1. * fame : anonymity :: poverty : _______
2. * dampness : humidity :: idiosyncracy : ________
3. * majority : minority :: peace-of-mind : _______
4. ** The root of ______ means shape.
5. ** The root of ______ means sleep.
6. ** invigorated : somnolent :: cynical : ______
7. Bonus Warm Up: What was the name of the book Barney was reading for pleasure? What was it about?

1. The poor coastal village relies on the sea for ________.   a) trepidation  b) invigoration  c) affirmation  d) sustenance  e) ebullience
2. He claimed to have seen a vague,  __________ spirit at the top of the stairs.  a) vapid  b) amorphous  c) penitent  d) conciliatory  e) trepidation
3. One of the cliches about blondes is that they are empty-headed and _______.  a) amorphous  b) penitent  c) conciliatory  d) vapid  e) somnolent
4. The mayor has plans to _______ the downtown economy with tax incentives and loans to businesses.  a) affirm  b) invigorate  c) sanguine  d) ebullient  e) sustenance
5. I've been working hard lately, and I am ________ about my quarter grade.  a) affirm  b) invigorate  c) sanguine  d) penitent  e) conciliatory
6. Cheerleaders are expected to be _________ and excited during the entire game.   a) affirm  b) invigorate  c) sanguine  d) ebullient  e) trepidation
7. I hadn't studied, so I went into the test with much ________...   a) amorphous  b) penitent  c) trepidation  d) vapid  e) affirmation
8. ...and I was not ________ about the outcome.  a) affirm  b) penitent  c) vapid  d) somnolent  e) sanguine
9. The defiant criminal was never ________; he didn't once express regret or remorse.  a) trepidation  b) invigorate  c) sanguine  d) penitent  e) ebullient
10. After-lunch classes are often filled with _________ students with full bellies and droopy eyes.  a) affirm  b) invigorate  c) sanguine  d) penitent  e) somnolent
11. After their fight, he sent her a _________ note, hoping for a reunion.   a) affirm  b) invigorate  c) sanguine  d) sustenance  e) conciliatory
12. "You are correct!" Zena ________(ed).  a) trepidation  b) invigorate  c) sanguine  d) affirm  e) ebullient
13. Artists and writers draw intellectual _________ from their work.   a) amorphous  b) invigorate  c) sanguine  d) affirm  e) sustenance
14.  He was _________(ed) by the positive feedback, and motivated to work even harder.     a) vapid  b) amorphous  c) penitent  d) conciliatory  e) invigorate

 

1. How does the game's intelligence scale work?
2. (2) Describe how Zena wins.
3. What is Zena's explanation of their lifestyle?
4. (2) Describe what the captain thought he saw the first time he looked at the shipwrecked sailor.
5. (2) What was the shipwrecked sailor holding? What happened to it?
6. What does Barney discover about the scratches in his room?
7. How does that relate to the neighbors at the end of chapter 6?

EIGHTH GRADE.
Warm Up. Copy. Use your spelling* and vocabulary** lists to choose the correct word for each blank.

1. * fame : anonymity :: poverty : _______
2. * dampness : humidity :: idiosyncracy : ________
3. * majority : minority :: peace-of-mind : _______
4. ** shortage : plethora :: cooperative : _______
5. ** recover : convalesce :: invent : ________
6. ** succeed : prosper :: count : _______

Go ver vocabulary homework.
Vocabulary Pretest.

1. When the Beatles first came to the United States, girls would go into _________(s) of screaming every time the band appeared.  a) rampant  b) plethora  c) prerogative  d) paroxysm  e) juxtapose
2. Illegal gum-chewing is ___________ and out of control...  a) contrived  b) plethora  c) flotsam  d) unorthodox  e) rampant
3. ...just look at the __________ of gum on the ground.  a) peremptory  b) juxtapose  c) plethora  d) enumerations  e) rampant
4. Sometimes you need a vacation to ___________ after your vacation.  a) contrive  b) convalesce  c) juxtapose  d) enumerate  e) flotsam
5. TV cop shows are always about cops who are somehow ________. I guess they'd be boring otherwise.  a) contrive  b) convalesce  c) juxtapose  d) enumerate  e) unorthodox
6. It's Mrs. Negranti's ______________, as dictator of Negrantiland...    a) unorthodox  b) plethora  c) prerogative  d) paroxysm  e) juxtapose
7. ...to ___________(ily) make whatever laws she finds necessary. You don't get to vote or object.   a) peremptory  b) juxtapose  c) unorthodox  d) prerogative  e) convalesce
8. After the shipwreck, the sea was full of floundering passengers clutching at __________, trying to stay afloat.  a) contrivance  b) plethora  c) prerogative  d) paroxysm  e) flotsam
9. On the cover of one issue, TV Guide ________(ed) the head of Oprah on the body of a much slimmer model. a) contrive  b) convalesce  c) juxtapose  d) enumerate  e) paroxysm
10. Can you _________ at least three of the four methods that authors use to develop a character?  a) contrive  b) rampant  c) juxtapose  d) enumerate  e) convalesce
11. The mad scientist fiddled with his latest _________(ance).   a) contrive  b) convalesce  c) unorthodox  d) enumerate  e) flotsam
12. When they choose a jury, each side has several _______ challenges, where they can dismiss a prospective juror for no reason at all.  a) rampant  b) juxtapose  c) plethora  d) enumerations  e) peremptory
13. She hoarded boxes of _______ for years; she rarely threw anything away.   a) unorthodox  b) plethora  c) flotsam  d) paroxysm  e) juxtapose
14. Non-native species will often run _______ in a friendly climate, and eliminate the native plants.  a) contrive  b) rampant  c) juxtapose  d) enumerate  e) convalesce

The Call of the Wild aloud.
 

Dyea Then.
And Now...