Unit 4 Set 1 Vocabulary Review Game

Fill in the blank with the word that fits best:

​“By now, May of 1939, most countries had stopped admitting Jewish _______, or had lots of official applications you had to fill out and file and pay for before they would let you in.”​

• refugees

• cower

• revolution

• reel

Fill in the blank with the word that fits best:

​“They ______ together on the floor as the shadows picked up Ruth’s bed and threw it against the wall.”​

• reeled

• lurched

• cowered

• gaunt

Fill in the blank with the word that fits best:

​“Nobody knew a wave of ______ would sweep through the Middle East, toppling governments and overthrowing dictators and starting civil wars.”​

• fugitive

• punctuate

• oppressive

• revolutions

Fill in the blank with the word that fits best:

​“She ______ in horror. A hand grabbed her, making her jump, and she spun around.”​

• lurched

• reeled

• cowered

• gaunt

Fill in the blank with the word that fits best:

​“In all the _____, a policeman caught up with her father and grabbed him by the arm.”​

• pandemonium

• turmoil

• revolutions

• oppression

Fill in the blank with the word that fits best:

​“She leopard down off the hood of the car and pushed her way through the ____."​

• turmoil

• cower

• gaunt

• pandemonium

Fill in the blank with the word that fits best:

​“The afternoon adhan from a nearby mosque echoed through the bombed-out streets of Aleppo, the melodious, ________ voice of the mu’adhdhin praising Allah and calling everyone to prayer.”​

Fill in the blank with the word that fits best:

​“The floor ______ up under Mahmoud and threw him and the table and chairs back against the wall of the kitchen.”​

• lurched

• cowered

• ramble

• reel

What is the correct definition of oppressive?

• a state of extreme confusion and disorder

• move abruptly

• provoke or stir up

• weighing heavily on the senses or spirit

What is the correct definition of punctuate?

• someone who is sought by law officers

• continue talking or writing in a purposeless manner

• interrupt periodically

• an exile who flees for safety