Word_Focus_midterm

Question 1

Artificial

Answer 1

Man-made, not natural

Question 2

Biscuit

Answer 2

A flat, thin, dry cake

Question 3

Bollocks

Answer 3

Someone of bad character; also a rude word meaning “nonsense”

Question 4

Christ

Answer 4

In this story, an informal (sometimes offensive) swear word or exclamation, used to express or anger

Question 5

Dartboard

Answer 5

A round board with numbers on it, used in the game of darts (the bull’s eye is the centre of the dartboard)

Question 6

Giggle (v.)

Answer 6

To laugh in a silly way

Question 7

Hips

Answer 7

The bones at the side of your body, just below the waist

Question 8

Milk (v.)

Answer 8

To draw milk from a cow

Question 9

Missus (informal)

Answer 9

Used when speaking to a woman

Question 10

Naked

Answer 10

Not wearing any clothes

Question 11

Raffle

Answer 11

The sale of numbered tickets, one of which wins a prize

Question 12

Santa Claus

Answer 12

An old man with a red coat and long white beard who, children believe, brings presents at Christmas

Question 13

Ye

Answer 13

An old-fashioned or Irish way of saying ‘’you’’

Question 14

Band

Answer 14

A thin, flat (and often round) strip of some material binding, confining, trimming, protection, etc. In our story, it is round.

Question 15

Speckled

Answer 15

Marked with many small spots

Question 16

Flat

Answer 16

An “apartment” in Great Britain and some of its former colonies (not in Canada)

Question 17

Stormy

Answer 17

When weather contains strong winds, rain, thunder and lightning, etc.

Question 18

Gypsy

Answer 18

A member of a nomadic, Caucasoid people of generally leathery complexion, who migrated originally from India, settling in various parts of Asia, Europe, and, most recently, North America.

Question 19

Air vent

Answer 19

An opening that allows air to pass out r into a confined space

Question 20

Whistle

Answer 20

When you purse your lips and force air out of your mouth producing a high-pitched sound.

Question 21

Stepfather

Answer 21

The husband of one’s mother by later marriage.

Question 22

Bell-rope

Answer 22

A rope attached to a bell or to the tongue of a bell to allow a person to ring it, sometimes from a considerable distance.

Question 23

Veldt

Answer 23

Any of the open grazing areas of southern Africa

Question 24

Knocking (on a door)

Answer 24

Striking a door, often with one’s middle finger knuckle, in order ask permission to enter, or to warn the occupant of a room that you are entering.

Question 25

Scrooge

Answer 25

A cheap, selfish, or miserly person (a character from Dickens’ Christmas Carol)

Question 26

Humming

Answer 26

A low, continuous, droning sound, like that of a machine running in the background.

Question 27

Rima

Answer 27

Fictional heroine of W. H. Hudson’s 1904 novel Green Mansions : A Romance of the Tropical Forest

Question 28

Nursery

Answer 28

Any place in which something is bred, nourished, or fostered. A nursery can be for children, small trees, etc. In this story, it can transform itself into anything.

Question 29

Handle

Answer 29

The part of a door or drawer designed to be pushed or pulled in order to open or close

Question 30

Silly

Answer 30

Weak-minded or lacking good sense; stupid or foolish

Question 31

Rock to sleep

Answer 31

To move back and forth to induce sleep (e g to rock [baby] to sleep)

Question 32

Rustle

Answer 32

To make the slight, soft sounds of gentle rubbing, as leaves or tall grass.

Question 33

Dripping

Answer 33

The action of drops of a liquid falling from a source

Question 34

Foreign

Answer 34

Of or coming from another country or nation; not domestic or native

Question 35

Remain

Answer 35

To stay behind, or to stay in the same place

Question 36

Unbearable

Answer 36

That cannot be endured, suffered through, or tolerated.

Question 37

Betel

Answer 37

The leaves of a climbing plant, chewed by people in Asia

Question 38

Betel juice

Answer 38

The liquid in the mouth after chewed by people in Asia.

Question 39

Devoted

Answer 39

Loving someone very much

Question 40

Envy (n.)

Answer 40

The feeling of wanting something that someone else has.

Question 41

Bow (v.)

Answer 41

To bend your head down as a sign of respect.

Question 42

Pillow

Answer 42

A large soft cushion used to rest your head on in bed

Question 43

Plump

Answer 43

Pleasantly fat

Question 44

Pyjamas

Answer 44

A loose jackets and trousers worn for bed

Question 45

Respect

Answer 45

To admire or have a high opinion of someone

Question 46

Sari

Answer 46

A kind dress worn by women in South Asia

Question 47

Sigh (v.)

Answer 47

To let out a deep breath, to show you are sad, tired, etc.

Question 48

Spit

Answer 48

To force liquid out of your mouth

Question 49

Veranda

Answer 49

A plateform with an open front and roof, built on the side of a house on the ground floor

Question 50

Alibi

Answer 50

The proof that you were elsewhere when a crime happened.

Question 51

Alter (altered)

Answer 51

To change, to make (something) different.

Question 52

Barbecue

Answer 52

An outdoor meal where food is cooked on an open fire.

Question 53

Chef

Answer 53

A professional cook.

Question 54

Courtyard

Answer 54

An open space enclosed by the walls of buildings.

Question 55

Insurance

Answer 55

Money paid to protect yourself against the cost of a possible disaster.

Question 56

Motel

Answer 56

A hot for people travelling by car, with space for car parking near the rooms.

Question 57

Profit

Answer 57

The money that you make in business or by selling things, especially after paying the costs involved.

Question 58

Stock (stuck)

Answer 58

To become fixed to something with a sticky substance.

Question 59

Sweat

Answer 59

Liquid that appears on your skin when you are very hot or ill.

Question 60

Tar

Answer 60

A thick black sticky liquid used in making roads.

Question 61

Antagonist

Answer 61

A person or force which opposes the protagonist in a literary work.

Question 62

Character

Answer 62

A person, or any thing presented as a person (for example, a spirit, object, animal, or natural force) in a literary work.

Question 63

Characterization

Answer 63

The method a writer uses to reveal the personality of a character in a literary work. Methodes may include (1) by what the character says about himself or herself; (2) by what others reveal about the character; and (3) by the character’s own actions.

Question 64

Climax

Answer 64

The turning point of the novel to which the rising action leads. This is the crucial part of the drama, the part which determines the outcome of the conflict.

Question 65

Conflict

Answer 65

When the protagonist is opposed by some person or force in the play.

Question 66

Denouement

Answer 66

The part of a drama which follows the climax and leads to the resolution.

Question 67

Mood

Answer 67

The atmosphere or feeling created by a literary work, partly by a description of the objects or by the style of the descriptions. A work may contain a mood of horror, mystery, holiness, or childlike simplicity, to name a few, depending on the author’s treatment of the work.

Question 68

Novel

Answer 68

A fictional prose work of substantial length. The novel narrates the actions of characters that are entirely the invention of the author and are placed in an imaginary setting. The fact that a so-called historical or biographical novel uses historically in real geographical locations doing historically verifiable things does not alter the fictional quality of the work.

Question 69

Plot

Answer 69

The structure of a story of the sequence in which the author arranges events in a story. The structure of a typical novel often includes the rising action, the climax, the denouement, and the resolution. The plot may have a protagonist who is opposed by the antagonist, creating what is called, conflict.

Question 70

Protagonist

Answer 70

The hero or central/main character of a literary work. In accomplishing his or her objective, the protagonist is hindered by some opposing force, either human, animal, or natural.

Question 71

Resolution

Answer 71

The part of a story or drama which occurs after the climax and which establishes a new norm, a new state of affairs-the way things are going to be from then on.

Question 72

Setting

Answer 72

The time and place in which a story takes place which may stay the same or change.

Question 73

Short Story

Answer 73

A short work of fiction with a fully developed theme but significantly shorter and less elaborate than a novel. Short stories are often found in collections, either written by the same author or a variety of authors.