Prep sheet for Test #6:
KBARR:___/40 Vocabulary Homework:___/20 Vocab___/12 ___/11 ___/10 Sentence Scramble: ___/6
Other Extra Credit: +3 for Period 5 for Vocab Relay, +2 for all other classes.
Mental Floss.
What can be seen in the middle of March and April that cannot be seen at the beginning or end of either month?
What is 3/7 chicken + 2/3 cat + 1/2 goat?
I am so fragile that when you say my name you break me. What am I?
What letter can you place on the line, other than E, to complete this sequence?
SEQUENC__
5 + 5 + 5 = 550
Add ONE STRAIGHT LINE to make the equation correct. No, you can’t make a not equal sign. That would be an inequality, not an equation.
While riding in the car I saw a license plate that read like this: IXMNIZ. What occupation did the man in the car have?
FROs: 9-18: ___/8 9-19:___/10 9-20:___/10 KBARR: _____/40
Outsiders Quiz: ___/5 Vocabulary Homework: ___/20 Vocab Practices: 9-18:___/10 9-19:___/10 9-20:___/10
Other Extra Credit: +3 for Per. 5 for vocab relay, +1 for Periods 1 and 2. +1 for each extra sentence for sentences combining.
Mental Floss.
Explain how I do it: “In my bedroom, the nearest lamp that I usually keep turned on is 12 feet away from my bed. Alone in the room, without using wires, strings, or any other aids or contraptions, I can turn out the light on that lamp and get into bed before the room is dark.”
What are the elusive characters; missing two letters or numbers? (In other words, what letters go into the blanks? The answer is NOT R and E.) W A T E ___ M ___ L O N
1961 was a special year (other than for the fact that Mr. Coward was born then). In fact, the next time a year will be this special will be the year 6009. What is so special about those two years?
If you were running a race, and you passed the person in 2nd place, what place would you be in now?
In each sentence below, an animal is concealed. For example, the sentence, “What shall I do, Gertrude?” has the word dog concealed. Find the hidden animal in each sentence.
a) Horace tries in school to be a very good boy.
b) People who drive too fast are likely to be arrested.
c) For the Halloween party, John came looking like a radish.
IMPORTANT: If you are EXEMPT from the FROs section, write EXEMPT across that section of your paper and skip ahead to question #20. Be sure to advance your clicker too. When we look at score, be sure to add 8 points to whatever it says.
Tomorrow’s Test: Vocab, FROs, Outsiders, Husker Du, Sentence Combining.
“Vocab, 9/21.”
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The teacher’s attitude was very _____(ing); he always treated his class like they were in kindergarten.
nonchalant : hysterical :: gossipy : _____
Life is made up of thousands of ____ decisions every day, but some are more important than others.
If you ____ (ed) CPK last night, it benefited the band program.
Buck Merrill sometimes sold _____ alcohol. (It was called bootlegging.)
A spy must be ____ and not go blabbing secrets around.
I finally had to poke him to ____ any response at all!
Vocabulary Relay!
“FROs 9/20.” CS = Correct Sentence. F = Fragment. RO = Run on.
Hide in burrows and beneath rocks.
Although the llama wandered too close to the fire.
Fighting with a sword in one hand and a shield in the other, he battled the vicious llama.
Herds of fiendish llamas called dooms roam the empty countryside.
The strange life of the llama.
Jack and Jill and the llama went up the hill to fetch a pail of water then they fell down.
The llama fell down and broke his crown Jack and Jill fell in the well.
The llama went over the hills and through the wood to get to Grandmother’s house, but she wasn’t home.
Because the llama ate too much cheese, he forgot to do his KBARR.
As the llama trained to be a ninja.
“Sentence Combining, 9/20.” — Combine each group of short, choppy sentences into one smooth-sounding sentence. You may add, subtract, or change words, but make sure to keep the meaning of all the parts.You will have to punctuate as appropriate. (Bonus: Write more than one combination!)
1a. His teacher walks toward Chuckie’s desk. 1b. Her walk is cool. 1c. Her walk is silent. 1d. Her walk is slow. (Hint: -ly)
2a. The class holds its breath. 2b. They have anticipation. 2c. They know what will happen next. (Hint: with, because.)
“Sentence Combining, 9/17.” — Combine each group of short, choppy sentences into one smooth-sounding sentence. You may add, subtract, or change words, but make sure to keep the meaning of all the parts.You will have to punctuate as appropriate. (Bonus: Write more than one combination!) 1. a) Chuckie bounces wildly in his desk. b) He is the class clown. c) He clucks like a chicken.
2. a) His fingers make sounds. b) The sounds are scratching. c) They claw the desktop. d) The desktop is battered.
Prep sheet for Test #4:
KBARR: ___/40 NVA: ___/9 ___/9 ___/9 Outsiders Quiz: ___/6
Vocabulary Homework: ___/20 Vocab Practices: ___/12 ___/12 ___/12
Other Extra Credit: Period 6 gets +3 for winning Vocab Relay. All other periods get +1 for finishing under 1 minute.
Mental Floss.
Sue is both the 50th best and the 50th worst student at her school. How many students attend her school? (Not a trick, just math.)
You have six sticks that are vertical on the floor like this: | | | | | |
Add five more sticks to make nine. You may not move any of the original 6 sticks.
An archaeologist uncovers an ancient tomb, between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Two, unclothed, long-dead bodies are found in the tomb. One is an adult male, the other an adult female. Both bodies are perfectly preserved, although dry and leathery with age. The archaeologist takes one look and exclaims: “It’s a miracle! I have found Adam and Eve.” How did the archaeologist know this at a glance?
Here is a question on international law: If an international airliner crashed exactly on the U.S.-Mexico border, where would they be required to bury the survivors?
Removing an appendix is called an appendectomy, removing tonsils is called a tonsillectomy. What is it called when they remove a growth from your head? (haha)
What is the next thing in this sequence. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, ____. See if you can fill in the blank correctly.
