Thursday, 2/23/12
Tomorrow's Test: Spelling (just like Wednesday's
pretest, only different), roots (same same as warm ups), CD/CX sentences
(6-9 on the warm up today), Vocabulary (duh), Husker Du, Charlotte
Warm Up. Copy 1-5. Write out the answers for 6-9. Ummmmm... NO,
you can't.
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"again fold thing" =
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"again together build" =
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"into build person" =
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"feel thing" (2) =
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"feel person" =
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Although the heat is on, it is still cold in this room. a) simple
b) compound c) complex d) cd-cx
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I had to turn up my hearing aid since it's so hard to hear you, but that
still didn't work. a) simple b) compound c) complex
d) cd-cx
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Nobody may speak while Mr. Coward is speaking because this is not a democracy.
a) simple b) compound c) complex d) cd-cx
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Joel and Cole both received detention and Saturday work for their rude
behavior. a) simple b) compound c) complex
d) cd-cx
Go over vocabulary homework.
Vocabulary Pretest.
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After Charlotte asked to be a part of the
crew, they _____ amongst themselves, and decided that if she climbed to
the royal yard, she would be allowed to sign on. a) edified
b) caucused c) rebuffed d) thwarted e) cowed
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Are we lost? By my __________(ing) we should
have been home hours ago. a) reckon b) brusque c) edify
d) tract e) caucus
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The teacher _______ the students into being
quiet by threatening to use the Quiet Stick. a) edified b)
supplication c) rebuffed d) brusqued e) cowed
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After much ______, and many cookies, the teacher
finally forgave the students for the heinous behavior. a) gumption
b) supplication c) rebuff d) thwartage e) cowed
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Jaggery _______ Charlotte's efforts to apologize.
a) edified b) caucused c) rebuffed d) brusqued
e) reckoned
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People say New Yorkers can be very ____- almost
rude, and always in a hurry. a) thwart b) edified c)
cowed d) gumption e) brusque
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Jaggery told Hollybrass to whip the man "with
strength," or else to "stand aside for someone who has the _____."
a) brusqueness b) irrelevant c) edification d) gumption
e) thwart
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People read both for pleasure and _____.
a) brusqueness b) tracts c) edification d) gumption
e) reckoning
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The Women's _______ is a political group that
promotes issues that are important to women. a) Irrelevant
b) Gumption c) Edification d) Caucus e) Brusqueness
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Before they walked on the field, the team
was already _____ by the thought of how big and intimidating the other
team was. a) brusqued b) cowed c) edified
d) rebuffed e) reckoned
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Some true believers think that the final __________(ing)
is near, and God will reward them, and punish the non-believers.
a) reckon b) supplication c) edify d) tract e)
irrelevant
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His attempt to climb Mt. Everest was _______
by bad weather, which forced him to turn back. a) brusqued
b) cowed c) thwarted d) caucused e) edified
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The revolution that made the US a separate
nation was preceded by the printing and circulation of political _________(s)
that influenced people's thinking. a) reckon b) brusque
c) edify d) tract e) irrelevant
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Which word is similar in meaning to last week's
word impertinent? a) reckon b) irrelevant
c) gumption d) caucus e) NOTA
Charlotte. (14/15)
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Besides the fact that she went into the rigging without his permission,
what is Jaggery upset about when Charlotte comes down from aloft?
a) She disobeyed his orders. b) The men disobeyed his orders.
c) If she gets hurt, her father will be angry at him. d) The way
she is dressed. e) All of the above.
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The one thing Charlotte said she couldn't do that the other sailors did
was... a) Steer the ship. b) Use a knife to fix ropes. c) Cuss.
d) Scrape the bow. e) She did all these things.
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What is scuttlebutt? a) a nickname for a cockroach b) a nickname
for the captain c) a nickname for Charlotte d) gossip and rumors
e) NOTA
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What was the "prison" that Charlotte referred to as her "proper place"?
a) The cabin she used to stay in. b) The Barrington School for Better
Girls. c) Her previous lifestyle and attitudes. d) Her family.
e) NOTA
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Which "illustration" below best shows the situation Charlotte was in in
chapter 14?
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How did the crew help save Charlotte from drowning? a) Grimes grabbed
and pulled her in. b) They changed course so the water was calmer.
c) They threw her a rope, and pulled her back. d) They didn't; she
did it all by herself. e) They cut loose the tangled sail that was
knocking her into the sea.
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Why does Jaggery hit Charlotte? a) She says she's going to report
him to the courts. b) To show the crew she was no longer his friend.
c) She called him a coward! d) He said she failed a task. e)
She disobeyed him.
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After the scene between Jaggery and Charlotte, what does Grimes do for
Charlotte? a) Helps protect her from Jaggery. b) Warns her
when Jaggery is watching her. c) Gives her a pistol to protect herself.
d) Teaches her how to use a knife. e) NOTA
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Why do the sailors have to go aloft during the hurricane? a) To cut
away the sails. b) To see where the clear weather is. c) Because
Jaggery is a jerk. d) To fix the sails. e) None of the above.
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As she is climbing the mast during the hurricane, what does Charlotte do
on the way up? a) Drops the knife. b) Slips and almost falls
off. c) Cuts off her hair. d) All of the above. e) None
of the above.
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Which "illustration" below best shows the situation Charlotte was in in
chapter 15?
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Who saves Charlotte during the hurricane? a) Hollybrass. b)
Grimes. c) Keetch. d) Ewing. e) None of the above.