Prep sheet for Test 26:
Husker Du: ___/20 Vocab H/w:___/20 Vocab Practices: ___/12 ___/13 ___/12
Giver Quizzes: ___/10 ___/9 ___/10 Giver KBARR:___/36
Other Extra Credit:
Mental Floss.
- These word pairs are not in relation to each other, but if you find their synonyms, the two words will rhyme. Example : Plump Feline = Fat Cat
a) nondescript crustacean b) old story c) big boat d) timid gnat e) kiss dog - Wacky Wordy: EILN PU
- Wacky Wordy: Long
Due - What word could GHOTI be an alternative spelling for?
(Big Hint: RouGH wOmen loTIon.) - James said that he was born on February 29, 1900. What birthday did he celebrate in the year 2000?
- If a daddy bull weighs 1,200 pounds and eats twelve bales of hay each day, and a baby bull, who weighs 300 pounds, eats three bales of hay each day, how much hay, then, should a mommy bull eat if she weighs 800 pounds?
Husker Du. Period One.
28. Even though he may not be “book-smart” he has a lot of _____ about the world. a) gingerly b) savvy c) infer d) nonchalant e) fathom f) NOTA
29. For Esteban, the word dropout had the ____… a) connotation b) denotation c) infer d) sage e) fathom f) NOTA
30. …of a _____ who breaks windows and graffitis and such. a) sage b) denotation c) infer d) delinquent e) fathom f) NOTA
31. 90% of 40 = ______. a) 4 b) 30 c) 35 d) 36 e) 5 f) NOTA
32. pain : pleasure :: confusion : ____ a) sage b) savvy c) infer d) rueful e) conform f) NOTA
33. you: a) first person b) second person c) third person d) fourth person
34. She has such a soft voice that I can hardly hear her. a) soft – adjective, hardly – not b) soft – not, hardly – adjective c) both adjectives d) both not
35. Even though I was nervous, I tried to act cool and ______. a) gingerly b) savvy c) infer d) nonchalant e) fathom
Husker Du, Period Two.
28. The root of this word means “life.” _____ a) diminutive b) vivid c) volatile d) saw e) skinflint f) NOTA
29. Across the street from his house was a tepee. a) simple sentence b) fragment c) complex sentence
30. You may _______ to someday be as cool as Mr. Coward. a) iconic b) pacify c) saw d) aspire e) NOTA
31. The amount of work required in an Honors class can be quite _______. a) diminutive b) skinflint c) volatile d) daunting e) vivid f) NOTA
32. inspiring : daunting :: stable : ______ a) pacified b) volatile c) skinflint d) pragmatic e) NOTA
33. You would like it if you were a bird. a) simple sentence b) complex sentence c) fragment d) compound sentence
34. It was hard to believe that such a huge voice emanated from such a _______ girl. a) diminutive b) dilemma c) aspire d) daunt e) NOTA
35. The llama is a quadruped, and he has a beak for eating and fins for swimming. a) simple sentence b) fragment c) complex sentence d) compound sentence e) run on
Husker Du Period Three.
28. He failed the test after he ignored the warning. a) independent b) dependent c) not a clause
29. Maybe the mall where the store was charged a high rent. a) independent b) dependent c) not a clause
30. How does the German officer at the POW camp know that Vladek isn’t used to physical labor? a) Vladek acts lazy. b) Vladek tries to get out of working. c) He thinks Jews don’t work. d) Vladek’s hands. e) NOTA
31. When you use a dependent clause as a sentence, that mistake is called a(n) ____. a) independent clause b) run-on c) phrase d) fragment e) NOTA
32. 
a) solitary b) isolation c) system d) confinement e) mental
33. A clause is a group of words that contains a _____ and a _____. a) noun/conjunction b) subject/verb c) predicate/verb d) subject/noun e) NOTA
34. How many battles did Vladek fight in as a soldier? a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4 e) 0
35. The morphic part of anthropomorphic means… a) changed b) human-like c) animal-like d) shaped e) NOTA
Husker Du. Period Six.
28. Moisture and heat help create an environment _____ to the growth of bacteria. a) indignant b) conducive c) dogged d) wistful e) gorge f) NOTA
29. fear : panic :: ask : _____ a) implore b) conducive c) bluff d) acquit e) gorge f) NOTA
The upstairs library is a really great place to quietly study for an upcoming test.
30. really: a) noun b) verb c) adjective d) adverb e) NOTA
31. quietly: a) noun b) verb c) adjective d) adverb e) NOTA
32. upstairs: a) noun b) adjective c) verb d) adverb e) NOTA
33. is: a) noun b) verb c) adjective d) adverb e) NOTA
34. Since I studied, I ______(ed) myself quite well on the test. a) acquit b) dogged c) bluff d) implore e) gorge f) NOTA
35. Why do we not see Johnny stab Bob the Soc? a) Pony is a 3rd person narrator, and didn’t see it. b) S.E. Hinton wanted to make it more dramatic. c) It’s sadder that way. d) Pony is a 1st person narrator, and didn’t see it. e) The book company wouldn’t let them show that in 1967. f) NOTA