Wednesday, 10/9/13 - Checking: vocabulary
homework.
"Warm Up, 10/9/13." (10p) Copy 1-6. For 7-9, write the answer.* = spelling. ** = vocabulary. { } = Do not copy.
- * camera : surveillance :: _____
: shopping
- * professional : amateur :: farewell
: ____
- * savvy : professional ::
_____ : amateur
- ** disquieting : unnerving ::
uncertain : _______
- ** simple : intricate :: harmful :
________
- ** Most house cats live a pretty
________ life... {...with a lot of lying-around time.}
- (2) (p194A #2) a) Kenny, nurse, b) Kenny, c) nurse, d) nurse, controversy, --- Which rule did you follow?
- (p194B - Second to last sentence.) a) Nightingale, b) nurse, hospital, reformer, c) reformer, d) hospital, e)
NOTA
- Early nursing education however had little or no
classroom preparation. This sentence contains an appositive. a) True b)
False
Go over Test #6.
Go over vocabulary
homework.
Vocabulary
Pretest #7. Write the word. Yes. Yes. No. Baby sloth. $1.27 million - those are diamonds.
- Many rappers "sing" the praises of "bling" and _____
consumption. a) conspicuous b) intricate c) obsolescence d) indolent e)
benign
- Much to her relief, the doctor said the tumor was ___. a)
benign b) indolent c) sullen d) obsolete e) intricate
- After she fell, she got up and tested her leg ____(ly) to see
if it would support her weight. a) excruciating b) intricate c) sullen d)
tentative e) unnerve
- Ponyboy dreamed of a(n) ___ life in the country, away from
the furious pace of the city. a) sullen b) inconspicuous c) intricate d)
indolent e) unnerve
- Sending letters via “snail mail” is becoming more and more
____ as e-mail and texting and such have become so popular. a) composure b) unnerve c)
benign d) obsolete e) sullen
- I tried to be as ___ as possible as I passed the note in
class, but Mr. Coward still caught me. a) sullen b) inconspicuous c)
intricate d) indolent e) unnerve
- After his mom grounded him, he sat in ___ silence,
sneering at everyone who walked by. a) composure b) sullen c) benign d)
conspicuous e) unnerve
- The more closely you looked at the schematic diagram, the more
______ it looked. a) sullen b) unnerve c) excruciating d) intricate e)
tentative
- The performance was so bad, it was ______ to watch. a)
excruciating b) composure c) conspicuous d) obsolete e) benign
- Being pulled over for speeding can be a very _____(ing)
experience. a) obsolete b) tentative c) indolent d) unnerve e)
intricate
- A sloth leads a very _____ life; sleeping and eating. a)
intricate b) indolent c) excruciating d) conspicuous e) obsolete
- The tourist tried to blend in, but he was pretty ____
with all his maps and cameras and such. a) sullen b) conspicuous c)
excruciating d) indolent e) unnerve
- Since he had practiced, when Joe read in front of the class,
he had great ___. He was confident and it showed. a) excruciating b)
composure c) tentative d) sullen e) benign
Outsiders ch5. Open Mouth Quiz. Write the letter and the first three words of the answer in your notebook.
- At the beginning of chapter 5, how long has it been since Pony
and Dally and Johnny sat down behind the girls at the drive-in?
a) About 2 days. b) About 24 hours. c) About 12 hours
d) 4 or 5 days. e) 3 days.
- Gone with the Wind (the
book Johnny and Pony are reading) takes place during... a) the
future b) the 1950's c) 1776 d) the Civil War
e) NOTA
- The fact that Johnny is getting more out of the
book than Pony, even though Pony is the "smart" one, is an example of
irony. a) True b) False
- The real message of "Nothing Gold Can Stay" is that bad things always happen. a) True b) False
- Who
said? "I can't believe little old Johnny could kill somebody." a)
Pony b) Dally c) Soda d) Darry e) Two-Bit
- This person is commenting on the irony of that. a) True b) False
- What
example does Johnny give to show why he thinks Dally is gallant? a)
Dally's treatment of Cherry ? Marcia. b) How Dally stands up for
himself. c) How he acted when the police busted him for something
he didn't do. d) How Dally helped them get away. e) How he
rides in races honestly.
- Which quote best connects to
the title of the novel? a) "How'd you like to live with
that?" b) "I guess we're different." c) "Too bad it
couldn't stay like that all the time." d) "Things have been
happening so fast..." e) "I bet they were cool old guys."
- The
same character said all five of the previous quotes. Which one?
a) Pony b) Soda c) Dally d) Johnny e) NOTA
- Dally getting hauled in for the murder he didn't do is an example of irony. a) True b) False
- What
has been the result of Johnny killing Bob, as far as the feud between
Socs and greasers is concerned? a) The socs are trying to find
Pony and Johnny. b) There's a truce, while they mourn for
Bob. c) all-out warfare d) Now the adults have found out
about it. e) Lots of arrests have been made for fighting.
- Chapter
5 would be considered part of the ______ of this
story. a) exposition b) inciting incident
c) rising action d) climax e) NOTA
Trade and Grade w/red pens.
Chapter 6!