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“Vocabulary Review, 11/3.” If you can’t come up with the correct vocabulary word, fill in the blank with any word that makes sense in the sentence.

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. _____
5. Even though he may not be “book-smart” he has a lot of ____ about the world.
6. “I shouldn’t have done that,” he said with a ____ sigh.
7. The paper said that the business man was an ____ to society…
8. …but ____(ly), he was secretly a gangster.
9. My parents were a little _____ about the crowd I was hanging out with.
10. At first, Pony thought he might be able to ____ the Socs by acting tough.
11. It was very (in)____ to cheat on a test and then brag.
12. S. E. Hinton says that she didn’t have the ____ to be a teacher.  The kids’ problems wore her out.
13. The quarterback ____(ed) every weakness in the defense and threw for 5 touchdowns.
14. At the family reunion, we sat around ___(ing) about the last reunion.
15. It would be ironic if a poor hobo spent his last dollar on a lottery ticket, and won.  a) True   b) False

“Adverb Review, 11/3.” Copy each word and ID it as adj, adv, n, v, or NOTA.
The busy beaver gnawed quite furiously on the tree trunk as the llama walked cautiously to the store.

1. busy
2. gnawed
3. quite
4. furiously
5. trunk
6. cautiously
7. store

The Midwife’s Apprentice.

Copy and complete the following sentence starter:

Although the villagers taunt Beetle because_____, the boys have always bullied her because______.

OK SO, what did you find out last night about the Middle Ages?

Short Week! No school for students on Friday.

Copy homework into assignment book.

“Vocabulary Review, 11/2.” All answers will be above the line.

1. Most religions promise eternal ______ in something like Heaven.
2. A person who doesn’t like to ______ to the group is often looked at as an outsider.
3. The Socs are the _____ social class in 1967 Tulsa, Oklahoma.
4. “Guess what I’ve been in jail for?” asked Dally, grinning ____(ly).
5. lazy : dogged :: flattered : ______
6. Listening to music is not ______ to studying.
7. Pony was _____ when he thought of what life was like when his parents were alive.
8. The teacher tried to ____ the correct response from the students by giving hints.
9. I never ___(ed)  that store again after they were rude to me.
10. Two-Bit told Pony about one of his ____(s) while Pony did the dishes.

Debrief Test #10. WHAT?! I threw out two questions! So your total is out of 36, not 38.

Beetle.

Shared lunch w/8th grade (shiver).

Notebook Audit (20p).
Leave your notebook out and closed. I will be looking for:

• Title and Date.
• Organization/Sequence.
• Wrong answers replaced with correct ones in red.
• Completeness.
• Neatness.

Prep sheet for Test #10:

• Adverbs: 10/27:___  10/28:___  10/29:___
• Vocabulary: 10/27:___/10  10/28:___/12  10/29:___/ 12
• Vocabulary Homework: ___/20
• Other Extra Credit: (May include… Lolly III for +1, lammiepie for +1, tourniquet for +1 or +2, Tantalus for +1.)

Mental Floss.

1. Mr. Cheeselog wasted lots of money every day, and now he is a millionaire. How?
2. Wacky Wordy. What phrase is represented here?
   Spring – Hola   Summer – Bonjour   Fall – Hello   Winter – Aloha
3. A man left his house to go to work. When he got home he saw that his house had been broken into. The robbers had taken everything in his house except for two one hundred dollar bills that were in plain sight. Why weren’t the one hundred dollar bills taken?
4. Bob was having a big party. He decided on a technique to get lots of people to come. He invited his five closest friends and said that they could each invite 4 people.  Each of those could invite 3. Each of those could invite 2. Each of those could invite 1. Overall, how many people did Bob invite to his party?
5. What is special about this letter arrangement?
   umop
6. There is one word in the English language that is always pronounced incorrectly. What is it?

Test #10

Doodle Theme: Halloween!

Tomorrow’s Test: Adverbs, Vocabulary, MWA, Husker Du, Notebook Audit.

“Adverbs, 10/29.” Find and list ’em all! (otherwise + 11 more)

1. Yesterday I noisily ate my tasty sandwich with mutton and onions.
2. Daily(a) practice only works if you practice correctly and daily(b); otherwise it does not work.
3. “We can also give you a special intensifier, so you can paint it very neatly or rather sloppily.”

“Vocabulary, 10/29.” (11)

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. (Job Applicants’ Coaching) “Always remember that the most ____ person is the person who can hide his ____(ce) best.”
5. Everyone promised to ____ by Judge Judy’s decision.
6. The large donation was quite a(n) _____ for the poor little non-profit organization.
7. He bought his computer from a(n) ____ dealer, and when it broke the next day, they told him he was out of luck. (+ bonus answer.)
8. Investors lost millions on the ______ investment scheme.
9. The word midwife is a ______ of the Middle English words meaning “with woman.”
10. On the last day of school, the screams of joy will _____ in the hallways.
11. Aspirin is a ____ of the bark of the willow tree.

Vocabulary Relay!

The Midwife’s Apprentice

Let’s look up a few of her remedies.

Checking Vocabulary Show-Me-You-Knows.

“Adverbs, 10/28.” (10p) List the adverbs you find in each sentence.

1. The sweaty plumbers finally finished repairing the pipes today.
2. Quite suddenly the wild unicorn bolted across the field.
3. That llama is simply marvelous; he’ll go far in life if he keeps working hard.
4. Undoubtedly the Lollys can very easily help you with all of your adverb needs.

“Vocabulary, 10/28.” Write the word. (12p)

1. “This is the letter A. It’s the first letter of the alphabet. So much for the initial consultation. Further advice requires $1000.” ______
2. _____
3. _____
4. In the Middle Ages, they used to use cobwebs to help ______ bleeding.
5. responsible : disreputable :: quiet : ____ (Bonus: Add an ending to another word and it becomes a 2nd correct answer!)
6. I cannot ____ someone who cheats.
7. Winning the lottery is not always the _____ people think it will be.
8. Along some parts of the border, they have built a giant fence to try to _____ the flow of illegal drugs and immigrants.
9. The 42-0 score was a _____(ing) victory for the home team.
10. We must all ____ by the same rules.
11. Give an example of a derivative of the word child.
    

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12. Moisture and heat help create an environment _____ to the growth of bacteria.  a) tantalize  b) leery  c) derivative  d) elusive  e) exploitive  f) conducive  g) banishing  h) concoction  i) NOTA

The Midwife’s Apprentice.

Why do the boys bully and taunt Brat/Beetle?

Why does she put up with it? Is this common?