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A. Use a word from the list to complete each sentence.
- In his daydreams he was a super hero who ______-ed the cares of everyday life.
- She stood ______-ed in amazement at the acrobats.
- The window was so grimy that it was ______.
- The donkey was ______in its refusal to move even one step.
- A ______flight from San Francisco to New York takes about five hours.
- As she picked up her sister’s diary, she knew she was about to ______, but her curiosity was too strong.
B. Write the definition from the list with the word (its root is shown).
- not lasting or remaining
- situated or lying across
- to write out fully, as from shorthand notes
- to express in another language
- transcribe (scriber = to write) ______
- transient (ire = to go) ______
- translate (latus = carried) ______
- transverse (vertere = to turn) ______
C. Make a list of possible transcontinental destinations from Austin:
D. Write a trans- word, from the Word list or part B, that is a synonym of each word below. [note: one word may be used twice.]
12. peripatetic = ______
13. tenacious = ______
14.entrance = ______
15. obdurate = ______
16. intercept = ______
E. REVIEW! Use your interactive notebook to fill in the best word from the list indicated.
17.Granddad always tells the best ______-s after dinner while having dessert and coffee. [a-, an-]
18.My vocabulary homework is ______! I don’t understand it at all! [ab-]
19.Spilling red fruit punch was ______, but I was still really sorry that it happened. [ad-]
20.In U.S. History, we studied the ______period leading to the War Between the States, which began at Fort Sumter in 1861. [ante-]
21.In 8th grade, students did an IB community and service project as acts of ______. [anthrop]
22.In some countries, the government is led by a woman, or ______rather than a patriarch. [arch]
F. Academic Language. Use your interactive notebook to find answers.
23. A word part at the beginning of a word is called a ______; a word part that is the main part is called a ______; and a word part added at the end of a word is called a ______.
24. The beginning of the plot, when characters, setting, and situation are explained, is called ______and the highest point of the conflict or turning point is called ______.
25. A character who stays the same throughout the conflict of a story is called ______, and a character who changes is called ______.
26. Titles, subtitles, headings, font features, text boxes, bulleted or numbered lists, photos, diagrams, and glossaries are ______mostly found in nonfiction.
27. A story of someone’s life is a ______, but if the person writes about his/her own life it’s an ______, and if it’s only about a particular part of her/his life it’s a ______.
28. When an author makes a reference to something outside the text, such as mythology, religion, politics, history, or current events, the reference is called an ______.
29. A story told using I/me/we is in ______person point of view; a story told using he/she/they is in ______person point of view.
30 The time and place of a story is its ______.
TEST IS MAY 24 / MAY 25 – STUDY NOW!