Winn Dixie Part 1 Vocabulary

Opal felt ___________ for Winn Dixie when the store manager said to call the pound.

• sermon
• trotting
• concerned
• fortunate

What does the word nudge mean as it is used in the sentence: Winn Dixie nudged Opal with his nose.

• the speech given from a pulpit
• to push gently
• pain, distress, or hardship
• for a particular reason or purpose

Fluttered means:

• flapped or vibrated rapidly
• having good luck
• running slowly
• unable to focus

Opal described Winn Dixie as being an orphan. What does the word orphan mean?

• running slowly
• offended
• fresh fruits and vegetables in a grocery store
• having no parents

Mr. Alfred, the trailer park manager, described Opal as an exception. What is an exception?

• a group of people assembled for religious worship
• unable to focus or concentrate
• lucky
• a person or thing that is excluded from a general statement or does not follow a rule

The ____________ of the Open Arms Baptist Church listened to the preacher giving his sermon.

• produce

• suffering

• congregation

• orphans

Trotting means:

• running quickly
• running slowly
• children without parents
• exactly

Opal said Winn Dixie was a suffering dog. What does the word suffering mean as it is used in the sentence?

• to be content with life
• when someone's feellings get hurt
• to push gently
• pain, distress, or hardship

Sermon means:

• children without parents
• running slowly
• unable to concentrate
• a speech given from a pulpit in a house of worship

Winn Dixie was making a mess in the produce department. What is produce?

• running slowly
• a speech given from a pulpit in a house of worship
• the fresh fruits and vegetables section of a grocery store
• for a particular reason