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Vocab Review. Test 1. Fill in the blank. Every year thousands of people visit the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, D.C. in order to _______________ the soldiers who died there.
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Vocab Review Test 1
Fill in the blank • Every year thousands of people visit the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, D.C. in order to _______________ the soldiers who died there. • My grandparents are surprisingly computer ________________. They surf the web and do online banking. They even have Facebook pages.
Fill in the Blank Tips • Figure out what part of speech the blank word must be. • Look at context clues: • A definition in the sentence • A contrast in the sentence • Examples in the sentence • Have an idea in your head of what the word or a synonym for it might be BEFORE you look at the options in the word bank.
Fill in the Blank • I love the comedian Robin Williams. His __________________ is unique; you never know what crazy voice or off-the-wall idea he’s going to think up next. • The student body president thanked students for their ____________________. In all, they raised over $4,000 in disaster relief money. • Hip hop is my favorite ____________________ of music. I think the Black-Eyed Peas are awesome!
Read the sentences and determine if the underlined word is used correctly or incorrectly. If it is correct, write CORRECT beneath it. If it is incorrect, please write a new sentence using the word correctly. • My parents gave me a shark-tooth necklace as a memento of our week at Stinson Beach. • The freezing cold arctic circle is a congenial place for beach lovers, surfers, and scuba divers.
My mom’s proscription to treat stress at school was always to go for a nice, long run. • I ascribe to the magazine, Cooking Light, because my students were selling it in a fundraiser.