Pretest 1A -- Academic Words I -- Each word is used once only. You owe a sentence of your own by Thursday (on the back of this sheet) for each word you miss on the pretest. The pretest is Tuesday!
achieve, acquire, affect, effect, consequently, consume, design, distinct, strategy, site, resource, potential, previous, perceive, maintain, vary, impact, proceed, principle, restrict, justify
  1. If you don't know the meaning of the word, there are some ____________(s) you can use to try to figure it out.
  2. Water is probably the most valuable natural _______________.
  3. The school wanted to spend the grant money where it would have the most  _____________.
  4. The angry student asked the teacher to ___________ the grade she gave him. "Give me reasons," she demanded.
  5. He always tried to __________ a good GPA, because keeping good grades is easier than trying to get them back after they drop.
  6. After he had taken the first step, he didn't quite know how to __________.
  7. After his heart attack, his doctor told him to _______________ how much fat and salt he ate, and to exercise more.
  8. They interviewed at least twenty _____________ applicants. Only five were allowed to apply.
  9. The twins may look alike, but they are _____________(ly) different people.
  10. The sun ____________(s) your skin in many ways; most of them bad.
  11. The actor worked for years before he ______________(ed) stardom.
  12. While he was in Australia for so many years, he _______________(ed) a bit of an accent in his speech, and started saying g'day a lot.
  13. The United States ______________(s) much more oil, electricity, and other natural resources than any country in the world.
  14. After we moved in, the mail kept coming for the _______________ renter.
  15. The ______________ for the new mall is next to a school, and many people are worried that traffic will be a problem.
  16. He was caught cheating, __________________, the teacher called his mother.
  17. What we _________________ through our senses is not always what the reality is.
  18. (2) He had to learn some basic _______________(s) of science before he could _________ a model rocket of his own.
  19. A good teacher tries to ______________ his/her approach. The students get bored with the same thing all the time.
  20. The small assignment had very little _____________ on his grade.


Vocabulary: 1. First, look up the words below, and write the definition and the part-of-speech (POS) for each in your notebook. 2. Then fill in the blanks below with the correct words. 3. New sentences of your own (in your notebook)are extra credit. Due Wednesday. dogged (adj), indignant, conducive, wistful, implore, subside, acquit, leery, gorge (v), bluff (v)

  1. I ___________(ed) my mom to let me go to the movies.
  2. I was ____________ when Dad blamed me for breaking the lamp instead of my sister.
  3. Pony was ___________ when he thought of what life might be like in the country.
  4. I am _____________ of someone who promises me something for nothing.
  5. She is known for her _____________ determination. She never gives up.
  6. Listening to the stereo is not _____________ to studying.
  7. I tried to __________ my way out of trouble, but Mom wasn't buying my excuses.
  8. "Johnny and I __________(ed) ourselves on barbecue sandwiches and banana splits."
  9. The jury ____________(ed) the man, and he was set free.
  10. The storm finally ____________(ed), and the sun came out.