Thursday, 2/6/14
Tomorrow's Test: Vocabulary, Quotation Marks, Giver, Husker Du
Warm Up. Copy and insert proper punctuation. Both are divided quotations.
  1. (7) Come here said Jackson to his dog and bring the ball
  2. (8) Scott said Sophie is just being a baby He should just quit whining
Vocabulary Q/A. The return of the Raffle King!
Vocabulary Pretest #18.
graft, resilient, resilience, infinitesimal, expendable, emanate, paradox, poised, undulate, finicky, subliminal
  1. The gardener ______(ed) a new limb onto the ailing tree. 
  2. When we moved, we got rid of everything that we considered _________. 
  3. The smells ________(ing) from the kitchen were very tempting.  
  4. He tried to be very ________ and calm when he met his girlfriend's parents.
  5. "Crushing certain plants could add up ___________(ly). A little, tiny error here would multiply in sixty million years, all out of proportion."
  6. "The government doesn’t like us here. We have to pay big ____ to keep our business." 
  7. The green carpet of grass and moss was ______ and soft. 
  8. "It ran with a gliding ballet step, far too _____ and balanced for its ten tons."   
  9. Somehow, _______(ly), he knew someone was in the room even though he couldn't see or hear anyone.
  10. "In the slime, tiny insects wriggled, so that the entire body seemed to twitch and _______..." 
  11. "That'd be a _____. Time doesn't permit that sort of a mess--a man meeting himself."  
  12. Mrs. Delmartini is very _______ about grammar. You had better proofread every paper closely in 8th grade.  
  13. In some Third World countries, the police are paid so little that they have to resort to ________ to survive.  
 
Giver Q/A. Quiz on 17/18
  1. When does Jonas realize that there really is an Elsewhere out there?  a) When he receives memories of mountains.  b) Looking at the river with all its color.  c) When The Giver tells him so.  d) When it is revealed in a memory.  e) NOTA
  2. Now that Jonas is experiencing deep feelings like anger and sadness, he realizes... a) that the community really does know best.  b) that to stop taking the Pills was a mistake.  c) that his family doesn't have any real, deep feelings at all.  d) that he wants to be Released.  e) NOTA
  3. Why is Jonas so disturbed by the game his friends are playing?  a) He remembers the thirsty kid from his memory of war.  b) He thinks it isn't fair.  c) He doesn't understand the rules.  d) He thinks it's dangerous.  e) NOTA
  4. How does Asher react when Jonas tells him what he thinks of the game?  a) He invites him to join in.  b) He tries to explain why they are playing it.  c) He asks Jonas to go for a ride along the river.  d) He gets irritated at Jonas.  e) NOTA
  5. Why does Jonas feel overwhelmed with feelings of loss?  a) Asher told him he ruined the game.  b) Fiona refused to take a ride with him.  c) He doesn't really like his old friends any more.  d) His friends can't love him back.  e) NOTA
  6. What is Lily's "What If?" story about Elsewhere?  a) That it's in outer space.  b) That it's some sort of parallel or twin world  c) That it has animals.  d) That the newchildren never grow up there.  e) That it's like heaven.
  7. How does The Giver describe the previously selected Receiver who failed?  a) A remarkable young woman  b) Self-possessed  c) Serene  d) Intelligent  e) All of the above
  8. Which of these memories of pain did The Giver not give to Rosemary?   a) Physical  b) Loss  c) Loneliness  d) Poverty  e) He gave her all of them.
  9. Rosemary broke the rules when she asked to be released.  a) True  b) False
  10. When Rosemary was released, and her memories overwhelmed the Community, The Giver didn't help them because he was too overwhelmed himself.  a) True  b) False
  11. What idea of Jonas's intrigues The Giver?  a) Jonas swimming.  b) Changing the rules so The Receiver can no longer ask to be released.  c) Helping the whole community the way he's helped Jonas.   d) Giving memories to Gabriel.  e) Floating off down the river.
  12. This could be considered...  a) flashback  b) exposition  c) resolution  d) foreshadowing  e) metaphor
  13. The main external conflict of the novel now is... a) Jonas vs himself  b) Jonas vs The Giver  c) Jonas vs Asher  d) Jonas vs his parents  e) Jonas vs The Community

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