vocabulary

Copy and label them all. (12)

With a heavy heart, Beetle somewhat bravely endured their anger and cruel taunts.

“Vocab, 4/25.”
    

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. _____
5. _____
6. The author Ray Bradbury was a very ____ writer, writing at least a thousand words per day.
7. The bank clerk had to examine the two $100 bills very carefully to tell which was ______.
8. He ____(ly) cussed in front of Mr. Schalde.
9. That kind of car is very fast, but it is _____ to break down often.
10. Work is what you are ______(ed) to do. Play is what you are not _____(ed) to do. (Same word.)
11. Pony couldn’t get the image of Bob, ______ on the pavement, out of his head.
12. On the show CSI, the crime scene investigators used science to ____ whom the killer was.

“Tom Sawyer, 4/25.” Write the answer, not the letter.

1. Most of the adventures in this book really happened to Mark Twain. a) True  b) False
2. The character of Huck Finn is based on a real person. a) True  b) False
3. The character of Tom Sawyer is based on a real person. a) True  b) False
4. Which of these is not a purpose MT had in mind when he wrote this book?  a) Entertainment.  b) Education.  c) To remind adults that they were kids once.  d) To tell a good story.  e) He had all of these in mind.
5. About when does this book take place?  a) 1930’s  b) 1890’s  c) 1830’s  d) 1770’s  e) There’s no way to know from the Author’s Preface.
6. Where does the author’s pen name “Mark Twain” come from? (Bonus for real name.)

Read on! (Movie excerpts? 1938?)

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