Test 16. Name:                                                                             Date:                                Period:
Outsiders Project: ___/60  OR ___/75
Vocabulary Practices: ___/13  ___/15  ___/16       Vocabulary h/w: ___/20     Warm Up: ___/10
Other Extra Credit:

Mental Floss.



Vocabulary/SAWs. Could be either!
distraught, keen, aptitude, chastise, nurture, distinguish, disquieting, disposition, clamber, empathy, civics, abandon, exploit, contemporary, frivolous, dramatic

1. The roots of this word mean “of the present time.” __________
2. The coaches watched each potential player, looking for any natural _________________(s) he might have.
3. It is usually easy to _______________ a little sister’s lack of savvy.
4. Which is more important, your genes or the environment you are raised in?  This is often called the nature vs. __________ question.
5. His _____________ eyesight allowed him...
6. ...to _____________ the numbers on the car’s license plate from far away.
7. I didn’t sleep well because of a _____________ dream I had.
8. ____________ concerns things like government and civil rights
   
9. The mom was ______________ when she couldn’t find her toddler in the crowd.
10. The teacher’s crabby ____________ sort of brought the whole class down.
11. He _____________(ly) played games...
12. ...and _____________(ed) his research project...
13. ...and therefore he was going to see a __________ decrease in his grade after the F took effect.
14. Mom ____________(ed) me...
15. ...for ____________(ing) over the couch and ruining it with my muddy shoes.

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16. The medication seems effective. ___________, more research must be done to see if it’s safe.
17. ____________, it’s best to avoid it.
18. She had been studying for hours and knew all the material. ______________, she hoped to do well on the test.
    
19. In the word metamorphosis, the root morph means change.   a) True  b) False
20. You would talk colloquially to a judge in a courtroom.  a) True  b) False