Journey to Jo'burg Chapter 8 Vocabulary

Many people in the station ran across the tracks and ______________ up onto the other platform

• surged

• lurched

• clambered

• sprinted

People ran away from the police because it was too dangerous to _____________ off of the bridge

• lurch

• leap

• clamber

• leapt

Naledi and Tiro ______________ to the man's house as quickly as they could to collect his pass from his son

• sprinted

• sprint

• sprints

• sprinting

Naledi and Tiro __________ through the people on the platform because they couldn't see a direct way to escape

• surges

• hurled

• lurched

• weaved

Many people were __________________ back down the steps to get away from the police

• scramble

• scrambling

• scrambles

• scrambled

The boy ____________________ a rock at the police van

• hurled

• surged

• scrambled

• weaved

When the train arrived at the station, the crowd ___________________ towards the door and Naledi and Tiro were ___________ out of the train

• heave / hurl

• heaved / hurl

• heaves / hurls

• heaved / hurled

Suddenly, the train __________________ awkwardly out of the station, but soon started to move smoothly

• weaved

• lurched

• scrambled

• sprinted

The ___________________ of the crowd leaving the train scared Naledi and Tiro, so they decided to wait on the platform for Grace

• surge

• hurl

• leap

• heave