Test 16. Name:
Clicker:
Period:
KBARR: ___/24 Vocab Homework: ___/15 Vocab
Practices: ___/13 ___/12 ___/15 Other EC:
Vocabulary - a) convivial b) incense c)
alibi d) dismay e) reluctant f) muse
g) lurid h) disposition i) rigmarole j)
conglomeration
- The roots of
this word mean “to live together.” _____
- The roots of
this word mean “stick together thing.” _____
- The root of
this word meant “set fire to.” _____
- The root of
this word meant “elsewhere.” _____
- The root of
this word meant “to meditate.” _____
- The root of
this word referred to a legal document with a list of
offenses. _____
- The roots of
this word meant “to struggle against.” _____
- The root of
this word meant “to arrange.” _____
- One of the
reasons people like zombie movies is that they are usually very
_____.
- The Earth Men
didn’t understand why there was so much ____ involved in getting
recognized.
- Emily
Dickinson felt that "the Majority" always prevailed on the
question of... a) what is the right thing to do. b)
who's weird and who isn't. c) who's cool and who isn't. d) who's
important and who isn't. e) All of the above.
- Poem #435 says
that if a person looked very carefully... a) he would see that
everyone is weird. b) he would see that what might look weird
really isn't. c) he would see that what might seem sane really
isn't. d) All of the above. e) b and c. f) NOTA
- Poem #435 says that if you disagree with the majority... a)
you're weird. b) you're stupid. c) you're considered dangerous.
d) you're doing the right thing. e) all of the
above. f) NOTA
- Even though it doesn't really have anything to do with the
story, Ray Bradbury spends time describing a mechanical spider
toy that the little girl plays with. What's the
point? a) To show how weird the Martians are. b) To
show us a glimpse of what Martian life is like. c) He's
comparing the Earth men to the spider; they are just toys that
the Martians play with. d) To show that the girl really isn't
interested in the man's story. e) B and D. f) NOTA
- It turns
out that the line of work a Martian needs to be in to welcome
Earth men is… a) military b) government
leader c) police d) immigration e)
psychology f) welcoming committee f) NOTA
- "A shot rang out. Mr. Xxx fell." a) exposition b)
rising action c) inciting incident d) rising
action e) climax f) falling action g)
resolution
- "When the town people found the rocket at sunset, they
wondered what it was. a) exposition b) rising
action c) inciting incident d) rising action
e) climax f) falling action g) resolution
- "That night it rained all night. The next day was fair and
warm." a) exposition b) rising action c)
inciting incident d) rising action e) climax
f) falling action g) resolution
- Why does the story end with a “weather report”? a) As a
foreshadowing of things to come. b) To show how the Martians are
starting anew after the Earthmen are gone. c) To show
that, as far as the Martians are concerned, the Earthmen were
never there. d) To show that Mars has weather like
Earth. e) All of the above. f) NOTA
- What does it mean to REDACT a document? a) hide
it b) make it known c) censor it d) rewrite
it e) make corrections to it f) NOTA
- When you are absent and trying to keep up in this class, your
first step is always to check the homework page. a)
True b) False
- p254, first line: What do the eggs represent? a) the
earth b) eggs c) climate change d) the
future e) NOTA
- What does the basket represent? a) the earth b)
eggs c) climate change d) the future e) NOTA
- Which of these does the author say is one argument for space
exploration? a) the Earth is getting over-populated
b) It's a good use of money. c) It's dangerous but
doable d) We get other, valuable technologies from
it. e) NOTA
- What is the point of the article? a) to show how
dangerous space exploration is b) to argue for space
exploration c) to show how a meteor or climate change
could kill us all d) to talk about the reasons humans
explore e) to show how space exploration takes cutting
edge technology f) NOTA
- As part of his
occupation, he had a llama with a leather jacket. a)
SIMPLE b) COMPOUND c) COMPLEX