Last Quiz of 2014. Name:                                                     Date:                Period:
Alyce Quiz: ___/16
RBC Quizzes:  Green: ___/10  Yellow: ___/10   White: ___/10
Warm Ups: ____/11   ___/10  ___/10

Mental Floss:


reluctant, attribute, blight, barren, begrudge, compliant, glutton(y), stupefied, frail, surfeit
  1. "Although able to ease a willing baby into the world, she had no idea how to encourage a ______ one."
  2. "Q was by far the most beautiful, she thought, even if it could not stand alone and must be accompanied everywhere by the ____ U."
  3. He paid the Popple only after being forced to, and even then he did it ______(ingly), grumbling the whole time that it wasn't fair.
  4. Alyce did not know that Magister Reese had long watched her, and he had wondered what could so _____ a person so young. How could she be so "damaged?"
  5. "...judging from the words pouring forth from her mouth with none to listen, (she) would not be ________ to talk to Alyce" about Edward.
  6. He was very weak and ______ before he buffed up at the gym.
  7. The 1-10 rating system helps make a class more _______ for the guest teacher.
  8. "I am but a poor woman; I'm sure God does not ____ me my little economies."
  9. When he graduated from Stanford with honors, he had a _______ of choices of where to work. He was in demand by everyone.
  10. The witnesses didn't call the police because they were ________ to get involved.
  11. The quote in the paper was ______(ed) to him, but he says he never said it.
  12. Alyce doesn't realize that she has many good ______(s) like cleverness and curiosity.
  13. Greedy developers ______(ed) the beautiful meadow with malls and parking lots.
    (p368-369-buff)
  14. There are classes for kids of all ages under 18.  a) True  b) False  c) You can't tell.
  15. You have to be able to swim  to sign up for the swim classes. a) True  b) False  c) You can't tell.
  16. You have to have your own cleats and shin guards to sign up for soccer.  a) True  b) False  c) You can't tell.
  17. You have to have your own musical instrument to be in the jazz band.  a) True  b) False  c) You can't tell.
  18. You have to be able to speak English to participate in the activities.  a) True  b) False  c) You can't tell.
  19. Which of the activities do(es) not require parental permission?  a) soccer  b) swimming  c) band  d) band and soccer  e) They all do.