vocabulary
To be strong and full of energy. Think of a dog playing with a toy.
What is vigorous?
This cow belongs to the Aarons family and Jesse milks her every morning.
Who is Miss Bessie
This event is when Jess and Leslie officially become friends. "Jess turned and his eyes met Leslie's. He smiled at her" - Page 31.
What is singing in music class.
Who is Leslie Burke
“Boy, you’re the best artist I’ve seen!”
This praise came from someone kind, gentle, and serene. Who said it?
Who is Miss Edmunds.
Define: Pandemonium
Wild and noisy disorder, chaotic.
She is one of Jesse’s older sisters who constantly complains and expects others to help her.
Who is Ellie or Brenda.
Jess is proud of this Christmas gift.
Who is Prince Terrien.
This was what Jess and Leslie's trick to get back at Janice Avery for May Belle.
I happen each year and fill Jess with dread;
How can you celebrate when money is barely spread?
What is Christmas at the Aaron's house.
these are synonyms for exile
Banished, expelled, outcast
This boy becomes the center of a fake love letter prank that Leslie and Jesse create to get revenge on Janice Avery
Who is Willard Hughes?
This event shows Jesse’s growing trust in Leslie when he tells her about his secret passion.
What is drawing.
What is the most important rule we learn about School in chapter 7.
What is never mixing troubles at home with life at school.
I’m small but powerful, a doorway to delight;
With me in your hands, imagination takes flight.
No batteries, or lights,—just lines on a page—
I help Jess create worlds beyond any cage.
What is a painting kit.
Define: Grove
What is a group of trees.
These two adults are kind, creative, and open-minded, and they help shape Leslie’s imaginative world—unlike most other adults in the book.
Who are Mr. and Mrs. Burke?
This is the trait that Leslie demonstrates to Janice Avery when she is crying in the washroom.
What is empathy.
May Belle discovers what near the end of chapter seven?
What is the way to Terabithia.
In a room once dusty, dull, and old,
We brushed on a color bright and bold.
It shimmered like sunlight, warm and fine,
Turning the Burkes’ old room into something divine.
What is the colour gold
This word means extremely unpleasant.
What is vile.
This teacher is referred to as a hippie, and is Jess's favourite teacher.
Who is Miss Edmonds.
This is what Jess got up early every morning in the summer to do.
What is running to be the fastest kid in fifth grade.
Leslie and Jess are doing this when they decide to create Terabithia.
What is playing on a rope swing.
“We need a place… a place just for us.”
These words created a world free of fuss. Who said them?
Who is Leslie Burke