Mr. Coward's Seventh Grade English

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Correct Test #32.

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“The Third Expedition”

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Tomorrow’s Test: Husker Du for your class, Vocabulary, All Martian Shtuff.

Husker Du, Period 1. Write the answer.

1. Since I studied, I ______(ed) myself quite well on the test.   a) bluff  b) dogged  c) acquit   d) implore  e) gorge  f) NOTA
2. “You’re so ___. You probably think this song is about you.”  a) discrete b) discreet c) mimic d) vain e) illicit  f) NOTA
3. steep : ___ :: cut ___  a) shear/sheare  b) shear/sheer  c) sheere/shear  d) sheer/shear  e) NOTA
4. it is : ___ :: it owns : ___  a) it’s/its  b) its’/its  c) it’s/its’
5. belongs to them : ___ :: location : ___  a) their/they’re  b) there/their  c) their/there  d) they’re/there
6. Every time Dr. Pavlov rang a bell, he _______(ed) a response from the dog, who thought he was going to be fed. a) illicit  b) vain  c) mimic  d) elicit  e) patronize  f) NOTA
7. nugget : ___ :: rank : ___  a) cernel/kernel  b) colonel/kernel  c) kernel/kernal d) kernel/colonel

Husker Du, Period 3. Write the answer.

1. Their argument probably would have become violent if the llama hadn’t _____(ed).  a) wallow  b) defray  c) mesmerize  d) subjugate  e) quarantine  f) NOTA
2. The prefix of this word means between.  _____    a) mesmerize  b) intercede  c) subjugate  d) resolute  e) NOTA
3. A ______ person like Vladek, can adapt and deal with difficult situations.  a) disgruntled  b) subjugated  c) mesmerized  d) intercede   e) resourceful
4. She faced a _______ about turning in her friend for cheating.  a) pacifying  b) daunting  c) diminutive  d) pragmatic  e) NOTA
5. Because Zoltan forgot his wallet, he couldn’t buy broccoli.  a) S  b) CD  c) CX
6. His doctor recommended buying a goat and going water-skiing.  a) S  b) CD  c) CX
7. It seemed essential to eat broccoli, but I watched tv instead.  a) S  b) CD  c) CX

Husker Du, Period 4. Write the answer.

1. Wow! That was a(n) ____ roller coaster!!  a) awesome  b) incredulous  c) aloof  d) ironic  e) cheese
2. I looked at my grandma __________(ly) when she said she wanted to ride the colossal roller coaster.  a) wince  b) incredulous  c) credible  d) ironic  e) aloof
3. “The shade of difference that separates a greaser from a hood wasn’t present in _____.”  a) Darry  b) Johnny  c) Two-Bit  d) Steve  e) Dally
4. “If it weren’t for the gang, _______ would never have known what love and affection are.”  a) Steve  b) Dally  c) Johnny  d) Darry  e) Two-Bit
5. Dally : the world :: Johnny : ___   a) Dally  b) his parents  c) the world  d) Steve  e) All of these.
6. “Two-Bit nodded wisely. ‘Nice cut, too. Makes you look like a tough guy.'”  Adjectives? a) wisely  b) wisely, nice  c) wisely, nice, tough  d) nice  e) nice, tough  f) NOTA
7. With his silly attitude, he fits the role of the jester perfectly.  Adjectives? a) silly  b) silly, perfectly  d) perfectly  e) NOTA

Husker Du, Period 5. Write the answer.

1. “It’s just because you’re the baby–I mean he loves you a lot.  (Do you) ____?”  a) sage  b) savvy  c) gingerly  d) conform  e) connotation
2. pain : pleasure :: confusion : ____  a) sage  b) savvy  c) infer  d) rueful  e) conform
3. Some people might have called him weird, but he preferred to be called a (non-)_____(ist).  a) sage  b) rueful  c) infer  d) conform  e) connotation
4. Her outlook on life was very _____ after the accident. a) sage  b) rueful  c) infer  d) conform  e) bleak
5. I’m a good bowler; my ball has pretty flowers on it.  a) good – adjective,  pretty – not  b) good – not,  pretty – adjective  c) both adjectives  d) both not
6. A motto is: a) a short poem.  b) a funny saying.  c) words to live by.  d) a story by Langston Hughes.  e) NOTA
7. 60% of 40 = ___  a) 4  b) 24  c) 16  d) 18  e) 28  f) NOTA

 

Vocabulary, 5/12.  You will use one word twice and all the rest once each.. #5 is NOT assent.
           

 

Vocabulary Relay!

 

“The Third Expedition”

 

Checking: Show Me You Know sentences.

Husker Du, 5/11. First Period.

1. The part of the story where the author explains who the characters are and what their situation is.   a) plot  b) conflict  c) exposition  d) inciting incident  e) climax
2. The part of the story in Green Eggs and Ham where he finally tastes the green eggs and ham would be the ______ of the story.  a) exposition  b) inciting incident  c) rising action  d) climax  e) resolution
3. The part of the story in Green Eggs and Ham where he says he likes the green eggs and ham would be the ______ of the story.  a) exposition  b) inciting incident  c) rising action  d) climax  e) resolution
4. Why do we not see Johnny stab Bob the Soc?
5. The teacher tried to ___ the correct response from the students by giving hints. a) patronize  b) elicit  c) hysterical  d) stamina  e) illicit
6. A spy must be very _______ and not go blabbing secrets around.   a) discrete  b) discreet  c) mimic  d) vain  e) illicit
7. S. E. Hinton says that she didn’t have the ____ to be a teacher.  a) patronize  b) elicit  c) hysterical  d) stamina  e) mimic

Husker Du, 5/11. Third Period.

1. The students weren’t shocked by the kid’s outburst; they always thought he was touchy and _______.  a) pacified  b) volatile  c) skinflint  d) pragmatic  e) mesmerize  f) NOTA
2. Because Zoltan forgot his wallet, he couldn’t buy broccoli.  a) S  b) CD  c) CX
3. As part of his occupation, he had a llama with a leather jacket.  a) S  b) CD  c) CX
4. Boy Scouts are known for being prepared and ______. a) disgruntled  b) subjugated  c) mesmerized  d) intercede   e) resourceful
5. I know she’s hurt, but she should try to get on with her life instead of just ______(ing) in her misery/self-pity. a) intercede  b) wallow  c) defray  d) mesmerize  e) resourceful  f) NOTA
6. Which cannot be used as a verb? a) wallow  b) defray  c) mesmerize  d) pandemonium  e) quarantine  f) NOTA
7. Words like  although, because, since, and if at the beginning of a clause make that clause _____.  a) dependent  b) independent  c) a sentence  d) compound  e) NOTA

Husker Du, 5/11. Fourth Period.

1. The root cred means…   a) truth  b) crazy  c) pay  d) believe  e) wild
2. Even though words like gross, ugly, fun, and weird are technically adjectives, they are really _____, and not ______.  a) descriptions, modifications  b) opinions, adjectives  c) opinions, descriptions  d) modifiers, descriptions  e) articles, opinions
3. When Pony talks about the word dropout, and what it makes him think of, he is talking about the _________ of the word.  a) harshness  b) connotation  c) denotation  d) stupidity  e) NOTA
4. It is ironic that Two-Bit is still a junior at 18 1/2 years old. a) True  b) False
5. In chapter 1, Pony compares himself to Pip, in Great Expectations, because… a) Pip was an orphan like him.  b) Pip had two older brothers.  c) People judged Pip as low-class  d) All of the above.  e) NOTA
6. It would be ironic if you suddenly decided not to get on a plane, and then the plane crashed.  a) True  b) False  c) NOTA
7. The root cred means…   a) truth  b) crazy  c) pay  d) believe  e) wild  f) NOTA

Husker Du, 5/11. Fifth Period.

1. As used in The Outsiders, the word hood is short for _____.  a) hoodie  b) neighborhood  c) hoodlum  d) livelihood  e) cheese  f) NOTA
2. lb. : pound :: Soc : _______ a) society  b) sock  c) greaser  d) social  e) punch
3. you:  a) first person b) second person c) third person  d) fourth person
4. she: a) first person b) second person c) third person  d) fourth person
5. “I shouldn’t have done that,” he said with a ___ sigh.  a) savvy  b) rueful  c) infer  d) conform  e) fathom  f) NOTA
6. The expression YOLO is a motto.  a) True  b) False
7. “Delinquent” : ________ :: The Outsiders :  ________  a) 1st person/3rd person  b) 3rd person/1st person.  c) both 1st person.  d) Both 3rd person.

 

Vocabulary, 5/11.
  

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. _____
5. “We’ll see who gets laws passed against him…who gets _______(ed) in shows.”
6. Hattie Johnson is hoping that cooler heads ______ when the white man shows up and that there won’t be violence.
7. He ______(ed) his grip on the bat, and it went flying out of his hands.
8. A comic collector must be very _____ when it comes to the condition. The slightest flaw can affect the value.
9. The 10 dollar discount is a good _______(ment) to buy your yearbook early.
10. He doesn’t like to _______; he has to do every little thing himself.
11. (2) He finally ______(ed) in the tournament and he wanted to ______ every moment of the victory.

 

“The Other Foot”

What does the expression “Turn the other cheek” mean?

Finish the story.

“ToF” Quiz, 5/11.

1. When Willie says he’ll let the white people live up there, he is being…a) generous. b) forgiving. c) ironic. d) mean  e) c and d  f) none of the above.
2. Willie wanted the paint and stencils to…a) “brand” the incoming white man. b) paint signs that said “Go Home.” c) paint a message of hate on the rocket. d) paint the same sort of signs he grew up seeing and hating.   e) NOTA
3. On page 36, when Hattie thinks about “tearing down walls”, what do the walls represent? a) The people’s hatred. b) The society that the black Martians have created for themselves. c) The facade they use to hide their real selves. d) All of the above. e) None of the above.
4. How does the white man know whether a certain person is alive or dead, or whether a particular building is still standing or not? a) Everything was destroyed, so he knows that they’re all gone. b) He has a computer inside his ship which can look it up. c) He’s been there. d) He’s in radio contact with Earth.
5. What does that tree represent?  a) Willie’s home back on Earth. b) The destruction of the Earth by the white man. c) All the injustices that the white man inflicted on the black man. d) The death of Willie’s father. e) All of the above.  f) NOTA
6. How does this story illustrate the idea of “turning the other cheek”? a) The blacks let themselves be treated badly. b) Willie and the others didn’t try to get revenge. c) The white man was paid back for all the bad things he had done. d) The blacks finally had justice for the treatment at the hands of the white man. e) c and d.  f) NOTA
7. Willie and the others decided to “turn the other cheek” because…a) There was nothing left to hate. b) They realized that the white man was lonely just like them. c) They realized that the white man had turned his hatred on himself. d) The white man had already been punished enough. e) All of the above.
8. The protagonist of this story is…
9. Besides the obvious conflict between white and black, explain another conflict in this story.

 

“The Third Expedition.” (p32)

 

 

 

Husker Du, Period 1.

1.  inactive : ___ :: hero : ___ a) idole/idol  b) idel/idol  c) idle/idol  d) idol/idle
2. Cheerios : ___ :: #25489 : ___  a) serial/cereal  b) cereal/cerial  c) cerial/serial  d) cereal/serial
3. say a nice thing : ___ :: go well together  : ___  a) compliment/complement  b) complement/complament  c) complement/compliment  d) complament/compliment
4. The upstairs library is a great place for quiet study.  Adjectives?  a) upstairs  b) great, quiet  c) upstairs, great, quiet  d) upstairs, great  e) NOTA
5. we:  a) first person b) second person c) third person  d) fourth person
6. Usually the longest part of the story, where most of the action occurs. ______.  a) exposition  b) inciting incident  c) rising action  d) climax  e) resolution

Husker Du, Period 3.

1. We were completely _____(ed) by the amazing acrobatic performance.  a) wallow  b) defray  c) mesmerize  d) intercede  e) resourceful
2. They took up a collection to help _____ the cost of the party.  a) wallow  b) defray  c) mesmerize  d) intercede  e) resourceful
3. The prefix of this word means under.  _____   a) mesmerize  b) intercede  c) subjugate  d) resolute  e) NOTA
4. Anja was ______ about not giving up Richieu until it was too late.   a) resolute  b) defray  c) mesmerize  d) intercede  e) resourceful
5. His accent was a(n) _______; he wasn’t really from France, but he thought it made him sound cool.  a) affectation  b) ideology  c) suave  d) non sequitur  e) NOTA
6. Sentences that begin with the word if will always be ______.  a) S  b) CD  c) CX

Husker Du, Period 4.

1. At the party, he stood ______ off to the side of the room, quietly watching the festivities. a) gallantly  b) roguishly  c) ironically  d) savvy  e) aloofly
2. If you make the Scholar List you are a part of the educational ________. a) wince  b) aloof  c) elite  d) gallant  e) asset
3. The paper said that the business man was a(n) __________ to society, but _________(ly), he was secretly a mobster.  a) facade, roguish  b) asset, ironic  c) elite, facade,   d) ironic, facade  e) elite, ironic
4. Even after I read the poem three times, the meaning still ______(ed) me. a) wince  b) gallant  c) facade  d) elude  e) savvy
5. “Guess what I’ve been in for?” asked Dally, grinning ________(ly).  a) asset  b) aloof  c) gallant  d) roguish  e) incredulous
6. I tried to act cheerful, but it was just a _____. I was really depressed inside. a) wince  b) facade  c) rueful  d) elude  e) NOTA

Husker Du, Period 5.

1. 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
2. I was able to _____ the meaning of the word from the way it was used in the sentence. a) bleak  b) savvy  c) rueful  d) gingerly  e) infer
3. cool : good :: dig : ____   a) sage  b) rueful  c) conform  d) fathom  e) bleak
4. Even though their _____ are similar…  a) connotations   b) denotations
5. …the words nosy and curious have very different _____.  a) connotations  b) denotations.
6. 80% of 40 = ______.  a) 8  b) 30  c) 32  d) 36  e) NOTA

 

Vocabulary, 5/10.
    

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. _____
5. _____
6. He always ate slowly and took time to ______ his food.
7. When she asked him to go sky-diving, he _____(ed) and said he was afraid of heights.
8. After Eckels stepped off the path, Travis was worried that their license to travel in time would be ______(ed).
9. Many Martians seem to have the _____ of mental illness.
10. Nothing in the world could _____ him to sell his beloved art collection
11. After four hours, the rain and wind finally began to _____ and we could resume our trip.

 

“E-Men” Quiz, 5/10.

1. What was the Martian’s explanation for the rocket?
2. (quote) Why does Mr. Xxx shoot the captain?
3. Why does the story end with a “weather report”?
4. Which sense is your tactile sense?
5. What is the climax of the story?
6. Bonus: What does the expression, “Now the shoe is on the other foot” mean?