Wednesday, 10/17/12
-- Lockdown Drill Redux.
Warm Up. Copy.* = spelling word. ** = vocabulary
word. (8p)
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* misc. : abbreviate :: equipt : ______
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* protagonist : hero :: antagonist : _______
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* responsible : reliable :: qualified : ______
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* food : ______ :: music : ________ (2)
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* write out : abbreviate :: minimize : ______
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** calm : apprehensive :: colorful : ______
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** Your story _____(s) me... {tell me more.}
Apostrophes II (Solo - Click only!)
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The _______ clothes are on the second floor. a) children's
b) childrens c) childrens' d) childrens's
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Five _______ parents will be guests of honor. a) student's
b) students' c) students's
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_______ suggestion was a good one. a) Carlos's b) Carlos'
c) something else (His name is Carlos, not Carlo.)
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She is a member of the _______ softball team. a) womans'
b) womens' c) women's d) womens's
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The ______ costumes were hilarious. a) lady's
b) ladies' c) ladies's d) ladies (Several of each.)
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There were four ______ in the room. a) Jake's b) Jakes'
c) Jakes's d) Jakes
Go over vocabulary homework.
Vocabulary Pretest #8.
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After Mr. Shmarty lost his ring at the beach,
they _______(ed) through the sand until they found it. a) palpable
b) wheedle c) intrigue d) ebb e) sift
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The candidate's popularity _________(ed) as
scandal after scandal was uncovered. a) aghast b)
wheedle c) enhance d) ebb e) sift
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While Mr. Buffy was in training, he took several
different vitamin ___________. a) enhances b) supplements
c) palpables d) transgressions e) intrigues
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Third period tried to ___________ Mr. Coward
into postponing the assignment, but Denial is not just a river in Egypt.
a) enhance b) wheedle c) palpable d) ebb e) sift
(Bonus: What is this type of joke called?)
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The class was ________ that someone would
be silly enough to commit a ___________ like that in front of Mr. Coward.
a)
palpable/enhanced b) nondescript/supplement c) apprehensive/aghast
d) intrigued/sift e) aghast/transgression
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The new landscaping in front of the house
really ___________(ed) its value. a) enhance b) aghast
c) transgress d) ebb e) sift
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After testing out several kinds of toilet
paper, Mr. Sensitive found that one brand was ___________ better than the
others for comfort. a) enhance
b) supplementary c) palpably d) transgression e) aghast
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I found your story __________(ing), but ultimately
unbelievable. a) enhance b) nondescript
c) apprehensive d) intrigue e) aghast
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Genevieve's wardrobe was rather _________
and boring until she went on the show What not to Wear.
a) enhanced b) nondescript c) apprehensive
d) intriguing e) supplementary
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The class's relief was __________ when Mr.
Coward canceled the test. A giant sigh escaped from every student. (Then
they woke up.) a) enhance b) nondescript
c) apprehensive d) intrigue e) palpable
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I really like mystery novels because of all
the adventure and __________. a) ebb
b) nondescript c) apprehensive d) intrigue e) palpable
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As a rule, grandparents respond to _____________(ing)
more than parents do. a) wheedle
b) ebb c) apprehensive d) intrigue e) sift
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Another name for detention might be "__________
behavior training." a) aghast b) nondescript
c) apprehensive d) intrigued e) supplementary (Bonus:
What's this kind of expression called?)
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"Why don't you get a job?" asked
Steve. "What?" Two-Bit was _______. "And ruin my rep?"
a) enhanced b) aghast c) transgress d) ebbed e)
sifted