Unit 8 RW - Vocab Quiz

One day two French Filmmakers found Staff Benda Bilili, an unusual group of musicians performing on the streets. Most of the band members were __________.

• audience

• energetic

• disabled

• founders

"Our songs engourage kids to go to school, encourage people to work hard."

The word encourage means...

• conditions of your life

• the way you look

• to give hope or confidence

• very active person

"If my music can contribute to happiness, then that's my main responsibility."

The word responsibility means....

• to make person well again

• to save a person from danger

• to get away from it

• a job you have to do

Life in a prison camp in Cambodia was terrifying. Guards ________ killed camp workers, including children.

• escaped

• bond

• regularly

• rescue

Jason Mraz is working with an organization called Free the Slaves. Their goal is to stop child slavery.

The word slavery means...

• someone who is weak

• someone who is owned by other people and works without getting paid

• someone who sells something illegally

• someone who goes to dangerous parts of the world to give what they need

To rescue children from slavery, Anan works with the parents to make sure the children aren't ______ to traffickers.

• improve

• vulnerable

• perform

• encourage

Staff Benda Bilili consists of Ricky as the founder of the band, Coco the band's composer, Junana the group's choreographer, Coude a bass player and singer, and Roger who plays the satonge. The word choreographer means...

• a person who starts a group

• a person who writes music

• a person who creates dances

• a person who watches a concert

Staff Benda Bilili's mission is to tell its audience to be positive and strong even in difficult circumstances.

The word circumstances means...

• condition of your life

• condition that makes you difficult to move around

• something you play in front of a group of people

• freeing someone from the control of other people

Education and training can ___________ the lives of people in poor countries. When people receive an education, they can get jobs or start businesses.

Zinhle was told by a doctor that he couldn't treat her condition because ___________ was not widely available.