Name _____________________
Date ___________ Period _____
To Kill a Mockingbird
Chapters 20-25 study guide
I. Definitions – Match the correct vocabulary term to its definition.
1. _____________________________ (v.) give an incentive for action
2. _____________________________ (n.) uneasiness about the fitness of an action
3. _____________________________ (adv.) indicating exactness or preciseness
4. _____________________________ (v./adj.) provided with a motive or given incentive for action
5. _____________________________ (n.) fearless daring
6. _____________________________ (adj.) having or revealing little emotion
7. _____________________________ (adj.) implied by or inferred from actions or statements
8. _____________________________ (n.) a person who does not acknowledge your god
9. _____________________________ (n.) a feeling of deep regret
10. _____________________________ (adj.) having a probability too low to inspire belief
11. _____________________________ (n.) a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
12. _____________________________ (v.) overcome by superior force
13. _____________________________ (n.) an introduction
14. _____________________________ (n.) a person who represents things that they might or should be, rather
than what they are
15. _____________________________ (n.) a strong feeling or emotion
II. Sentence Completion and Context Clues: Use the context clue(s) to determine which word from
your list best completes each sentence. Write your answer neatly on the line. Spelling and
capitalization DO count!
1. The statement has not produced one ______________________ of medical evidence to prove that the crime
ever took place.
2. “I say guilt, gentlemen, because it was guilt that ________________________her.”
3. “Jem went in grinning, and Calpurnia nodded ____________________consent to having Dill over for supper.”
4. “They’re up yonder in the colored balcony-been there since _____________________one-eighteen PM.
5. The ________________________ to Romeo and Juliet immediately informs the reader that the two characters
were going to take their life.
6. Extremely religious people refer to others as _________________________(s) if they don’t share the same
beliefs.
7. I am quite the _________________________; I would rather do what I want instead of what I should do.
8. I become _______________________when it comes to watching golf because I find no excitement in it.
9. It is ______________________that Bob will get the job because he did poorly in his interview.
10. Joe had _____________________________(s) about walking into the ominous house because he is afraid of
the dark.
III. Synonyms and Antonyms: Provide a term from this week’s list on the blank provided.
1. small - _____________________________________
2. strong - ______________________________________
3. brave - ________________________________________
SYNONYMS ONLY
4. non-believer- _____________________________________
5. beginning - ______________________________________
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6. good conscience - _____________________________________
7. likely - ______________________________________
8. obviously stated- ________________________________________
ANTONYMS ONLY
9. confidence - ____________________________________
10. excited - ______________________________________
PRACTICE EXERCISE
Put the apostrophe where it needs to be in the sentence. Make sure to circle your markings.
*hint* Some sentences may not need one, so read carefully.
1. The cats claws need to be clipped.
2. I brought Joes bikes to him.
3. Its going to be hot outside today.
4. Every dog has its day.
5. The jury has reached its decision.