Transcript Week 2 Warm-ups - North Bend Middle School

WEEK 2 WARM-UPS
December 13th-17th
MONDAY, DECEMBER 13TH WARM-UPS
Locate the verb in each of these sentences. Then, using
the first letter of each verb, find the answer to the
question at the bottom of the slide.
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The man watered his flowers every morning.
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Happiness has its many pleasures.
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Eventually Eddie enlisted in the army.
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Neither a borrower nor a lender needs additional advice.
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A cat inched its way toward the mouse.
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These creatures terrified the smaller rodent.
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Many players intimidate their opponents before the game.
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Our coach shuffled the players in and out of the game.
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The humorous teacher added the numbers on the
blackboard.
10. Joseph justified his actions to the committee members.
11. She answered the questions on the difficult examination.
12. Mary replied quite readily.
WHEN IS A DOOR NOT A DOOR? _ _ _ _
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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14TH WARM-UP
Locate the twenty adverbs in these sentences.
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He crudely grabbed the paper from Jami’s hands.
Yesterday Dusty readily helped with the project.
Raina usually does her work silently.
David meekly asked if he could casually mention the
fact.
Cautiously Taylor approached the closed door.
Dancia openly admitted that Mason rashly hit the wall.
Felecia merely said that he acted insanely and
cowardly.
Strider keenly pointed to the guilty man.
Rarely will you see a player exactly like Steven.
Apparently the paper will precisely print the news item.
The players were distributed evenly.
The class members stood rigidly awaiting the results.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15TH WARM-UP
Advisory day today, so a short warm-up…
How many words can you make from the
word
CHRISTMAS
Reminder: All words must be three letters
long or longer! And—no names! (Ex. shirt,
trim, sat, etc.)
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16TH WARM-UP
Principal Parts
A verb has four principal parts: present, present
participle, past, and past participle.
PRESENT:
PRESENT PARTICIPLE:
PAST:
PAST PARTICPLE:
walk
is/am/are walking
walked
has/have/had walked
Choose three verbs from the list below. Write the verb’s
four principal parts.
play
wrestle
stop
rain
bake
sit
EXAMPLE:
Present: eat
Present Participle: is eating
Past: ate
Past participle: had eaten
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17TH WARM-UP
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Does Greenland belong to Canada, Denmark or the
United Kingdom?
What invention helped Martin Luther to spread his
ideas?
What is a “silent letter”?
What did Sophocles, Aeschylus and Aristophanes
have in common?
On a history test, Jared got 19 out of 20 questions
right. What is his score percentage?
What is melted rock deep in the earth called?
What city is the capital of India?
The Stone Age had the largest, most dangerous
dinosaurs. True or false?
“Jacob bent over backwards to help.” What was
Jacob doing?
When cats jump, how do they land? (On all fours?
One foot at a time? Two feet at a time?)