First Semester Review
Academic Words.

1. Which word best matches the expression, "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder"?    a) procedure  b) principle  c) previously  d) perception  e) potential
2. He was obsessed with his new hobby; it totally ____(ed) his life.  a) acquire  b) vary  c) consume  d) perceive  e) design
3. The council studied the ___  __ of the new shopping center.  a) consume effect  b) affect strategy  c) site affect  d) potential impact  e) potential principle
4. Try to figure out the word's meaning from its ________.  a) factor  b) concept  c) significant  d) context  e) conduct
5. The teacher had to call home about the student's _________.  a) concept  b) feature  c) conduct  d) evidence  e) structure
6. The size of our football field was _______(ed) by the size of Romeo's yard.  a) contribute  b) convene  c) coordinate  d) sufficient  e) constrain
7. Please allow me to ________ my point with a few examples.  a) contribute  b) coordinate  c) consent  d) illustrate  e) sequence
8. Let's __ a meeting of all the volunteers. a) illustrate  b) correspond  c) contribute  d) convene  e) consent
9. He lost the debate, because most of his arguments were (in)_____.  a) justified  b) specified  c) dominated  d) valid  e) illustrated
10. Many people ______ money with happiness.  a) emphasis  b) promote  c) attribute  d) dimension  e) equate
11. One of the goals of the US Constitution is to "...___ the general welfare..." of the people.  a) approximate  b) framework  c) institute  d) despite  e) promote
12. The ____ of your project should be on showing your knowledge of the book.  a) criteria  b) framework  c) emphasis  d) adequate  e) dimension
13. He _______(ed) his success to listening to his seventh grade English teacher.  a) promote  b) contrast  c) institute  d) concentrate  e) attribute
14. All Ponyboy could see at first were the ______(s) between his life and Cherry's.  a) attribute  b) framework  c) tradition  d) contrast  e) dimension
15. You will thank me, three years _______. a) promote  b) hence  c) emerge  d) approximate  e) tradition
16. Many seventh graders are a bit (dis)__________(ed) during the first few days of school.  a) enable   b) facilitate  c) amend  d) enforce  e) orient
17. S. E. Hinton says that she likes to keep the writer part of her a separate ___ from the mother part of her.  a) capacity  b) entity  c) notion  d) logic  e) clause
18. Some say low taxes ____ the growth of businesses. a) consult  b) revenue  c) enforce  d) facilitate  e) amend
19. Even huge oil companies get __________(s) from the government.  a) abstract  b) rational  c) inhibit  d) allocate  e) subsidy
20. For the introduction to your 120 Seconds, you should provide a(n) ____ of the novel's plot, and explain its theme.  a) aggregate  b) abstract  c) subsidy  d) rational e) acknowledge
21. Modern automobile paints have a rust-___(or) mixed in to make the car's finish last longer.  a) allocate  b) abstract  c) motive  d) inhibit  e) explicit
22. At camp, we were each ____(ed) one shirt, one pair of shorts, and a hat.  a) incorporate  b) allocate  c) aggregate  d) enhance  e) acknowledge
23. The introduction to your 120 Seconds doesn't have to cover the entire ____ of the novel; just give us the main points.  a) scope  b) rational  c) abstract  d) allocate  e) incentive

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    Vocabulary
24. I am ___ of someone who promises me something for nothing.  a) dogged  b) leery  c) bluff  d) indignant e) subside
25. A savvy person is usually more ____ than a credulous one. a) leery  b) dogged  c) conducive   d) wistful   e) bluff
26. 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
27. Please be ___ when someone tells you a secret. a) discrete  b) discreet  c) mimic  d) vain  e) illicit
28. It is sometimes fun to ___ a little brother or sister's lack of savvy.  a) exploit  b) grimace  c) juvenile  d) delirious e) circumvent
29. flashback : reveals :: ___ : foreshadows    a) exploit  b) grimace  c) premonition  d) delirious e) circumvent
30. The coaches watched each potential player, looking for any natural ______(s) he might have, in order to choose the proper assignment to put those talents to work.  a) empathy  b) disposition  c) adherence  d) aptitude  e) hoard
31. Which is more important, your genes or the environment you are raised in?  This is often called the nature vs. ____ question.  a) disposition  b) nurture  c) disquieting  d) chortle  e) aptitude
32. Please ______ carefully to the instructions given. Failure to do so will be costly.  a) hoard  b) distraught  c) adhere  d) empathy  e) disposition
33. Many rappers "sing" the praises of "bling" and _____.  A. conspicuous consumption B.  intricate sequence  C. obsolescence  D. indolent composure E. considerable dominate
34. The performance was so bad, it was ______ to watch. A. excruciating  B. composure  C. conspicuous  D. obsolete  E. benign
35. Some kids who were friendly when they were younger get ______ and resentful as they reach their teenage years. A. composure  B. unnerve  C. benign  D. obsolete  E. sullen
36. Since he had practiced, when Joe read in front of the class, he had great ______. He was confident and it showed.  A. excruciating  B. composure  C. tentative  D. sullen   E. benign
37. "Let's get it all out. Let's pick out every ____ of every man, woman, and child on this street."  a) dissent  b) revelation  c) metamorphosis  d) idiosyncrasy  e) scapegoat
38. "You're standing here all set to crucify--all set to find a _____--all desperate to point some kind of a finger at a neighbor."  a) fluster  b) revelation  c) metamorphosis  d) idiosyncrasy  e) scapegoat
39. Though third period was very ____, Mr. Coward refused to __ to their requests.   a) flustered, persistent  b) transfixed, revelation  c) flustered, dissent  d) persistent, assent  e) transfixed, fluster
40. The Korean boy tried to ____ into the new culture. a) attribute  b) framework  c) assimilate  d) emphasis  e) institute
41. Whenever she was down about something, she always seemed to find _____ in her music.  a) petulant   b) solace  c) languid    d) meticulous   e) assimilate
42. When the little girl gets tired, she gets ____, and pouts about everything.  a) solace  b) assimilate  c) frazzle  d) petulant  e) permeate
43. aggravate : assuage :: escalate : _______  a) indulge  b) magnitude  c) haphazard  d) suppress  e) exuberant
44. He is so ____ when he plays baseball, he is just fun to watch.  a) magnitude  b) exuberant  c) haphazard  d) sinuous  e) anguished
45. Her approach to teaching was rather ___; a little of this, a little of that, and not much organization. a) escalate  b) exuberant  c) haphazard  d) suppress  e) indulge
46. The shortstop ____(ly) fielded the difficult grounder, and threw to first for the out.  a) wretched  b) lethargic  c) grovel  d) manifest  e) deft
47. The official policy of the US in the 1800's was called _______ Destiny. It was the belief that the US was shown by God that its destiny was to expand across the whole North American continent.  a) Reprieved  b) Wretched  c) Augmented  d) Manifest  e) Lethargic
48. Johnny : diffident :: Pony : ____  (At least Darry thought so.)  a) diligent  b) abundant  c) compelling  d) heedless e) turmoil
49. aloof : cordial  ::  boring :  ___  a) heedless  b) diligent  c) compelling  d) dire  e) diffident

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    Grammar
50. The words am, is, are, was, were are all forms of the same word.  a) True  b) False
51. An article, (a, an, the) is always a signal of a(n)...   a) adjective  b) verb   c) noun   d) It's not always a signal.
52. Only ___  have a past, present, and future tense.   a) adjectives   b) verbs   c) nouns   d) NOTA
53. Thor was fabulous in the play.  a) adjective  b) verb   c) noun  d) NOTA
54. Fritz's leap across the pool was a failure.   a) adjective  b) verb   c) noun  d) NOTA
55. Attractive pottery items start with a lump of clay. (simple subject/simple predicate) a) pottery start  b) pottery items start  c) items start  d) items start with  e) NOTA
56. Hand-sewn designs last for many years. (simple subject/simple predicate)  a) hand-sewn designs last  b) designs last  c) designs last for  d) years last  e) NOTA
57. Months may pass between rainfalls, but when storms do occur, they may be violent.  a) Fragment  b) Run-On  c) Complete Sentence
58. I wanted to go trick-or-treating, I was too old. a) Fragment  b) Run-On  c) Complete Sentence
59. Into the hole fell he.  a) Fragment   b) Run-On   c) Complete Sentence
60. One way to fix a run-on is with the word and.  a) True  b) False
61. One way to fix a run-on is with a semi-colon.  a) True  b) False
62. "Please tell me where Australia is located" is a(n) ___ sentence.  a) declarative  b) interrogative  c) imperative  d) exclamatory
63. "Will you tell us about Australia's history" is an example of a(n) ___ sentence.  a) declarative  b) interrogative  c) imperative  d) exclamatory
64. A sentence like you might find in an encyclopedia entry would be called a(n) __ sentence.  a) declarative  b) interrogative  c) imperative  d) exclamatory
65. A sentence where you instruct someone to do something is called a(n) ___ sentence.  a) declarative  b) interrogative  c) imperative  d) exclamatory
66. What kind of sentence is this     a) declarative  b) interrogative  c) imperative  d) exclamatory
67. What is the subject of this sentence?     a) what  b) subject  c) sentence  d) this
68. In an imperative sentence, the subject is usually... a) he.  b) it.  c) do.  d) they.  e) none of the above.
69. Choose your path carefully.  (subject/verb)  a) path/carefully  b) your/choose  c) choose/carefully  d) path/choose  e) (you)/choose
70. Over the sharp rocks stumbled the weary climber.  (subject/verb)  a) rocks/stumbled  b) climber/stumbled over  c) climber/stumbled  d) rocks/stumbled over  e) none of the above
71. Here comes a rockslide!  (subject/verb)  a) here/comes  b) rockslide/here  c) rockslide/comes  d (you)/comes  e) none of the above
72. Elizabeth Kenny devised new more effective methods of treating infantile paralysis.  a) new, effective,   b) new, c) new, more,   d) new, methods,
73. Kenny an Australian nurse aroused controversy due to her treatment methods. a) Kenny,  nurse,   b) Kenny, c) nurse, d) nurse, controversy,
74. Without any medical training she treated victims of polio in bush country. a) she,  b) treated, c) training, polio, d) training,
75. A pastor in Germany began an early nurses' training program Future Nurses. a) Germany,  program,  b) Germany, c) began, program, d) program,
76. Early nursing education however had little or no classroom preparation. a) however, b) education,  c) education, little, d) education, however,
77. we: a) first person b) second person c) third person
78. you: a) first person b) second person c) third person
79. they: a) first person b) second person c) third person
80. Instruction books are usually written in third person.  a) True  b) False
81. One week the animals are breathing with gills like fish; the next week they have lungs like us.  a) agree  b) disagree
82. Even the dedicated beach-goers wants another visit to the swamp this fall.  a) agree  b) disagree
83. Mr. McCheese love swamps.   a) agree  b) disagree
84. Therefore, on our field trip we went to Green Swamp.   a) agree  b) disagree
85. Most of us would have chosen a day at the beach.  a) agree  b) disagree
86. Titles always get singular verbs.   a) true  b) false
87. The school subject "social studies" would take a _____   verb. a) singular  b) plural
88. Words or phrases that identify time and amounts are usually ___.   a) singular  b) plural
89. The family ___ coming in from all points of the compass.  a) is  b) are
90. ...many   ___  ideas were good...  a) people's  b) peoples'  c) peoples  d) peoples's
91. ...the   ___   new car...    a) Smith's  b) Smiths's  c) Smiths'
92. ___   lame excuse...   a) Jimmies'   b) Jimmy's  c) Jimmys'  d) Jimmys's
93. ___ old song...    a) Elvis's  b) Elvis'  c) Elvi's
94. ...that  ____  furry coat...     a) bears'  b) bears's  c) bear's
95.  ___ sentences have two or more main _(s).  a) compound/clause  b) amended/entity  c) compound/notion  d) logic/clause  e) entity/notion
96. The word there is an example of a possessive pronoun.  a) True  b) False
97. __ never  use apostrophes.a) Contractions  b) Possessive pronouns  c) Possessive nouns  d) A and C  e) NOTA
98. Over ___ is the place where __ ancestors first landed.  a) they're/there  b) their/there  c) there/they're  d) there/their  e) they're/their
99. ____ never been a problem for a rat to find ____ nest  a) It's/its  b) Its/it's  c) Its/its  d) It's/it's
100. Joe's low-rider is lower than ___.  a) he  b) my  c) hers  d) it's  e) your's
101. Our cheese is stinkier than ___.  a) their's  b) yers  c) their  d) there's  e) none of the above.

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     Roots
102. "jumbled sound" = a) symphony   b) telephone   c) cacophony   d) megaphone   e) phonetic
103. "self life writing" = a) autograph   b) autobiography  c) paragraph   d) calligraphy   e) choreography
104. The root of this word means "to feel."  a) chastise  b) aptitude  c) chortle  d) empathy  e) disquieting
105. The sub prefix of the word subdue means... a) quiet  b) water  c) dark  d) deep  e) under
106. The word audience is derived from a Latin root that means...  a) to watch  b) to love  c) to attend  d) to ask  e) NOTA
107. "again loosened" =    a) soluable  b) resolved  c) congested  d) digested  e) dissolved
108. "together seek thing" =  a) assistant  b) decisive  c) compatition  d) perpetuel  e) designate
109. "beneath (less than) judge" =  a  ) designate  b) soluble  c) critique  d) hypocrite  e) criticism
110. "farewell say person" = ___  a) contradict  b) predicament  c) indictment  d) valedictorian  e) prediction
111. "to wish good" = ____  a) contradict  b) dependent  c) compensation  d) benevalent  e) predicate
112. "between throw thing" = ____  a) projectile  b) projector  c) adjective  d) interjection  e) statchue
113. Something that is static does not...    a) exist  b) stop  c) stand  d) move  e) stay
114. "against stand thing" = ______  a) statchue  b) institute  c) stanza  d) superstition  e) obstacal
115. "from hang" = ___  a) compensate  b) obstacal  c) depend  d) predicament  e) adjective

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     Spelling
116. group : ___ :: center : ___ a) corpse/core  b) core/corpse  c) corps/corp  d) corps/core
117. nugget : __ :: rank : __  a) cernel/kernel  b) colonel/kernel  c) kernel/kernal d) kernel/colonel
118. advise : ___ :: committee : ___ a) councel/council  b) counsel/council  c) council/counsel  d) counsil/council
119. a) ballet  b) technique  c) fategue  d) debut  e) all correct
120. a) petite  b) amateure  c) bouquet  d) massage  e) all correct
121. a) antique  b) vague  c) portrait  d) boulevard  e) all correct
122. a) debris  b) boutique  c) plateau  d) coupoun  e) all correct
123. a) incision  b) scissors  c) fragile  d) congestion  e) all correct
124. a) dissolve  b) soluable  c) physiology  d) physician  e) all correct
125. a) memior  b) memorabilia  c) assistant  d) resolve  e) all correct
126. a) hypocrite  b) compatition  c) decisive  d) critique  e) all correct
127. a) insignia  b) appetite  c) criticism  d) perpetuel  e) all correct

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     Literary Terms
128. The part in The Outsiders where Ponyboy and Johnny save the kids from the fire would be part of the ____ of the story. a) exposition  b) inciting action  c) rising action  d) climax  e) falling action
129. The part in The Outsiders where the Socs threaten Pony and he threatens back would be part of the ____ of the story. a) exposition  b) inciting action  c) rising action  d) climax  e) falling action
130. The part in The Outsiders where Johnny tells Pony to "stay gold" would be part of the ____ of the story.  a) exposition  b) inciting action  c) rising action  d) climax  e) falling action
131. The part in The Outsiders where the greasers prepare for the big rumble with the Socs would be part of the ___ of the story.  a) resolution  b) inciting action  c) rising action  d) climax  e) falling action
132. The part in The Outsiders where Pony gets jumped walking home from the movies would be part of the ____ of the story.  a) exposition  b) inciting action  c) rising action  d) climax  e) resolution
133. The part in The Outsiders where Pony calls his English teacher and asks how long the theme can be would be part of the ___ of the story. a) resolution  b) inciting action  c) rising action  d) climax  e) falling action
134. The part in The Outsiders where Pony wakes up next to Bob's body would be part of the ___ of the story.  a) exposition  b) inciting action  c) rising action  d) climax  e) falling action  f) resolution
135. The following quote from Pony is an example that demonstrates which conflict in The Outsiders?  "That didn't make me feel so hot." (in biology class)  a) Pony vs. Darry  b) greasers vs. Socs  c) Pony vs. the Socs d) Pony vs. Pony  e) Pony vs. the world