Wednesday, 3/28/01
Go over Vocabulary Practice
Vocabulary Pretest--
malicious, malleable, dubious, unalloyed, intuitive, chide, prudent, goad, binge

1. Vandalism is considered a type of _______ mischief under the law, and therefore a serious crime.
2. When I asked her how she knew something was wrong, she said, "It's just Mother's __________(ion)."
3. I felt a little sick after my Halloween candy ____________.
4. The more knowledge and experience you have, the less __________ you become. You learn to make your own decisions and not be so influenced by others.
5. Tom's joy when Becky finally talked to him was complete and ___________.
6. Drunken demons ________(ed) Grandfather into fighting back, and then they killed him.
7. The team had the __________ honor of having the record for the longest losing streak.
8. The teacher __________(ed) me for my sloppy handwriting.
9. "Dragons can be kindly and wise…quite unlike the fire-breathing, _____________, greedy creatures the white demons seem to think they are."
10. It would be _________ , in the future, to study before a test.
11. Most little brothers  and sisters are pretty _________; you can get them to act almost any way you want.
12. It would not be ________ to cuss at a police officer.
13. One of the reasons gold is good for jewelry is that it is a _________ metal which can be formed into almost any shape.
14. After Black Dog disappeared for 10 days on a _______, the Company decided to go look for him.
15. "How could you be mad at some dumb, pain-_________(ed) animal?" The pain drove him to do it.

Dragonwings (6)

1. What does Father mean when he says, "You've been using Hand Clap's ruler again"? (p70)
2. (2) "...I am going to take definite pleasure in tromping every worm, cockroach, and fly that I meet." (p74) Who's talking? What is going on?
3. What "decidedly demonic talent" did Windrider use to save Black Dog?
4. (2) What new information about Windrider was revealed in Chapter 4?

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