Miscellaneous vocabulary, grammar, literature facts, sem.1

We gave God the glory. 

Both are the Finches' neighbors:  One is a gossip and one is not.  Who doesn't belong?

The moonlight shone through the open window.  (phrase is...)

Jogging is popular exercise.

Unlike the claws of cats,words spoken in anger can never be ________________.

The speaker _____________ his opponent’sarguments by producing strong evidence to the contrary.

The watch face was__________________ with diamonds and enamel.

The __________________ comedian spent the nightmocking the old people in the crowd.

Mr. Radley "'bought cotton'," a polite term for doing nothing."

The growth turned out to be__________ and surgery was not necessary

Charles jumped over the box.

“Neutralizing a target” is a_______________ for “killing someone.”

Mr. Brown is our coach.

When he took off his shoes we held our nosesbecause of his _________________ feet.

A gaggle of Canadageese landed in the courtyard in front of city hall.

"Sometimes when we made a midnight pilgrimage to the bathroom we would find Atticus reading"

both are fathers; one is a good father and one is not.  Who doesn't belong?

The train stopped abruptly.

We found the man ______________________;refusing even to greet us or even speak.

The lullaby ____________________ the fussy baby

Having missed the bus, he had no choice except to walk.

The general's strategy is effective.

What was the day called when the stock market crashed?

Edith, who is mypartner on the debate team, uses push buttons to control her wheelchair. 

When a novel is written so you feel like you are witnessing the events then it is written in

The ______________________ blue-winged jay chatters from thetall oak.

Jessica likes to listen to opera

Our pastor enjoys preaching.

.  Sunscreenis used to ___________________ the effects of the sun on your skinconc

She admired heradventuresome aunt and desired to __________ her.

Alzheimer’s disease is a terrible ________________.

The resolution of the plot is when...

What was Roosevelt's plan for recovery from the depression?

They also serve who only stand and wait.

The pitcher threw the ball.

She __________ her criticism of his playing byreminding him of how much he had improved.

I have to _______________cake eating, now that I am dieting.

What incident symbolized Atticus as a lone man standing against racism?

Referring to a bad day as a “Jonah day” is an_____________ to the story of Jonah in the Bible.

What year did the stock market crash?

To watch a character develop is to watch the character ___________.

"Soft taffeta-like sounds and muffled scurrying sounds filled me with helpless dread."

Their goal, to become the very best, is admirable.

"Ladies...by nightfall were like soft teacakes with frostings of sweat and sweet talcum."

Her friend’s cheerful words of support________________ the girl.

The trial in TKMB explores all but the following subjects.

"Something had made [Miss Maudie] had made her angry; her gray eyes were as cold as her voice."

Both poor families; One tries maintains integrity; one is mean.  Who doesn't belong?  

The pharmacist struggled to read the prescription slipbecause the doctor’s handwriting was___.

What was the name of the system of laws that ensured legalized segregation?

All but the following reasons fueled the great depression...

"In spite of our warnings [the Radley place] drew [Dill] like the moon draws water..."

Looking through his old letters and photographsfilled him with __________.

Which of the following is not considered figurative language?

She feels ________________toward the new teacher; not sure if she likes her or not.  

It’s much easier tounderstand what someone wants when they are _____________.

Both mean to Scout; one because of illness the other just because of meanness.  It isn't who?

In the novel what is something that represents something else to help us understand themes?

Tom took his ball and went home.  (What kind of sentence?) 

 African American; one nice to whites the other a racist:  who doesn't belong?

Thoughts of the surgeryfilled her with such __________ she couldn’t sleep.

My stepbrother is asystems engineer. 

Working rapidly, we completed the job in record time.

Jane cried but she didn't get her way.

Jim and Peter havejust built a barn in the backyard.

Kids:  One faces their problems and one runs away from their problems:  who doesn't belong?

Critics agreed that the movie was _________________________,but few gave it more than five star

Her favorite chore was feeding the chickens.

Jessica likes to listen to opera.

The ball sailed over the fence.

who was the only man Scout new that was ever fired from the Work Progress Admin. for laziness?

Which of the following is not a mockingbird in the story?

Lee's first name?

We gave God the glory.

The poor horse, ridden to exhaustion, could barely stand.

The general's strategy is effective.

Mr. Brown is our coach.

"..Jem's white shirt-tail dipped and bobbed like a small ghost dancing away to escape morning."

Although sentence structure can be confusing, she now understood it well.

The climax of the plot is...

.  Hecould be trusted to be _________________; she wasn’t worried that he knew she wore a wig.

The vice-presidentintroduced her family to the committee. 

Her request for a unicornfor her birthday was not __________________.

Mr. Gray reseeded his lawn.

The boy walked around with a ______________ look on his faceafter kicking the winning goal.

Harper Lee finds inspiration for her writing from what?

Aha!  We found you.

Whenever the jester fell to the ground in mock pain, theking ______ exposing hisyellow teeth.

All but which of the following characters grows brave in the book?

They were trapped in an abandoned mine

The sad music increased our ____________________after we buried our dog.

“My grandma made enough foodto feed an army “ is an example of __________________.

“The city was a beacon oflight” is an example of a ________________________.A.   Anecdote

The exposition of the plot involves...

"I had never thought about it but summer was Dill..."

Two mother figures.  One teaches acceptance/one teaches to judge people.  Who doesn't belong?

He sat on the couch, night after night, eatingjunk food, ______________ about his health.