Thursday, 3/31: HD, Agreement, Vocab, Space

Tomorrow’s Test: HD for your class, Agreement, Vocab, Space. Preview: Test 25 Preview

“Husker Du, 3/31.”

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. S.E. Hinton has said that she didn’t have the ____ to be a teacher; worrying about the kids wore her out.
  2. The root of this word meant “empty or without substance.”_____
  3. He explained the rules of the game she demonstrated it. a) Fragment  b) Run-On  c) Complete Sentence
  4. Which quote so far best connects to the title The Outsiders?  a) “How’d you like to live with that?”  b) “I guess we’re different.”  c) “Too bad it couldn’t stay like that all the time.”  d) “Things have been happening so fast…”  e) “I bet they were cool old guys.”
  5. The same character said all five of the quotes in the previous question. Which one?   a) Pony  b) Cherry  c) Darry  d) Soda  e) Johnny  f) Jhonny  g) Two-Bit

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 candidate’s popularity ______(ed) as scandal after scandal about him was uncovered.
  2. The new landscaping in front of the house really ________(ed) its value.
  3. The hot dog was too hot, and the llama burned his tongue.  a) simple  b) compound  c) complex
  4. you: a) first person b) second person c) third person  d) fourth person  e) NOTA
  5. The real reason Alyce leaves the village is that she…  a) The midwife hates her.  b) She can’t express the sadness inside her.  c) She isn’t very good at the job.  d) She doesn’t like the job.  e) She’s sick of the village.  f) 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. carelessness : vigilance :: acceptance : _____
  2. Everyone likes to ______ about which class is Mr. Coward’s fave, but you are all extra special to me.
  3. The root of this word meant, “to dare.” _____
  4. Which of the following would be the best theme statement for “Harrison Bergeron?”  a) Being equal is ideal, but impossible.  b) Nobody should try to be better than anyone else.   c) People should not try to be equal because it makes life difficult.  d) The only fair society is an equal society.   e) Life is unfair; get used to it.
  5. The book and movie’s endings are ambiguous.   a) True  b) False

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. The root of this word meant “to perceive.”  _____
  2. Because of the Martian’s telepathy, the Earth men were under the _____ that their loved ones had come back to life.
  3. The original root of this word meant “goat.” _____
    Homer stupidly hit his very fat head on the corner of the table and it made a loud noise.
  4. very: a) noun  b) verb  c) adjective  d) adverb  e) NOTA
  5. loud: a) noun  b) verb  c) adjective  d) adverb  e) NOTA

Correct Pink Sheet, Exercise 4. Link: https://mrcoward.com/middleschool/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/agreement.doc

“Agreement, 3/31.”

  1. The Space Llamas, with their gleaming silver fur, _____ the hit of the fashion show.
  2. Makaio, with his posse following, ____ heading for the ISS for a mission.
  3. Either Krusty or Charlie___ going to the backstage party but not both.
  4. One of the most annoying students ____ sentenced to hard labor at the llama academy.
  5. The blonde llama, like the ones in the movie, ___ very rare and valuable.
  6. Some rare llamas ____ smaller llamas inside.
  7. The killer llama, among the largest predators, ____to be as long as
    twenty-seven feet.
  8. Sheila, but not her brother, ____ working tomorrow.
  9. (2) The Albino Llama ___ many mysteries which ____unsolved to this day

“Vocab 3/31.”

  1. The food at this restaurant is (un)____(ed).That’s why it’s my favorite.
  2. Mr. Coward is a(n) _____ skater who skates almost every day.
  3. ______ has a better connotation than nosy.
  4. People thought his blasphemy was ____ when he screamed obscenities in the church.
  5. An old cliche is that there are only two really _____ things: death and taxes.
  6. After the head injury , he was _____ to violent outbursts of rage.
  7. A(n) _____ sentence gives an order. (Bonus: What is the subject of that kind of sentence?)
  8. Nothing in the Community was ____ or fancy or anything other than pragmatic.
  9. By studying for the test, you can ____ your own destiny!
  10. After his mom said he couldn’t have a llama, he got all ____ and resentful.
  11. Being ____ is about the worst thing you can do in Mr. Coward’s class.
  12. The root of this word means “work.”

“Vocab 3/31 – Period 3.”

  1. The root of this word meant “solitary.”
  2. The prefix of this word means “above.”
  3. The root of this word meant “to crave.”
  4. The root of this word meant “to grow pale.”
  5. The roots of this word meant “not ashamed.”
  6. The root of this word meant “to command.”
  7. People thought his blasphemy was ____ when he screamed obscenities in the church.
  8. An old cliche is that there are only two really _____ things: death and taxes.
  9. After the head injury , he was _____ to violent outbursts of rage.
  10. A(n) _____ sentence gives an order. (Bonus: What is the subject of that kind of sentence?)
  11. Nothing in the Community was ____ or fancy or anything other than pragmatic.
  12. By studying for the test, you can ____ your own destiny!
  13. After his mom said he couldn’t have a llama, he got all ____ and resentful.
  14. The root of this word means “work.”

BOB p284–>

 

BOB for Period 3:

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 page 284.