What is the meaning of the word asylum as it is used in the following sentence? "The shabby mean who had lurched from the shadows like an escapee from a mental asylum was Josef's father, Aaron Landau" (pg. 36).

(especially formerly) an institution for the maintenance and care of the mentally ill, orphans, or other persons requiring specialized assistance.

What is the meaning of the word asylum as it is used in the following sentence? "Once you were in one of the EU countries, though, like Greece or Hungary or Germany, you could apply for asylum and be granted official refugee status" (pg. 90).

a temporary refuge granted political offenders, especially in a foreign embassy.

a refuge granted an alien by a sovereign state on its own territory.

What is the meaning of the word waning as it is used in the following sentence? "It was night, and a waning moon peeked out from scattered clouds"(pg. 60).

(of the moon) decreasing in the extent of its illuminated portion after the full moon:

Refugee Vocabulary Review

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English

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6th - 8th Grade

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Hard

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CCSS

RI.7.4, RI.8.4, L.3.4D

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Allison Navarro-Templeton

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1 min • 5 pts

What is the meaning of the word talisman in this sentence?
"The bright yellow Star of David armbands the Landaus wore were like magical talismans that made them dissappear" (pg. 18)

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

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1 min • 5 pts

What is the meaining of the word truncheon as it is used in the following sentence?
"The policeman raised his truncheon to hit her father again, and Isabel jumped in between them" (pg. 28).

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

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1 min • 5 pts

What is the meaning of the word catatonic as it is used in the passage?
"She hadn't gone nearly catatonic like Waleed, but at some point it had gotten bad enough that she just stopped talking about it" (pg. 31).

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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1 min • 5 pts

What is the meaning of the word pfennig as it is used in the sentence?
"Josef took a hard candy from a jar and fished in his pocket for another pfennig" (pg. 22).

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

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1 min • 5 pts

What is the meaning of the word indignation as it is used in the sentence?
"He felt the stirrings of indignation, of anger, of sympathy" (pg. 17).

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

6.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

What is the meaning of the word chancellor as it is used int he sentence?
" Ruther had been born the year Adolf Hitler was elected chancellor of Germany" (pg. 20).

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

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FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

What is the meaning of the word omen as it is used in the following sentenc?
"That seemed like a good omen to him. A sign that they would eventually get to America"(pg. 36).

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

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Refugee Vocabulary Review

10 questions

What is the meaning of the word talisman in this sentence?"The bright yellow Star of David armbands the Landaus wore were like magical talismans that made them dissappear" (pg. 18)

What is the meaining of the word truncheon as it is used in the following sentence?"The policeman raised his truncheon to hit her father again, and Isabel jumped in between them" (pg. 28).

What is the meaning of the word catatonic as it is used in the passage?"She hadn't gone nearly catatonic like Waleed, but at some point it had gotten bad enough that she just stopped talking about it" (pg. 31).

What is the meaning of the word pfennig as it is used in the sentence?"Josef took a hard candy from a jar and fished in his pocket for another pfennig" (pg. 22).

What is the meaning of the word indignation as it is used in the sentence?"He felt the stirrings of indignation, of anger, of sympathy" (pg. 17).

What is the meaning of the word chancellor as it is used int he sentence? " Ruther had been born the year Adolf Hitler was elected chancellor of Germany" (pg. 20).

What is the meaning of the word omen as it is used in the following sentenc?"That seemed like a good omen to him. A sign that they would eventually get to America"(pg. 36).

What is the meaning of the word asylum as it is used in the following sentence? "The shabby mean who had lurched from the shadows like an escapee from a mental asylum was Josef's father, Aaron Landau" (pg. 36).

What is the meaning of the word asylum as it is used in the following sentence?"Once you were in one of the EU countries, though, like Greece or Hungary or Germany, you could apply for asylum and be granted official refugee status" (pg. 90).

What is the meaning of the word waning as it is used in the following sentence?"It was night, and a waning moon peeked out from scattered clouds"(pg. 60).

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What is the meaning of the word talisman in this sentence?
"The bright yellow Star of David armbands the Landaus wore were like magical talismans that made them dissappear" (pg. 18)

What is the meaining of the word truncheon as it is used in the following sentence?
"The policeman raised his truncheon to hit her father again, and Isabel jumped in between them" (pg. 28).

What is the meaning of the word catatonic as it is used in the passage?
"She hadn't gone nearly catatonic like Waleed, but at some point it had gotten bad enough that she just stopped talking about it" (pg. 31).

What is the meaning of the word pfennig as it is used in the sentence?
"Josef took a hard candy from a jar and fished in his pocket for another pfennig" (pg. 22).

What is the meaning of the word indignation as it is used in the sentence?
"He felt the stirrings of indignation, of anger, of sympathy" (pg. 17).

What is the meaning of the word chancellor as it is used int he sentence?
" Ruther had been born the year Adolf Hitler was elected chancellor of Germany" (pg. 20).

What is the meaning of the word omen as it is used in the following sentenc?
"That seemed like a good omen to him. A sign that they would eventually get to America"(pg. 36).

What is the meaning of the word asylum as it is used in the following sentence?
"The shabby mean who had lurched from the shadows like an escapee from a mental asylum was Josef's father, Aaron Landau" (pg. 36).

What is the meaning of the word asylum as it is used in the following sentence?
"Once you were in one of the EU countries, though, like Greece or Hungary or Germany, you could apply for asylum and be granted official refugee status" (pg. 90).

What is the meaning of the word waning as it is used in the following sentence?
"It was night, and a waning moon peeked out from scattered clouds"(pg. 60).