The Girl Who Survived: CH 5-7 VOCAB QUIZ

“I just stared at her, but she said it again, ‘Run.’

It was barely a whisper, but the intensity in her eyes said, Go. Go Now!”

What is the meaning of "intensity?"

• sadness

• strength or power

• unsaid words

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

“But as I thought it through, I realized that by staying with the old couple, I would have to give up being Jewish. No eating kosher, no keeping the Sabbath, none of the Jewish holidays.”

What does "kosher" mean?

• food fit for use, according to Jewish law

• hot dogs and pickles

• a type of bird, eaten on the Jewish Sabbath

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

“This made me sad. I was proud of my Jewish heritage.”

What is the meaning of "heritage?"

• religion

• language

• traditions

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.7.4

“I soon found out the good news that there was a law is Sosnowiec that entitled children under twelve a place to stay in the town, and we would be given food-ration cards.”

What does "entitled" mean?

• allowed

• special

• forbid

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

“After returning home, she had a luminous smile. That was unusual.”

What is the meaning of "luminous?"

• evil and mischievous

• bright and shining

• fake or forced

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

“This reunion was bittersweet because all of us had experienced the loss of loved ones.”

What is the meaning of "bittersweet?"

• not at all enjoyable

• very sad

• a mixture of happiness and sadness

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

“The house was primitive. It had a table, chairs, a few mattresses on the floor that we all shared, and no closets or curtains.”

What does "primitive" mean?

• simple

• uninviting

• dark and cold

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

“There was no bathroom; a bucket was the only accommodation. Privacy was nonexistent.”

What is the meaning of "accommodation"?

• room or housing

• convenient or satisfying a need

• bathroom object

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

“Huge German Shepherd dogs with muzzles barked and growled viciously, egged on by their Nazi handlers.”

What does "viciously" mean?

• sharp and loud

• scary or haunted

• fierce and savage

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

“We were ushered forward in a wave of people through the infamous front gate that lied with its words wrought out of iron, Arbiet Macht Frei, which meant ‘Work Makes You Free.’

What is the meaning of "infamous"?

• broken or bent

• well known for a bad quality or deed

• popular because of good qualities

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4