Tuesday, 3/3/09 - Weird
State-Writing-Test Schedule
Warm Up - Academic Words IX. Click and Copy.
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Even though sky-diving is relatively safe today, the sport
is still ______(ly) risky. a) supplement b) medium
c) passive d) concurrent e) inherent
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His argument was ______, and his paper was persuasive.
a) subordinate b) anticipate c) compatible d) coherent
e) mutual
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He is the most _______ part of the team; without him the
mission would fail. a) compatible b) integral c)
inherent d) coherent e) protocol
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After the strike, a ________(or) was brought in to help
settle the dispute. a) anticipate b) ethic c) mediate
d) behalf e) compatible
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He had a very strong work _______, and always gave his
full effort. a) ethic b) inherent c) supplement
d) medium e) protocol
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The http you see at the beginning of URLs stands for the
______, or set of rules, that computers use to communicate. a)
ethic b) medium c) compatible d) protocol e) passive
Charlotte Question/Answers
Looking down from part way up
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Working in the rigging.
Looking up!
Literally miles of rope!
Charlotte Quiz. Chapters 1 and 2. Bonus:
The knife handle was scrimshaw. What is that?
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How is Charlotte able to recall just what happened with all the details?
a) She talked to people afterwards to make sure she remembered it correctly.
b) She used the ship's records to recreate the journey. c) She made
up the parts she couldn't recall exactly. d) Her father made her
write it all down. e) NOTA
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What made the first porter leave? a) Charlotte's trunk was too
heavy. b) The mention of Capt. Jaggery's name. c) The mention
of the name Seahawk. d) Charlotte was acting spoiled. e) Charlotte
wouldn't pay him extra.
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What literary term would we use for this scene? a) flashback
b) conflict c) foreshadowing d) irony e) theme
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Who demanded a receipt for Charlotte? a) Keetch b) Grummage
c) Zachariah d) Barlow e) NOTA
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What's a Jack Tar? (p23) a) slave b) sailor
c) poor person d) sick person e) The stuff they use to plug
holes in the ship.
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When Charlotte watches Grummage arguing with someone she can't see (ch
1), who does it turn out to be? a) Jaggery b) Keetch
c) The first mate. d) Barlow. e) Zachariah
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When Zachariah offers to be Charlotte's friend, she... a)
is grateful. b) feels insulted. c) is secretly grateful,
but turns him down. d) says she needs a friend. e) NOTA
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Zachariah tells Charlotte that they have two things in common, "enough
to begin a friendship." One of them is that they are both different from
the crew; he's the only black, she's the only girl. How else does
he say they are different from the crew? a) She's the only high-class
person, he's the only slave. b) She's never been to sea, he's been
a sailor longer than anyone. c) She's so young, and he's so old.
d) They are both much smarter than the rest of the crew. e) None
of the above.
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Who gave Charlotte a knife? a) Keetch b) Grummage
c) Zachariah d) Barlow e) NOTA
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On a ship, the head is the captain. a) True b) False
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What does Charlotte do with the knife she is given? a) Gives it
back. b) Throws it overboard. c) Secretly puts it back. d)
Hides it under her bed. e) NOTA
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Who only pretended to want Charlotte off the ship?
a) Barlow b) Keetch c) Zachariah d) Grummage e)
NOTA
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In the conversation Charlotte overhears outside her cabin, it sounds
like Charlotte is on the ship... a) because her dad messed up. b)
because it was the only ship available. c) as a part of someone else's
plan. d) for her own protection. e) All of these.