1. grass : blade :: corn : ______  a) core  b) cereal  c) serial  d) shear  e) kernel
2. advise : counsel :: cut: ______  a) counsel  b) hostile  c) sheer  d) shear  e) border
3. Cheerios : _____ :: #25489 : ____ a) serial/cereal  b) cereal/cerial  c) cerial/serial  d) cereal/serial
4. nugget : __ :: rank : __  a) cernel/kernel  b) colonel/kernel  c) kernel/kernal d) kernel/colonel
5. renter : ____ :: line : ____ a) boarder/border  b) border/border  c) boreder/border  d) boarder/boerder
6. praise : ____ :: match : ___ a) complement/complemint  b) compliment/complemint  c) compliment/complement  d) complement/compliment

Go over vocabulary homework.
Vocabulary Pretest.  You will use some words more than once. You won't use them all.

1. After Mr. Shmarty lost his ring at the beach, they _______(ed) through the sand until they found it.  a) enhance  b) wheedle  c) manifest  d) ebb  e) sift
2. When the pilot flew over the community, it was a serious __________ of the rules, and he had to be released.  a) transgression  b) wheedle  c) manifest  d) intrigue  e) sift
3. While Mr. Buffy was in training, he took several different vitamin ___________. a) enhances  b) supplements  c) palpables  d) transgressions  e) manifests
4. Third period tried to ___________ Mr. Coward into postponing the assignment, but Denial is not just a river in Egypt.  a) enhance  b) wheedle  c) manifest  d) ebb  e) sift
5. Jonas is _____ about the Ceremony of 12.  a) enhanced   b) nondescript  c) apprehensive  d) intrigued  e) supplementary
6. The new landscaping in front of the house really ___________(ed) its value.  a) enhance  b) wheedle  c) manifest  d) ebb  e) sift
7. After testing out several kinds of toilet paper, Mr. Sensitive found that one brand was ___________ better than the others for comfort.  a) enhance  b) supplementary  c) palpably  d) transgression  e) manifested
8. I found your story __________(ing), but ultimately unbelievable.  a) enhance    b) nondescript  c) apprehensive  d) intrigue  e) supplementary
9. Genevieve's  wardrobe was rather __________ and boring until she went on the show What not to Wear.   a) enhanced    b) nondescript  c) apprehensive  d) intriguing  e) supplementary
10. Just for a minute, the ghost of Colonel Saunders ___________(ed) itself at the top of the stairs. Then it was gone.   a) enhance    b) manifest  c) ebb  d) intrigue  e) palpable
11. The class's relief was __________ when Mr. Coward canceled the test. A giant sigh escaped from every student. (Then they woke up.)  a) enhance    b) nondescript  c) apprehensive  d) intrigue  e) palpable
12. A euphemism for detention might be "__________ behavior training."  a) enhanced   b) nondescript  c) apprehensive  d) intrigued  e) supplementary

The Giver chapters 3 and 4.

1. Why does  Jonas want his father to chastise Lily?  a) She “borrowed” his bike to go for a ride.  b) She mentioned his eyes.  c) She interrupted him while he was sharing his feelings.  d) She threw water on him.  e) NOTA
2. It is against the rules to call attention to things that are different about individuals. a) True  b) False
3. What quality does Jonas think Gabriel's eyes have that other people's eyes don't?  a) color  b) depth  c) reflection  d) love  e) NOTA
4. Why is there very little honor in the assignment of Birthmother?  a) After three years, you do hard physical labor until you enter the House of the Old.  b) It is considered unclean to give birth to babies.  c) You do not continue your schooling after you receive that assignment.  d) You are considered insensitive because you give up your babies.  e) NOTA
5. One of the jobs of a Speaker is to publicly chastise those who break minor rules.  a) True  b) False
6. Asher also noticed something had changed about the apple they were tossing.  a) True  b) False
7. The only time it's OK to brag is when you have accomplished something big for the community.  a) True  b) False
8. Why does Jonas have no idea what his assignment might be? a) Because it's such a secret in the Community.  b) Because he hasn't focused his volunteer efforts in any one area.  c) Because he hasn't enjoyed any of his volunteer assignments.  d) Because he's not very smart.  e) NOTA
9. Roberto's release was a sad occasion for all at the House of the Old because he was so well-loved.  a) True  b) False
10. All of these were a part of Roberto's release ceremony except...a) a review of his life and accomplishments.  b) chanting the patriotic anthem.  c) speeches from friends and admirers.  d) a period of mourning.  e) These were all a part of the ceremony.
11. Where does Larissa say the Old go when they are released?  a) To "Heaven."   b) The House of the Very Old.  c) Nobody knows except the committee of Elders.  d) To another Community.  e) NOTA
12. Why are Jonas and Larissa laughing at the end of chapter 4?  a) Jonas told a funny joke.  b) Larissa’s hair was sticking straight up after her bath.  c) Asher tripped and fell into an empty tub.  d) Jonas suggested they take an idea to the committee for study.  e) NOTA
13. The Giver is written in... a) first-person  b) second-person  c) third-person  d) NOTA