Vocab: Harrison Bergeron and The Censors Lesson

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Vocab: Harrison Bergeron and The Censors

By Megan Evans

Match

Match each word with its definition.

• balanced arrangement of parts

• unaffected by time

• causing to move in the same way

symmetry

timeless

synchronizing

• symmetry

• timeless

• synchronizing

Match

Match each word with its definition.

• state of not experiencing gravity

• having the same rank or ability

• marked so as to show units of measurement

weightlessness

equality

calibrated

• weightlessness

• equality

• calibrated

Multiple Choice

The experienced dancers are excellent at ________ their movements.

• synchronizing

• calibrated

• weightlessness

• timeless

Multiple Choice

Allowing both men and women to serve in the military is an example of gender ______.

• equality

• segregation

• bias

• discrimination

Multiple Choice

His music playlist is filled with ________ music from the 1980s.

• timeless

• calibrated

• weightlessness

• synchronizing

Multiple Choice

The ________ of space had negative effects on the astronauts’ muscles and bones.

• weightlessness

• gravity

• pressure

• temperature

Multiple Choice

Mom weighed the carrots on a scale ________ in ounces and pounds.

• calibrated

• rotated

• decorated

• activated

Multiple Choice

Facial ________ is when the left and right sides of a face are identical.

• symmetry

• asymmetry

• texture

• expression

Multiple Choice

What is the term for adjusting a device so it measures accurately?

• sabotage

• calibrated

• synchronizing

• equality

Match

Match each word with its definition.

• deliberately harm or destroy, often for political or military advantage

• take something that is in progress before it reaches its destination

• secretive and damaging, especially in regards to efforts to destroy a system from within

sabotage

equality

calibrated

• sabotage

• equality

• calibrated

Dropdown

The spies were arrested for their

Select answer

activities.

Dropdown

The spies wanted to

Select answer

our roads and bridges.

Multiple Choice

Can you intercept a thunderstorm that is moving toward you?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Which word best describes an act intended to secretly undermine authority?

• subversive

• symmetry

• calibrated

• weightlessness

Multiple Choice

Which word refers to the state of having no gravitational pull?

• weightlessness

• timeless

• intercept

• symmetry

Multiple Choice

The spies tried to _______ our text messages.

• intercept

• sabotage

• calibrate

• synchronize

Multiple Choice

Would a subversive action be welcomed in a government building?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Is it likely that someone would sabotage their own science project?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Can you intercept a thunderstorm that is moving toward you?

• Yes

• No

Match

Match the following

• A spy leads secret information to weaken the government

• A basketball player steals the ball mid-pass

• An angry employee loosens the screws on a company machine.

Subversive

intercept

Sabotage

• Subversive

• intercept

• Sabotage

Match

Match the following

• Two figure skaters move perfectly in step with one another

• A judge insists that all citizens be treated fairly under the law

• A painting is admired for looking just as beautiful a hundred years later

• A spy secretly blocks a coded message from being delivered.

synchronizing

equality

timeless

intercept

• synchronizing

• equality

• timeless

• intercept

Match

Match the following

• A gymnast seems to float in space as if gravity does not apply

• a scientist adjusts a thermometer so it reads accurately

• A speaker encourages people to overthrow the government

• a butterfly's wings look identical on both sides

weightlessness

calibrates

subversive

symmetry

• weightlessness

• calibrates

• subversive

• symmetry

Multiple Choice

Shakespeare's plays are considered _______ because their themes still matter today.

• timeless

• synchronized

• calibrated

• intercepted

Multiple Choice

The rival company tried to ______ the new product launch by spreading false rumors online.

• sabotage

• intercept

• synchronize

• equalize

Multiple Choice

The movement fought for ______ so that all people could have the same rights and opportunities.

• symmetry

• sabotage

• equality

• timelessness