To Kill a Mockingbird
Who shows up and tries to make Scout act lady-like?
Aunt Alexandra
Verb or gerund?
Uncle Kevin is really good at telling stories.
gerund
My ________________ neighbor yells at me every time I walk by the yard.
A) formidable
B) cantankerous
C) viscous
B) cantankerous
What is the largest bird?
ostrich
Which character from earlier in the book are readers surprised to see as part of the mob outside the jailhouse in chapter 15?
Mr. Cunningham
Identify the preposition:
My friends waited for me outside the gym.
My friends waited for me outside the gym.
The teacher looked _______________ while thinking about what the student said.
A) pensive
B) prerogative
C) ignanimious
A) pensive
Which vegetable is believed to improve vision?
carrot
Calpurnia's son is named _________________.
Zeebo
Identify all the prepositions:
Sal sent his letter to the newspaper office, where it was forgotten in the mail room for three weeks.
Sal sent his letter to the newspaper office, where it was forgotten in the mail room for three weeks.
After our brief conversation, I ________ that Paul is the one who ate all the cookies.
A) recur
B) rebuke
C) surmise
D) quell
C) surmise
Where is the Taj Mahal located?
Agra, India
Scout points out that Atticus has a few peculiar ways. One is that he usually walks everywhere. The other is he doesn't eat __________.
dessert
Identify all three mistakes in the passage:
Driving home from the laundromat. It was dark, I was exhausted. Looking out my window, a strange man started chasing me.
Driving home from the laundromat. = fragment
It was dark, I was exhausted. = comma splice
Looking out my window, a strange man started chasing me. = dangling modifier
We both nodded our heads, confirming our ____________ agreement to stop arguing.
A) tacit
B) ambiguous
C) eccentric
A) tacit
What was the first animal to be cloned?
a sheep
Mr. ________________ looks out for Atticus's safety, as he waits in the window with his shotgun in case anyone tries to attack him outside the jailhouse.
Underwood
Identify all four mistakes in the passage:
Riding my bike to school, a squirrel ran in front of me. I had to slam on the brakes so I wouldn't crush the poor thing. Sat there and just stared at me with its huge eyes. I decided to name it Sandy it was a funny squirrel. I pass Sandy every morning, it is a nice way to start the day.
Riding my bike to school, a squirrel ran in front of me. = dangling modifier
Sat there and just stared at me. = fragment
I decided to name it Sandy it was a funny squirrel. = run-on
I pass Sandy every morning, it is a nice way to start the day. = comma splice
Which word means "strong disapproval?"
A) arbitrate
B) disapprobation
C) assuage
D) bewildering
B) disapprobation
Which blood type is a universal donor?
O Negative