood after school.  e) None of the above.
  6. This brief excerpt has most of the pieces required for a problem/solution essay. What is it missing?  a) Details that support the solution.  b) An opposing argument.  c) Examples that illustrate the problem.  d) A proposed solution.  e) A statement of the problem.
MWA 1-4. Open Mouth?
  1. Sleeping in the dung heap, Brat dreamed of "snug cottages, and warm bread, and mothers who hugged their babes."  a) True  b) False
  2. The midwife took Brat in because she felt sorry for her.  a) True  b) False
  3. The villagers don't like the midwife because she isn't very good at her job.  a) True  b) False
  4. Why do the villagers taunt and tease and abuse Beetle?  a) Because she's stupid.  b) Because of the way she talks.  c) Because they are angry at the midwife.  d) Because they don't like beggars, like she used to be.  e) It's just random.
  5. What event prompted Beetle to start watching through the windows and learning from Jane?  a) When Jane let her help in an emergency.  b) When the pregnant woman was giving birth in the field.  c) Nothing in particular; she just got too curious.  d) When Beetle begged and pleaded to be allowed to watch.  e) None of the above.
  6. Beetle learned that midwifery was more about ______ and _____, than about magic and potions.  a) strong hands and clean fingernails  b) hard work and good sense  c) slapping and shouting  d) herbs and tonics  e) none of the above
  7. So far, all the insults in the book insult your...  a) looks  b) size  c) intelligence  d) smell  e) speech
  8. What seems to be Beetle main emotion so far?  a) anger  b) hatred  c) fear  d) joy  e) hope
  9. Besides the sudden abundance of bread, what made Beetle suspicious about the midwife?  a) The midwife kept getting strange visitors.  b) The midwife was especially friendly all of a sudden.  c) The midwife was going on strange errands.  d) The midwife was even meaner than usual.  e) NOTA
  10. What did Beetle do first to try to help the miller's wife? a) give her tea  b) give her ale  c) talk gently to her  d) nothing  e) none of the above
  11. Jane kicks Beetle out of the cottage for a while after her performance with the miller's wife.  a) True  b) False
MWA Aloud.