Wednesday, 4/14/10
Warm Up. Spelling Rule II.
Copy: Drop the final e before a suffix beginning with a vowel but not before a suffix beginning with a consonant.
Copy each one, and circle the incorrectly spelled word.
I. a) desirable  b) wasting  c) becoming  d) couragous e) all correct
II. a) statement  b) reservation  c) expensive  d) arguement  e) all correct
III. a) truly  b) joking  c) storeage  d) famous  e) all correct
IV. a) eight  b) height  c) receive  d) niece  e) all correct
V.  a) weird  b) decieve  c) leisure  d) either  e) all correct
BONUS: There are two exceptions to "drop the e" rule in the first 3 questions. What are they?

Go over vocabulary homework.
Vocabulary Pretest.

  1. It was hard for Pony to understand the _________(ing) that Socs had for greasers. a) blather  b) ecstatic  c) furtive  d) odious  e) loathe
  2. crafty : savvy :: patronizing : ________ a) condescending  b) adamant  c) guile  d) odious  e) impudent
  3. Jimmy was a ___ on the team after he blew the game.  a) condescending  b) pariah  c) odious  d) loathe  e) blather
  4. Tom ______(ed) his opponent in the "sword" fight.  a) condescending  b) pariah  c) odious  d) loathe  e) vanquish
  5. Aunt Polly was ______ that Tom be punished for his misbehavior; she just had to do her job as a parent. a) condescending  b) adamant  c) guile  d) contemplate  e) impudent
  6. History is just ________ to me; all those names and dates run together in my mind and I tune it out. a) condescending  b) pariah  c) odious  d) loathe  e) blather
  7. If there's one thing teachers ___________, it's __________ behavior. a) contemplate/ecstatic  b) odious/blather  c) condescending/loathe  d) loathe/impudent  e) vanquish/ecstatic
  8. The players mobbed each other ___________(ally) after they won the World Series.  a) blather  b) ecstatic  c) furtive  d) odious  e) loathe
  9. She _________(ly) passed the note during class so the teacher wouldn't see. a) condescending  b) adamant  c) guile  d) odious  e) furtive
  10. It was Dally's quick thinking and _______ that sent the fuzz to Texas looking for the boys. a) condescending  b) adamant  c) guile  d) odious  e) furtive
  11. Pony got angry at Cherry in chapter 8 because he thought she was just being ___________, trying to help out the poor little greasers.  a) ecstatic  b) adamant  c) guile  d) contemplate  e) condescending
  12. We will soon see that Huck Finn, being the son of the town drunk, is a _________ in Tom's village, and all the mothers try to keep their kids away from him.  a) blather  b) pariah  c) odious  d) loathe  e) vanquish

Bonus: What scene is depicted here?
Tom Sawyer (2,3)
  1. The Outsiders : Tulsa :: Tom Sawyer : _____  a) St. Louis  b) Mississippi  c) St. Petersburg  d) Kansas City  e) None of the above.
  2. Tom got the boys to whitewash the fence by... a) bribing them  b) lying to them  c) making it seem like play  d) pleading with them  e) NOTA
  3. Who is the "great and wise philosopher" that Mark Twain refers to in the second-to-last paragraph of Chapter 2?  a) Tom Sawyer  b) Aunt Polly  c) Some Greek philosopher  d) Albert Einstein e) None of the above.
  4. According to Mark Twain in Chapter 2, play is something you...  a) like to do  b) want to do  c) have to do  d) don't have to do  e) are good at
  5. Slang: "...it's a bully taw."  a) mean  b) cool  c) lame  d) fun  e) huge
  6. Slang: "That's a mighty gay marvel."  a) mean  b) cool  c) lame  d) fun  e) huge
  7. Tom's reward for doing such a good job on the fence was...a) a doughnut.  b) an apple.  c) a dollar.  d) some sugar.  e) nothing.
  8. Aunt Polly also gives Tom a lecture on... a) the importance of being good.  b) the value of not cutting school.  c) how much better the reward is when you have worked hard to earn it. d) improving his behavior.  e) none of the above.
  9. How did Tom get revenge on Sid for tattling on him about the black thread?  a) He threw dirt clods at him.  b) He "lammed" him.  c) He dumped water on his head.  d) All of the above. e) None of the above.
  10. Why did Tom climb the fence instead of using the gate? (p16) HINT: Mark Twain is being sarcastic/ironic.   a) It's more fun. b) He was in a hurry. c) The gate was broken.  d) The gate was blocked.  e) So he couldn't be chased as easily.
  11. What does Mark Twain mean when he says on (p17), "The fresh-crowned hero fell without firing a shot"? Why is he a "fresh-crowned hero"? a) Because he just thumped Sid.  b) Because he just won a pretend war.  c) Because he was just playing Robin Hood.  d) He was just rewarded by Aunt Polly for the fence. e) None of the above.
  12. What does it mean that  he "fell"?  a) He was injured.  b) He actually fell.  c) He fell in love.  d) He fell for a trick.  e) She shot a spit wad at him.
  13. Why does Aunt Polly say she hits Tom for stealing sugar, but not Sid? (p19)  a) Because Tom steals more sugar than Sid.  b) Because Sid always says he's sorry.  c) Because Sid never steals sugar.  d) Because Tom bugs her a lot more often.  e) None of the above.
  14. "Umf! Well, you didn't get a lick amiss, I reckon. You been into some other audacious mischief when I wasn't around, like enough." (p19) What does Aunt Polly mean? a) I'm sorry.  b) I don't really believe you, so I'm punishing you just in case. c) You've probably done other things I didn't catch you at, so that's for those.  d) I can't admit I'm wrong, so I have to punish you anyway.  e) I'm doing this for your own good.
  15. What does Tom fantasize about twice in Chapter 3? (Hint: After Aunt Polly hits him for the sugar, and outside of "The Adored Unknown's" window.)  a) Being a hero.  b) Being dead.  c) Having Becky as his gal.  d) Hitting them back.  e) None of the above.
  16. Bonus 1: This is an original illustration from the first edition of Tom Sawyer. It depicts the beginning of the whitewashing scene in Chapter 2. What's wrong with this picture?
  17. Bonus 2: How did Tom get back at the maid who dumped water on him outside "The Adored Unknown's" window?  a) He yelled at her.  b) He went and told Aunt Polly about her. c) He didn't try to get back at her.  d) He threw a rock through the window.  e) He dumped trash on the ground for her to have to pick up.