"Teens Against Hitler" Review

Why did Ben’s family move to the Warsaw ghetto? 

• They thought it would be safer than staying in their home.
• They had no choice; all Jewish people in Warsaw were forced to move there.
• They wanted to be near family members. 
• Ben was able to sneak out of the ghetto and steal food for them.

According to the first section of the article, what kind of person was Ben as a kid?

• Ben Kamm was funny, playful, and whimsical. 
• Ben Kamm was happy, adventurous, and responsible
• Ben Kamm was hateful, cross and bitter. 
• Ben Kamm was quite, composed and tranquil. 

In World War II, who were the partisans? What did they do?

• According to the article the partisan were people to fought and hid in forest. They fought anyone who got in their way. 
• According the the article the partisans were Robin Hood and his merry men. They fought King Richard. 
• According to the article the  partisans carried out secret missions against the Nazis and helped protect Jewish people.
• According to the article the partisans carried out the war and  were people who fought the Jewish people. 

Which of the following sentences contains an example of sabotage? (Vocabulary word)

• It rained on the day of Kim’s big track meet.
• Hanna painted pictures on the outside of the library without permission.
• The members of the West Oak track team arrived at their locker room on race day to find that their sneakers had been stolen.
• Jose likes to do pranks on him parents and family, every April 1. 

Which sentences uses the word scapegoat correctly? (Vocabulary word)

•  It’s unfair to scapegoat the debate captain for her team’s loss at the championship. The other team simply did a better job.
• The team scapegoat ran across the field and made everyone laugh. 
• The scapegoat ate all of our bushes. Then he played in the field with all the other scapegoats. 
• The team blamed the coach for all the wins.  The coach was the scapegoat. 

What word best describes the tone at the end of the first section of the article?

• confused

• lighthearted

• composed

• horrified

What risks did Ben Kamm take in joining the partisans?

• He risked being caught and killed by Nazis or Polish police officers, or turned in by a Polish citizen. 
• He risked nothing.
• He risked his friendships and family. 
• He risked his cell phone and laptop. 

Which best describes the Warsaw ghetto? 

• a poor Jewish neighborhood in Warsaw
• an area in Warsaw where Jewish people were forced to live
• a concentration camp in Warsaw
• a partisan base outside of Warsaw

to destroy completely; complete destruction

• bigotry

• deplorable

• scapegoat

• annihilation

the damaging or destruction of someone else's property on purpose

• Holocaust

• persecute

• sabotage

• vandalize