To Kill a Mockingbird Vocabulary Revision

"They ambled across the square, shuffled in and out of the stores around it, took their time about everything." What does the word 'amble' mean?

• A. Walk slowly

• B. Run quickly

• C. Jump high

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

She sat quietly in a kitchen chair, watching us. Suddenly she spoke: “Don't fret, Jem. Things are never as bad as they seem.” What is the meaning of 'fret'?

• A. Relax

• B. Worry

• C. Be Unconcerned

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Dill, the children's neighbor during the summer is described as “a pocket Merlin, whose head teemed with eccentric plans, strange longings, and quaint fancies.”

What does 'eccentric' mean?

• A. Normal

• B. Strange

• C. Boring

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

The last note would linger as long as there was air to sustain it.

Explain the term 'linger'.

• A. Hasten

• B. Delay

• C. Rush

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Atticus shook his head vehemently: "Don't just stand there, Heck! What does 'vehemently' mean?

• A. Mildly

• B. Passionately

• C. Gently

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

I never deliberately learned to read, but somehow I had been wallowing illicitly in the daily papers. Define 'illicit'.

• A. Legal

• B. Unlawful

• C. Authorized

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

''When it healed, and Jem's fears of never being able to play football were assuaged, he was seldom self-conscious about his injury. '' What is the meaning of 'assuage'?

• A. Intensify

• B. Soothe

• C. Aggravate

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

em's free dispensation of my pledge irked me, but precious noontime minutes were ticking away. “ Define 'irk'.

• A. Annoy

• B. Please

• C. Delight

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Dill had seen Dracula, a revelation that moved Jem to eye him with the beginning of respect. “Tell it to us,” he said. Define 'revelation'.

• A. Concealment

• B. Disclosure

• C. Deception

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

"Their sister Alexandra was the Finch who remained at the Landing: she married a taciturn man who spent most of his time lying in a hammock by the river wondering if his trot-lines were full." Explain the term 'taciturn'.

• A. Talkative

• B. Silent

• C. Loud

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4