Wednesday, 4/21/10
Warm Up. Copy, and fill in the blank with the
appropriate academic word. Use your pretest to help you. Exempt? Just write
the answer. (You may partner up, but only if you don't change locations.)
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The sun has many bad _________(s) on your
skin. (Don't use impact.)
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I would recognize his ____(ive) voice anywhere.
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Try to ______ the structure of your sentences,
so they don't all sound the same.
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He didn't realize the great ___ of his
small action. (Don't use effect.)
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The Boy Scouts teach you to be _______(ful).
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The house was ______(ed) by fire before
the firemen arrived. (Don't
use impact or affect.)
Go over vocabulary homework.
Vocabulary Pretest.
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Aunt Polly ____(ly) watched the bottle
of Painkiller to make sure Tom was taking it.
a) rebuke b) dire c) ostentatious d) clandestine
e) repulsive
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Tom _________(ed) around in his sleep as
he dreamed of being chased.
a)
dire b) pervade c) rebuke d) miscreant e) writhe
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Kendra's huge earrings were too __________
for the funeral. a) dire
b) ostentatious c) repulsive d) rebuke e) vagrant
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A real love of learning ________(ed) the
enthusiastic teacher's classroom. a) dire b) pervade
c) prophecy d) miscreant e) writhe
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In her soliloquy on p2, Aunt Polly _________(s)
herself for not being strict enough with Tom. a)
dire b) ostentatious c) repulsive d) rebuke e)
vagrant
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"For plainly this ______ had sold himself
to Satan and it would be fatal" to mess with him. a) dire
b) pervade c) rebuke d) miscreant e) writhe
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According to Tom's superstition, a stray
dog's howl is a ________ ________ of death. a) repulsive
vagrant b) clandestine miscreant c) dire prophecy d)
dire miscreant e) repulsive pervade
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The _______ (and smelly) _______ was last
seen confronting people and begging for money outside the liquor store.
a) repulsive, vagrant b) clandestine, miscreant c) dire, prophecy
d) dire, miscreant e) clandestine, pervade
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There was an all-________(ing) gloom in
the graveyard, that made the boys fearful.
a) dire b) pervade c) rebuke d) miscreant e) prophecy
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The origin of this word means to push away.
a) rebuke b) dire c) ostentatious d) clandestine
e) repulsive
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Cian waved the white clicker around rather
_______(ly), eager to let everyone know he had it for the week.
a) dire b) ostentatious c) repulsive d) rebuke
e) vagrant
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Some people's grades are in a _________
situation, and those people are in danger of not passing. a)
rebuke b) dire c) ostentatious d) clandestine e)
pervading
Tom Sawyer 11/12
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When Injun Joe tells his version of the
events in the graveyard, Tom and Huck are amazed that something doesn't
happen.
What? a) He is not called
a liar. b) They don't arrest him. c) He isn't hit by lightning.
d) He doesn't run. e) None of the above.
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What do they think the reason behind this
is? a) God feels sorry for him. b) The villagers feel sorry for
him. c) He "bewitched" them into believing. d) He sold his
soul to the 'Ol Scratch. e) None of the above.
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"They inwardly resolved to watch him, nights,
when the opportunity should offer, in the hope of getting a glimpse of
his dread master." (p79) Translation?
a) They promise themselves they will hide from Injun Joe, especially at
night. b) They promise themselves they will watch Injun Joe at night
for clues, so they can free Muff without having to tell on Joe directly.
c) They think to themselves how lucky they are that Joe didn't see them,
and vow to stay clear of him, especially at night, when he could be around.
d) They promise themselves they will watch Injun Joe at night whenever
they can, and with any luck, they will get to see the Devil. e) None
of the above.
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"It's blood, it's blood, that's what it
is!" This is... a) Tom, swearing not to tell about
Injun Joe. b) Sid, telling Tom what he heard Tom say in his sleep.
c) Huck, worried that Injun Joe will kill them if he finds out. d)
Tom, telling the sheriff what he saw in the graveyard. e) None of the above.
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How does Tom try to ease his conscience
about Muff's situation? a) By telling himself he would die if
he told. b) By bringing Muff things in jail. c) By telling
himself he will find a way to tell without Injun Joe knowing. d)
By telling himself it's not his fault. e) None of the above.
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This picture had the caption, "Injun Joe's
Two Victims." Who are the two victims? a) Tom and Huck. b) Doc
Robinson and Hoss Williams. c) Muff Potter and Hoss Williams.
d) Doc Robinson and Muff Potter. e) NOTA
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Why did Aunt Polly think Tom had been taking
the Painkiller all that time? a) He told her he was taking it. b) She
was watching the level of the medicine in the bottle. c) She watched him
take it a few times, and then just assumed he was still taking it. d) None
of the above.
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What was he really doing with it?
a) Giving it to the cat the whole time. b) Dumping it out the window.
c) Putting it in the flowers' water. d) Dumping it down a crack in the
floor. e) None of the above.
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"Because if he'd 'a had one, she'd
'a burnt him one herself!" Who's he? a)
Peter. b) Tom. c) Injun Joe. d) Sid. e) Huck.
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"Because if he'd 'a had one, she'd 'a burnt
him one herself!" What does "burnt him one" mean? a) Lit him
on fire. b) Spanked him. c) Punished him by making him chop wood and make
the fire. d) Given him the Painkiller. e) None of the above.
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What does Tom do when Becky finally comes
back to school? a) Runs over and says hi. b) Ignores her, because
they're still fighting. c) Tries to kiss her. d) Brings her a gift. e)
Starts showing off.
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She responds to this very coldly.
a) True. b) False