A Raisin in the Sun Vocabulary 1

The doctor was a(n) _______________ the medical profession. He did not listen to his patients and their needs.

• grief to

• disgrace to

• investment in

• accommodation for

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

The ________________ Helen felt over the death of her dog was intense. They had been together since he was just a puppy.

• grief

• indifference

• bitterness

• weariness

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

The school building could not ____________________ all of the students in their school zone, so a new high school had to be built.

• evade

• invest in

• be a simile for

• accommodate

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Experiences that people have as children can impact their ________________ and their ideas of who they are.

• grief

• identity

• liberation

• investments

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

The government _____________ student loan payments during the pandemic because so many people were impacted by job losses.

• achieved

• deferred

• invested in

• assimilated

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Sarah was __________________ to his needs. It often hurt his feelings how she did not seem to notice or care when he needed something.

• bitter

• grieving

• indifferent

• assimilating

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

George was ___________________ the constant fighting of his two children. They never seemed to get along, and he was tired of always having to step in.

• weary of

• deferring

• accommodating

• disgraceful towards

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Because he had not taken care of the sore on this foot, it began to __________________ and he had to be rushed to the hospital.

• fester

• evade

• become bitter

• become liberated

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

During the war, the army came in and ___________________ those who had been held in captivity (a place where you are not allowed to go where you want).

• evaded

• liberated

• festered

• accommodated

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

"Your explanation is as clear as mud" is an example of _________________________.

• grief

• a simile

• an identity

• an achievement

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3