Wednesday, 12/7/11
Did you have cereal for breakfast?
Bonus Prewarm Up: What infamous event in American history occured on this date? What year was it?

Warm Up 12/7/11. Copy. Could be spelling OR vocabulary. Not telling which be which.

  1. realistic : imaginary :: environmental : _______
  2. primary : secondary :: _________ : final
  3. complicated : elementary :: social : ________
  4. border : boundary :: characteristic : ______
  5. desert : dry : unicorn : _______
  6. Which word has a prefix that means AGAIN?
  7. (2) Which two words this week have prefixes that mean NOT?

 
 

Go over vocabulary homework.
Vocabulary Pretest.

  1. The 42-0 score was a _____ victory for the home team.  a) boon  b) derivative  c) resounding  d) disreputable  e) sham
  2. There was nothing the Native Americans could do to ____ the flow of settlers coming west.  a) abide  b) boon  c) resound  d) attribute  e) stanch
  3. The codeine in your cough syrup is a ______ of the same plant that is used to make heroin. a) tantalize  b) boon  c) stanch  d) sham  e) derivative  (Bonus: What plant?)
  4. He bought his computer from a ____ dealer, and when it broke the next day, they told him he was out of luck.  a) attribute  b) tantalizing  c) resounding  d) disreputable  e) derivative
  5. Their relationship was rather _____, with lots of ups, downs, and in-betweens over the years.  a) tumultuous  b) tantalizing  c) resound  d) disreputable  e) incompetent
  6. When Alyce told Joan that the midwife was just "relieving herself," Joan knew it was a ________.  a) sham  b) boon  c) incompetent  d) disreputable  e) stanch
  7. The cat liked to "bite at the ____(ly) moving pen."   a) sham  b) boon  c) incompetent  d) disreputable  e) tantalizing
  8. I cannot ____ someone who cheats. He/she will be punished by...   a) sham  b) boon  c) incompetent  d) abide  e) stanch
  9. Winning the lottery is not always the _____ people think it will be. Often, the money brings unhappiness instead of happiness.  a) abide  b) tantalizing  c) boon  d) sham  e) derivative
  10. Alyce thinks she is _____, but she is actually very skilled and smart.   a) incompetent  b) tantalizing  c) resounding  d) disreputable  e) derivative
  11. On the last day of school, the screams of joy will ________ in the hallways.   a) attribute  b) tantalizing  c) resound  d) disreputable  e) derivative
  12. The quote in the paper was _________(ed) to him, but he says he never said it.  a) attribute  b) tantalizing  c) resound  d) disreputable  e) derivative
  13. serene : tumultuous :: responsible : _______   a) resounding  b) sham  c) tantalizing  d) attribute  e) disreputable

 
 
 

MWA Bonus Questions.

  1. (2) Translate: "Aw, this wag grows boresome." (p41)
  2. "Corpus bones, Beetle..." (p64) What/who does Corpus refer to?
  3. How does Runt help us figure out when this story takes place? (Between 1272 and 1307.)
  4. What are the antipodes? (Three answers are acceptable - You may give all three.)
  5. sackbut, gittern, rebec. Which be which?

 
 

MWA aloud.