Wednesday, 9/02/09
- Finally! Regular Schedule!
Unpack your Adjectives! (Featuring Blossom
Dearie)
I check KBAR and vocabulary homework.
Warm Up. For #1-7, copy and click. For #8, click only.
For #9 and #10, write, don't click.
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locker : storage :: _______ : security a) usage
b) completion c) believable d) insurance e) valuable
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rewrite : revision :: story : _________ a) believable
b) narrative c) requirement d) separately e) television
(Bonus: What is the other correct answer from this week's
list?)
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roughly : gingerly :: intense : _________ a) savvy
b) sincerely c) movable d) creative e) nonchalant
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sage : wise :: artist : _________ a) creative b) literature
c) rueful d) conform e) movable
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dig : like :: fathom : __________ a) ignore b)
dig c) infer c) sage e) confuse
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definition : denotation :: rule : ________ a) connotation
b) believable c) conform d) revision e) requirement
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A person, place, or thing is called a ________. a)
adjective b) pronoun c) adverb d) noun e) NOTA
Don't copy!
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The reason we drop the e from ignore before
we add -ance to spell ignorance, is because the new ending
begins with a vowel. a) True b) False
Write only!
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In the adjectives video, we saw a great example of
"judging a book by its cover." What was it?
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Based on the video, write a definition for the word adjective.
Go over vocabulary
homework.
Crossword Puzzle Help.
Vocabulary Pretest #1. Click only. "Cheat" Sheet?
Ask the RAFFLE KING. 12/12 means you can skip
the vocabulary portion of the test on Friday.
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My friend has a lot of basketball __________. He just seems
to have a natural feel for the game.
a) bleak b) savvy c) fathom d) conformity
e) sage
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"I touched the bruise on my cheek ____________." a)
infer b) savvy c) rueful d) gingerly e) nonchalant
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The coach accused me of being too __________ at practice.
He thought I should take the game more seriously.
a) denotation b) savvy c) rueful
d) gingerly e) nonchalant
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"He liked fights, blondes, and for some (un)___________(able)
reason, school." Nobody could understand it.
a) sage b) savvy c) fathom d) gingerly
e) nonchalant
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After the accident, her outlook on life became very_________.
She seemed to have no hope any more.
a) bleak b) savvy c) rueful d) gingerly
e) infer
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"I wish I had done my homework," I thought__________(ly).
a)
sage b) savvy c) rueful d) gingerly e) nonchalant
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I was able to ________ the meaning of the word from the way
it was used in the sentence.
a) bleak b) savvy c) rueful d) gingerly
e) infer
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A person who doesn't like to ____________ to the group is
often called an outsider.
a) bleak b) savvy c) fathom d) conform
e) sage
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The _______ of a word is its dictionary definition. a)
connotation b) denotation c) infer d) sage e) fathom
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The _______ of a word is what it makes you think of.
a) connotation b) denotation c) infer d) sage e)
fathom
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Jimmy nodded his head ___________(ly), and said, "It would
have been wiser to have someone pick you up."
a) rueful b) gingerly c) infer d)
sage e) fathom
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For Esteban, the word dropout had the ___________ of a hoodlum
who breaks windows and such. a) connotation b) denotation
c) infer d) sage e) fathom