Vocabulary PART I
Vocabulary PART II
Curriculum Check
LOTF PART I
LOTF PART II
100
  1. Which of the following words COULD NOT be used to replace flair?
    1. Skill
    2. Gift
    3. Inability
    4. Talent

what is c. Inability?

100

Which of the following words could NOT be used to replace grievous?

  1. Serious
  2. Painful
  3. Minor
  4. Major

what is c. minor?

100

Can you name two of the main characters in E. B. White's book, Charlotte's Web. My two favorites are Charlotte and Wilbur.

How is E.B. White's book, Charlotte's Web written correctly?

            A.        E. B. White's book, Charlotte's Web?

            B.        E. B. White's book, Charlotte's Web!

            C.        E. B. White's book, Charlotte's Web

            D.        Correct as is.

what is answer a.?

100

Simon recognizes that the beast:

  1. is within each of them
  2. is stalking them at night
  3. lives in the sea
  4. lives on the mountain

what is a. is within each of them.

100

The inhumanity of this fictional society is seen in its treatment of the

a. littluns

b. parachutist

c. boy with the birthmark

d. naval officer

who is c. boy with the birthmark?

200

The word feigned means?


what is pretended?

200

Which of the following is an ANTONYM of shoddy?

what is superior?

200

Sam tried to convince Tom that his idea was normal by arguing "Or is it so sane that I just blew your mind?"

what is a put a comma after arguing?

200

Which character symbolizes science, intellect, and rationality?

who is Piggy?

200

At the start of the novel, the conch shell becomes a symbol of:

what is authority?

300

A rasping cough sounds:

what is harsh?

300

to meander is to....

what is wander?

300

Correct the following sentence:

Sarah has a deep fear of mice but she was able to conquer this fear?


what is put a comma before but and make the question mark a period?

300

What is a central theme of this story?

what is humans struggle with the ability to control their impulses in stressful situations?

300

When the boys start the first fire, Golding describes its appearance as, “Small flames stirred at the trunk of a tree and crawled away through leaves and brushwood, dividing and increasing (27).”

This line is an example of which device?

what is c. Personification?

400

The word impelled  means:

what is Urged?

400

to console someone is to....

what is to comfort them?

400

Identify the correct sentence.

A. There were candies; chocolates; and cakes in the snack arrangement.

B.There were candies chocolates and cakes in the snack arrangement.

C.There were candies chocolates and cakes, in the snack arrangement.

D.There were candies, chocolates, and cakes in the snack arrangement.

what is d?

400

The naval officer’s comment about the boys’ fun and games upon rescue is an example of:

what is irony?

400

Golding describes Ralph as he prepares for his last meeting with all of the boys: “A strange thing happened in his head. Something flittered there in front of his mind like a bat’s wing, obscuring his idea” (108).

This line is an example of what device?

what is Simile?

500

A prognosis is a kind of:

what is Prediction?

500

the opposite of a cubicle is a....

what is an auditorium or a large room?

500

After borrowing her sister-in-laws new car to drive her friends to the mall, Polina returned to the parking lot to discover a large scratch in the bright red paint.
What change, if any, should be made to this sentence?

A.Change the period to a question mark.

B.No change is necessary.

C.Change sister-in-laws to sister-in-law's.

D.Change friends to friend's.

what is answer c?

500

Who starts the fire that ironically brings rescue?

who is Jack?

500

Why does the author use the image of the bat’s wing?

  1. Because there are bats in the cave.
  2. The idea is moving as quickly as a bat’s wing meaning he can’t completely focus on it.
  3. The idea was completely clear and speedy which is similar to the movements of a bat.
  4. Ralph knew what he wanted to say and was trying to not get distracted.

what is b. The idea is moving as quickly as a bat’s wing meaning he can’t completely focus on it?