Vocab
RELUCTANT — She was reluctant to speak first.
A. eager B. unwilling C. confused D. loud
B - unwilling
REWRITE, RETURN, REPLAY — the prefix re- means:
A. not B. again C. before D. under
B - again
Fill in the blank: ___ going to leave their bikes over there. (they're / their / there)
They're
The children are certain this shut-in neighbor dines on raw squirrels and any cats he can catch.
Boo Radley
Unlike every other child in Maycomb, Jem and Scout address their father this way.
His first name
INEVITABLE — A rematch felt inevitable.
A. unlikely B. expensive C. unavoidable D. delayed
C - unavoidable
Fair to both sides; not favoring anyone.
A. impatient B. impartial C. impulsive D. imperfect
B - Impartial
Although the movie got terrible reviews. — with no main clause attached, this group of words is called this.
Sentence Fragment
The story unfolds in this tired old Alabama town during the Depression.
Maycomb
Every summer this boy from Meridian, Mississippi comes to stay with his aunt next door and joins Jem and Scout's schemes.
Dill
CANDID — He gave a candid answer.
A. rude B. honest and direct C. vague D. rehearsed
B - honest and direct
To make a bad situation worse.
A. alleviate B. advocate C. aggravate D. allocate
C - Aggravate
Fill in the blank: The new rule will ___ everyone on the team. (affect / effect)
Affect
Chewing gum, two Indian-head pennies, and a tarnished spelling medal all turned up in this hiding place.
The knothole in the oak tree
Defending this client is what has Cecil Jacobs and cousin Francis taunting the Finch children.
Tom Robinson
AMBIVALENT — She felt ambivalent about moving.
A. excited B. angry C. having mixed feelings D. completely certain
C - having mixed feelings
Stubbornly refusing to change your mind.
A. obsolete B. obvious C. obscure D. obstinate
D - Obstinate
The rain finally stopped, we went outside. — joining two complete sentences with only a comma creates this error.
Comma Splice
Boo's brother Nathan ended the gift exchange by filling the knothole with this, insisting the tree was sick.
Cement
Atticus admits to Uncle Jack he'll lose the case but has to take it — with this person listening from the hallway, exactly as he intended.
Scout
EPHEMERAL — Fame can be ephemeral.
A. lasting a short time B. widely shared C. hard-earned D. undeserved
A - lasting a short time
Showing careful thought and good judgment about the future.
A. prolific B. prudent C. profound D. prudish
B - prudent
I studied all night ___ however, I still failed the test. — this mark belongs in the blank.
Semicolon
On the night Miss Maudie's house burned, Boo's only contact with Scout was this — and she didn't notice until Atticus pointed it out.
Blanket around his shoulders
Miss Maudie lets slip that Atticus once went by this name, which explains how he dropped Tim Johnson with a single shot.
"One-Shot Finch"