Block 1/3 Vocab

Question 1

The ____ was confusing; readers did not really understand what happened to the main character.

Accepted Answer

resolution

Question 2

The ___ teenager was sentenced to six months in juvenile detention, and will become a criminal.

Accepted Answer

incorrigible

Question 3

The ____ were horrible people, leaving the house a disaster when they moved out.

Accepted Answer

tenants

Question 4

______ our lessons right after the fire drill, we were able to get all of our work done.

Accepted Answer

resuming

Question 5

After getting off of the spinning tea cups, the girls felt ____ and unstable.

Accepted Answer

giddy

Question 6

The citizen of the month is a ______ young man, who always displays respect.

Accepted Answer

reverent

Question 7

Anonymous threats were made during the ____ to build a great deal of tension in the story.

Accepted Answer

rising action

Question 8

The teacher's ____ about my failing the test made be angry, because I had studied a great deal.

Accepted Answer

disregard

Question 9

Many decisions follow the climax during the ____ of a story.

Accepted Answer

falling action

Question 10

Spending three days at Disney with her three children, left the mother ___ when vacation ended.

Accepted Answer

haggard

Question 11

Her _____ remarks were mean and she clearly meant to hurt her friend's feelings.

Accepted Answer

callous

Question 12

The ___ child sat in the back of the room, never playing with anyone and often crying silently.

Accepted Answer

sullen

Question 13

When her missing phone _______ on her desk, she knew that her friends had been hiding it.

Accepted Answer

materialized

Question 14

The murder scene was obviously the ___ of the movie, because it was the most captivating.

Accepted Answer

climax

Question 15

The baby was ____ by the sound of his mother's voice singing a lullaby,

Accepted Answer

subdued

Question 16

The ___ was brilliantly written, causing me to want to read more of the book.

Accepted Answer

exposition

Question 17

The mother was embarrassed when her child behaved _____, screaming through the entire mall.

Accepted Answer

wretchedly

Question 18

We walked down the _____ to find a room where we could hide.

Accepted Answer

corridor

Question 19

After experimenting with drugs, the teen did not like the being ___ for several hours.

Accepted Answer

incoherent

Question 20

____ and disrespectful, the student quickly found his way to the Renaissance Center.

Accepted Answer

impudent

Question 21

The teens were ____ at the mall until the police department chased them away.

Accepted Answer

congregating

Question 22

When the teacher _____ at the student, he should have made the choice to behave.

Accepted Answer

glowered

Question 23

Students were continuously __ about the amount of reading they had to do during reading class.

Accepted Answer

grousing

Question 24

If he didn't complete his homework _____, he would easily earn an A in the class.

Accepted Answer

intermittently

Question 25

The ______ villain designed a plan to destroy an entire town.

Accepted Answer

scheming

Question 26

The delinquent boy had ____ a small animal in order to be initiated into the gang.

Accepted Answer

mutilated

Question 27

Many war vets suffer from ____, when they return from horrible battles.

Accepted Answer

delirium

Question 28

__ about world affairs, she believed their were many issues to take care of in our own country.

Accepted Answer

Indifferent

Question 29

The officer stood ______, even though the events that had taken place were hilarious.

Accepted Answer

stolidly

Question 30

____ flooring is a great choice if you do not want carpet in your home.

Accepted Answer

terrazzo

Block 1/3 Vocab

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Block 1/3 Vocab

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