Test #6. Name:                                                                      Date:                           Period:
Warm Ups: 10/3: ____/7        10/4:____/10    Pink Sheet: ____/25
Non-clicker extra credit:
Mental Floss:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Spelling. Skip if exempt.

  1. building : _____ :: city : ____  a) capitol/capitol  b) capital/capitol  c) capitol/capital  d) capitol/capitle
  2. group : ____ :: center : _____ a) corpse/core  b) core/corpse  c) corps/corp  d) corps/core
  3. rank : ____ :: nugget : ____  a) cernel/kernel  b) colonel/kernel  c) kernel/kernal d) kernel/colonel
  4. advise : ____ :: committee : ____ a) councel/council  b) counsel/council  c) council/counsel  d) counsil/council
  5. inactive : ____ :: hero : ____ a) idole/idol  b) idel/idol  c) idle/idol  d) idol/idle
  6. Cheerios : ____ :: #25489 : ____  a) serial/cereal  b) cereal/cerial  c) cerial/serial  d) cereal/serial
  7. say a nice thing : ____ :: go well together : ____  a) compliment/complement  b) complement/complament  c) complement/compliment  d) complament/compliment
  8. ____ administrator : ___ :: belief : ___  a) princapal/princaple  b) principal/principle  c) principle/principal  d) prinsipal/prinsiple
  9. who is : ____ :: who owns : ____  a) whose/who's  b) who's/whose  c) who'se/who's  d) who's/whos'
  10. it is : ____ :: it owns : _____  a) it's/its  b) its'/its  c) it's/its'
  11. belongs to them : ______ :: location : ____ a) their/they're  b) there/their  c) their/there  d) they're/there 
    Vocabulary. Skip if exempt.
  12. The coaches watched each potential player, looking for any natural ______(s) he might have.  a) empathy  b) disposition  c) adherence  d) aptitude  e) hoard
  13. 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
  14. After Halloween, I hid my ______ of candy so my brother wouldn't steal any of it.  a) hoard  b) empathy  c) chastise  d) chortle  e) disposition
  15. Please ______ carefully to the instructions given. Failure to do so will be costly.  a) hoard  b) distraught  c) adhere  d) empathy  e) disposition
  16. Once he became a(n) _____(ent) of the teachings of Buddhism he became a much more peaceful man.    a) chastise  b) aptitude  c) chortle  d) empathy  e) adhere
  17. The ________ mourners burst into tears at the funeral.  a) disquieting  b) distraught  c) chastised  d) empathy  e) nurturing
  18. Holly wasn't exactly scared by the incident the other night, just a little ________.  a) chortled  b) empathied  c) distraught  d) disquieted  e) chastised
  19. The teacher's crabby ________ sort of brought the whole class down.  a) hoard  b) disquieting  c) distraught  d) empathy  e) disposition
  20. The characters in The Outsiders are so realistic, that we ______(ize) with them and their problems. a) disquiet  b) distraught  c) chastise  d) empathy  e) nurture 
    FROs. Skip if exempt. (BE CAREFUL! A few of them are not exactly as they used to be!)
  21. There are shells all over the beach, so let's collect some!  a) Fragment  b) Run-On  c) Complete Sentence
  22. Johnny and Pony ran and the Soc chased them down the street.  a) Fragment  b) Run-On  c) Complete Sentence
  23. That's the largest desert in the world! a) Fragment  b) Run-On  c) Complete Sentence
  24. Not many people, except those in the desert, like cheese.  a) Fragment  b) Run-On  c) Complete Sentence
  25. There is dry desert soil and hardly any water.  a) Fragment  b) Run-On  c) Complete Sentence
  26. Months may pass between rainfalls, but when storms do occur, they may be violent.  a) Fragment  b) Run-On  c) Complete Sentence
  27. Into the hole fell he.  a) Fragment   b) Run-On   c) Complete Sentence
  28. Chief Wiggum, the doughnut-eater and chief cop.  a) Fragment (F)  b) Run-On  (RO) c) Complete Sentence (CS)
  29. Explained the rules of the game and demonstrated it. a) Fragment (F)  b) Run-On  (RO) c) Complete Sentence (CS)
    Outsiders. ETC.
  30. The part of the story where Johnny stabbed Bob would be considered the __________ of the story.  a) exposition  b) inciting incident  c) rising action  d) climax  e) resolution
  31. Chapter 5 would be considered the __________ of the story.  a) exposition  b) inciting incident  c) rising action  d) climax  e) resolution
  32. Why does Pony say that Dally is the greaser he likes the least? a) He's too mean.  b) He's too violent and touchy.  c) He's too real.  d) He's mugged people.  e) He doesn't like Pony.
  33. The real message of  "Nothing Gold Can Stay" is that bad things always happen.  a) True  b) False
  34. The fact that Johnny is getting more out of the book than Pony, even though Pony is the "smart" one, is an example of irony.  a) True  b) False
    Husker Du?
  35. antagonist : protagonist :: villain : ______  a) capitol  b) core  c) serial  d) idle  e) idol
  36. _______ books are ______?  a) who's/who's  b) whose/who's  c) whose/whose  d) there/their  e) NOTA
  37. It is rather upsetting to me that you have no _______ for the kid ______ being bullied.  a) idol/disposition  b) disposition/whose  c) empathy/whose  d) empathy/who's  e) NOTA
  38. Lightning flashed and stuck a nearby tree and house.    a) CS  b) CV  c) both  d) neither
  39. The boyish-looking lumberjack ate a glazed doughnut and eggs for breakfast.    a) CS  b) CV  c) both  d) neither
  40. Frightened birds and animals scurried and scampered for shelter.    a) CS  b) CV  c) both  d) neither