test2719

Test #27. Name:                                                 Date:                                    Period:
Husker Du: ___/5 ___/5 KBARR: ___/40
The Earth Men: ___/7   TYM Quiz: ___15
Vocab Homework: ___/20   Vocab Practice: ___/12 ___/12 ___/15
Other Extra Credit:

Mental Floss.

Vocabulary. a) audacious b) prolific c) bona fide d) deduce e) loathe f) alacrity g) condescending h) guile i) prone j) oblige

The detective _____(ed) the criminal’s identity from the clues he left behind.
It was rather _______ of Pony and Johnny to rush into the burning church.
The fireman jumped out of bed with _______ when the alarm sounded.
The Socs always would say the word greaser _____(ly)...
...and with ______(ing).
I’m _____? Do you even know what that means? (haha)
It seems the control system of the new Boeing airliners might be _____ to failure, so they were taken out of service.
The bank clerk had to examine the two $100 bills very carefully to tell which was ______.
He ____(ly) tried to jump the fountain on his motorcycle.
That kind of car is very fast, but it is _____ to break down often.
Work is what you are ______(ed) to do.
"Thank You Ma'm"
How is "Thank You Ma'm" related to the Emily Dickinson poem? ("If I can stop one Heart from breaking I shall not live in vain.") a) They’re both about broken hearts. b) They’re both about a nice person. c) The story’s author, Langston Hughes, was a poet too. d) The speaker of the poem wants to do what Mrs. Jones did. e) Both the poem and the story tell us what we should do with our lives. f) NOTA
When Roger grabs the purse. a) exposition b) inciting incident c) rising action d) climax e) falling action f) resolution
When Mrs. Jones feeds him supper. a) exposition b) inciting incident c) rising action d) climax e) falling action f) resolution
When Mrs. Jones gives Roger $10 for shoes. a) exposition b) inciting incident c) rising action d) climax e) falling action f) resolution
"And he never saw her again." a) exposition b) inciting incident c) rising action d) climax e) falling action f) resolution
"The Earth Men"
Why was there no "hullabaloo" to welcome the Earth men? a) The Martians didn't believe the Earth men's story. b) There are many people on Mars who claim to be from Earth. c) The Martians had already met Earth men before (from the First Expedition). d) The Martians wanted the Earth men to go home. e) NOTA
Why does EMEN end with a "weather report"? a) As a foreshadowing of things to come. b) To show how the Martians are starting anew after the Earthmen are gone. c) To show that, as far as the Martians are concerned, the Earthmen were never there. d) To show that Mars has weather like Earth. e) All of the above. f) NOTA
When the men realize they are in an insane asylum. a) exposition b) inciting incident c) rising action d) climax e) falling action f) resolution
"When the town people found the rocket at sunset, they wondered what it was. (p30) a) exposition b) inciting incident c) rising action d) climax e) falling action f) resolution
"That night it rained all night. The next day was fair and warm." (p31) a) exposition b) inciting incident c) rising action d) climax e) falling action f) resolution
How does "The Earth Men" relate to "Poem #435" about "the Majority"? a) They're both about being crazy. b) The "Majority" of people on Mars were insane. c) The "Majority" of people on Earth are insane. d) Most people do weird stuff. e) If the "Majority" of people think something, there's not much you can do about it. f) NOTA

Husker Du, Period One.
23) There are many compelling songs, my favorite song on the album is called "Take the Skinheads Bowling." 24) Its a very wistful song about the good ol’ days bowling with punk rock dudes.   25) Do you remember those days? I wouldn't think so. 26) This song also has an abundant of rocking guitars and a rap section featuring JayZ.
23. a) fragment    b) run on    c) apostrophe or plural error d) word misuse    e) no mistake
24. a) fragment    b) run on    c) apostrophe or plural error    d) word misuse    e) no mistake
25. a) fragment    b) run on    c) apostrophe or plural error    d) word misuse    e) no mistake
26. a) fragment    b) run on    c) apostrophe or plural error d) word misuse    e) no mistake
27. The upstairs library is a great place to quietly study. Adjectives? a) upstairs b) great, quietly c) upstairs, great, quietly d) upstairs, great e) NOTA
28. you: a) first person b) second person c) third person d) fourth person

Husker Du, Period Two AND Period SIX. a) ominous b) permeate c) dejected d) assuage e) ubiquitous f) meticulous g) assimilate h) solace i) petulant j) languid
23. The smell of brownies ______ the house and made me very hungry.
24. Whenever she was down about something, she always seemed to find ________ in her music.
25. The roots of this word mean “change to sweet.”
26. The roots of this root mean “to be like.
27. Since they were so tired, they walked at a very _____ pace.
28. What does Francoise mean when she says, "I'll bet you that Anja's notebooks were written on both sides of the page..." ?   a) Anja had a lot to say. b) Anja had nothing else to do but write in her diary. c) Paper was hard to get. d) Vladek wouldn't have wasted any paper he could write on. e) NOTA

Husker Du, Period Five. a) lethargic b) meager c) impede d) fleeting e) escalate f) exuberant g) wry h) wretched i) suppress j) augment
23. His pants were so tight they _______(ed) his movement.
24. The mayfly’s life is very _____. A mayfly only lives to reproduce and is alive for only 24 hours.
25. After the police mishandled the fight, it ____(ed) into a riot.
26. Pokemon Go is an example of a game that uses _____(ed) reality, adding extra features to the real world through technology.
27. Not studying and skipping homework will _____ your progress in school.
28. Some teachers keep their classrooms very cold because they think it keeps the students from being too ____.