Tuesday, 4/12: Husker Du, Vocabulary, Book Pitch, Da Givah

“Warm Up, 4/12.” First Period. Write the ANSWER.
meddle, bounty, meander, revelry, efficacy, conscientious, flounder, deceit

  1. Since there was no specific topic, the discussion _____(ed) on for hours and never got anywhere.
  2. Sometimes the _____ of a cure lies in the mind of the person who believes it will work.
  3. Unless you leave Laguna with some good reading skills, you will _____ in high school.
  4. We were behind, but still in the running.   a) noun  b) verb  c) adjective
  5. Alyce has more savvy than she thinks she does.   a) noun  b) verb  c) adjective
  6. Feel the love everybody!   a) noun  b) verb  c) adjective

“Warm Up, 4/12.” Third and Fifth Periods. Write the ANSWER.
pristine, fringe, seduce, bias, relegate, regulate, advocate, sustainable, extract

  1. His group is on the political ____. They are at the very edge of what most people believe.
  2. Satan, disguised as a snake, _____(ed) Eve into eating the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge.
  3. His new car has already been ______(ed) to the junkyard because he didn’t take care of it.
  4. I am going to skip on my way home from Grandmother’s house.   a) adj prep phrase   b) adv prep phrase  c) not a prep phrase
  5. Jack fell down and broke his crown, and Jill came tumbling after him.   a) adj prep phrase   b) adv prep phrase  c) not a prep phrase
  6. That field of corn will be gone within a year.  a) adj prep phrase   b) adv prep phrase  c) not a prep phrase

“Warm Up, 4/12.” Fourth Period. Write the ANSWER.
noun, verb, adjective, adverb, subject, predicate, interjection, pronoun

  1. “Intensifies” an adverb:___________
  2. Only these have a past, present, future:__________
  3. “Substitutes” for a noun. _______
  4. Answers the questions, Which one? What kind? How many? __________
  5. Another name for the main verb in a sentence: _________
  6. Another name for the main noun in a sentence:_________

 

“Vocabulary, 4/12.”
struttingLeo maze  golden-infiniti-g37

  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. _____
  5. If you search more methodically, instead of so ____(ly), you will be more likely to find whatever you’re looking for.
  6. The performance was so bad, it was ______ to watch.
  7. During the summer, without something to do, students can get very ______ and end up not doing much of anything.
  8. After she fell, she got up and tested her leg _________(ly) to see if it would support her weight.
  9. After the bride had a fight with her best friend, her friend’s reception at the reception was rather ______. (Not excruciating.)
  10. Typewriters have become _____ because everyone now uses computers.

 

Da Givah. (10p)

  1. (3) Jonas’s sheet only had eight instructions. All but three of them disturbed him. Which three were the least disturbing to him?  (p65)
  2. Why does the final rule unnerve Jonas so much?
  3. What happened to the previous selection for the new Receiver?
  4. Why are The Receiver’s doors locked?  a) To insure privacy.  b)  To protect him.  c)  To make sure no one breaks in and steals his things.  d)  Because he does “inappropriate” things like being rude.  e)  NOTA
  5. What is the most conspicuous difference between The Receiver’s dwelling and Jonas’s own dwelling?
  6. The Receiver looks so old because he is.  a) True  b) False
  7. What memories does the Receiver hold?
  8. Why was Jonas so shocked at the end of chapter 10?

 

BOOOOOOOOOOOK PIIIIIIIIIIIIIITCH!

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Da Givah aloud.