1. The cheerleaders tried to ___ a lot of enthusiasm in the crowd. a) facilitate  b) compound  c) orient  d) enforce  e) generate
2. The concert was filled to ____________; it was SRO. a) transit  b) revenue  c) facilitate  d) enforce  e) capacity
3. With interest _____(ing) daily, your money will grow quickly.  a) conflict  b) revenue  c) compound  d) sustain  e) enforce
4. The pioneers almost didn't have enough food to _________ them through their long journey. a) facilitate  b) enable  c) compound  d) sustain  e) enforce
5. He was too angry to think __________(ally); he let his emotions take over.  a) fundamental  b) notion  c) compound  d) sustain  e) logic
6.  _________ sentences have two or more main ________(s).  a) compound/clause  b) amended/entity  c) compound/notion  d) logic/clause  e) entity/notion

1. "Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound, that saved a ______ like me!"  a) augment  b) grovel  c) parch  d) wretch  e) manifest
2. "There was an all-______(ing) quiet that blanketed the whole street."  a) deft   b) pervade  c) augment  d) lethargic  e) reprieve
3. I don't think Tiger Woods can do enough __________(ing) to get his wife to forgive him.  a) grovel  b) augment  c) reprieve  d) relinquish  e) wretched
4. The shortstop _____(ly) fielded the difficult grounder, and threw to first for the out.  a) wretched  b) lethargic  c) grovel  d) manifest  e) deft
5. A sloth is a pretty good example of the word _________.  a) relinquish  b) lethargic  c) deft  d) augmented  e) pervading
6. The official policy of the US in the 1800's was called _______ Destiny. It was the belief that the US was shown by God that its destiny was to expand across the whole North American continent.  a) Reprieved  b) Wretched  c) Augmented  d) Manifest  e) Lethargic
7. In the 1930's drought became so severe and the farmland so ________, that the winds created huge dust storms.  a) parched  b) deft  c) pervading  d) relinquished  e) augmented
8. Jonas felt resentful that he had to _______ his childhood in order to become the new Receiver. a) reprieve  b) relinquish  c) pervade  d) manifest  e) augment
9. The academic word amend is similar in meaning to the vocabulary word _________.  a) grovel  b) relinquish  c) augment  d) manifest  e) parched
10. The condemned man waited hopefully for a last-minute __________ from the governor.  a) grovel  b) wretch  c) manifest  d) relinquish  e) reprieve
11. Some teachers keep their classrooms very cold because they think it keeps the students from being too ___________.  a) wretched  b) lethargic  c) parched  d) deft  e) manifested
12. After the home economics class made snickerdoodles, the delicious aroma ___________(ed) the room.  a) augment  b) pervade  c) manifest  d) parch  e) relinquish

Giver. 19/20

1. The Giver does not think that Jonas should watch that morning's release of the twin, because he thinks he might not be able to handle it.  a) True  b) False
2. When the Giver asks to see the tape of the twin's release, the attendant hesitates, because it's such an unusual request.  a) True  b) False
3. Why does The Giver keep telling Jonas to be quiet?  a) He is annoyed by Jonas's chatter  b) He wants Jonas to pay attention and watch the screen  c) He is afraid someone is listening to their conversation  d) He has a headache  e) NOTA
4. The Giver has lied to Jonas before. a) True  b) False
5. What does The Giver say is the worst part of  holding the memories? a) the loneliness  b) the pain  c) the emptiness  d) the sorrow  e) all of the above
6. How long has Jonas been in training with the Giver?  a) a few weeks  b) a few months  c) a year  d) a couple of years  e) There's no way to tell.
7. What plan do The Giver and Jonas make?  a) They will both escape the community together.  b) Jonas will break the rules three times so he has to be Released.  c) Jonas will start releasing memories on people in the Community to show them what they're missing. d) Nothing; they will continue on as normal because there's nothing they can do.  e) NOTA
8. The Giver gives Jonas memories of people escaping to help him with the plan.  a) True  b) False
9. The Giver makes Jonas understand that caring about others is the meaning of everything.  a) True  b) False
10. What was the Giver's first sign that he had the power to receive memories like Jonas?  a) He saw colors like Jonas.  b) He was able to feel pain even with medication.  c) He was able to hear music.  d) He was able to feel emotions even with the pills.  e) NOTA
11. What's the Giver's plan when his and Jonas's plan is finished?  a) To go Elsewhere like Jonas.  b) To stay and live out his life in the Community.  c) To become leader of the Community  d) To die.  e) NOTA
12. Whom does Rosemary turn out to have been?  a) Jonas's "sister"  b) the Giver's spouse  c) the Giver's sister  d) an outsider  e) NOTA

"Pink Sheet" - Possessive Nouns.
In other languages, to show possession, they use an extra word (of), as in "accidente de Enrique" (the accident of Enrique).
In English, we use an apostrophe: Enrique's accident.
Copy the ones you get wrong.

1. If a word is singular (robot), to make it possessive we add... a) 's   b) s'   c) ' only
2. If a word is singular (cowboy), and we want to make it plural AND possessive, we add... a) 's   b) s'   c) ' only
3. If a word is plural, but doesn't end in s (men), to make it possessive we add... a) 's   b) s'   c) ' only
4. If a word is singular, but ends in s (circus), to make it possessive we add...  a) 's   b) s'   c) ' only

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5. ...many   _______   ideas were good...   a) people's  b) peoples'  c) peoples  d) peoples's
6. ...the   _______   new car...    a) Smith's  b) Smiths's  c) Smiths'
7. ________   lame excuse...   a) Jimmies'   b) Jimmy's  c) Jimmys'  d) Jimmys's
8. ________ old song...    a) Elvis's  b) Elvis'  c) Elvi's
9. ...that  ________  furry coat...     a) bears'  b) bears's  c) bear's

Make it Plural.
10. students lockers --> a) students'  b) student's  c) students'
11. Anders  book (one kid named Anders)-->  a) Anders'  b) Anders's  c) Ander's
12. Mrs. Jones low-rider --> a) Mrs. Jones'  b) Mrs. Jones's  c) Mrs. Jone's