I. Project Vocabulary (10 points)
Directions: Use your list of project
vocabulary, and write a sentence for each of the words on your
list corresponding to the numbers below. Your sentences must show that
you understand the meanings of
the words. Be sure to hand in your list with the test.
7.
13.
16.
17.
II. Vocabulary in context (30 points)
Directions: Use the words in the list below
to fill in the blanks in the sentences.
| diminish | trivial | authentic | urgency | discipline |
| dreary | upgrade | concept | priority | competence |
| convictions | alternative | grasp | status | curious |
1. The teacher realized that passing the history class was not (an/a) __________ with the student.
2. November, with its short days, is (an/a) __________ month.
3. Melissa wore (an/a) __________ diamond ring worth three thousand dollars.
4. I'm __________ to see how I did on the exam.
5. John showed __________ in his ability to play the guitar.
6. Dad decided to __________ to a better vehicle, so he replaced his Dodge with a Mercedes.
7. Taking the bus is a good __________ to driving your car.
8. The shooting star blazed brightly for a moment before it began to __________ in the sky.
9. Due to his elevated __________, the sergeant could do whatever he pleased.
10. The religious leader's __________ kept him volunteering to help poor people.
11. Mike understood the __________ of his living situation when his run-down house caught on fire.
12, 13. My grandmother cannot __________ the __________ of evolution.
14. Sylvia hated to discuss such __________ matters as what color fingernail polish she wore.
15. Music is (an/a) __________ that involves practice and theory.
Directions: Answer each of the four questions below as completely as you can in one or more paragraphs. Be sure to use evidence or information from the readings to support your answers. You may use the textbook if you wish. (45 minutes)
1. In Unit 2A (Zinsser), the fourth paragraph is also part of the introduction to this essay. Why is this an important part of the introduction?
2. In Unit 2D (Holt), the author criticizes the American education system. Do you think the author is biased against it? Why or why not?
3. What kind of upbringing do you think Goodman would approve of? Explain. Be sure to refer to evidence from the reading to draw your inferences.
4. Briefly describe Boyer's suggestions regarding the following: 1) the role of language at a university, 2) the curriculum and what should be in it, 3) teachers' roles in a university, and 4) the purpose of a university. Which of these do you think is the most important? Explain why.