Thursday, 1/7/10.
Tomorrow's Test:  Spelling, Roots, Vocabulary, Possessive Pronouns, MWA ch5.
Due Tomorrow: KBAR, Notebook Check.
Volunteers for Tuesday's 120 Seconds!?
Warm Up I. (Roots) Click and copy. 24/27 for the week's warm ups = exemption.
  1. "from hang" = ___  a) compensate  b) obstacle  c) depend  d) predicament  e) adjective
  2. "with hang thing" = ___  a) dependable  b) dependent  c) compensation  d) beneficial  e) predicate
  3. "farewell say person" = ___  a) contradict  b) predicament  c) indictment  d) valedictorian  e) prediction
  4. "stand thing" = ______  a) dictionary  b) obstacle  c) circumstance  d) superstition  e) statue
  5. "to wish good" = ____  a) contradict  b) dependent  c) compensation  d) benevolent  e) predicate
Warm Up II. (Vocabulary - If you are exempt, you don't have to copy.) Click and copy.
  1. Johnny : diffident :: Pony : _________  (At least Darry thought so.)  a) diligent  b) abundant  c) compelling  d) heedless e) turmoil
  2. aloof : cordial  ::  boring :  ________  a) heedless  b) diligent  c) compelling  d) dire  e) diffident
  3. beg : grovel  :: bargain : _____     a) heed  b) haggle  c) compel  d) abundant  e) dire
  4. shortage : abundance :: peace : _____  a) dire  b) compel  c) privy  d) cordial  e) turmoil
  5. beg : grovel :: force :: _____  a) diligent  b) compel  c) privy  d) cordial  e) haggle
Correct Pink Sheet, p56, except for A12 and B3.
"Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla"
Possessive Pronouns III. 17/20 for the week = exemption.
  1. The word there is an example of a possessive pronoun.  a) True  b) False
  2. _____ always use apostrophes.  a) Contractions  b) Possessive pronouns  c) Possessive nouns  d) A and C  e) NOTA
  3. Over _____ is the place where _____ ancestors first landed.  a) they're/there  b) their/there  c) there/they're  d) there/their  e) they're/their
  4. ____ never been a problem for a rat to find ____ nest  a) It's/its  b) Its/it's  c) Its/its  d) It's/it's
  5. We can only imagine robots and computers that do all ______ work and thinking for us.  a) their  b) its  c) theirs  d) our  e) ours
  6. If you don't clean ______ room, _______ going to be cleaning the bathroom too.  a) you're/your  b) your/your  c) you're/you're  d) your/you're
  7. _______ newspaper was wet, so ______ pages stuck together.  a) There/it's  b) Their/its  c) Their/it's  d) There/its
MWA 1-4. Open Mouth?
  1. Sleeping in the dung heap, Brat dreamed of "snug cottages, and warm bread, and mothers who hugged their babes."  a) True  b) False
  2. The midwife took Brat in because she felt sorry for her.  a) True  b) False
  3. The villagers don't like the midwife because she isn't very good at her job.  a) True  b) False
  4. Why do the villagers taunt and tease and abuse Beetle?  a) Because she's stupid.  b) Because of the way she talks.  c) Because they are angry at the midwife.  d) Because they don't like beggars, like she used to be.  e) It's just random.
  5. What event prompted Beetle to start watching through the windows and learning from Jane?  a) When Jane let her help in an emergency.  b) When the pregnant woman was giving birth in the field.  c) Nothing in particular; she just got too curious.  d) When Beetle begged and pleaded to be allowed to watch.  e) None of the above.
  6. Beetle learned that midwifery was more about ______ and _____, than about magic and potions.  a) strong hands and clean fingernails  b) hard work and good sense  c) slapping and shouting  d) herbs and tonics  e) none of the above
  7. So far, all the insults in the book insult your...  a) looks  b) size  c) intelligence  d) smell  e) speech
  8. What seems to be Beetle main emotion so far?  a) anger  b) hatred  c) fear  d) joy  e) hope
  9. Besides the sudden abundance of bread, what made Beetle suspicious about the midwife?  a) The midwife kept getting strange visitors.  b) The midwife was especially friendly all of a sudden.  c) The midwife was going on strange errands.  d) The midwife was even meaner than usual.  e) NOTA
  10. What did Beetle do first to try to help the miller's wife? a) give her tea  b) give her ale  c) talk gently to her  d) nothing  e) none of the above
  11. Jane kicks Beetle out of the cottage for a while after her performance with the miller's wife.  a) True  b) False