The Whipping Boy

Unit Review Sheet

Facts and Definitions

Lesson 1: Medieval Times

• A democracy is a system of government where the people have the power to govern the country and they exercise their power by voting on leaders.
• A monarchy is a system of government where a king rules the people.
• A reference book is a book people use to find factual information on a subject.
• A historical fiction book is a fiction book that is set during a historical time period and reflects facts about the time period.

Lesson 2: Jemmy and Prince Brat

• gloat: to express happiness at the misfortune of others
• thrashing: beating repeatedly with a stick or whip
• crest: a symbol used by royal families that reflects something about that family
• hospitality: happily receiving and caring for a guest
• gloom: partial or total darkness
• vagabond: a person who wanders from place to place without a home
• gallows: a structure used to hang criminals
• loot: money or goods

Lesson 3: The Plot Thickens

• Idioms are phrases that people write or say that mean something different from their usual meaning.

Lesson 4: A Note to the King

• A simile is a phrase that uses "like" or "as" to compare two things that do not have an obvious relation to one another.
• The feudal system describes the political and social system in the Middle Ages. It is based on the holding of lands and the relationship between landholders and those who worked for and served him.

Lesson 5: Disagreements

• fuming: showing great anger
• imposter: pretending to be someone else
• glaring: staring in an angry way
• fend: defend oneself
• coach: horse-drawn carriage
• betray: secretly do something that harms a friend
• fathom: understand
• fret: to constantly worry
• A hyperbole is a statement that exaggerates something to the point that it is not believable.

Lesson 6: In the Woods

• The main character(s) in a story are those whom the author focuses the most attention on. The action of the story revolves around them.
• The supporting characters are not as important to the story but interact in some manner with the main characters.

Lesson 7: The Rescue

• A ballad is a short poem, often sung, that tells about an event.

Lesson 8: Friends

• Characters in books often change from the beginning to the end of the story because of events that occur in the story.

Final Project: A Monologue

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