Pretest #4 -- Eighth Grade
  1. I am on the intramural basketball team.
  2. The interstate highway system connects the country.
  3. Who is going to supervise your project?
  4. He was called for pass interference.
  5. Try to intercept the pass!
  6. Will sugar counteract a strong, salty taste?
  7. The intermediate class is not for beginers.
  8. Making counterfeit money is illegal.
  9. His cuts were just superficial wounds.
  10. A paw is a counterpart of a foot.
  11. Her intervention was a success; it ended the conflict.
  12. Two major streets meet at that intersection.
  13. These parts are interchangeable with those.
  14. The superintendent oversees all the schools.
  15. Could you interpret the meaning of this poem?
  16. Due to his injuries, he needed intravenous feeding.
  17. Many people have the superstition that 13 is unlucky.
  18. The movie will be shown without commercial interruption.
  19. The two detectives tried to interrogate the suspect.
  20. Intersperse your essay with good quotes.
  21. CIF stands for California Interscholastic Federation.
  22. Wow is an example of an interjection.
inter = ________, intra = __________, 
super = _________, counter = ___________
Across 
3. Offensive or indecent in language.
7. A trend toward getting worse.
9. Surpassing all others.
10. Innocence.
Down 
1. Unnecessary; more than needed.
2. The adjective opposite of 7A.
4. Support and guidance.
5. A crack.
6. Very involved and intricate.
8. The reason behind a decision.
 

 
Vocabulary -- convoluted, vulgar, superlative, rationale, fissure, progressive, regression, superfluous, naivete, auspices
  1. In my __________, I believed his smooth-talking lies.
  2. A top award is given for __________ performance.
  3. People with Alzheimer's experience a gradual __________ in mental ability.
  4. His explanation for his absence was long and ___________, and I lost track after a while.
  5. The failure of the experiment should not _____ the fact that we learned from it.
  6. The Supreme Court found that schools have a responsibility to make sure speech published under their _________ is not ____________.
  7. The main ________ is that schools have the responsibility of teaching students socially appropriate behavior
  8. Charlie got ____________(ly) smarter and smarter after the operation.
  9. The rock climbers climbed out of the giant ____________ in the boulder.
  10. The amount of glue he used was __________; he could have done with half that.