Test #18. Name:                                                             Date:                          Period:
Warm Ups: ___/6   ___/6  ___/8  ___/7  Old Glory: ___/10  Pink Sheet: ___/10
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Spelling. Skip 1-8 if you scored 24/24 on the pretest

  1. a) application  b) appropriate  c) arrivel  d) all correct
  2. a) atittude  b) opportunity  c) commute  d) all correct
  3. a) accusation  b) irritate  c) allergy  d) all correct
  4. a) appatite  b) attach  c) opponent  d) all correct
  5. a) commercial  b) reccommend  c) attire  d) all correct
  6. a) accomodate  b) embarrass  c) repetition  d) all correct
  7. a) parallel  b) dissappoint  c) nervous  d) all correct
  8. a) apprehensive  b) accurate  c) apperatus  d) all correct
  9. hunger : appatite :: device : ________   a) commercial  b) reccommend  c) attire  d) apperatus  e) NOTA
  10. soothe : irritate :: compliment : ____    a) accomodate  b) embarrass  c) repetition  d) commute  e) NOTA
    Vocabulary. Skip if you scored 12/12 on Wednesday.
  11. verbose : laconic :: stingy : ___ a) reproving  b) decrepit  c) unstinting  d) dexterous  e) shirking
  12. chastise : reprove :: subside : ___  a) scrutinize  b) atone  c) abate  d) concoct  e) shirk
  13. shirk : atone :: scan :____  a) reprove  b) decrepit  c) unstinting  d) dexterous  e) scrutinize
  14. Before you sign anything, always ___ it very carefully.  a) concoct  b) abate  c) scrutinize  d) shirk  e) atone
  15. He did a lot of community service to help _______ for his crime. a) reprove  b) decrepit  c) unstinting  d) shirk  e) atone
  16. He makes all sorts of weird fruit _______(ions) with that blender of his.  a) concoct  b) dexterous  c) laconic  d) shirk  e) verbose
  17. A captain at sea had the authority to whip a sailor who was ____(ing) his duty.  a) concoct  b) abate  c) scrutinize  d) shirk  e) atone
  18. He didn't make a very good interview subject because he was so _____.  a) laconic  b) decrepit  c) unstinting  d) dexterous  e) verbose
  19. The magician ______(ly) manipulated the cards. a) laconic  b) decrepit  c) unstinting  d) dexterous  e) verbose
  20. ____ and ___ are antonyms of each other.  a) unstinting, shirk  b) laconic, verbose  c) dexterous, unstinting  d) abate, reprove  e) concoct, shirk
    Pink Sheet. Skip if you earned 19/21 or 9/9 on Complex Sentences.
  21. A simple sentence is also called a(n) ________ clause.  a) dependent  b) independent
  22. A compound sentence contains a(n) _______ clause joined with a(n) _________ clause.  a) dependent, independent  b) independent, independent  c) dependent, dependent
  23. The clauses in a compound sentence are usually joined by a comma plus a coordinating ________.  a) verb  b) noun  c) adjective  d) adverb  e) conjunction
  24. An example of #23 is the word which.  a) True  b) False
  25. A complex sentence contains one ________ clause, joined with one or more _______ clauses.  a) independent, independent  b) independent, dependent  c) dependent, independent
  26. The teacher walked into the classroom, greeted the students, and picked up the stick.  a) simple  b) compound  c) complex
  27. Juan played football while Alexia played hockey.  a) simple  b) compound  c) complex
  28. Your mom played basketball, but you were too tired.  a) simple  b) compound  c) complex
  29. Although she ate cheesecake, she still had dessert.  a) simple  b) compound  c) complex
  30. Slim passed the test since he studied hard.  a) simple  b) compound  c) complex
    Post-Giver.
  31. The Giver is written in ____ person.  a) 1st  b) 2nd  c) 3rd  d) 4th
  32. The main conflict in "The Pedestrian" is... a) the police vs Mr. Mead  b) Mr. Mead vs himself  c) Mr. Mead vs his neighbors  d) Mr. Mead vs society  e) NOTA
  33. Where does the police car say it is taking Mr. Mead?  a) To jail.  b) To be studied for his weirdness.  c) To be euthanized.  d) To get him a video screen.  e) NOTA
  34. "The Pedestrian"  is written in... a) 1st person  b) 2nd person  c) 3rd person  d) 4th person
  35. "The Forecast" is written in...  a) 1st person  b) 2nd person  c) 3rd person  d) 4th person
  36. "Old Glory" is written in...  a) 1st person  b) 2nd person  c) 3rd person  d) 4th person
  37. Which character doesn't belong with the others?  a) Mr. Mead  b) Jonas  c) Gran-Da  d) the Giver  e) Fiona
  38. The expression "Old Glory" refers to the president.  a) True  b) False
  39. Which of the following is closest in its theme to "The Pedestrian"?    a) The Giver  b) "The Forecast"  c) "Old Glory"  d) The Outsiders  e) "Nothing Gold Can Stay"
  40. Which of the following is closest in its theme to "Old Glory"?    a) The Giver  b) "The Pedestrian"  c) "The Forecast"  d) The Outsiders  e) "Nothing Gold Can Stay"
  41. The article on memory emphasizes the uniqueness of great chess masters memorizing 50,000 patterns.  a) True  b) False