Spelling Pretest #15

Check 600 Words. (3/8-3/15)
Writing Exercise!
Sentence Samurai!

Seventh Grade:
ISP! Quiz on chapters one and two. (15) Answer using complete sentences. You may work with ONE other person.

1. (3) ID in one or two sentences each:   a) Captain Latham and his brother.  b) Ted.  c) Barney.
2. (2) Describe Barney's parents' initial reactions when they see the neighbors.  a) Dad.  b) Mom.
3. What did Ted say the people next door were upset about?
4. Reread the sentence on p9 that begins, "Oh, no one told us any kind of story about it..." Explain what the glance and the pressing might mean.
5. (3) ID in one or two sentences each: a) Zena  b) Manny  c) Joe
6. (2) What are two things Barney likes about the neighbors?
7. How do the neighbors react when Barney talks about the history of the house he's staying in?
8. (2) What is your theory about the neighbors? What makes you think so?

Interstellar Pig aloud...
 
 
 
 

Eighth Grade:

Cow Quiz Chapter 1a. For the multiple choice questions, write out the answer that comes closest. (10p)

1. On Judge Miller's estate, Buck lived the life of... a) a pampered house dog.  b) a fox hunting dog.  c) an isolated pet.  d) a king.  e) NOTA
2. (2) Why did Manuel steal Buck?
3. What technique does Jack London use to give Buck the characteristics of a person?
4. What does Jack London mean when he says that having a rope around his neck "was an unwonted performance for" Buck? a) It hurts him.  b) He doesn't want it around his neck.  c) This is not normal for him.  d) He liked it.  e) NOTA
5. (re: #4 - quote) So why does he accept it?
6. On p6, the word intimate most nearly means... a) growl  b) personal  c) threaten  d) hint  e) NOTA
7. (quote) What excuse does the man on the train give to the baggage handler for Buck's attack on him?
8. How do they control Buck?
9. Why does Buck stop reacting to four men poking sticks at him in his cage (p8)?