The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street Vocabulary Corrections

Here are the correct definitions to help you study for the quiz on Friday.

Superstition (n) belief or practice resulting from ignorance, fear of the unknown, or trust in magic
Summit (n) the topmost level that can be reached
Pit (n) a hole, shaft, or cavity in the ground
Reflective (adj) marked by careful thinking
Persistently (adv) continuing, existing, or acting for a long or longer than usual time
Intimidated (adj) to make timid or fearful by or as if by threats
Optimism (n) a habit of ex pecting everything to turn out for the best
Instill (v) to gradually cause to feel or have
Validity (n) the quality or state of being true or fact
Inexplicably (adv) impossible to explain
Oddball (n) person who behaves strangely
Mob (n) a large rowdy crowd
Accusations (n) a charge of wrongdoing
Insomnia (n) prolonged inability to sleep
Idiosyncrasy (n) a way of behaving or thinking that is characteristic of a person
Menace (n) someone or something that represents a threat
Scapegoat (n) a person or thing taking the blame for others
Materialized (v) to come into existence
Converging (v) to come together and unite in a common interest
Variation - (n) a change in form, position, or condition

7B Study Guides

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7A Study Guides

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Social Studies Test

Hi-ho there grade seveners,

Here is the quiz that you could use to get ready for (part of) the Social Studies test we will have on Tuesday.

Another thing you might want to do is go back to Quizstar and see if you can remember the username and password you set up before Christmas. If you can't, you can email me and I can look it up for you. There is a little practice quiz - it's just for fun that you can do if you want to remind yourself how Quizstar works.