1. joy : smile :: pain : ______
2. The army was outnumbered, nevertheless it ________(ed) the invasion.
3. He was obsessed with his new hobby; it totally __________(ed) his life.
4. His latest ____ was a rare comic collection.
5. She ______(ed) the incident very differently than he did.
6. The council studied the ______  _______ of the proposed shopping center. (Don't use effect.)
7. There were a lot of _______(ions) about how we could use the grant money.

Prepositions.
Steps to Identifying Prepositions.  I. Make sure it's not something else, like an article.   II. Check to see if it's followed by a verb. Yes? It's part of the verb, not a preposition.   III. Ask, _____what? If there is an answer to that question, it's a preposition. If there isn't, it's an adverb.
Copy and fill in the blanks with whatever words make the sentences make sense.
Which words have to be prepositions? Which words can't be?
For each word you put in the blank, choose A if it is a preposition, and choose B if it is not.

1. Demo: Please ask the ducks ____  the big honkers to come ____ because _____ the rain. 

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2. The train roared 1)____ the tunnel, blasting its horn 2)___ the ducks.
3. The class 3)_____ cheese was held 4)_____ the gym.
4. We came 5)_____, we sat 6)_____ the table, and we 7)_____.
5. Jan showed the penguin 8)___ her teacher 9)___ class.
6. Forrest Gump liked to 10)___ when he was 11)____.

Tom Sawyer 13/14

1. In chapter 13 we see another example of  Tom doing things the hard way (like he did when he climbed the fence instead of using the gate). What was it?  a) Stealing food.  b) Going over the cliff.  c) Pretending to be dead.  d) Climbing on the roof.  e) NOTA
2. (p92) bullyrag?  a) punish  b) nag  c) try to help  d) beat up  e) NOTA
3. From Tom's description on p92, which best describes a hermit?  a) a type of Robin Hood  b) a sort of monk-like figure  c) a common occurance in the 1840's  d) a pariah  e) NOTA
4. According to Tom, pirates are pariahs because they steal and kill.  a) True  b) False
5. "The other pirates envied him this majestic vice, and secretly resolved to acquire it shortly." (p93) What is a vice? a) stealing  b) being a pirate  c) a cool set of clothes  d) a bad habit  e) NOTA.
6. We can tell from MT's language in that passage that he thinks this vice is actually a good thing.  a) True  b) False
7. Why does Huck get sad when they are talking about being pirates?  a) He doesn't like the killing.  b) He thinks it sounds like a lot of work.  c) Because he didn't realize that pirates were outlaws.  d) He doesn't have a sword.  e) NOTA
8. Who was the "intruder" who kept them from falling asleep?  a) Injun Joe  b) An animal.  c) Someone else hiding out on the island.  d) They couldn't tell.  e) NOTA
9. Why does Mark Twain call the boys "curiously inconsistent pirates" at the end of chapter 13?  a) Because they are not really pirates.  b) Because they are pirates who have vowed not to steal.  c) Because they are too young to be pirates.  d) Because they are not going by the books about pirates.  e) Because they are going by the books about pirates.

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10. Which of these things is not described by MT as something the boys did on the island?  a) sitting around and talking  b) swimming naked  c) finding an old empty treasure chest  d) catching and eating fish  e) They did all these things.
11. Why are the boys consciences bothering them near the end of Chapter 14 (p100)? a) Because they stole so much food.  b) Because they're thinking of their families.  c) Because they are cold and hungry.  d) Because they realized that pirates are actually bad guys.  e) NOTA
12. "Tom withered him with derision." (p100)  What does this mean?  a) Tom cried that he was homesick too.  b) Tom was telling him to just have fun.  c) Tom said they would leave as soon as he got around to it.  d) Tom made fun of him for being a wimp.  e) NOTA
13. What did Tom do before he left camp? a) Took some food.  b) Left a note.  c) Nothing, he just left.  d) Told the other boys about a plan he had.  e) NOTA

TS VIdeo.