Week 10 Warm-ups

Fill in the blank with the correct word to complete the proverbs. companystonesdividedhurt hesitatesnamefool cleanlinesspotactions 1. A watched _____ never boils. 2. A ______ and his money are soon parted. 3. A rose by any other ______ would smell as sweet. 4. He who ______ is lost. 5. ______ speak louder than words. 6. You always ______ the one you love. 7. ______ is next to godliness. 8. People in glass houses should not throw _____. 9. A house ______ against itself cannot stand. 10. Misery loves ______.

Each of the literary titles contains a title pertaining to royalty. See if you can fill in the blank properly! 1. The _____ of Monte Cristo 2. The _____ and the Pauper 3. The African ______ 4. The ______ of the Rings 5. The Little ______ 6. _____ Lear 7. All the ______’s Men 8. The _______’s New Clothes 9. The _______ and the Pea 10. A Connecticut Yankee in _______ Arthur’s Court

Select the correct word to complete the sentence. (One is singular, one is plural…) 1. Each of the students (performs, reads) his own musical piece. 2. Many articles in the newspaper (is, are) interesting. 3. (Several, Nobody) have received their awards already. 4. Alex and his brothers (is, are) coming home today. 5. (Neither, Some) of the charts is here now. 6. The animals in the cage (educates, teach) one another. 7. Neither Lyle nor his friends (respond, answers) promptly. 8. Math (expands, increase) my knowledge. 9. Most of the children (yell, screams) during scary movies. 10. The news of her accomplishment (touches, please) us.

1. What fossil fuel lies under the Gulf of Mexico? 2. Which present-day country was once known as Gaul: Germany, France or England? 3. Which letters spell a preposition: t-h-r-e-w or t-h- r-o-u-g-h? 4. Is the common cold caused by bacteria, a virus or sitting in a draft? 5. What do you call the longest side of a right triangle? 6. What does the “big bang” theory attempt to explain? 7. Is the Gulf Stream a warm ocean current or a cold inland bay? 8. What ancient Egyptian statue has a man’s head and a lion’s body? 9. A monologue is spoken by how many persons? 10. Name the largest library in the United States.