English 12 Midterm (LOTF Content)
Across
- 6. This vocabulary word’s synonyms are “fat, overweight, obese.”
- 8. This vocabulary word’s synonyms are “horribly, disastrously.”
- 9. This vocabulary word’s synonyms are “impossible to understand, mysterious.”
- 11. When authors give hints at what might happen later on in a story, it’s called this.
- 13. This term is used to refer to the young, small boys on the island.
- 15. Piggy is an easy target for the other boys to pick on. One thing he gets picked on for is that he suffers from ____________.
- 19. The boys are stranded on an _____________.
- 21. This vocabulary word’s synonyms are “suggest, offer, propose.”
- 23. This vocabulary word’s synonyms are “huge, enormous, massive.”
- 28. This vocabulary word’s synonyms are “decorated, draped, embellished.”
- 30. This vocabulary word’s synonyms are “exuberance, joyousness.”
- 32. What do the boys call the mysterious creature that they fear is on the island?
- 36. This vocabulary word’s synonyms are “passion, enthusiasm.”
- 37. Ralph is hopeful his father, who is a ___________, will be able to help find them.
- 39. This vocabulary word’s synonyms are “appeasingly, trying to please.”
Down
- 1. This vocabulary word’s synonym is “unexpected changes.”
- 2. As the first half of the chapter evolves, Jack becomes more and more obsessed with ___________.
- 3. Anything in a novel that represents both itself and something else is a _____________.
- 4. Jack’s position early in the novel is to be the leader of the ___________. (two words)
- 5. This vocabulary word’s synonyms are “loud noise, racket, uproar, commotion.”
- 7. This vocabulary word’s synonyms are “use gestures, signal, motion.”
- 10. This vocabulary word’s synonyms are “implied, inferred, implicit.”
- 12. In the chapter where the boys kill their first pig, Ralph becomes upset because they let the fire go ___________.
- 14. This character is described as being tall, thin, and boy with red hair and freckles.
- 16. What role does Ralph take on after the initial vote?
- 17. Piggy is an easy target for the other boys to pick on. One thing he gets picked on for is being ___________.
- 18. The main conflict of this novel is that a group of young boys are stranded after an _____________ crash.
- 20. Simon’s main responsibility in the first part of the novel is building ___________.
- 21. During their first hunt, Jack and his followers fail to kill a ___________.
- 22. This character’s glasses are used to start the fire the boys set in hopes of being found.
- 24. This vocabulary word’s synonyms are “a bright radiance, a shining.”
- 25. This vocabulary word’s synonyms are “statue, figure, model.”
- 26. Ralph’s main objective in the first meeting among the boys is to establish ___________.
- 27. This vocabulary word’s synonyms are “make fun of, taunt.”
- 29. This vocabulary word’s synonyms are “muscular, strong, buff.”
- 31. This vocabulary word’s synonyms are “ridicule, mockery, teasing.”
- 33. This vocabulary word’s synonyms are “mocking, ridiculing, jeering.”
- 34. Lord of the Flies is a famous novel written by William ___________.
- 35. This vocabulary word’s synonyms are “hatred, loathing.”
- 38. This object, which Ralph has possession of, is used to summon boys to meetings and acts as a symbol of leadership.