Test #3 - Please do not write on this sheet.
Academic Words. Skip if exempt.
  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. The coach thought the rookie was a _____ starter.    a) achieve  b) acquire  c) impact  d) resource  e) potential
  3. His expensive car was also expensive to _____.     a) achieve  b) impact  c) maintain  d) consume  e) resource
  4. He didn't study, _____ he failed.     a) consequently  b) previously  c) principally  d) distinctly  e) potentially
  5. The sun has many bad _________(s) on your skin.    a) affect  b) effect  c) potential  d) restrict  e) resource
  6. I would recognize his ____ voice anywhere.  a) potential  b) distinctive  c) impact  d) restriction  e) procedure
  7. Try to ______ the structure of your sentences.  a) potential  b) strategy  c) impact  d) vary  e) proceed
  8. He didn't realize the great ___ of his small action.  a) consume  b) perception  c) perceive  d) vary  e) impact
  9. The Boy Scouts teach you to be _______(ful). a) design  b) resource  c) restrict  d) principle  e) site
  10. The house was ______(ed) by fire before the firemen arrived.  a) obtain  b) vary  c) consume  d) perceive  e) design
  11. He was obsessed with his new hobby; it totally __________(ed) his life.  a) acquire  b) vary  c) consume  d) perceive  e) design
  12. His latest ____ was a rare comic collection.  a) acquiring  b) previous  c) acquirement  d) acquisition  e) principle
  13. His _____ of the incident was very different from hers.    a) procedure  b) principle  c) previous  d) perception  e) potential
  14. The council studied the ______  _______ of the new shopping center.  a) consume effect  b) affect strategy  c) site affect  d) potential impact  e) potential principle
  15. Many times, things are not really what we __________________ them to be.  a) vary  b) potential  c) maintain  d) perceive  e) secure
    Vocabulary. Skip if exempt.
  16. lazy : dogged :: flattered : _______ a) acquit  b) leery  c) bluff  d) indignant e) subside
  17. fear : panic :: ask : ________  a) acquit  b) conducive  c) bluff  d) implore  e) gorge
  18. I was _______ when Dad blamed me for breaking the lamp instead of my sister. a) acquitted  b) conducive  c) bluff  d) implore  e) indignant
  19. Pony was ___________ when he thought of what life might be like in the country.  a) wistful  b) leery  c) bluff  d) indignant e) subside
  20. I am _____________ of someone who promises me something for nothing.  a) dogged  b) leery  c) bluff  d) indignant e) subside
  21. I tried to __________ my way out of trouble, but Mom wasn't buying my excuses.  a) wistful  b) leery  c) bluff  d) indignant e) subside
  22. "Johnny and I __________(ed) ourselves on barbecue sandwiches and banana splits."  a) implore  b) leery  c) bluff  d) indignant e) gorge
  23. A savvy person is usually more ____ than a credulous one. a) leery  b) dogged  c) conducive   d) wistful   e) bluff
  24. Moisture and heat help create an environment _____ to the growth of bacteria.   a) indignant  b) dogged  c) conducive   d) wistful   e) gorge
  25. Since I studied, I __________(ed) myself quite well on the test.   a) bluff  b) dogged  c) acquit   d) implore  e) gorge
    Grammar. Skip if exempt.
  26. The words am, is, are, was, were are all forms of the same word.  a) True  b) False
  27. 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.
  28. Only _______  have a past, present, and future tense.   a) adjectives   b) verbs   c) nouns   d) NOTA
  29. Thor was fabulous in the play.  a) adjective  b) verb   c) noun  d) NOTA
  30. Fritz's leap across the pool was a failure.   a) adjective  b) verb   c) noun  d) NOTA
  31. The climb up Walton mountain took us two hours. a) noun  b) verb  c) adjective  d) NOTA
  32. Lucille's party at the pool was a failure.  a) noun  b) verb  c) adjective  d) NOTA
  33. Lenny had to time the race for us with his watch.  a) noun  b) verb  c) adjective   d) NOTA
  34. We beat a hasty retreat from his lair.  a) noun  b) verb  c) adjective  d) NOTA
  35. You can't have a sentence without a verb.  a) True  b) False 
    Outsiders. Open book.
  36. What does Cherry say that spares Johnny's feelings? a) "Man, your brother is one doll."  b) "That's an original and lovely name."  c) He's not older than 16 or 17 is he?"  d) "16"  e)  "Y'all sit up here with us. You can protect us."
  37. 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
  38. Why would Johnny idolize someone like Dally?  a) Because Dally protects him from the Socs.  b) Because Johnny's dad is a lot like Dally.  c) Because Dally told him to, and he always does what people say.  d) Because Dally stands up for himself like Johnny wishes he could.  e) There isn't any real reason we can see.
  39. Which scene illustrates the difference in Dally's feelings about be labeled a greaser versus Pony's feelings?  a) When Cherry throws the Coke in Dally's face.  b) When Dally says, "You ought to see my record sometime."  c) When Dally leaves after Johnny tells him to leave the girls alone.  d) When Dally decides NOT to hit Johnny.  e) When Dally sneaks them into the movies.
  40. The gangs we hear about today are like the gangs Pony talks about on p26.  a) True  b) False