Test #8. Name:                                                                                  Date:                                 Period:
KBAR: ___/20  
Vocabulary H/w: ___/20    Vocabulary Practices: ___/13   ___/15  ___/12
Other Extra Credit: AW's?  Vocab Relay?  Sentences (Count them all): +___

Mental Floss



Vocabulary.
a) diligent  b) compelling  c) convene  d) turmoil  e) heedless  f) cordial  g) diffident   h) abundant  i) dire  j) grovel
  1. His ____ facade hid a very dangerous person. 
  2. The lawyer's argument was so _____ the jury acquitted his client.
  3.  He practiced the skate trick __(ly) until he got it right.
  4.  compelling : boring :: scarce : _____
  5. After he forgot his wife's birthday, he had to _____ for several days before she forgave him.
  6.  In the fable “The Tortoise and the Hare,” the tortoise is ______ ...
  7. ...and the hare is _____. 
  8. The clown _____(tion) filled the parking lot with tiny cars. 
  9. gossipy : discreet :: safe : ______ 
  10. His brother's sudden disappearance caused great ____ in the family. 
    Apostrophes.
  11. _____ llama was selected for the fair.  a) Charles'  b) Charles's  c) Charle's   d) NOTA
  12. I got all ____ on my report card.  a) A's  b) As  c) 'A's  d) NOTA
  13. The _____ lounge is usually off-limits to students. (More than one.)  a) teacher's  b) teachers  c) teachers's  d) teachers'  e) NOTA
  14. _____ llama is that?  a) whose  b) who'se  c) who's  d) NOTA
  15. I think that llama is _____.   a) they're  b) theres  c) their's  d) theirs  e) NOTA
  16. The ____ softball team mascot is a llama.  (More than one.)  a) women's  b) woman's  c) womens's  d) NOTA
  17. I think ____ going to be OK. a) there  b) their  c) they're  d) NOTA
  18. I saw at least five _____ in Las Vegas.   a) Elvis's  b) Elviss  c) Elvises'  d) Elvises  e) Elvi   f) NOTA
  19. Is the title of this section spelled correctly?  a) Yes  n) No
    Husker Du?
  20. That embarrassing moment when you realize that your llama just wrote a run on sentence.  a) Fragment  b) Run On  c) Correct Sentence
  21. Up, up, and away in my beautiful llama balloon.    a) Fragment  b) Run On  c) Correct Sentence
    TMA
  22. Who said? "Ponyboy...you're not like the rest of us and don't try to be."  a) Dally  b) Steve  c) Johnny  d) Soda.  e) Two-Bit  f) Darry
  23. Who else gave Pony the same advice?  a) Dally  b) Steve  c) Johnny  d) Soda  e) Two-Bit  f) Darry
  24. Why is Two-Bit relieved when he sees Pony picking up the broken glass? (p172)  a) He didn't think Pony was being tough enough.  b) He was worried that Pony was getting hardened like Dally.  c) He didn't want anyone to get a flat tire.  d) He wanted the Socs to pick up the glass.  e) He thought Pony was a litterbug.  f) NOTA
  25. Reread the middle paragraph on p179. It's the one that begins, "Tell Dally." What is Pony's purpose in writing this all down?  a) To pass English.   b) To show everyone how gallant Johnny and Dally were. c) To try to show that we shouldn't judge people by how they look or what neighborhood they live in. d) To show that greasers like sunsets too. e) To show how people always discriminate against greasers.  f) To make money so he can have a better life.  g) NOTA
  26. When Pony is in denial about Johnny's death.  a) exposition  b) rising action  c) inciting incident  d) climax  e) falling action  f) resolution
  27. The deaths of Johnny and Dally.  a) exposition  b) rising action  c) inciting incident  d) climax  e) falling action  f) resolution
  28. When we find out that the book is Ponyboy's essay.  a) exposition  b) rising action  c) inciting incident  d) climax  e) falling action  f) resolution