Vocab
What does the word effective mean?
good at producing results
A. to inform readers about how to plant a garden
B. to explain why school parking lots are important
C. to entertain readers with a tale about a community
D.to raise awareness about the global issues of homelessness
C. to entertain readers with a tale about a community
What is one difference between Linda and Darnell?
F. Lind is a kid, and Darnell is an adult.
F. Linda wanted to build a garden, while Darnell does not.
H. Linda is not shy about speaking in public, while Darnell is.
I. Linda goes to the city council meeting, while Darnell does not.
H. Linda is not shy about speaking in public, while Darnell is.
Luke went to town for an eye doctor
A. appointful
B. appointly
C. appointment
D. appointness
C.
Where is the indefinite pronoun?
Cherie will give something special to her cousin.
What does urge mean?
coaxed
The main purpose of Darnell's articles in the South Oakdale Journal is to persuade readers that
A garden should be built instead of a parking lot.
"I didn't ask you," the councilman said.
"I'm telling you anyway," the man said.
What does the dialogue in the sentences above show about the councilman and the man?
a. they are good friends.
b. there is a conflict between them.
c. the man is lying to the councilman
d. the councilman is afraid of the man.
B. There is a conflict between them.
That type of snake is:
A. harmless
B. harmly
C. harmment
D. harmy
A
What is the indefinite pronoun?
Anyone who to come to our party is welcome.
Anyone
The young boy dreamed of becoming a _________.
a. scientable
b. scientible
c. scientism
d. scientist
D. Scientist
"And if you don't mind people being hungry, then there is something wrong with you." Darnell's main purpose for using this quotation is to:
a. insult the people of Oakdale
b. appeal to his readers' emotions
c. help make Sweeby Jones famous
d. make Sweeby Jones sound selfish.
B. appeal to his readers' emotions.
"No, you can just forget about the whole thing now," Sweeby said. "Go on back to your papers."
This dialogue suggests that Sweeby Jones feels
f. bitter
g. confused
h. inferior
i. relieved
F. Bitter
Mom and Dad had Doug and Sue sign a chore
A. agreeable
B. agreeful
C. agreement
D. agreeness
C.
Which word is a possessive pronoun?
Last week we had to find a replacement for our bookkeeper.
The students thought the homework assignment was ______.
a. managant
b. manageable
c. magageism
d. managent
B. manageable
The purpose of Linda's article is to persuade readers that
A parking lot should be built for teachers.
What is the best evidence that Linda and Darnell do no think of each other as enemies, even though they are on opposite sides of an issue?
A. Linda looks happy after the city council meeting is over.
B. Linda smiles and waves at Darnell, and he waves back.
C. Both Linda and Darnell write articles in the town paper.
D. Linda speaks before Darnell at the city council meeting.
B. Linda smiles and waves at Darnell, and he waves back.
Ming was surprised by her own
A. clumsiful
B. clumsily
C. clumsiment
D. clumsiness
D
Which word is an interrogative pronoun?
What is the name of the Florida state official?
What
What does ordinance mean?
law
"Well, er, we measured it right the first time"--the builder shifted from one foot to the other-- "but then we made some changes in the design and somehow we sort of forgot about the er...you know... the other five feet.
The builder's use of the word er and the author's use of ellipses (...) in the sentences above communicate
a. anger
b. curiosity
c. hesitation
d. sadness
C. Hesitation
What is the best evidence that the city council members were moved by Darnell's speech?
F. Sweeby and some of his friends shook hands with Darnell.
G. Darnell is invited to write another article for the newspaper.
H Several people at the meeting applaud after Darnell finishes speaking.
I. Four out of nine members do not vote in favor building the parking lot.
I. Four out of nine members do not vote in favor building the parking lot.
This autumn the days have been marked by
A. cloudiful
B. cloudily
C. cloudiment
D. cloudiness
D.
Which word is an interrogative pronoun?
When the phone rang, Mom looked at us and asked, "Who could that possibly be?"
Who