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Quiz, again. I should be writing my paper on early American education, but I don't want to and it's not due for another week. So here I go.
1. Do you know what the Hebrew word shalom means? You should - it was the focus of a Cricket story not so long ago.
2. Name a tree with white bark.
3. What is an indefinite relative pronoun?
4. When was the last time you held a baby? (under a year old)
5. Name eight colleges.
6. What was the name of Alexander the Great's favorite horse?
7. Is there a sock lying on your bedroom floor?
8. Have you read Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen?
9. Do your teachers assign homework over the summer?
10. What is your history class this year? (US history, world history, geography, etc.)
11. Have you read The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale?
12. Do you name your cars?
13. Dementors vs. Razac vs. Nazgul in a free-for-all: who comes out alive?
1. Do you know what the Hebrew word shalom means? You should - it was the focus of a Cricket story not so long ago. Yes, it means peace.
2. Name a tree with white bark. Birch.
3. What is an indefinite relative pronoun? Yuck. Who, what, whatever, etc. Used to introduce clauses, and they don't have antecedants.
4. When was the last time you held a baby? (under a year old) Just this morning
5. Name eight colleges. Harvard, Clemson, Yale, Princeton, William and Mary, UNLV, USC, Boise State
6. What was the name of Alexander the Great's favorite horse? Bucephalus. I looked up how to spell that, but that's all.
7. Is there a sock lying on your bedroom floor? I'm sure there is. I'm going to clean it as soon as I finish this.
8. Have you read Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen? Yup.
9. Do your teachers assign homework over the summer? One of them. *pouts*
10. What is your history class this year? (US history, world history, geography, etc.) US government and world history
11. Have you read The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale? Yes
12. Do you name your cars? No. We have friends who do, but we don't.
13. Dementors vs. Razac vs. Nazgul in a free-for-all: who comes out alive? Hm. Razac would be the first to go. Then.... I guess Dementors. Their Kiss would come in handy, if the Nazgul actually have souls.
Sorry that was so long, Admins. Last quiz you'll get from me for a long time, promise.
-EH
submitted by Emily H. :), age 13, Sparks, NV
(September 6, 2009 - 8:20 pm)
(September 6, 2009 - 8:20 pm)
1. Do you know what the Hebrew word shalom means? You should - it was the focus of a Cricket story not so long ago. Peace
2. Name a tree with white bark. I'll call it Edwin.
3. What is an indefinite relative pronoun?A pronoun that you might be related too.
4. When was the last time you held a baby? (under a year old)Years and years ago.
5. Name eight colleges.Monmouth Universaty, Franklin and Marshall, Dickenson,Skidmore, Rowan, Princeton, Georgia Tech, Michigan State. That was a completely random list.
6. What was the name of Alexander the Great's favorite horse?Bucephalus
7. Is there a sock lying on your bedroom floor?Yes
8. Have you read Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen?Yes
9. Do your teachers assign homework over the summer?Two of them do.
10. What is your history class this year? (US history, world history, geography, etc.)US
11. Have you read The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale?No
12. Do you name your cars?Yes
13. Dementors vs. Razac vs. Nazgul in a free-for-all: who comes out alive? Obviosly, Razac die first. Dementor and NAzgul both live, but Dementor wins the fight.
(September 7, 2009 - 7:33 am)
Funny, Reuben.
1. Do you know what the Hebrew word shalom means? You should - it was the focus of a Cricket story not so long ago. Yes, peace.
2. Name a tree with white bark. Birch.
3. What is an indefinite relative pronoun? Do you really want to know or are youn just mocking me ignorance? /joking
4. When was the last time you held a baby? (under a year old) Er... few months ago. My cousins Christyann. (weird name, I know) *dance* Mom's having a baby in February though.
5. Name eight colleges. Harvard, Yale, Princeton, CUA, University of CA, Brown, Northern Community College, Virginia Tech.
6. What was the name of Alexander the Great's favorite horse? What. I don't know. Should I?
7. Is there a sock lying on your bedroom floor? No.
8. Have you read Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen? No, but I would like to.
9. Do your teachers assign homework over the summer? Yes. *pointed glare*
10. What is your history class this year? (US history, world history, geography, etc.) We have a tiny, tiny school, so I just have "social studies," in which we cover a wide range of subjects... we're mostly doing early civilizations this year, so world history I s'pose?
11. Have you read The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale? No. And yes, I'm aware that I'm a disgrace to girls my age everywhere.
12. Do you name your cars? Um... no? I name my computer's printer, though. His name's Epson. He's like a dog, sort of. *is looked at strangely*
13. Dementors vs. Razac vs. Nazgul in a free-for-all: who comes out alive? Dementors.
(September 9, 2009 - 3:08 pm)
1. Do you know what the Hebrew word shalom means? You should - it was the focus of a Cricket story not so long ago. Peace.
2. Name a tree with white bark. White birch.
3. What is an indefinite relative pronoun? Not sure, even though I could probably work it out from the depths of my memory.
4. When was the last time you held a baby? (under a year old) Um, August 26. (The day before my sister turned 1.)
5. Name eight colleges. Calvin, Wheaton, Dordt, Iowa State University, Harvard, Yale, Central Community College, University of Massachusetts.
6. What was the name of Alexander the Great's favorite horse? Too bad I can't ask him, he died a while back.
7. Is there a sock lying on your bedroom floor? *Checks* Actually, no.
8. Have you read Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen? No, but I should.
9. Do your teachers assign homework over the summer? Not usually. My teacher is glad to get a break. :)
10. What is your history class this year? (US history, world history, geography, etc.) World History, Part I.
11. Have you read The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale? Not yet.
12. Do you name your cars? Yes. We have a 15-passenger van named Cruiser, a deep blue minivan named Coblouise* and a Honda Accord named Jasper.
13. Dementors vs. Razac vs. Nazgul in a free-for-all: who comes out alive? Ooh, tough. Probably Nazgul.
When we got a minivan a few months ago, my brother wanted to name it Blueberry. My sisters, mother and I wanted to name it Cobalt, and my dad and remaining siblings wanted to name it Louise. So to please everyone, we named it Coblouise. (COE-blue-eeze) We still haven't decided how to spell it, though, so this spelling is just tentative.
(September 9, 2009 - 7:57 pm)
Yay! Finally someone who doesn't hate Eragon! Now if you could stop hating the Jonas Brothers....
(September 13, 2009 - 4:22 pm)
1. Do you know what the Hebrew word shalom means? You should - it was the focus of a Cricket story not so long ago.
Peace.
2. Name a tree with white bark.
Um what's that tree called? *snaps fingers* The bark peels off real easily. i can't remember the name. *headdesk* Still can't remember
3. What is an indefinite relative pronoun? Um...
4. When was the last time you held a baby? (under a year old)
Today. Diego was born less than a month ago. My mom was Amy's (Diego's mom) midwife!!!
5. Name eight colleges. Um, Harvord, and um um um um um...
6. What was the name of Alexander the Great's favorite horse? I forgot. Actually, I don't think I even know.
7. Is there a sock lying on your bedroom floor? No.
8. Have you read Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen? No. But I've heard of it. I also want to read it.
9. Do your teachers assign homework over the summer?
If you're talking about my Mom and Dad, yeah. I'm homeschooled.
10. What is your history class this year? (US history, world history, geography, etc.)
First two you listed.
11. Have you read The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale?
No. But I plan to.
12. Do you name your cars?
Don't have my own car. And I don't think my parents name cars...
13. Dementors vs. Razac vs. Nazgul in a free-for-all: who comes out alive? Um, who'ds Razac. And um, who's Nazgul?
(September 9, 2009 - 7:15 pm)
1. Do you know what the Hebrew word shalom means? You should - it was the focus of a Cricket story not so long ago.
I should, cause I'm a little bit Jewish, but sadly, I do not, other than I saw other people did something about Peace... :)
2. Name a tree with white bark.
Birch
3. What is an indefinite relative pronoun?
I have no idea... I could ask my brother, but I'd never get him to stop talking... I'd rather keep my sanity, thank you!
4. When was the last time you held a baby? (under a year old)
Probably more than a year ago... Ivy turned one on halloween. Yikes! She'll be two!!! :)
5. Name eight colleges.
SSU, Stanford, Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Princeton, Dartmouth, Cornell. :)
6. What was the name of Alexander the Great's favorite horse?
WHAT???????????????????
7. Is there a sock lying on your bedroom floor?
I doubt it... oh wait, there's one under my chair to keep it balanced (half of it's on the rug, I didn't want a tippy chair!!)
8. Have you read Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen?
Well, I read part of it... I keep meaning to read the rest. I couldn't get into it because I was really busy and distracted at the time... I love the movie though! (bad, I know... but I plan on loving the book too!!!!)
9. Do your teachers assign homework over the summer?
No.
10. What is your history class this year? (US history, world history, geography, etc.)
Um... well, I'm homeschooled, and my mom was going to start us on tuesday, but we didn't have a chance to get new work books, and we do a lot of UN-schooling, so we haven't really started yet... in other words, I have no idea. :) I miss BellaTrix....
11. Have you read The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale?
No, but I should, she's a really good author!!!
12. Do you name your cars?
*nervous giggles* Don't you? *more nervous giggles*
13. Dementors vs. Razac vs. Nazgul in a free-for-all: who comes out alive?
again, WHAT???????????????
See ya!
(September 10, 2009 - 12:34 pm)
1. Do you know what the Hebrew word shalom means?
You should - it was the focus of a Cricket story not so long ago.
*looks ashamed* I think I remember that one. Umm, does it mean peace?
2. Name a tree with white bark.
Sycamore. I know at least some of those have white bark...
3. What is an indefinite relative pronoun?
Ah! I'm not good at all of those fancy names... I don't remember... :\
4. When was the last time you held a baby? (under a year old)
I honestly have no idea... It's been a while.
5. Name eight colleges.
Ohio State, Marshall University, Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Columbia University, and Dartmouth.
6. What was the name of Alexander the Great's favorite hore?
I have no idea. :|
7. Is there a sock lying on your bedroom floor?
No, I don't think so. I am proud to say I keep my room very clean. ;D The only cluttered places are my closet, under my bed, and in the corner where my bookshelf is...
8. Have you read Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen?
Afraid not. :\
9. Do your teachers assign homework over the summer?
No, thankfully not. ;)
10. What is your history class this year? (US history, world history, geography, etc.)
American History and it's mainly centered around the Revolutionary War.
11. Have you read The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale?
Not yet, but I want to. From what I've heard, it must be a good book. :)
12. Do you name your cars?
Haha, no, not really. ;D
13. Dementors vs. Razac vs. Nazgul in a free-for-all: who comes out alive?
Ummmm, I don't know.
(September 10, 2009 - 5:56 pm)
1. Ah nuts, I forgot.
2. Birch?
3. Oh c'mon, brain, think!think! I learned this in grammar about two months ago! I forgot.
4. Hmmm, under a year old, let me think, maybe about two years ago.
5. Harvard, Barry, West Georgia Technical college (takes deep breath), University of Kentucky, Troy? I can't think of any more
6. No idea.
7. Probably.
8. No.
9. Well I'm homeschooled, so my mama's my teacher, but yes, she did.
10. U.S. History. I LOVE it! Finally I have a history that I look forward to doing!
11. No.
12. No. But that's a great idea! Hmmmmmmm.
13. Dementors would live probably because they can't really die.
(September 13, 2009 - 6:34 pm)