"Vocabulary Pretest, 1/31/13." Write the word in your notebook.

1. After a long, wet three days, the storm finally _______(ed). a) concoct  b) abate  c) scrutinize  d) shirk  e) atone
2. Before you sign anything, always _______ it very carefully.  a) concoct  b) abate  c) scrutinize  d) shirk  e) atone
3. He did a lot of community service to help _______ for his crime. a) reprove  b) decrepit  c) unstinting  d) shirk  e) atone
4. He makes all sorts of weird fruit _______(ions) with that blender of his.  a) concoct  b) dexterous  c) laconic  d) shirk  e) verbose
5. A captain at sea once had the authority to whip a sailor who was _______(ing) his duty.  a) concoct  b) abate  c) scrutinize  d) shirk  e) atone
6. Mother Teresa was a(n) _____ volunteer for the poor of India. She dedicated her life to helping them. a) decrepit  b) reprove  c) unstinting  d) dexterous  e) verbose
7. My teacher thought I was ____(ing) my work, but I was only skipping it because I really didn't understand how to do it. a) concoct  b) abate  c) scrutinize  d) shirk  e) atone
8. He didn't make a very good interview subject because he was so _____.  a) laconic  b) decrepit  c) unstinting  d) dexterous  e) scrutinizing
9. The magician ______(ly) manipulated the cards. a) laconic  b) decrepit  c) unstinting  d) dexterous  e) verbose
10. verbose : laconic :: stingy : _____ a) unstinting  b) shirk  c) dexterous  d) abate e) concoct
11. If you crashed the car, Mom would probably do much more than just _____ you. a) reprove  b) abate  c) scrutinize  d) shirk  e) atone
12. The "haunted" house was so ____ that the stairs collapsed under us.  a) laconic  b) decrepit  c) unstinting  d) dexterous  e) verbose
13. abate : increase :: congratulate : _____   a) shirk  b) scrutinize  c) concoct  d) atone  e) reprove

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    Bonus for +1. (Does NOT cancel a wrong answer.)    Six of the eleven words this week are _______.  a) nouns  b) verbs  c) adjectives  d) NOTA

"Old Glory" (p203 -- 12p) For the MC questions, write the letter and enough of the answer to distinguish it from the others. Open Book.

1. On the surface, who are we initially supposed to think is the protagonist of the story?
2. If we dig deeper, who is REALLY the protagonist?
3. Conflict #1:  a) Uncle vs himself  b) Gran-Da vs himself  c) Uncle vs Donald  d) Donald vs Gran-Da  e) Donald vs society
4. Conflict #2:  a) Uncle vs Dad  b) Donald vs Dad  c) Gran-Da vs Uncle  d) Donald vs nature  e) Gran-Da vs nature
5. What right did the SOS law take away?
6. Why did Gran-Da try to burn the flag?  a) He wanted to die, like Dally.  b) To show how much he hated Uncle.  c) To protest the way the country was going.  d) He really was crazy.  e) NOTA
7. Why did Donald turn him in?
8. What/Who does  the word Uncle represent in this story?
9. The theme of this story is "don't mess with the government."  a) True  b) False
10. The last line of the story is meant to be ironic.  a) True  b) False
11. "Old Glory" is written in...  a) first person  b) second person  c) third person  d) fourth person
12. Which character doesn't belong with the others?  a) Gran-Da  b) Jonas  c) the Giver  d) Donald  e) They are all similar characters.

120 Seconds  (Finally.)
 
 
 
 

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