Tomorrow’s Test: Vocab, FROs, Outsiders, Husker Du, Sentence Combining.

“Vocab, 9/21.”
  

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. The teacher’s attitude was very _____(ing); he always treated his class like they were in kindergarten.
5. nonchalant : hysterical ::  gossipy : _____
6. Life is made up of thousands of ____ decisions every day, but some are more important than others.
7. If you ____ (ed) CPK last night, it benefited the band program.
8. Buck Merrill sometimes sold _____ alcohol.  (It was called bootlegging.)
9. A spy must be ____ and not go blabbing secrets around.
10. I finally had to poke him to ____ any response at all!

Vocabulary Relay!

“FROs 9/20.”  CS = Correct Sentence.  F = Fragment.  RO = Run on. 

1. Hide in burrows and beneath rocks.
2. Although the llama wandered too close to the fire.
3. Fighting with a sword in one hand and a shield in the other, he battled the vicious llama.
4. Herds of fiendish llamas called dooms roam the empty countryside.
5. The strange life of the llama.
6. Jack and Jill and the llama went up the hill to fetch a pail of water then they fell down.
7. The llama fell down and broke his crown Jack and Jill fell in the well.
8. The llama went over the hills and through the wood to get to Grandmother’s house, but she wasn’t home.
9. Because the llama ate too much cheese, he forgot to do his KBARR.
10. 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.)

The Outsiders!