Lesson 1 Speedback

Question 1

Identify the correct writing trait that the author is describing:
I received a 1 on my paper because I didn’t have good sense of where to stop and end. Yikes! I need help in this department.

Answer 1

Sentence Fluency

Question 2

Identify the correct writing trait that the author is describing: I received a 3 grade on my paper for this because I didn’t have a thorough enough development of my topic/story. Man! I’ll have to work harder next time to completely develop what I want to say.

Answer 2

Ideas and Content

Question 3

In chapter two and three, Scout begins her first year of school. What is she punished for?

Answer 3

Interfering with Walter Cunningham

Question 4

Dill, Scout, and Jem’s play acting seems __________ throughout the long, summer days.

Answer 4

Perpetual

Question 5

Miss Stephanie, in contrast to Miss Maudie, likes to spread wild stories about the Radleys. Spreading gossip is truly __________ because it can damage others’ reputations.

Answer 5

Malignant

Question 6

Identify the correct writing trait that the author is describing: I received a 5 on my paper because I used clear, visual, and accurate descriptions. I used strong verbs and great adjectives and adverbs. I really choose my words well!

Answer 6

Word Choice

Question 7

Then I heard Atticus cough. I held my breath. Sometimes when we made a midnight pilgrimage to the bathroom we would find him reading. He said he often woke up during the night, checked on us, and read himself back to sleep. I waited for his light to go on, straining my eyes to see it flood the hall. It stayed off, AND I breathed again.

Answer 7

Conjunction

Question 8

Then I heard Atticus cough. I held my breath. Sometimes when we made a midnight pilgrimage to the bathroom we would find him reading. He said he often woke up DURING the night, checked on us, and read himself back to sleep. I waited for his light to go on, straining my eyes to see it flood the hall. It stayed off, and I breathed again.

Answer 8

Interjection

Question 9

Then I heard Atticus cough. I held my breath. Sometimes when we made a MIDNIGHT pilgrimage to the bathroom we would find him reading. He said he often woke up during the night, checked on us, and read himself back to sleep. I waited for his light to go on, straining my eyes to see it flood the hall. It stayed off, and I breathed again.

Answer 9

Adjective

Question 10

Then I heard Atticus cough. I held my breath. Sometimes when we made a midnight pilgrimage to the bathroom we would find him reading. He said he often woke up during the night, checked on us, and read himself back to sleep. I waited FOR his light to go on, straining my eyes to see it flood the hall. It stayed off, and I breathed again.

Answer 10

Interjection

Question 11

Using the following quote from Kennedy’s speech, identify the literary term that is being used with in the quote “… fires of frustration and discord are burning in every city.”

Answer 11

Mood

Question 12

Miss Maude is similar to Atticus in the respect that she is fair and kind. Miss Maudie loves nature and will not believe idle gossip or hearsay about others. Because of this, she truly ____________ information before believing it.

Answer 12

Ascertains

Question 13

“Lenny was a thin, slight man in his middle forties with a stammer and a sad face.”

Answer 13

Imagery

Question 14

“They were music.”

Answer 14

Metaphor

Question 15

Jem lost what valuable possession?

Answer 15

His pants

Question 16

In “The Hidden Song of a Secret Soul, many of Lenny’s coworkers are what to him?”

Answer 16

Condescending

Question 17

. . . and that HE was patiently awaiting an opportunity to reward ME. HE did, by pushing the tire down the sidewalk with all the force in HIS body. Ground, sky and houses melted into a mad palette, MY ears throbbed, I was suffocating. I could not put out MY hands to stop, THEY were wedged between MY chest and knees.

Answer 17

Pronoun

Question 18

. . . and that he was PATIENTLY awaiting an opportunity to reward me. He did, by pushing the tire down the sidewalk with all the force in his body. Ground, sky and houses melted into a mad palette, my ears throbbed, I was suffocating. I could not put out my hands to stop, they were wedged between my chest and knees

Answer 18

Adverb

Question 19

. . . and that he was patiently awaiting an opportunity to reward me. He did, by pushing the TIRE down the sidewalk with all the force in his body. Ground, sky and houses melted into a mad palette, my ears throbbed, I was suffocating. I could not put out my hands to stop, they were wedged between my chest and knees.

Answer 19

Noun

Question 20

. . . and that he WAS patiently AWAITING an opportunity to reward me. He DID, by PUSHING the tire down the sidewalk with all the force in his body. Ground, sky and houses MELTED into a mad palette, my ears THROBBED, I WAS SUFFOCATING. I COULD NOT PUT OUT my hands to stop, they WERE WEDGED between my chest and knees.

Answer 20

Verb

Question 21

In the same episode at school, Atticus tries to interpret some of the day’s occurrences to Scout. The tone in which Atticus uses could best be described as:

Answer 21

Respectful

Question 22

To Kill a Mockingbird began with all except what in chapter one?

Answer 22

Boo Radley leaves the house.

Question 23

Using the following quote from “Strange Fruit,” identify the literary term that is being used within the quote. “. . . for the wind to suck.”

Answer 23

Personification

Question 24

In the song “Strange Fruit,” Lewis Allan believes that the some people in the South are __________ because they wish to physically harm people of color.

Answer 24

Malevolent

Question 25

We STROLLED SILENTLY down the sidewalk, listening to the porch swings creaking with the weight of the neighborhood, listening to the soft night-murmurs of the grown people on our street. Occasionally we heard Miss Stephanie Crawford laugh.

Answer 25

Alliteration

Question 26

We strolled silently down the sidewalk, listening to the porch swings CREAKING WITH THE WEIGHT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD, listening to the soft night-murmurs of the grown people on our street. Occasionally we heard Miss Stephanie Crawford laugh.

Answer 26

Hyperbole

Question 27

We strolled silently down the sidewalk, listening to the PORCH SWINGS creaking with the weight of the neighborhood, LISTENING TO THE SOFT NIGHT-MURMURS of the grown people on our street. Occasionally WE HEARD MISS STEPHANIE CRAWFORD laugh.

Answer 27

Sensory

Question 28

In the speech by John F. Kennedy, he begins by talking about improper acts being committed against black Americans. Improper could also be called:

Answer 28

Illicit

Question 29

Atticus, from To Kill a Mockingbird, is a very reasonable and wise man; therefore he would not be considered:

Answer 29

Contentious

Question 30

In his speech, Andrew Cuomo talks about discrimination with a smile and modern-day discrimination. Even though they are more secret kinds of discrimination, Cuomo believes these hidden acts of discrimination are ____________ just the same.

Answer 30

Iniquities

Question 31

Using the following quote from “Freedom,” identify the literary term that is being used within the quote. “Freedom is a strong seed planted in a great need.”

Answer 31

Metaphor

Question 32

When Miss Maude’s house catches on fire, who places the blanket around Scout while she is freezing in the night cold?

Answer 32

Boo Radley

Question 33

Mr. Radley fires his gun because of?

Answer 33

Trespassers on his property

Question 34

Because some of the coworkers think less of Lenny in The Hidden Songs of a Secret Soul, they play what kind of jokes on Lenny?

Answer 34

Asinine

Question 35

The mood of the narrator at the end of The Hidden Songs of a Secret Soul is what?

Answer 35

Melancholy

Question 36

Identify the correct writing trait that the author is describing: I received a 1 on my paper because I lacked a clear sense of direction! Whoa! I’m going to have to work harder.

Answer 36

Organization

Question 37

Identify the correct writing trait that the author is describing: I am so excited! I received a 5 on my paper for this because I truly put my personality into what I was writing!

Answer 37

Voice

Question 38

Scout has a very __________ and childish voice.

Answer 38

Amiable

Question 39

Identify the correct writing trait that the author is describing: I received a 3 on my paper because I had a lot of grammatical errors, but not enough to distract the reader from understanding my meaning. I guess next time I’ll have to proofread better and have someone help me edit.

Answer 39

Convention

Question 40

In Chapters 4–6, Scout’s first year of school passes and ends with what surprising discovery?

Answer 40

Dill’s Return