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Vocabulary Chapter 1-3 To Kill A Mockingbird

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An example of chattel is

a)

comfy cozy day

b)

exaggeration

c)

a car

d)

a tuft of hair that goes in the wrong direction

2.

What are the TWO definitions of dispatch

a)

leave quickly

b)

fail

c)

murder

d)

rip off a patch

3.

Unsullied best describes

a)

Rude

b)

Dumpster

c)

New book

d)

Halloween

4.

Who is more likely to issue a dictum about the dress code?

a)

Miss Sudheimer

b)

a police officer

c)

one of our fabulous lunch ladies

d)

Mr. Patterson

5.

Strictures are a type of

a)

reward

b)

punishment

c)

encouragement

d)

rule

6.

A person's liking something [It almost seems genetic.] Like women having a _____ for loving ice cream.

a)

assuage

b)

taciturn

c)

predilection

d)

morbid

7.

If you could go back in time, when would you choose?

a)

The 1970s

b)

The 1980's

c)

The 1990s

d)

The 1950s

e)

The 1800s

8.

The book we are starting is called To Kill A

(a)  

9.

This word means not sensible, not responsible, or not wise

a)

Assuage

b)

Vapid

c)

Gouge

d)

Imprudent

10.

This word means full of or abuzz with

a)

Profane

b)

Nubulous

c)

Chattle

d)

Teem

11.

These words are used correctly in the following sentence.

I dispatched Chris to the office because of broken strictures, profane language, and morbid topics of conversation.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

The following words are used correctly. I chatteled the cowlick that was vapid to the apothecary for nebulous concessions with dispensation and entail.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

What is a cowlick

a)

A popsicle for cows

b)

hair that grows in a different direction than the rest

c)

someone who does not talk much

d)

something forced with the thumbs

14.

The student's head teemed with ideas.

a)

full of

b)

hurt because of

c)

could not come up with

15.

Comfy Cozy days will become vapid if done too often. Which one is NOT correct.

a)

Lacking significance

b)

Lacking spirit

c)

Dull

d)

Overly expected

16.

Halloween is best described as

a)

Morbid

b)

Profane

c)

Contemptuous

d)

Sojourn

17.

Characterized by cursing or swearing

a)

Imprudent

b)

Concession

c)

Apothecary

d)

Profane

18.

Lacking definite form or limits

a)

Assuage

b)

Nebulous

c)

Foray

d)

Contentious

19.

Connotation is about the positive or negative feelings associated with a word. Which word has the most POSITIVE connotation?

a)

Profane

b)

Amiable

c)

Apprehensive

d)

Begrudge

20.

The directions were nebulous

a)

Clear

b)

Confusing

c)

Difficult

21.

When carving a pumpkin, one must gouge out the eyes so that light can shine through.

a)

Outline

b)

Push out with thumbs

c)

Carefully cut out

22.

One definition on concession includes a place where you buy food. What is the OTHER definition of concession?

a)

A place where you buy food

b)

A place where you get money for sports

c)

A point that is yielded or given up

d)

When you are crushed by a rival team to the point of embarrassment

23.

A sudden short attack

a)

foray

b)

wallow

c)

entail

d)

sojourn

24.

I give up. I will play duck, duck, goose. I _______ to do something that I consider to be below one's dignity.

a)

mortification

b)

contemptuous

c)

sentimentality

d)

condescend

25.

Which word would improve the following sentence?

I am --nervous-- about the test.

I am ______ about the test.

a)

amiable

b)

apprehensive

c)

assuage

d)

truant

26.

Kate will not inherit the house because it is _______ed to her brother.

a)

iniquity

b)

dispensation

c)

sojourn

d)

entail

27.

Something or someone that causes anxiety or frustration

a)

erratic

b)

iniquity

c)

vexation

28.

Pencils are a _________ to some teachers. I love my blue and black ink pens.

a)

Begrudge

b)

Vexation

c)

Mortification

29.

Josh experienced ________ when he had a wardrobe malfunction in front of the whole school. He was so embarrassed!

a)

Sentimentality

b)

Wallow

c)

Mortification

d)

Expound

30.

After these chilly days with no heat, students are going to ______ in the warmth of the classrooms.

a)

Dispensation

b)

Populace

c)

Truant

d)

Wallow

31.

Megan gave her father a sappy Father's Day card. It was full of ________ or emotions.

a)

sentimentality

b)

sojourn

c)

strictures

d)

predilection

32.

Teachers allow students to use the bathroom during class. They are supposed to make it a quick trip or a temporary stay. In other words, students go on a sanctioned (approved) _________.

a)

sentimentality

b)

sojourn

c)

stricture

d)

contemptuous

33.

Which is better?

a)

A Lunch

b)

B Lunch

c)

I don't care

34.

Teachers have a dress code. However, the gym teachers get a _____ because they would look funny running in dress clothes. It makes sense that the rules for them would be different.

a)

iniquity

b)

dispensation

c)

fractious

d)

contemptuous

35.

Who is more erratic?

a)
b)
36.

This word means showing hate or extreme scorn

a)

expound

b)

mortification

c)

begrudge

d)

contemptuous

37.

This word means showing an inclination to disagree. Billy vexes me because he can be so disagreeable or _________.

a)

contentious

b)

fractious

c)

amiable

d)

populace

38.

Most young people do not __________ enough in their writing. They need to add a lot more details.

a)

apprehensive

b)

entail

c)

expound

d)

fractious

39.

I am vexed at the erratic teenage behavior that teems with profane language that expounds in put-downs while wallowing in negativity. Why can't they see how _________ they are being. It is irritating and annoying.

a)

erratic

b)

teem

c)

profane

d)

fractious

40.

Alex was written up for many ______s. Alex never follows the teacher's dictums.

a)

Begrudge

b)

Sojourn

c)

Vapid

d)

Iniquity

41.

What is the best time of year?

a)

Spring

b)

Summer 

c)

Winter 

d)

Fall 

42.

This is a fancy way of saying that someone is friendly

a)

amiable

b)

truant

c)

populace

d)

begrudge

43.

A term for people in general (a group of people)

a)

foray

b)

disapprobation

c)

sojourn

d)

populace

44.

"I don't want to go! I don't want to go!" the child expounded contemptuously.

After much vexation, the parent was able to take advantage of the child's predilection for sweets. Dad promised chocolate if the child would condescend to sojourn at the babysitter's house for a few hours. Eventually, the child begrudgingly made the concession. What does the word BEGRUDGE mean?

a)

easily irritated or annoyed

b)

allow unwillingly or reluctantly

c)

delight in greatly

d)

characterized by cursing

45.

There is a _______ officer at the courthouse who will contact parents if a child is absent from school too much without permission.

a)

Mortification

b)

Truant

c)

Wallow

d)

Amiable

46.

This word means to add details as to an account or idea.

a)

foray

b)

expound

c)

discernible

d)

sojourn

47.

You need to write ________ly or in a way capable of being perceived or understood clearly.

a)

disapprobation

b)

discernible

c)

dictum

d)

imprudent

48.

It seems like every class has at least one student who has a _________ nature or predilection. I wish they would expound on some of their ideas in class discussions. They are so quiet.

a)

morbid

b)

unsullied

c)

taciturn

d)

discernible

49.

Rate the difficulty level of this activity.

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
50.

What is an apothecary

a)

Police or law

b)

Health professional

c)

something lacking definite form or limits