Vocabulary - To Kill a Mockingbird (Chapter 7 to 11)

When the man __________ me with a gun, I quickly handed over my wallet.

• astute

• accosted

• vaguely

• objectively

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

Any human who tries to take on a Siberian Tiger bare handed is completely ___________________________.

• Astute

• Perceptive

• vaguely

• asinine

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Known for her _____________, Mother Teresa's kindness and compassionate spirit shined through in all she did.

• accost

• bewilderment

• benevolence

• malevolence

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

In the 1200s, treason was punished by being drawn and quartered. This is where four horses would run in different directions which would ____________________ your arms and legs.

• dismantle

• dismember

• disassociate

• dispute

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

1. The migrant worker did not intend to ________________ in the rural town for very long.

• benign

• proceed

• procure

• dwell

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The ______________________ riots that followed the not guilty verdict cost the city millions of dollars in damages.

• ensuing

• benevolent

• dwell

• obliged

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

I felt _________________ to help my elderly neighbor shovel after the snow storm.

• ramshackle

• dismemberment

• dwelling

• obliged

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

To build new subdivisions, the city is tearing down all of the ___________________ houses that were abandoned after the hurricane.

• immaculate

• ramshackle

• unfathomable

• vaguel

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Saying that soccer is played with a round ball is ______________. It is based on a fact.

• objective

• subjective

• unfathomable

• discredited

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Saying soccer is the greatest sport in the world is ____________________. It is based on an opinion.

• objective

• unfathomable

• subjective

• obligatory

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6