Tuesday, 3/13/12
Warm Up. Copy. Use your spelling list.
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* armchair : stationary :: wheelchair : _______
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* small : immense :: easy : _______
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* wood : natural :: plastic : ______
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* tired : exhausted :: important : ______
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* school : academic :: party : _____
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* sturdy : fragile :: vapid : ______
Spelling Pretest #16. Old School.
Trade and Grade w/red pens.
Pink Sheet, p175. Subject/Verb Agreement.Correct 9 of them.Circle:
1, 5, 6, 11, 12, 14 Pretest I.
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Titles always get singular verbs. a) true b) false
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The school subject "social studies" would take a _____ verb.
a) singular b) plural
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Words or phrases that identify time and amounts are usually ___.
a) singular b) plural
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Which is an example of a collective noun? a) ten dollars b)
corps c) physics d) scissors e) assistant
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p175 #1 a) is b) are
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p175 #5 a) is b) are
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p175 #6 a) is b) are
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p175 #11 a) is b) are
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p175 #12 a) equals b) equal
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p175 #14 a) was b) were
Trade and Grade w/red pens.
Tom Sawyer Quiz on Chapter 6.
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What happens to Tom's pulled tooth? a)
He loses it. b) He trades it to Huck for a dead cat. c) He
trades it to Huck for a tick. d) He trades it for a blue ticket and
a bladder from the slaughterhouse. e) None of the above.
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Why did Tom admit to talking to Huck when he
knew it would get him in trouble? a) He forgot that Huck is a pariah
among the adults. b) He may pull pranks, but he doesn't lie.
c) He wanted to impress Becky. d) He likes the attention the punishment
gets him. e) NOTA
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Re. the picture at right. Who is the tall one?
a) Tom b) Becky c) the schoolmaster d) Huck e)
a man
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Re. the picture at right. Why was it drawn?
a) To impress someone. b) To help someone with is/her work.
c) As art to display. d) For no reason; just doodling. e) None
of the above.
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Read the last paragraph of chapter 6. After
meeting Becky, Tom... a) misspelled a bunch of easy words. b) had
trouble reading in class. c) had to give up a spelling award he had
won. d) actually tried to study. e) all of the above.
Chapter 7 aloud.