Bell Work 8/26/2011Copy with the correct answers.

1. tobacco : cigarette : : meat : _______ a) cow  b) vegetable  c) plant  d) animal  e) hamburger  f) none of the above

2. boxer : athlete :: chair : ________ a) table  b) stool  c) seat  d) furniture  e) leg  f) none of the above

3. needle : sew :: shovel : ________ a) tool  b) dig  c) thread  d) work  e) handle  f) none of the above

4. Choose the one that is incorrectly spelled, and spell the word correctly. a) equiptment  b) laboratory  c) multiply  d) parallel  e) no mistake

5. 10% of 40 = ____ a) 36  b) 36%  c ) 10  d) 4  e) 14 6. Green Eggs and Ham : 1st person :: Harry Potter and the Whatever

of the Whatever : _______ a) 1st person  b) 2nd person  c) third person  d) NOTA

7. Copy the following sentence, circle any and all adjectives! We ran rather quickly after we spotted the hairy, scary bear.

8. Which is correct:  "18 plus 19 is 36," or "18 plus 19 are 36"?

Write in your agenda

• Tuesday—test on “7th Grade” (Short Story)

• Thursday—Vocab test weeks 1-3 (9 Words)

Bell Work 8/30/2011"Verb! That's What's Happenin'!" 

(copy) Verb: A verb is a word that shows action, being, or state of being. Examples: run, jump, be (am, is, are, was, were), think

The main verb in a sentence is called the predicate.

Verb Practice. Copy each sentence and underline ALL the verbs.

1. Matt is a young musician who practices all the time. 2. "I am wet," she cried. 3. LouDog would be a good choice for ASB president. 4. Millie felt scared as she peeked around the corner. 5. "Too many things could happen when you are

drunk." 6. "Who are you callin' bums?"

Bell work 8/31/2011Directions: Copy the sentence. Underline the verbs (or verb phrases)

in the following sentences.

• 1) The dog runs and jumps.• 2) We are studying biology.• 3) The tennis player is going to hit the ball.• 4) We like to sing, dance, and play.• 5) I do not know if I should go to the party

tonight.• 6) The first car couldn’t have avoided hitting the

second car.• 7) Hmmm, right now I am thinking about

thinking!

Copy the quote. In SRE format, tell me what you think it means.

• “Everyone is a genius. But if you judge a fish on its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing it is stupid.’- A. Einstein.

• The quote means _________________ __________________ because ______________________________. The part that makes me think this is_____ _____________________.

• Why is it important to know who said this? (In SRE format)

• It is important to know that _____ ________said this because ______________________________. He (examples of his work or why he is important to our culture) _________ _____________________.