Test
15.
Name:
Date:
Period:
Vocabulary Practices: 12/7: ____/12 12/6: ____/15
Vocab H/W: ___/20
Other Extra Credit:
Mental Floss:
Vocabulary.
- Mr. Calandro is trying to _____ a sense of kindness in the students of Laguna. a)
instill b) pessimistic c) valid d) inexplicable e) NOTA
- In
professional sports, the coach is often the _______for a team’s bad
performance, even if it isn’t always his fault. a) instill
b) idiosyncrasy c) scapegoat d) transfixed e) NOTA
- subside
: ebb :: engross : _____ a) optimistic b)
idiosyncrasy c) insomnia d) transfix e) NOTA
- The
_____ of two full moons in one month is called a blue moon. a)
optimistic b) phenomenon c) metamorphosis d)
insomnia e) NOTA
- The replays of the rescue ____ TV watchers all over the country. a) optimistic b) scapegoat c)
metamorphosis d) transfix e) NOTA
- quirk
: idiosyncrasy :: transformation : _____ a) idosyncrasy b)
scapegoat c) metamorphosis d) insomnia e) NOTA
- Since
I hadn’t studied, I was ______ about my chances on the difficult
test. a) optimistic b) inexplicable c)
metamorphosis d) insomnia e) NOTA
- "In this brief fraction of a moment, they take the first step
toward performing a _____ that changes people from a group into a
mob." a) persistent b) optimistc c)
metamorphosis d) idiosyncrasy e) transfixed
- The
root of this word means shape or form: _____ a) instill b)
colloquial c) metamorphosis d) insomnia e) NOTA
- The hill with the M on it is known _____(ly) as Madonna Mountain, but its real name is Cerro San Luis. a) instill b) colloquial c) metamorphosis d) insomnia e) NOTA
- The prefix of this word means across or through:
_____ a) colloquial b) transfixed c) metamorphosis
d) pessimistic e) NOTA
- Always eating chicken before a baseball game is a good example of an idiosyncrasy. a) True b) False
- In the word insomnia, the prefix in- means into. a) True b) False
- The protesters’
_______ has managed... a) priority b) suspend c)
intervention d) transmit e) NOTA
- ...to get construction of the Dakota Pipeline temporarily
_______(ed). a) priority b) suspend c)
intervention d) transmit e) NOTA
MoMS. Open book.
- (p247) "It's a tree-lined, quiet residential American
street..." a) exposition b) inciting action c)
resolution d) rising action e) theme
- (p249) "I had the soup on the stove and the stove just stopped
working." a) exposition b) inciting action c)
resolution d) rising action e) climax
- (p253)
"You're sick people--all of you. And you don't even know what you're
starting..." a) exposition b) inciting action c)
resolution d) rising action e) climax
- (p254)
"Why, it's like going back to the dark ages or
something." a) climax b) flashback c)
protagonist d) irony e) metaphor
- (p260) "Their
world is full of Maple Streets. And we'll go from one to the other and
let them destroy themselves." a) exposition b) inciting
action c) resolution d) rising action e) climax
- (p258) "Get Steve--Get Charlie--They're working together!!" a) exposition b) inciting
action c) resolution d) rising action e) climax
- (p260)
"There are weapons that are simply thoughts, attitudes,
prejudices..." a) climax b) theme c)
conflict d) irony e) point of view
- Who are the real "monsters"? a) Figure One and Figure Two b) The people
of the Twilight Zone. c) The people of Maple Street. d) Whoever sent
the ship. e) NOTA.
- How can we connect the meanings of The Outsiders and MoMS?
a) They both show that we often judge people by insignificant
things. b) They both show that money doesn't equal good. c)
They both show death is bad. d) They are both very pessimistic
about people. e) There's no connection at all.
- The medication seems effective. _____, more research
must be done to see if it’s safe. a) But b) Meanwhile c) Nevertheless d) So e) NOTA
- _____, it’s best to avoid it. a) But b) However c) Nevertheless d) For now e) So
- She had been studying for hours and knew all the material.
______, she hoped to do well on the test. a) nevertheless
b) meanwhile c) but d) although e) consequently
