Sugar Changed The World Voc Quiz 2

Gerald’s father was a Jewish immigrant from Poland who settled down in the Lower East Side of Manhattan. In this sentence, what does the word "emigrant" mean?

• a hereditary social class in certain societies

• someone who leaves one country to settle in another

• a reformer who favors putting an end to slavery

• a restraint that confines or restricts freedom

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Hiring an experienced attorney to draw up the indenture seemed the most logical way to make sure the contract was sound. In this sentence, what does the word indenture mean?

• a widely-held, oversimplified idea of a person or thing

• special advantage or influence

• declared but not proven

• a contract binding one party into the service of another

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

Which vocabulary word is a ANTONYM (opposite) of the word "standard"?

• vile

• profitable

• immoral

• paradox

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the definition (or meaning) of the word "ultimatum"?

• causing irritation or annoyance

• a final absolute demand

• overly sweet

• a plan for attaining a particular goal

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which vocabulary word is an ANTONYM (opposite) of the word "honorable"?

• elite

• immoral

• profitable

• idealistic

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which vocabulary word is an SYNONYM (same or similar) of the word "horrid"?

• vile

• profitable

• saccharine

• galling

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Which vocabulary word is depicted (shown) in the image?

• vile

• saccharine

• shackle

• discrimination

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

An abolitionist was a reformer who did not favor putting an end to slavery.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Which vocabulary word does the image depict (show)?

• atrocity

• calamity

• diversity

• elite

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

The soldier's act of atrocity earned him a dishonorable discharge from the military and a fifty-year prison sentence. In the sentence, what does the word "atrocity" mean?

• belonging to or characteristic of the nobility

• an act of shocking cruelty

• causing irritation or annoyance

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4