Refugee: Josef Vocabulary and Figurative Language

"That was a sham" means __________

• It was a cover-up

• It was against the rules

• It was not appreciated

• It was the last in a series of events

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

"stood like a statue" is an example of _____

• metaphor

• similie

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

"He didn't flinch" means ____

• He didn't like what was happening.

• He didn't move.

• He didn't pretend.

• He didn't feel sorry for him.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Josef's father "blubbered" means _____ (There are 2 answers)

• cried uncontrollably while talking

• talked so fast it was hard to understand

• talked so slowly that no one understood

• tried to talk while crying hard

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Which words below indicate that the passengers were irritated and worried? (There are three answers)

• pandemonium

• boiling over

• suffocating

• flogging

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which three words below describe Josef's father? (There are three answers)

• broken

• gaunt

• paranoid

• guilty

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which words below mean "crying"? (Three are three)

• whimpering

• blubbering

• suffocating

• wailing

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Which three words/phrases below indicate a negative emotion?

• panicked

• anxious

• sewed

• thrashed around

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

"Joseph's heart raced" means _________________ (There are three answers)

• He was scared.

• He was anxious.

• He was frightened.

• He was wounded.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

"The words struck Josef like slaps to the face" is an example of _________________

• similie

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.5