Wednesday, 9/30/09 - Regular Schedule...Finally!
Warm Up. Click and Copy (1-5). Those who scored 19/20 or better on Monday's pretest copy only the starred items.
  1. *In the library, please _______ your business quietly.   a) conduct  b) positive  c) occur  d) consist  e) concept
  2. *He ____(ed) the problem much differently than I did...  a) require  b) positive  c) aspect  d) method  e) approach
  3. *...and so he saw ________(s) of it that I didn't see, and vice versa.  a) require  b) positive  c) aspect  d) significant  e) approach
  4. Lamont finally learned some respect for _______ when he joined the Marine Corps.  a) conduct  b) authority   c) benefit  d) evidence  e) concept
  5. The instructions ________(ed) of five steps.  a) conduct  b) complex   c) context  d) consist  e) concept
  6. portion : fragment :: dead : ____  a) grimace  b) circumvent  c) delinquent  d) delirious  e) defunct
  7. smile : snarl :: grin : ______  a) grimace  b) circumvent  c) delinquent  d) delirious  e) juvenile
  8. The root circum, in the word circumvent, means...   a) go  b) become  c) attack  d) around  e) break

 

Fragments and Run-Ons II. Click only. Who? Did What? Make sure there is a subject and a predicate!

  1. The largest desert in the world!  a) Fragment (F)  b) Run-On  (RO) c) Complete Sentence (CS)
  2. Up the mountain we trudged.   a) Fragment (F)  b) Run-On  (RO) c) Complete Sentence (CS)
  3. Kids everywhere like to eat candy, and adults eat candy too.  a) Fragment (F)  b) Run-On  (RO) c) Complete Sentence (CS)
  4. Explained the rules of the game. a) Fragment (F)  b) Run-On  (RO) c) Complete Sentence (CS)
  5. On his back, the bug wriggled his little legs.  a) Fragment (F)  b) Run-On  (RO) c) Complete Sentence (CS)
  6. Chief Wiggum, the doughnut-eater.  a) Fragment (F)  b) Run-On  (RO) c) Complete Sentence (CS)
  7. One way to fix a run-on sentence is with a comma plus a conjunction, such as the word so.  a) True  b) False
  8. One way to fix a run-on sentence is with a semi-colon between the parts that run together.  a) True  b) False

 
 

Go over vocabulary homework.
Vocabulary Pretest #5

  1. At the family reunion, we sat around _______(ing) about the last reunion. a) grimace  b) circumvent  c) delinquent  d) reminisce  e) siege
  2. Please stop being so ________ about not getting your way. Quit stamping your feet! a) defunct  b) circumvent  c) juvenile  d) reminisce  e) delirious
  3. The thief _______(ed) the alarm system, and was able to steal the jewels.  a) defunct  b) grimace  c) juvenile  d) siege e) circumvent
  4. One of Tom Sawyer's most famous __________(s) is the fence-whitewashing scheme.  a) defunct  b) grimace  c) exploit  d) siege e) circumvent
  5. "I get ______ whenever you're near. I lose all self-control baby, just can't steer."  a) defunct  b) exploit  c) juvenile  d) delirious e) circumvent
  6. It is sometimes fun to _________ a little brother or sister's lack of savvy.  a) exploit  b) grimace  c) juvenile  d) delirious e) circumvent
  7. The school newspaper has been __ for a long while, but they hope to revive it next year.  a) grimace  b) circumvent  c) juvenile  d) delirious  e) defunct
  8. "around come" = _________  a) reminisce  b) premonition  c) delirious  d) exploit  e) circumvent
  9. Johnny ______(ed) as he thought about what happened in the park that night.  a) grimace  b) circumvent  c) exploit  d) reminisce  e) delirious
  10. reminisce : predict :: obey : ________  a) grimace  b) circumvent  c) juvenile  d) reminisce  e) delirious
  11. globally : locally :: mature : ________  a) defunct  b) juvenile  c) delirious  d) reminisce  e) grimace
  12. flashback : reveals :: __________ : foreshadows    a) exploit  b) grimace  c) premonition  d) delirious e) circumvent
  13. situation : context :: attack : ________  a) defunct  b) grimace  c) siege  d) delirious e) circumvent
The Outsiders
Review Chapter 3.
The Outsiders, Chapter 3 Quiz. Open book. Open Mouth.
  1. Pony says that he and Johnny get along so well because they can really talk to each other.  a) True  b) False
  2. When Pony says that someone "knows the score" (p40, p48), he means that person has savvy.  a) True  b) False
  3. What joke does Two-Bit make at the expense of the Socs?  a) "...reeling and passing out in the streets 'a little'?"  b) "Who you callin' bums?"  c) "I'm a natural normal."  d) "...pity the back seat..."  e) "Wish it was the other way around..."
  4. Why does Cherry leave with Bob and the other Socs?  a) "I could fall in love with Dallas Winston. I hope I never see him again or I will."  b) "We couldn't let our parents see us with you all."  c) "...if I see you...and don't say hi..."   d) "I can't stand fights."   e) "It's me or the booze."
  5. "Just don't forget that some of us watch the sunset too." (Who's talking to whom?)  a) Pony to Johnny  b) Pony to the Socs  c) Johnny to Cherry  d) Cherry to Pony  e) Pony to Cherry
  6. "Just don't forget that some of us watch the sunset too."  What is he/she talking about?  a) Why the Socs are the way they are - aloof.  b) How pretty the sunset is.  c) How greasers and Socs aren't all that different.  d) How the greasers feel too much.  e) All of the above.
  7. "You don't ever think..." (Who's talking to whom?)  a) Pony to Johnny  b) Johnny to Pony  c) Pony to Cherry  d) Darry to Pony  e) Darry to Soda
  8. Why is Darry so upset with Pony for getting home so late?  a) Pony could get jumped again.  b) Darry could get arrested.  c) They don't have the money to get Pony out of jail.  d) The family might be split up.  e) Because of the cops' attitude about greasers.
  9. Why does Johnny say that he "almost likes it better when the old man is hitting me"?   a) "It just ain't the same."  b) ..."sometimes we get along okay..."  c) "At least then I know he knows who I am."  d) "At least you got Soda."  e) NOTA
  10. Johnny agrees with Pony that the gang is a good substitute for his bad family life.  a) True  b) False
  11. "It seems like there's gotta be someplace without greasers or Socs, with just people..."  (Who said?)  a) Pony  b) Johnny  c) Soda  d) Cherry  e) Two-Bit
  12. When Pony's ears get red, it means he's...  a) angry  b) embarrassed  c) scared  d) sad  e) jealous

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Outsiders, Chapter 4.

In your notebook, write a 5+ sentence, KBARR style, response for chapter 4.
Word Bank:  protagonist, conflict, flashback, perceive, antagonist(s), predict, because, foreshadow, stereotype, 1st-person narrator
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Hank