2020 Arnold Semester 1 Review

A character who changes and evolves throughout a story

Conflict: a character dealing with an emotional or mental problem.

Vocab: Aspirin _____ painful headaches most of the time.

Vocab: Chronic lying becomes a habit which starts out with one small lie, which _____ a second lie, and so on.

Vocab: The game looked _____ with our team being down 42 to 7 in the fourth quarter.

Vocab: “Wasn’t he _____?” Lorna said of the strange man who appeared from nowhere and offered her an apple.

Vocab: _____ civilizations, those that aren’t around anymore, are the chief subject of archaeological studies.

Vocab: The _____ to playing in the band was to go out for the football team.

Vocab: Karen had an _____ look on her face after seeing the destruction the hurricane had caused to her house.

Vocab: Louisa has a natural _____ in dealing with angry people and winning them over, thereby settling matters amicably.

Vocab: When the earthquake stopped, we found the city had been torn _____ and not one single building was left standing.

Mario _____ his wealth by borrowing so much money and buying homes, cars, and boats that it eventually bankrupted him.

Vocab: All during school, Bob Smith felt _____ by the other students because he wore his hair down to his knees.

Vocab: The nurse gave me a white _____ to put on my insect bites to soothe the pain.

Vocab: The lost spaceship wandered endlessly in the vast _____ of the galaxy.

Vocab: Laura _____ vegetables; she would try anything so she wouldn’t have to eat them.

Vocab: The _____ of a ship is called the bow.

Conflict: a character is fighting against the social rules in which they live.

Vocab: The scientists had many _____ theories about atomic interactions.

Plot: The turning point for the main character.

Vocab: Mike’s _____ dorm room only had one chair and a mattress.

Vocab: Max had a(n) _____ for sports and excelled at football, basketball, and tennis.

Vocab: During his last year in office, Nixon was a _____ president, struggling to fight off the Watergate scandal.

Vocab: The losing team was _____ with disappointment.

Vocab: It is a fact that most people _____ the thought of public speaking.

Vocab: His parents agreed it was most _____ of John to study Saturday night when he could have gone to the movies.

Vocab: Swimming three miles was the most _____ exercise Jeannie ever had.

Vocab: Tim _____ to be the valedictorian of his class at graduation and studied hard to reach that goal.

Vocab: Everything the media reported about the supposed plane disaster never happened. It was a bunch of _____.

Vocab: Detective Culleton specializes in _____ and is always called to a crime scene whenever a firearm is involved.

Vocab: The _____ young man helped the old lady carry her groceries to her car.

A character who stays consistent to serve a purpose in a story

Vocab: The sailors were _____ into believing that the calm, balmy seas would never become a ferocious storm.

Vocab: The _____ condition of the diminished mummy was apparent as soon as the tomb was opened.

Vocab: Laura has a(n) _____ for numbers; ever since she was young she always received high marks in math class.

Vocab: At the wedding, the bride’s relatives were very _____, hardly speaking to the groom’s guests and family.

Vocab: The _____ of the locker room after the team lost the championship was depressing.

Plot: The characters, setting, and conflict are introduced.

Vocab: A(n) _____ dictionary is one that has been shortened.

Vocab: Dr. Moore was able to _____ the fear of his patient by predicting successful treatment.

Vocab: The library was a(n) _____ to the Blakemores’ original home.

Vocab: Poverty and economic depression are usually the _____ of wars.

Conflict: a character is up against a force of nature (animal, survival, physical disease)

Vocab: The lawyer _____ the jury with all the gruesome details of the murder.

Vocab: In Hong Kong the skyscrapers so closely _____ each other, in some cases they touch sides.

Vocab: The _____ of Pueblo, Mexico are known for their beautiful pottery.

Vocab: “Don’t _____ me,” Louis said to his daughter. “Please be patient until I finish my work."

Vocab: After the flood receded, the bridge was found to be _____ of the road which connected to it.

Conflict: a character is facing off against another character of similar abilities.

Vocab: Laura received _____ from her parents when she brought home her report card with straight As.

The Sioux weren't looking for a(n) _____, but when General Custer attacked, the Sioux wiped them out in self defense.

Vocab: The lawyer had a sworn _____ from witnesses claiming his client was innocent of the crime charged against him.

A lesson learned in a story that could be applied to real life

Vocab: When the police carefully examined the crime scene, they found a window had been left _____.

Plot: When the main character begins to solve the problem and ease suspense.

Vocab: Tired of always being a(n) _____, Mike trained hard and finally won the annual club tennis tournament.

Vocab: The _____ widow wore a black dress to her husband’s funeral.

Vocab: There is nothing _____ about big city life, honking horns and bustling streets are neither peaceful or rustic.