Wednesday, 3/3/10
Warm Up. Copy. Use your spelling
list (3), your vocabulary homework
(3) and your partner's help.
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professor : teach :: ______ : orbit
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responsible : reliable :: outfitted : _______
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rigid : flexible :: optional : _______
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villain : cheat :: teacher : _______
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Which spelling word follows the "drop the
E" rule? __________
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Martin Luther King Jr. : inspired :: Captain
Jaggery : __________
Go over vocabulary
homework.
First, correct it with your partner.
Then correct it as we go over it with
red pen.
Bonus of +2 for all of them correct.
Vocabulary Pretest. (Solo)
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After Charlotte asked to be a part of the
crew, they _____ amongst themselves, and decided that if she climbed to
the royal yard, she would be allowed to sign on. a) edified
b) caucused c) rebuffed d) thwarted e) cowed
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Are we lost? By my __________(ing) we should
have been home hours ago. a) reckon b) brusque c) edify
d) tract e) caucus
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The teacher _______ the students into being
quiet by threatening to use the Quiet Stick. a) edified b)
supplication c) rebuffed d) brusqued e) cowed
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After much ______, and many cookies, the teacher
finally forgave the students for the heinous behavior. a) gumption
b) supplication c) rebuff d) thwartage e) cowed
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Jaggery _______ Charlotte's efforts to apologize.
a) edified b) caucused c) rebuffed d) brusqued
e) reckoned
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People say New Yorkers can be very ____- almost
rude, and always in a hurry. a) thwart b) edified c)
cowed d) gumption e) brusque
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Jaggery told Hollybrass to whip Zachariah
"with strength," or else to "stand aside for someone who has the _____."
a) brusqueness b) irrelevant c) edification d) gumption
e) thwart
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People read both for pleasure and _____.
a) brusqueness b) tracts c) edification d) gumption
e) reckoning
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The Women's _______ is a political group that
promotes issues that are important to women. a) irrelevant
b) gumption c) edification d) caucus e) brusqueness
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Before they walked on the field, the team
was already _____ by the thought of how big and intimidating the other
team was. a) brusqued b) cowed c) edified
d) rebuffed e) reckoned
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Some true believers think that the final __________(ing)
is near, and God will reward them, and punish the non-believers.
a) reckon b) supplication c) edify d) tract e)
irrelevant
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His attempt to climb Mt. Everest was _______
by bad weather, which forced him to turn back. a) brusqued
b) rebuffed c) thwarted d) caucused e) edified
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The revolution that made the US a separate
nation was preceded by the printing and circulation of political _________(s)
that influenced people's thinking. a) reckon b) brusque
c) edify d) tract e) irrelevant
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Which word have you not used? a) reckon
b) irrelevant c) gumption d) caucus e) They have all
been used.
Charlotte 13.
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Foley compliments Charlotte by calling her
a pretty girl. a) True b) False (Don't even raise your
hand. Read the sentence again.)
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While the men were discussing whether or not
they would take Charlotte's offer, she said they looked at her like she
was... a) a murderer b) a little child c) insane
d) a thing e) not even there
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When she agrees to the test, they look at
her with a combination of... a) fear and hatred b) suspicion
and mistrust c) respect and trust d) admiration and contempt
e) pity and contempt
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Ewing's advice to Charlotte... a) "Don't!
Don't!" b) "Don't look down. Or up." c) "Up on the ratlines."
d) "Now before never." e) NOTA
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The "great mistake" Charlotte made when she
started out was that she chose to climb the ratlines instead of going up
the mast. a) True b) False
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Charlotte's descent was even harder than the
ascent. a) True b) False
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Which "illustration" best shows the
situation Charlotte was in in Chapter 13?