Refugee Vocabulary, Part 1

They cowered together on the floor as the shadows picked up Ruth's bed and threw it against the wall. Crash!

What does cowered mean?

• cringed

• pleaded

• hummed

• bounced

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

"Josef! Ruth!" Mama cried when she them. She lunged for her children, but one of the Nazis grabbed her nightgown and pulled her back.

What does lunged mean?

• lifted

• dove

• shrank

• took

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

"Aaron Landau," one of the Brownshirts said to Josef's father, "you have continued to practice law despite the fact that Jews are forbidden to do so under the Civil Restoration Act of 1933. For this crime against the German people, you will be taken into protective custody."

What does custody mean?

• arrest

• liberty

• lookout

• mind

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Ruth wrapped herself around Josef's leg and wailed. "Don't take him! Don't take him!" The Brownshirt scowled at the noise and gave the men carrying Aaron Landau a dismissive wave. Josef watched as they dragged Papa away to the sounds of Mama's sobs and Ruth's wails.

What does dismissive mean?

• caring

• cringing

• concerned

• uninterested

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Isabel was listening for the clave underneath the music, the mysterious hidden beat inside Cuban music that everybody seemed to hear except her.

What does clave mean?

• notes

• pulsing sound

• tone

• words

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Mahmoud and Waleed could disappear among the heaps of twisted metal and broken cement, and there were no walls to fall on them if an artillery shell went whizzing overhead.

What does artillery mean?

• arrow

• soldier

• large weapon

• military

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

On the train, Josef and his family sat in a compartment labeled J, for Jew, so no "real" Germans would sit there by accident.

What does compartment mean?

• section

• organization

• seat

• structured

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Josef felt the heat of that embarrassment all over again, the humiliation of being talked about like he was an animal. A specimen. Something subhuman.

What does humiliation mean?

• pride

• worth

• feeling embarrassed

• laughter

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Josef was about to leave when he thought to buy Ruthie a piece of candy. Money had been tight since their father lost his job, and she would enjoy the treat. Josef took a hard candy from a jar and fished in his pocket for another pfennig.

What does pfennig mean?

• peppermint

• stick of gum

• note

• coin

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The policeman raised his truncheon to hit her father again, and Isabel jumped in between them. "No! Don't! Please!" she cried.

What does truncheon mean?

• bloody

• club

• ball

• dart

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4