Thursday, 3/4/10 - Tomorrow's Test: Spelling, Vocabulary,
Adverbs, Charlotte
Warm Up. Practice Spelling/Vocabulary Test. For 1-6 write
the incorrectly spelled word correctly in your notebook.
For 7-10, you will need your vocabulary
list. It is your choice whether or not to copy. They WILL be on the test.
(P/T)
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a) probable b) reliable c) available d)
incredable e) all correct
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a) desirable b) divisable c) flexible d)
miserable e) all correct
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a) edible b) audible c) eligible d) memorable
e) all correct
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a) exagerate b) medallion c) misspell d)
equipped e) all correct
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a) abreviate b) miscellaneous c) gossiping
d) satellite e) all correct
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a) beginning b) cancellation c) professor
d) villaine e) all correct
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Mr. Coward ________(ed) my efforts to explain why I didn't
have my essay.
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The real estate tycoon owned huge _______(s) of land.
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Your essay should not have any __________ sentences.
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Our comeback was ________(ed) when Jesse hit into a double-play
to end the rally.
Lolly's! Adverbs. Pink Sheet.
Double check with your partner. Correct with red pen.
-0 = +4, -1 = +3, -2 = +2, -3 = +1
Pretest for Exemption.
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Adverbs can modify each other. a) True b) False
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Adverbs can sometimes modify adjectives. a) True
b) False
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"Rather" is an example of an adverb that would be called
an intensifier. a) True b) False
It pleads silently and pathetically, requesting
student to clean up after themselves.
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silently a) adverb b) adjective c)
neither
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up a) adverb b) adjective c) neither
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after a) adverb b) adjective c) neither
His teacher, a very quiet woman with much karate
experience, appears relatively unamused.
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very a) adverb b) adjective c) neither
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much a) adverb b) adjective c) neither
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relatively a) adverb b) adjective
c) neither
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Call Alyce and tell her that it is too cold and icy to go
out today. a) and b) today c) cold d) icy
e) NOTA are adverbs.
Charlotte 14.
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Besides the fact that she went into the rigging without his permission,
what is Jaggery upset about when Charlotte comes down from aloft?
a) She disobeyed his orders. b) The men disobeyed his orders.
c) If she gets hurt, her father will be angry at him. d) The way
she is dressed. e) All of the above.
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After Charlotte becomes part of the crew, Jaggery works the crew even harder.
a) True. b) False.
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The one thing Charlotte said she couldn't do that the other sailors did
was... a) Steer the ship. b) Use a knife to fix ropes. c) Cuss.
d) Scrape the bow. e) She did all these things.
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What is scuttlebutt? a) a nickname for a cockroach b) a nickname
for the captain c) a nickname for Charlotte d) gossip and rumors
e) NOTA
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What was the "prison" that Charlotte referred to as her "proper place"?
a) The cabin she used to stay in. b) The Barrington School for Better
Girls. c) Her previous lifestyle and attitudes. d) Her family.
e) NOTA
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Which "illustration" below best shows the situation Charlotte was in in
Chapter 14?
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How did the crew help save Charlotte from drowning? a) Grimes grabbed
and pulled her in. b) They changed course so the water was calmer.
c) They threw her a rope, and pulled her back. d) They didn't; she
did it all by herself. e) They cut loose the tangled sail that was
knocking her into the sea.
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Why does Jaggery hit Charlotte? a) She says she's going to report
him to the courts. b) To show the crew she was no longer his friend.
c) She called him a coward! d) He said she failed a task. e)
She disobeyed him.
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After Charlotte calls Jaggery a coward, and tells him off, without him
saying anything, the crew cheers for her again. a) True. b)
False.
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After the scene between Jaggery and Charlotte, what does Grimes do for
Charlotte? a) Helps protect her from Jaggery. b) Warns her
when Jaggery is watching her. c) Gives her a pistol to protect herself.
d) Teaches her how to use a knife. e) NOTA
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Why is seeing the red bird an ominous sign? a) It means they are
way off-course. b) It means that the wind is dying, and they will
be stranded for a long while. c) "Blood birds" are bad luck.
d) It means a hurricane is coming. e) NOTA
