Week 8 KEY
Analogies
1. Dog : canine : : cat : ______(feline) 2. Donate : give : : ______: help (assist)
2. Ripple : ______: : scratch : gash (wave) 4. Cup : ______: : quart : gallon
5. Incisor : molar : : cut : _____ (grind) 6. 16 : Abraham Lincoln : : ______: George Washington (1)
7. ______: alto : : tenor : base (soprano) 8. Maximum : ______: : greatest : least
Geography
1. Name the gulf located east of Texas, west of Florida, and north of southern Mexico. (Gulf of Mexico)
2. What is the capital of the island nation off the coast of East Asia through which the Tropic of Cancer passes? (Taipei [Taiwan])
3. What is the name of the country whose neighbors are Brazil, Bolivia, and Argentina? (Paraguay)
4. Does the Northern or Southern Hemisphere have more land? (Northern)
5. What ocean borders Australia’s western coastline? (Indian Ocean)
6. What are the capitals of the two states that border both the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers? (Springfield, Illinois; Frankfort, Kentucky)
7. Which distance is greater, Fort Worth to Los Angeles or Fort Worth to New York? (Fort Worth to New York)
8. What is the only ocean through which the equator does not pass? (Arctic)
Vocabulary
1. Fill in the missing letters O, B, L, C, E, A, I to make a word that is a synonym of fiesta.
a. __ E ______R __ T __ __ N (celebration)
2. Add related words.
a. TRADITIONAL: customary, …
3. Which words or phrases are associated with the word heritage?
4. Customs, b. holidays, c. video games, d. weather, e. traditions, f. computers, g. family photographs, h. a person’s last name, i. telephone calls (a. customs, b. holidays, e. traditions, g. family photographs, h. a person’s last name)
5. Choose the best word to complete the sentence. (c)
On Memorial Day we ______soldiers who died in wars.
a. Celebrate, b. ignore, c. commemorate, d. disregard
6. Match each word with what it commemorates. (1 = d, 2 = c)
1. Bicentennial, 2. centennial
a. 25th anniversary, b. 50th anniversary, c. 100th anniversary, d. 200th anniversary
Language
1. she reminded him by the way that he had already shook the can of Paint
a. She reminded him, by the way, that he had already shaken the can of paint.
2. in Chicago illinois we stayed at the conrad Hilton hotel
a. In Chicago, Illinois,10 we stayed at the Conrad Hilton Hotel.
3. i am bringing my to sisters old clothes to goodwill Industries
a. I am taking my two sisters' old clothes to Goodwill Industries.
4. the burglar would of stole my watch if I hadn’t been wearing it
a. The burglar would have stolen my watch if I hadn't been wearing it.
5. its time to lie the napkins on the table
a. It's time to lay the napkins on the table.
6. we would of went to mountain lake state park if it hadnt been so cold
a. We would have gone to Mountain Lake State Park if it hadn't been so cold.
7. i read my little brother the following books the gingerbread boy the tale of peter rabbit and the story of Ferdinand
a. I read my little brother the following books: The Gingerbread Boy, The Tale of Peter Rabbit, and The Story of Ferdinand.
8. yesterday i shaked the paint just as jean learned me to do
a. Yesterday I shook the paint just as Jean taught me to do.
Honors Writing
A stump speech is a speech made over and over on the campaign trail. Typically, it covers the candidate's major policies and lays out a vision for the future. Write out the stump speech you'd make if you were running for office.