1. Warm-up #89 (8B), Warm-up #91 (8A) Warm-up #87 (7B), Warm-up #90 (7A) 3/24/16 1.Which of the following words would be found on a dictionary page that had political and poltergeist as guide words? polite, politico, poltroon, policy 2.Which of the following words would be found on a dictionary page that had iguana and illuminate as guide words? illuminant, ignore, illuminative, illumine 3. Which of the following words would be found on a dictionary page that had structure and studio as guide words? structural, studious, strut, student 4. Which of the following words would not be found on a dictionary page that had zenith and zip as guide words? zero, zest, zipper, zinc 5. Which of the following words would not be found on a dictionary page that had freebie and freeway as guide words? freeboard, free, freesia, freeze Yes…you must copy the questions. You do not have to copy the answer selections though.

2. Warm-up #89 (8B), Warm-up #91 (8A) Warm-up #87 (7B), Warm-up #90 (7A) 3/24/16 1. Which of the following words would be found on a dictionary page that had political and poltergeist as guide words? polite, politico, poltroon, policy Answer: politico 2.Which of the following words would be found on a dictionary page that had iguana and illuminate as guide words? illuminant, ignore, illuminative, illumine Answer: illuminant 3. Which of the following words would be found on a dictionary page that had structure and studio as guide words? structural, studious, strut, student Answer: strut and student 4. Which of the following words would not be found on a dictionary page that had zenith and zip as guide words? zero, zest, zipper, zinc Answer: zipper 5. Which of the following words would not be found on a dictionary page that had freebie and freeway as guide words? freeboard, free, freesia, freeze Answer: free and freeze

3. Warm-up #90 (8B), Warm-up #92 (8A) Warm-up #88 (7B), Warm-up #91 (7A) 3/28/16

4. Warm-up #90 (8B), Warm-up #92 (8A) Warm-up #88 (7B), Warm-up #91 (7A) 3/28/16

5. Warm-up #91 (8B), Warm-up #93 (8A) Warm-up #89 (7B), Warm-up #92 (7A) 3/29/16

6. Warm-up #91 (8B), Warm-up #93 (8A) Warm-up #89 (7B), Warm-up #92 (7A) 3/29/16

7. Warm-up #92 (8B), Warm-up #94 (8A) Warm-up #90 (7B), Warm-up #93 (7A) 3/30/16 Revise the following sentences by correcting the forms of comparison. 1. This is the best of the two options. 2.Mount Everest is the most tallest mountain in the world. 3.After seeing both movies, I liked the most action-packed one. 4.The art critic liked Picasso more better than Pollack. 5. Texas has a larger population than any other state.

8. Warm-up #92 (8B), Warm-up #94 (8A) Warm-up #90 (7B), Warm-up #93 (7A) 3/30/16 Revise the following sentences by correcting the forms of comparison. 1. This is the best of the two options. Answer: This is the better of the two options. 2.Mount Everest is the most tallest mountain in the world. Answer: Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world. 3.After seeing both movies, I liked the most action-packed one. Answer: After seeing both movies, I liked the more action-packed one. 4.The art critic liked Picasso more better than Pollack. Answer: The art critic liked Picasso better than Pollack. 5. Texas has a larger population than any other state. Answer: Texas has the largest population of all the states.

9. Warm-up #92 (8B), Warm-up #95 (8A) Warm-up #91 (7B), Warm-up #94 (7A) 3/31/16 Alex, Bret, Chris, Derek, Eddie, Fred, Greg, Harold, and John are nine students who live in a three story building, with three rooms on each floor. A room in the West wing, one in the center, and one in the East wing on each level. If you look directly at the building, the left side is West and the right side is East. Each student is assigned exactly one room. Can you find where each of their rooms is: 1. Harold does not live on the bottom floor. 2. Fred lives directly above John and directly next to Bret (who lives in the West wing). 3. Eddie lives in the East wing and one floor higher than Fred. 4. Derek lives directly above Fred. 5. Greg lives directly above Chris.

10. Warm-up #92 (8B), Warm-up #95 (8A) Warm-up #91 (7B), Warm-up #94 (7A) 3/30/16 Answer: From the highest floor to lowest we have: West Centre East ==== ====== ==== Harold Derek Eddie Bret Fred Greg Alex John Chris

11. Warm-up #93 (8B), Warm-up #96 (8A) Warm-up #92 (7B), Warm-up #95 (7A) 4/1/16 During a crazy weekend of paintball, four friends were having great fun. The paint came in blue, green, yellow and red. Coincidentally, the four friends had T-shirts in those same colors. Brenda used blue paint balls. The person in the green T-shirt used yellow paint balls. James was not wearing a red T-shirt. Diane used green paint balls and wore a blue T-shirt. Simon was the only person who used paint which was the same color as his T-shirt. Can you tell which color paint they each used and the color of their respective T-shirts?

12. Warm-up #93 (8B), Warm-up #96 (8A) Warm-up #92 (7B), Warm-up #95 (7A) 4/1/16

13. Warm-up #94 (8B), Warm-up #97 (8A) Warm-up #93 (7B), Warm-up #96 (7A) 4/11/16

14. Warm-up #94 (8B), Warm-up #97 (8A) Warm-up #93 (7B), Warm-up #96 (7A) 4/11/16

15. Warm-up #95 (8B), Warm-up #98 (8A) Warm-up #94 (7B), Warm-up #97 (7A) 4/12/16

16. Warm-up #95 (8B), Warm-up #98 (8A) Warm-up #94 (7B), Warm-up #97 (7A) 4/12/16