Test #13. Name:                                                                              Date:                                    Period:
IRP : ___/12  ___/5  ___/5    Warm Ups: ___/8  ___/8  ___/5
Outsiders Project: ______            KBAR Chart: ____/20          Non-Clicker E/C:

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Spelling+. Skip 1-8 only if you scored 100% on the pretest.

  1. a) mystery  b) literary  c) theory  d) all correct
  2. a) primary  b) legendary  c) cemetary  d) all correct
  3. a) observatory  b) nursary  c) satisfactory  d) all correct
  4. a) ordinary  b) machinery  c) boundry  d) all correct
  5. a) itinerary  b) discriminatory  c) solotary  d) all correct
  6. a) preliminary  b) documentary  c) voluntary  d) all correct
  7. a) bravary  b) elementary  c) imaginary  d) all correct
  8. a) temporary  b) hereditary  c) memery  d) all correct
  9. classes : schedule :: cities : ____   a) mystery  b) cemetary  c) itinerary  d) documentary  e) boundry
  10. lawnmower : machinery :: _____ : genre   a) mystery  b) temporary  c) itinerary  d) voluntary  e) satisfactory
    Vocabulary. Skip if exempt.
  11. The word sophomore is a(n) ___ of the Greek words that meant "wise fool." a) tantalize  b) boon  c) stanch  d) sham  e) derivative
  12. He bought his computer from a ___ dealer, and when it broke the next day, they told him he was out of luck.  a) attribute  b) tantalizing  c) resounding  d) disreputable  e) derivative
  13. Their relationship was rather __, with lots of ups, downs, and in-betweens over the years.  a) tumultuous  b) tantalizing  c) resound  d) disreputable  e) incompetent
  14. I cannot ___ someone who cheats. He/she will be punished by...   a) sham  b) boon  c) incompetent  d) abide  e) stanch
  15. Winning the lottery is not always the _____ people think it will be. Often, the money brings unhappiness instead of happiness.  a) abide  b) tantalizing  c) boon  d) sham  e) derivative
  16. Alyce thinks she is ___, but she is actually very skilled and smart.   a) incompetent  b) tantalizing  c) resounding  d) disreputable  e) derivative
  17. On the last day of school, the screams of joy will ____ in the hallways.   a) attribute  b) tantalizing  c) resound  d) disreputable  e) derivative
  18. The quote in the paper was ____(ed) to him, but he says he never said it.  a) attribute b) boon  c) incompetent  d) abide  e) stanch
    Adverbs/Adjectives
  19. On p23 of The Midwife's Apprentice, read the sentence that begins, "When all was quiet..."  How many adverbs are in that sentence?  a) 1  b) 2  c) 3  d) 4  e) 5 (Hint: The first word in the sentence, when, is an adverb.)
  20. He fits the role of the jester perfectly.  A = Adjective  B = Adverb
  21. Her movements were quite sudden.  A = Adjective  B = Adverb
  22. He was just acting silly in front of his mom.  A = Adjective  B = Adverb
  23. Suddenly, she lit the fuse.  A = Adjective  B = Adverb
  24. John Dark was nearly sightless.  A = Adjective  B = Adverb
  25. Alyce does not act stupid.  A = Adjective  B = Adverb
    IRP p354-355
  26. The ban on ivory trade didn't really help the elephants like people thought it would. a) True  b) False
  27. What was the effect (box 1) for the cause: "Numbers of African elephants were very low"?  a) The demand for ivory went up.  b) The hunters killed the biggest elephants.  c) The elephant population was nearly cut in half.  d) They were put on the endangered species list.  e) None of the above.
  28. What was the cause (box 2) for the effect of the increase in numbers of African elephants (box 3)?  a) Putting them on the endangered species list.  b) A law banning the international ivory trade.  c) Tusks were only half the size they used to be.  d) Some African countries objected to the law.  e) None of the above.
  29. Why was the ban on ivory trade recently loosened?  a) The number of elephants has increased greatly.  b) Tusks were only half the size they used to be. c) They were put on the endangered species list. d) The demand for ivory went down.  e) Some African countries objected.
  30. "...hunters wanted the biggest tusks they could find"  a) cause  b) effect
  31. "...tusks are half the size they were a hundred years ago."  a) cause  b) effect
  32. "...the demand for ivory greatly increased."  a) cause  b) effect
    Alyce
  33. Who is the "red headed lout"? a) Jennet  b) Magister Reese  c) Jane  d) the wealthy merchant  e) Will Russet
  34. Who is the "renowned scholar"?  a) John Dark  b) Magister Reese  c) Will Russet  d) Matthew Blunt  e) NOTA
  35. What turns out to be the reason Emma Blunt's baby wasn't coming out? a) Alyce wasn't using the right herbs and potions.  b) The baby was in the wrong position.  c) Alyce didn't shake her hard enough.  d) The baby just didn't want to come out. e) Alyce didn't yell loud enough.
  36. The real reason Alyce leaves the village is that...  a) The midwife hates her.  b) She can't express the sadness inside her.  c) She isn't very good at the job.  d) She doesn't like the job.  e) NOTA
  37. Why won't Alyce talk to Magister Reese?  a) She thinks she won't understand what he says.  b) She thinks she's unworthy.  c) She doesn't like him. d) He won't talk to her.  e) NOTA
  38. Why was Magister Reese watching Alyce?  a) Because she was pretty.  b) Because he wondered why she was so gloomy.  c) Because of the way the cat hung around her.  d) He's just weird.  e) NOTA
  39. When Magister Reese asked Alyce what she wanted, what did she NOT say?  a) to be free from hunger  b) to be rich  c) to fit into the world somehow  d) to be contented with her life  e) She said them all.
  40. Which of these is NOT one of Jennet's "economies"?  a) watering the beer  b) putting too much yeast in the bread  c) clean sheets on the big bed  d) sawdust in the piecrust  e) all of the above
  41. When the carpenter's assistant from the manor came to the inn, why did Alyce think he must be a knight or a mayor? a) He spent a lot of money.  b) He was so good-looking.  c) He acted so stuck-up.  d) He had white teeth.  e) All of the above.
  42. When Will asks Alyce why she left, she tells him the truth.  a) True  b) False
  43. The midwife tells Magister Reese that Alyce wasn't a good apprentice because she was a "nincompoop."    a) True  b) False
  44. What prompted Alyce to want to go check on Edward?  a) The carpenter's assistant said he might have been eaten by a goat.  b) Will had heard rumors that Edward wasn't doing well.  c) Alyce was watching a cow give birth.  d) The midwife said something that made her wonder.  e) NOTA
  45. When she does find Edward, he is glad she's come to take him away.  a) True  b) False
  46. What prompted Alyce's first cry?  a) When she couldn't find Edward.  b) When the cook said they looked like twins.  c) When Edward first hugged her.  d) When the carpenter's assistant said Edward might have been eaten by a goat.  e) NOTA