Wednesday, 3/30: HD, Agreement, Vocab, Space

“Husker Du, 3/30.”

Period One – Test #5
a) discreet  b) discrete  c) vain  d) elicit  e) illicit  f) hysterical  g) indulge  h) patronize  i) stamina  j) contemplate

  1. A spy must be ____ and not go blabbing secrets around.
  2. The root of this word meant “defender” or “protector.”_____
  3. As the llama trained to be a ninja. a) Fragment  b) Run-On  c) Complete Sentence
  4. The llama helps me with my homework, he does a great job.  a) Fragment  b) Run-On  c) Complete Sentence
  5. Which is one of the reasons Dally gave Johnny for not turning himself in? (p89-90)  a) Dally would get in trouble.   b) Johnny would get the electric chair.  c) He didn’t want Johnny to end up like him.  d) The boys are worried about him.  e) His parents don’t care.

Period Two – Test #10
a) intrigue  b) benevolent  c) apprehensive  d) wheedle  e) sift  f) transgression  g) aghast  h) ebb  i) nondescript  j) enhance

  1. The roots of this word meant “to step across.”
  2. The principal had to _______ through all the conflicting stories to get at the truth.
  3. Llamas feed on pepperoni pizza and whatever doughnuts found in the wild. a) simple  b) compound  c) complex  d) compound-complex
  4. Why was Magister Reese watching Alyce at first?  a) Because she was pretty.  b) Because he wondered why she was so gloomy.  c) Because of the way the cat hung around her.  d) He’s just weird.  e) NOTA
  5. Our main conflict is Alyce vs ______.  a) the world  b) the village  c) herself  d) the midwife  e) NOTA

Period Three: – Test #14
a) miser b) hypochondria  c) pandemonium  d) defray  e) subjugate  f) resolute  g) intercede  h) disgruntled   i) wallow   j) pauper

  1. The roots of this word meant beneath the ribs. _____
  2. The root of this word meant wretched. ____
  3. The llama was going to skip on his way home from Gramma’s House.  a) Prepositional Phrase   b) Not
  4. Three llamas suddenly fell off the boat when the storm hit.  a) Prepositional Phrase   b) Not
  5. Why does Artie say it’s so hard to tell Vladek’s story in comic form?  a) “Somehow I wish I had been in Auschwitz with my parents…”  b)”Maybe everyone has to feel guilty.”  c) “If it wasn’t so pathetic, it’s be kinda funny…”  d) “…I couldn’t compete…”  e) “…so much has to be left out or distorted…”  f) NOTA

Period Five – Test #21
a) derision  b) trivial  c) jovial  d) speculate  e) conglomeration  f) flourish  g) impertinent  h) disposition  i) vigilance  j) audacious

  1. wonder : speculate :: prosper : _____
  2. It was a(n) _____ plan with a lot of danger, but it just might work.
  3. The guards maintained their ______in watching for intruders.
  4. The computer with a big screen is on sale.  a) adjective clause  b) not an adjective clause
  5. When Jonas crosses the “Boundary of Memory” in the movie.  a) exposition  b) rising action  c) inciting incident  d) climax  e) falling action  f) resolution

Period Six – Test #22
a) blasphemy  b) caper  c) lineage  d) delusion  e) relish  f) propagate  g) naive  h) aesthetic  i) cynical   j) peevish

  1. Dally was very ______ about life; he saw nothing good in anyone but Johnny.
  2. excited : disappointed :: savvy : _______
  3. Have you stopped lying yet?  a) rhetorical question  b) loaded question  c) NOTA
  4. Where are you going?  a) rhetorical question  b) loaded question  c) NOTA
  5. How could I have made such a huge mistake?   a) rhetorical question  b) loaded question  c) NOTA

Correct Pink Sheet, Exercise 3. Link: https://mrcoward.com/middleschool/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/agreement.doc

“Agreement, 3/30.” (10) Write a word that fills the blank properly.

  1. The team with the best uniforms usually _____ the game.
  2. Humberto, along with his homies, _____ going on a long trip soon.
  3. The girls with the best skills ____ on to the next round.
  4. Those llamas in that boat there ____ in danger of drowning.
  5. The test which we have on Fridays ___ not that difficult if you do your classwork and study.
  6. Neither the llama nor I ____ going to the game tomorrow.
  7. The llamas brought ___ own instruments for the jam session.
  8. The average porcupine ___more than 30,000 quills.
  9. (2) Jimmy, who ___ two funny names, ____ he studies, but I don’t believe him.

“Vocab 3/30.”

  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. _____
  5. You might get away with it for awhile, but _____(ly) you will be caught.
  6. Her performance on the test ____(ed) all expectations, and proved that studying works.
  7. The root of this word meant “solitary.”
  8. The prefix of this word means “above.”
  9. The root of this word meant “to crave.”
  10. The root of this word meant “to grow pale.”
  11. The roots of this word meant “not ashamed.”
  12. The root of this word meant “to command.”

BOB.

Reread P10 and P11 on p278-279.  Answer the following questions in the margin of p279.

  1. Circle and label the opposing argument.
  2. Circle and label her counterclaim?
  3. Circle and label the loaded language to help her counter claim?

Do pages 284 and 285. For the last practice and apply, write one complex sentence in the space.