Test #1.  Name:                                                                               Date:                                 Period:
Vocabulary Homework: ____/20
Warm Ups: 8-22___/11   8-23:____/12   8-24:___/9  Adjectives:___/7
Other Extra Credit:

Mental Floss:




Vocabulary. #8 and #9 together are one sentence. Read them both before answering either.
  1. Even though he may not be "book-smart" he has a lot of _____ about the world.  a) gingerly  b) savvy  c) infer  d) nonchalant  e) fathom  f) NOTA
  2. Some people might have called him weird, but he preferred to be called a (non-)_____(ist).  a) sage  b) rueful  c) infer  d) conform  e) connotation  f) NOTA
  3. Her outlook on life was very _____ after the accident. a) sage  b) rueful  c) infer  d) conform  e) bleak  f) NOTA
  4. Jimmy nodded his head ____(ly), and said, "It would have been wiser to have someone pick you up."   a) sage  b) rueful  c) infer  d) bleak  e) fathom  f) NOTA
  5. "I shouldn't have done that," he said with a ___ sigh.  a) savvy  b) rueful  c) infer  d) conform  e) fathom  f) NOTA
  6. "It's just because you're the baby--I mean he loves you a lot.  Do you ____?"  a) sage  b) savvy  c) gingerly  d) conform  e) connotation  f) NOTA
  7. pain : pleasure :: confusion : ____  a) sage  b) savvy  c) infer  d) rueful  e) conform  f) NOTA
  8. For Esteban, the word dropout had the ____... a) connotation  b) denotation  c) infer  d) sage  e) fathom  f) NOTA
  9. ...of a _____ who breaks windows and graffitis and such. a) sage  b) denotation  c) infer  d) delinquent  e) fathom  f) NOTA
  10. Even though I was nervous, I tried to act cool and ______.  a) gingerly  b) savvy  c) infer  d) nonchalant  e) fathom  f) NOTA
  11. Nobody could _____ why he liked school so much even though he got all F’s. a) sage  b) rueful  c) gingerly  d) bleak  e) fathom  f) NOTA
  12. I was able to _____ the meaning of the word from the way it was used in the sentence. a) bleak  b) conform  c) rueful  d) gingerly  e) infer  f) NOTA
  13. cool : good :: dig : ____   a) sage  b) rueful  c) conform  d) savvy e) bleak   f) NOTA
  14. Even though their definitions are similar, the words nosy and curious have different _____(s). a) sage  b) savvy  c) gingerly  d) conform  e) connotation  f) NOTA
    Classwork.
  15. A French chef in New York chisels ice sculptures.  a) adjective  b) not an adjective
  16. Machine parts are used to form mechanical structures.  a) adjective  b) not an adjective
  17. She is a pretty savvy poker player.  a) adjective  b) not an adjective
  18. She has a lot of basketball savvy.  a) adjective  b) not an adjective
  19. The expression "Mind your own business" is a motto.  a) True  b) False
  20. In the poem "Delinquent," who's (the) delinquent?  a) Julie's parents  b) Julie  c) society  d) All of the above.  e) NOTA
  21. What's the message of the poem "Motto"?  a) YOLO  b) Enjoy the good things while you can.  c) Treat others how you want to be treated.  d) "Dig it!"  e) NOTA
    The Outsiders
  22. As used in The Outsiders, the word hood is short for _____.  a) hoodie  b) neighborhood  c) hoodlum  d) livelihood  e) cheese
  23. lb. : pound :: Soc : _______ a) society  b) sock  c) greaser  d) social  e) punch
  24. What is it about our narrator that drives his brother Darry crazy?  a) He's always getting in trouble.  b) His absent-mindedness.  c) His grades are poor.  d) All of the above.  e) NOTA
  25. you:  a) first person b) second person c) third person  d) fourth person
  26. she: a) first person b) second person c) third person  d) fourth person
  27. "Delinquent" : ________ :: The Outsiders :  ________  a) 1st person/3rd person  b) 3rd person/1st person.  c) both 1st person.  d) Both 3rd person.  e) NOTA
  28. "If it weren't for the gang, _______ would never have known what love and affection are."  a) Steve  b) Dally  c) Johnny  d) Darry  e) Two-Bit
  29. “…doesn’t understand anything that isn’t plain, hard fact.”  a) Steve  b) Dally  c) Johnny  d) Darry  e) Two-Bit
  30. Dally : the world :: Johnny : ___   a) Dally  b) his parents  c) the world  d) Steve  e) All of these.

Trackwords! Spell words by connecting adjoining letters. Words must be at least 3 letters long. Each letter must touch the one before it. No proper nouns, abbreviations, or foreign words. You can only use a letter once in the same word. 10 words = +1, 20 words = +2, etc. Use the Trackwords section of your test sheet for your word list. Be sure to number your list.