Tuesday, 3/18/14 - Meeting in E9 Computer Lab.
I. STAR Reading Test.
Please read through all directions before beginning.

1. Start -- All Programs -- Applications -- StarReading -- Star Reader 242S.
2. Your PASSWORD for the STAR TEST is YOUR INITIALS: Johnny Lightning's password would be jl.
3. Once the STAR test begins, your mouse will stop working; answer all the questions using the keyboard.
4. The first three questions are easy samples to show you how it works.
5. When you are finished, close the program.

II. Warm Up, 3/18/14. Write the answer, not the letter.

1. The three bears ate their dinner.   a) possessive  b) plural  c) neither  d) both
2. Our car broke down.   a) possessive  b) plural  c) neither  d) both
3. Jimmy fell awkwardly to the floor.   a) adjective  b) adverb  c) noun  d) verb  e) NOTA
4. Our sad, old lllama broke down on the way to Toyland.  List the preposition(s).
5. He was obsessed with his new hobby; it totally __________(ed) his life.  a) acquire  b) vary  c) consume  d) perceive  e) design
6. The coach thought the rookie was a _____ starter.    a) achieve  b) acquire  c) impact  d) resource  e) potential
7. His expensive car was also expensive to _____.     a) achieve  b) impact  c) maintain  d) consume  e) resource
8. He didn't study, _____ he failed.     a) consequently  b) previously  c) principally  d) distinctly  e) potentially
9. The sun has many bad _________(s) on your skin.    a) affect  b) effect  c) potential  d) restrict  e) resource
10. Which academic word best matches this expression? "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder."  a) potential  b) distinctive  c) impact  d) restriction  e) perceive

After trade and grade, log off the computer. (6th period: SHUT DOWN and TURN OFF MONITOR.)
Return to the classroom for Vladek