Senior Year English Class

Emma is using the classic, Warriner's English Grammar and Composition:Complete Course.

I chose, however, to approach it in a odd way.
We are starting at the back of the book.

We often don't make it to the last chapter of the book in English. I know Emma did not reach the end of her Rod and Staff Book last year. She could have continued with that book as it is THAT comprehensive...but I had an opportunity to use the Warriner's and I took it.

With glee.

You see, in my world, Warriner's English is the Holy Grail of high school curriculum.

Here's why.

The lessons are well written and enjoyable...but teacher's manuals are nearly extinct.

It is not difficult to find a Warriner's text(I haven the 1977 books). But it is nearly impossible to find the teacher's manuals. I looked for two years to find manuals and then gave up.

But last Spring, as I visited with a homeschool mom at the library and she told me she had copies of the manuals and she kindly offered to make me a copy of the manual that I needed.

*Imagine, Angels singing, trumpets sounding and Donna doing a happy little dance :o)


Thank you, Mojgan.

So anyway, why am I telling you this?

Oh yeah.

The end of the book is Spelling and Vocabulary. I really like vocabulary and I know many of you do, too.



So you are getting a Pop Quiz today!

Here goes. You know the drill.

Diagnostic Test

1. to augment the budget
a)increase
b)examine closely
c)reduce
d)disapprove of

2. to ascertain to facts
a)cover up
b)review)
c)find out
d)testify to

3. a king known for his avarice
a)wisdom
b)vanity
c)deceitfulness
d)greed

4. a biennial event
a)twice yearly
b)every two weeks
c)every two years
d)twice daily

5. a blithe mood
a)bitter
b)proud
c)angry
d)carefree

6. an offer to capitulate
a)confer
b)mediate
c)compromise
d)surrender

7. a suspicion of collusion
a)robbery
b)foolishness
c)mistrustfulness
d)agreement to deceive

8. to conjecture about the facts
a)talk
b)lie
c)guess
d)conceal the truth

9. to corroborate testimony
a)testify about
b)confirm
c)deny
d)question

10. to act under duress
a)compulsion
b)misunderstanding
c)difficulties
d)bribery

11. an imposing edifice
a)natural wonder
b)manner
c)speech
d)building

12. wholesome environment
a)nourishment
b)outlook
c)surroundings
d)diet

13. a leader's foible
a)weakness
b)habit
c)example
d)follower

14. an interminable show
a)worthless
b)endless
c)tedious
d)difficult to describe

15. to intimidate a witness
a)make disappear
b)make fearful
c)bribe
d)coach

16. to nurture a child
a)neglect
b)give medicine to
c)scold
d)feed and bring up

17. a sign of opulence
a)poverty
b)health
c)wealth
d)generosity

18. a prosaic sight
a)commonplace
b)solemn
d)stirring
d)peaceful

19. a prudent action
a)unexpected
b)ill-mannered
c)sensible
d)foolish

20. good-natured raillery
a)scuffling
b)boisterousness
c)competition
d)mockery

21. a well-deserved reproof
a)promotion
b)reprimand
c)apology
d)recognition

22. an act showing sagacity
a)experience
b)feebleness
c)good judgment
d)ole age

23. a sanguine outlook
a)hopeful
b)pessimistic
c)quarrelsome
d)depressing

24. the travail of the artist
a)illness
b)oppression
c)bad luck
d)toil

25. a volatile temperament
a)changeable
b)disagreeable
c)sluggish
d)easygoing


*sigh*

I will put the answers in comments.


I can't say the word 'Holy Grail' without thinking of this;




Tis but a scratch.


Encourage one another,
Donna