mental floss

VOCABULARY RELAY!

Prep sheet for Test #25:
Giver Quizzes: ___10  ___7  ___/12   Husker Du: ___/20     Vocabulary Practices: ___/11  ___/12  ___/11
Vocabulary H/w: ___/20     KBARR: ___/36
Other Extra Credit:

Doodle Theme: Utopia — an imaginary place in which the government, laws, and social conditions are perfect.

Mental Floss.

1. In what month do Americans eat the least amount of food?
2. Wacky Wordy:   Cheddar >
3. Starting with an empty barrel, put in order. (Not a trick.)
   *2/3 full   *1/4 empty   *1/2 full   *3/4 empty
4. Can you figure out these common, polite expressions?
   • a) The second letter of the alphabet + the opposite of more + a female sheep
   • b) The 16th letter of the alphabet + to rent
   • c)  Former + sticks used for pool + not you
5. Fill in the blanks below with a word that means the same as the word on the left when read normally, and fits the definition on the right when read backwards.
   • a) Friends ______ hit sharply.  
   • b) Rinds of fruit _______ What we do with over one third of our lives.  
   • c) Wicked _______ Exist
6. An infinite number of mathematicians are standing behind a counter. The first asks the man for half a pint of root beer, the second for a quarter pint, the third an eighth, and so on. How many pints of root beer will the man need to fulfill all mathematicians’ orders? (Alert: math.)

Test #25.
Please also do the appropriate Husker Du for your class:
Husker Du. Period One.
25. We climbed slowly up the very steep hill. a) independent  b) dependent  c) not a clause
26. After I ate a doughnut, I felt rapturous.  a) independent  b) dependent  c) not a clause
27. We learn words best in context with other words rather than in _____.  a) solitary  b) system  c) isolation  d) confinement  e) mental
28. The morphic part of anthropomorphic means…  a) changed  b) shaped  c) animal-like  d) human-like  e) NOTA
29. How does Vladek avoid a beating by the German soldier after he was captured as a POW?  a) Vladek speaks English to him.  b) Vladek bribes him.  c) Vladek begs him.  d) Vladek speaks German to him. e) NOTA
30. Jack was much quicker than the llama was.   a) independent  b) dependent  c) not a clause
31. A clause is a group of words that contains a _____ and a _____.  a) noun/conjunction  b) subject/noun  c) predicate/verb  d) subject/verb  e) NOTA
32. Dependent clauses usually begin with words such as and, but, or.   a) True  b) False
33. When you use a dependent clause as a sentence, that mistake is called a(n) ____.   a) independent clause  b) run-on  c) fragment  d) phrase  e) NOTA

Husker Du. Period Two.
25. The large farm owners are often accused of ____(ing) the workers who pick the crops.   a) siege  b) circumvent  c) sullen  d) reminisce  e) exploit
26. There are shells all over the beach, let’s collect some!   a) Fragment  b) Run-On  c) Complete Sentence
27. The ______ is usually the longest part of the story and full of ups and downs. This is where we build up the anticipation… a) climax  b) inciting action  c) exposition  d) rising action  e) climax
28. Johnny’s behavior (not scared, having fun, very decisive) inside the burning church is both ironic and not ironic.  a) True  b) False
29. Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water. a) Fragment  b) Run-On  c) Complete Sentence
30. Jack fell down and broke his crown and Jill came tumbling after.   a) Fragment  b) Run-On  c) Complete Sentence
31. How/when does Pony finally realize that Darry really does care about him?  a) When he says, “Oh Ponyboy, your hair…”  b) When he reads the letter from Soda.  c) When Darry offers him a cigarette.  d) When Darry starts crying.  e) When he rescues Pony from the fire.
32. This would be the _____ of the Pony v Darry conflict.   a) climax  b) inciting action  c) exposition  d) rising action  e) NOTA
33. The scene in The Outsiders in the burning church would be considered part of the _____ of the story.   a) climax  b) inciting action  c) exposition  d) rising action  e) NOTA

Husker Du. Period Three.
25. Into the hole fell he.  a) Fragment   b) Run-On   c) Complete Sentence
26. He explained the rules of the game and demonstrated it. a) Fragment   b) Run-On  c) Complete Sentence
27. A spy must use ____(ion) and not go blabbing secrets around.    a) patronize  b) elicit  c) hysterical  d) stamina  e) discreet
28. who is : ___ :: who owns : ___  a) whose/who’s  b) who’s/whose  c) who’se/who’s  d) who’s/whos’
29. Over the hills and through the woods, to Grandmother’s house we go.  a) Fragment  b) Run-On  c) Complete Sentence
30. S. E. Hinton says that she didn’t have the ____ to be a teacher.  a) patronize  b) elicit  c) hysterical  d) stamina  e) mimic
31. I love that story, I have read it three times.  a) Fragment  b) Run-On  c) Complete Sentence
32. The fact that Johnny is getting more out of the book they’re reading than Pony, even though Pony is the “smart” one, is an example of irony.  a) True  b) False
33. Which quote from The Outsiders best relates to the poem “Richard Cory”?  a) “I was wrong.”  b) “…some of us watch the sunset too.”  c) “I can’t stand fights.”  d) “Things are rough all over.”  e) “I know better now.”

Husker Du. Period Six.
25. The swastika is a(n) ______symbol of evil.  a) pragmatic  b) daunting  c) iconic  d) aspiring  e) NOTA
26. The amount of work required in an Honors class can be quite _______.   a) diminutive  b) skinflint  c) volatile  d) daunting  e) NOTA
27. The word anthropomorphic means… a) shape change  b) man change  c) transform man  d) man shaped  e) NOTA
28. Jill drove the car out to the llama’s house in the country.   a) simple sentence  b) fragment  c) complex sentence
29. Joe ate the hot dog even though the llama told him not to.    a) simple sentence  b) fragment  c) complex sentence
30. The way Vladek makes decisions is very ______ rather than emotional.  a) pragmatic  b) daunting  c) iconic  d) aspiring  e) NOTA
31. The llama is a quadruped with a beak for eating and fins for swimming.  a) simple sentence  b) fragment  c) complex sentence
32. Jill drove the car out to the llama’s house in the country.   a) simple sentence  b) fragment  c) complex sentence
33. She faced a _______ about turning in her friend for cheating.  a) pacifying  b) daunting  c) diminutive  d) pragmatic  e) dilemma

Prep Sheet for Test #24:
INTERVIEW SHTUFF: ___/20   (20 for OK!  15 for Follow Up. 0 for nada.)
Vocab H/W: ___/20
Vocab Practice: ___/11   (Only Wednesday.)
KBARR: ___/30
Other Extra Credit: +1 or +2 for Commas (2x)

Mental Floss.

1. Susan needed to go to the store to buy some ingredients to cook with. She started writing them down: butter, milk, eggs, duct tape, cashews, toilet paper, oranges, vinegar, lemon juice…     What was Susan making?
2. Why can’t a man marry his brother’s wife’s mother-in-law? (Assume she’s not dead.)
3. How many numbers between 1 and 799 can be divided by 2? (Alert: Math!)
4. What color is represented by this “word”  BRLEUDE
5. Wacky Wordy:   CLOU__ __
6. The first word in each pair begins with “qu.” The second word is the first word with the “qu” missing. Go!
   a) stop doing – that thing  b) peculiar behavior – annoy  c) unit of liquid measure – product of creativity 

Test #24

Doodle Theme:

Prep sheet for Test #23:
Vocab Homework: ___/20
Vocab Practices: ___/13  ___/12              KBARR: ___/35
Other Extra Credit: +1 for period 1,2,6 for vocab relay. +3 for period 3.

Mental Floss.

1. Try to figure out the noun or adjective that is common to all the items each group.
   • a) person, clock, cliff
   • b) feather,  torch,  low-calorie
   • c) fishing rod, actor, checkout counter
2. What three-letter word can be added to spaces below to form four words? (Same three-letter word all four times.)
   T__ __ __ SIT,  ST __ __ __ D,  F __ __ __ TIC
   B __ __ __ D
3. The following not only describes a famous monument, but is an anagram for its name. What is it?   Built to Stay Free.
4. Cross out six letters and you’ll find an easy word. What is the word?  SBAIXNLETATNERSAS
5. A donkey behind another donkey,
   I’m behind that second donkey,
   But there is a whole nation behind me.
   It is a murder you can describe in a word: ______
6. For each, find a three-letter word that ends the first word and begins the second word.
   a) birth _ _ _ light       b) knock _ _ _ line

Doodle Theme: The Perfect Day.

Prep sheet for Test 22:
SAWs: ___/9  S/CD/CX: ___/7  ___/7  Vocab H/W: ____/20    Vocab Practices: ___/12  ___/13  ___/12  Vladek: ___/10         Other Extra Credit: For vocab Relay: +3 for per3, +2 for all others, +1 each for 5/6 or better on Husker Dus, +1 each for correct Sentence Combining sentences.

Mental Floss.

1. Wacky Wordies:
   a) OFTEN, NOT, OFTEN, NOT, OFTEN   
   b) S – N – O – W
   (I probably should have done this one in December.)
   
2. The amazing No Snore Sally has gone 11 days without sleeping. How does she do it?
3. What large and well known city in the U.S.A. is half golden and half silver?
4. Although very old coins tend to be worth more than their face value, why is it that 1997 nickels are worth about $100?
5. What’s the common link?
   • a) tailor, wrestling match, bowling alley
   • b) watermelon, tournament, flower
   • c) hurricane, needle, potato
   • d) barber, rooster, beehive
6. Can you figure out the logic I used to decide the order of the following words? (Hint: Sing them to yourself.)
   gun, shoe, spree, door, hive, kicks, heaven, gate, line, den

Test #22.

Doodle Theme: A new TOY.

Prep sheet for Test #21:
Interview Questions: ___/15  SAWs: ___/10   *S/CD/CX: ___/10
Vocab H/W: ___20   Vocab Practices: ___/12  ___/12  ___/12   Vladek Quiz:  ___/8
KBARR: ___/40
Other Extra Credit: +1 for periods 2 and 6 for Vocab Relay, +3 for period 3 for Vocab Relay, +1 for CX#5, +1 for some for “cobble”

Mental Floss.

1. A man builds an extraordinary house where all four sides face south.  A bear walks up to one of his windows and peers in. What color is the bear?
2. There is a building with thirty stories and one elevator. On floor twenty-one, four people get on and zero get off. On floor thirteen, six get on and two get off. On floor nine, eight people get on and four get off. How many people would get on and off on floor thirty-one?
3. What two words contain the most letters?
4. Wacky Wordy: my you’re way
5. Find the name of a planet hidden in each of the following sentences:
   • a) “Steven, use the screwdriver to build those shelves.”
   • b) Everyone takes a turn in the cage.
   • c) “Catherine, you ran us over with your bicycle!”
   • d) “Sam, arsenic is poisonous! I read about it on the internet.”

Test #21.

Doodle Theme: A new sport!

105!?