Tuesday, 11/29/11
Warm Up. Copy into notebook. Use your spelling list to help choose the best word for each blank.(8p)
  1. * read : illiterate :: think : ______(2)
  2. * to read : illiterate :: to be read : ______
  3. * try : attempt :: project : ______
  4. * police : arrest :: pen pal : ______
  5. * A delinquent is  ______,  infinity is _____, and Humpty Dumpty was ____. (3)

Spelling Pretest #9. **SSI: 5x each for the ones you miss due Friday.

Adverbs--Pink Sheet Part B.

  1. Adverb/Word it modifies. a) today/mall  b) big/sale  c) there/is  d) today/is  e) NOTA
  2. Adverb/Word it modifies. a) wisely/shop  b) great/deal  c) great/money  d) wisely/people  e) NOTA
  3. Adverb/Word it modifies. a) always/Denise  b) always/goes  c) always/sales  d) goes/sales  e) NOTA
  4. Adverb/Word it modifies. a) lucky/she  b) past/has been  c) very/lucky  d) lucky/buys  e) NOTA
  5. Which choice has all the adverbs in #5?  a) rather  b) rather, expensive  c) rather, very  d) rather, very, cheaply  e) rather, very, cheaply, expensive
  6. Which choice has all the adverbs in #6?  a) feels, happy  b) feels  c) real  d) feels, real  e) no adverbs
  7. Which choice has all the adverbs in #7?  a) nearly, new  b) nearly, new, once  c) nearly, once  d) nearly, once, outdoors  e) NOTA
  8. Which choice has all the adverbs in #8?  a) rather  b) rather, proudly  c) rather, proudly, you  d) rather, proudly, next  e) NOTA
  9. Adverb/Word it modifies.  a) good/deal  b) you/want  c) close/stay  d) close/Denise  e) NOTA
  10. Adverb/Word it modifies.  a) skillful/she  b) amazingly/she  c) amazingly/skillfull  d) skillful/spending  e) NOTA


Correct IRP p360-361. (8p) Reading Check p361. (8p)

  1. A republic is a country with a king. a) True  b) False
  2. At the time this article covers, Italy had a strong central government.  a) True  b) False
  3. Naples would not be considered a part of the area called the "birthplace of the Renaissance."  a) True  b) False
  4. The republics of the city-states in Italy had governments much like that of the United States.  a) True  b) False
  5. What product/service made Florence wealthy?  a) gold  b) architecture and building  c) money-lending/banking  d) wool  e) spices
  6. (map) Which city-state was the island of Corsica a part of?  a) Sardinia  b) The Papal States  c) Kingdom of the Two Sicilies  d) Florence e) Genoa
  7. The weathy families of Florence used their wealth to wage war on other countries like England and France.  a) True  b) False
  8. The word Renaissance means Roman culture.  a) True  b) False

 
 
 
 
 
 

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