Week 35. Anne Frank Vocabulary (Act 2)

What does apprehension mean?

• Anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen

• Calmness or relaxation
• Confusion or disorientation
• Excitement or joy

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does blackmail mean?

• The action of threatening to reveal a secret about someone, unless they do something you tell them to do, such as giving you money

• Asking for a favor in exchange for not revealing damaging information.
• Offering to reveal damaging information in exchange for money.
• Threatening physical harm in exchange for money.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Who were the Gestapo?

• The political police of Nazi Germany who used underhanded and terrorist methods as a form of control

• The Gestapo were a political party in Germany.
• The Gestapo were a group of resistance fighters against the Nazis.
• The Gestapo were a religious organization in Nazi Germany.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What does inarticulate mean?

• Verbose
• Articulate
• Able to express oneself clearly and fluently
• Unable to express oneself

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does indignant mean?

• Feeling or showing happiness
• Feeling or showing sadness
• Feeling or showing indifference
• Filled with anger at meanness or injustice

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does intuition mean?

• Unexplained feelings that something is true even when you have no evidence or proof of it

• Guessing based on random thoughts
• Memorizing facts without understanding
• Following a step-by-step logical process

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

What does persistent mean?

• Intermittent
• Temporary
• Continuing to do something or to try to do something even though it is difficult or other people want you to stop

• Short-lived

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does stealthily mean?

• To do something in a loud and obvious manner
• To do something in a slow and deliberate manner
• To do something in a friendly and welcoming manner
• In a secretive way; avoiding being noticed

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary word:

The sneaky student _ stole the sparkly stuffed snake.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary word:

The _ followed Hitler's orders and forced Jewish people to be deported.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9