Test #1.  Name:                                                                               Date:                                 Period:
Vocabulary Homework: ____/20
Warm Up: ___/5   Vocab Practice: 8-20___/10   8-21:____/10   8-23:___/10   Adjectives:___/6
Other Extra Credit:
Mental Floss:




Vocabulary.
a) bliss  b) infer  c) bleak  d) nonchalant  e) gingerly  f) rueful  g) savvy  h) conform  i) sage  j) connotation
  1. Even though he may not be "book-smart" he has a lot of _____ about the world. 
  2. Some people might have called him weird, but he preferred to be called a (non-)_____(ist). 
  3. Her outlook on life was very _____ after the accident.
  4. "I shouldn't have done that," he said with a ___ sigh. 
  5. "It's just because you're the baby--I mean he loves you a lot.  Do you ____?"  (not fathom)
  6. From what Ponyboy says, we can ____ that he and his oldest brother Darry do not get along very well.
  7. For Esteban, the word dropout had the ____of a delinquent who breaks windows and graffitis and such.
  8. Even though I was nervous, I tried to act cool and ______.  
  9. I was able to _____ the meaning of the word from the way it was used in the sentence.
  10. hopeful : bleak :: proud : _____
    Classwork.
  11. A French chef in New York chisels ice sculptures.  a) adjective  b) not an adjective
  12. Machine parts are used to form mechanical structures.  a) adjective  b) not an adjective
  13. She is a pretty savvy poker player.  a) adjective  b) not an adjective
  14. She has a lot of basketball savvy.  a) adjective  b) not an adjective
  15. The expression "Mind your own business" is a motto.  a) True  b) False
  16. The expression "Ignorance is bliss" is a motto.  a) True  b)False
  17. In the poem "Delinquent," who's (the) delinquent?  a) Julie's parents  b) Julie  c) society  d) All of the above.  e) NOTA
  18. 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
  19. As used in The Outsiders, the word hood is short for _____.  a) hoodie   b) neighborhood  c) hoodlum  d) livelihood   e) cheese   f) NOTA
  20. lb. : pound :: Soc : _______ a) society  b) sock  c) greaser  d) social  e) punch  f) NOTA
  21. What is it about our narrator that drives his brother Darry crazy?  a) He's always getting in trouble.  b) He doesn't use his head..  c) His grades are bad.  d) All of the above.  e) He takes too many risks.  f) NOTA
  22. "Delinquent" has a _____ narrator.  a) first person b) second person c) third person  d) fourth person
  23. The Outsiders has a _____ narrator.  a) first person b) second person c) third person  d) fourth person
  24. ...doesn’t understand anything that isn’t “plain, hard fact”?  a) Ponyboy  b) Sodapop  c) Darry  d) The Socs  e) NOTA
  25. “understands everybody”?   a) Ponyboy  b) Sodapop  c) Darry  d) The Socs  e) NOTA
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 any blank area on your test sheet for your word list. Be sure to number your list.