1. Which of the following questions is NOT one that an adjective would answer? a) Which one? b) What kind? c) How many? d) How much of? e) All are questions an adjective would answer.
2. Leave my kid brother alone, you hear? a) adjective  b) not an adjective
3. Adjectives can sometimes describe each other, as in "he was real handsome."  a) True  b) False
4. He will probably be reelected, because of hisoutstanding performance.  Which word is an adjective?  a) probably  b) his  c) outstanding  d) none of them
5. I wonder how Vivian can afford to wear the verylatest styles.  Adjective(s)?  a) afford  b) very  c) latest  d)  very, latest  e) none of them
6. Vigorous exercise several times a week is recommended for keeping muscles in good condition. Adjective?  a) vigorous  b) keeping  c) condition  d)  none of them
7. Since it ends in -ly, the word friendly is most often used as an adverb rather than an adjective.  a) True  b) False
8. Toothpaste ads on television always feature models with gleaming, white teeth. Adjective(s)?  a) always  b) gleaming  c) white  d) gleaming, white  e) all of them
9. I'm a good skater; I skate pretty well.  a) good - adjective,  well - not  b) good - not,  well - adjective  c) both adjectives  d) both not
10. In the following sentence, the word savvy is used as an adjective:  With a very savvy move, Zoltan checkmated his opponent.  a) True  b) False

1. At the party, he stood ______ off to the side of the room, quietly watching the festivities. a) gallantly  b) roguishly  c) facade  d) savvy  e) aloofly
2. If you make the Scholar List you are a part of the educational ________. a) wince  b) aloof  c) elite  d) gallant  e) asset
3. The old-school gentleman ________(ly) put his jacket over the mud puddle so his lady wouldn't soil her shoes.  a)  incredulous  b) contemptuous  c) roguish  d) gallant  e) aloof
4. "Guess what I've been in for?" asked Dally, grinning ________(ly).  a) asset  b) aloof  c) gallant  d) roguish  e) incredulous
5. Dally spat _______(ly) as he thought of what the Socs did to Johnny. a) aloof  b) contemptuous  c) roguish  d) savvy  e) wince
6. Maybe Dally’s cold unfeeling exterior is simply a _____ that hides his true feelings. a) connotation  b) denotation  c) ironic  d) facade  e) wince
7. The paper said that the business man was a(n) __________ to society, but _________, he was secretly a mobster.  a) facade, roguishly  b) asset, ironically  c) elite, facadely,   d) ironic, facade  e) elite, ironically
8. Even after I read the poem three times, the meaning still ______(ed) me. a) wince  b) gallant  c) facade  d) elude  e) savvy
9. It rather ________ that Mr. Coward's web page about the "Perfect Paper" assignment had a mistake in it.  a) ironic  b) savvy  c) incredulous  d) elude  e) facade
10. I looked at my grandma __________(ly) when she said she wanted to ride the colossal roller coaster.  a) wince  b) incredulous  c) credible  d) ironic  e) aloof
11. The bank's _________ was cracked and damaged by the wind, but the inside was fine. a) facade  b) asset  c) gallant  d) irony  e) elite
12. The delinquents ran to _________ responsibility for their actions.  a) wince  b) facade  c) asset  d) elude  e) contemptuous
13. Joey _________(ed) at the thought of his brother being a drop-out. He just couldn't stand it.  a) facade  b) elude  c) ironic  d) wince  e) connotation
14. It would be ironic if a poor hobo spent his last dollar on a lottery ticket, and won.  a) True   b) False

The Outsiders...
 

Thursday, 9/9/10 - EIGHTH GRADE
Tomorrow's Test: Clauses, Vocabulary, Plot/LoT
Warm Up. Use a vocabulary word to fill each blank. You may work with a partner.

1. detective : observant :: cheerleader : __________
2. If the princess's lover chose the lady, his __________ would be her despair.
3. (2) competitive : cooperative :: doleful : __________
4. cowardice : valor :: forgiveness : __________
5. Electromagnetic _________(ions) from smell phones might cause brain cancer.
6. "...out of the other door the fiercest tiger that could be ___________(ed) sprang upon the victim."

Clauses III. (27/31 for the week OR 11/11 today = Exempt.)
Check Pink Sheet (p149)
Correct A6-10.
Pretest III

1. A1 a) independent  b) dependent
2. A2 a) independent  b) dependent
3. A3 a) independent  b) dependent
4. A4 a) independent  b) dependent
5. A5 a) independent  b) dependent
6. B - Sentence 1 (When...):  a) independent  b) dependent
7. B - Sentence 2 (She...):  a) independent  b) dependent
8. B - Sentence 4 (That...) : a) independent  b) dependent
9. B - Sentence 7 (Because...): a) independent  b) dependent
10. B - Sentence 11 (Which...): a) independent  b) dependent
11. When you use a dependent clause as a "sentence," that mistake is called a ___________.  a) comma splice  b) run-on  c) subordinate clause error  d) fragment  e) NOTA

What internal conflict is the heart of this story?
What EVIDENCE do we have of her making one choice or the other?
What things would have influenced her decision? (jealousy, pride, love, etc.)
The author once said, "If you decide which it was, you find out what kind of person you are yourself." So...if you are a tiger person, what does that say about you? What if you think it was the lady?
Which choice would the narrator of "The Choice" (p600) have made?

Plot of a story.
Exposition. Characters, setting, conflict.
Conflict. ________ vs. _________ Internal or External?
Rising Action. Complications. Other conflicts.
Climax. High point or turning point.
Resolution. "...and they lived happily ever after." (Also known as the denouement - the untying of the knot.)
Examples: Hatchet? Tom Sawyer? The Outsiders?

"LOT?"
The part of the story where we find out that the princess knows and hates the lady behind the door is called... a) exposition.  b) rising action.  c) climax. d) resolution. e) conflict.
The part of the story where we learn about the king's arena is called the a) exposition.  b) rising action.  c) climax. d) resolution. e) conflict.
The part of the story where the young man opens the door is called the a) exposition.  b) rising action.  c) climax. d) resolution. e) conflict.
The part of the story where we learn about the princess's decision is part of  the a) exposition.  b) rising action.  c) climax. d) resolution. e) conflict.
The part of the story that is left out is called the a) exposition.  b) rising action.  c) climax. d) resolution. e) conflict.