Tuesday, 2/1/11
7th grade correction: Vocabulary #5 should begin with an a.
Warm Up. Copy. Use your spelling list to fill in the blanks. (10)
  1. perpendicular : parallel :: normal : ________
  2. Dally : dangerous :: Two-Bit : _______ (2)
  3. bright : brilliant :: tasty : ______
  4. red : embarrassed :: green : _______
  5. (Copy and punctuate.) My mom said Ben loves to cook She is always trying new recipes. (5)
Spelling Pretest #11. Old School.
TaG with the list and a red pen.  20+ = extra credit. 24/24 = exempt.
Double check your grader.
 
 

The Giver
Quiz on 22/23. (7p) Just write the answers in your notebook.

  1. Which of the following was not one of the signals Jonas encountered that showed he was really outside the Community?  a) hills  b) rain  c) wildlife  d) untended roads  e) All were things he saw that showed he had really left the Community.
  2. What causes Jonas to have second thoughts about this whole thing?  a) It starts raining.  b) He encounters hills he can't pedal up.  c) They are attacked by a bear.  d) Hunger.  e) NOTA
  3. Which of these things did not happen in chapter 23? a) It began snowing.  b) Jonas fell asleep. c) Jonas found a sled.  d) He gave Gabriel a memory of warmth.  e) They all happened.
  4. What happened as Jonas reaches the top of the last hill? a) He falls asleep.  b) He starts to feel happy.  c) He gives up.  d) He falls.  e) He loses the bike.
  5. What does Jonas hear from the place he's headed?  a) planes  b) shouts  c) talking  d) music  e) NOTA
  6. What does Jonas think he hears from the place he left?  a) planes  b) shouts  c) talking  d) music  e) NOTA
  7. There really was an Elsewhere.  a) True  b) False


What is up with that ending?

120 Seconds. (Except period 4)
 
 

The Pigman. Why are John and Lorraine hanging around with Mr. Pignati? What is their motivation?
Chapter 6. (10p)

  1. What is John's justification/rationalization for cashing Mr. Pignati's check?
  2. Lorraine's mom insists that she pay her dues now because she wants Lorraine to learn responsibility.  a) True  b) False
  3. How does Lorraine's mom earn an extra $10?
  4. Why does Lorraine say she likes to wear her Ben Franklin sunglasses?
  5. (3) What were the three "bad omens" Lorraine saw at the zoo?
  6. What does Lorraine say must be a requirement for working with kids?
  7. (2) What is Mr. Pignati's reaction when John and Lorraine start ugga-ugga'ing at the monkeys?

 

Read Aloud.