The Children Who Escaped the Nazis

The Children Who Escaped the Nazis

8th Grade

17 Qs

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The Children Who Escaped the Nazis

The Children Who Escaped the Nazis

Assessment

Quiz

English

8th Grade

Medium

Created by

Nicole Craig

Used 29+ times

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17 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Reread the section “A Storm of Hatred.”

Which sentence below BEST expresses the central idea

of this section?

By the time she was 12, Lore could no longer swim in public pools.

Adolf Hitler was the leader of the Nazis.

Adolf Hitler’s rise to power made it dangerous for Jewish people to live in Germany.

Lore’s parents did not think that Hitler would be in power for very long.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Read the central idea of the section “The Children” stated in the box below.

Then read the lines from the article listed under it.

Which detail does NOT support the central idea?

Central Idea: Many different people contributed to the organization and success of the Kindertransport.

“But in Britain, a group of Jewish and non-Jewish advocates for refugees was determined to do

something. . . . They appealed to the British government to take action.” (6-7)

“Meanwhile, representatives traveled to Germany and Austria to set up systems for organizing

and transporting the children.” (7)

“ As news of Kristallnacht spread, people around the world were horrified.” (6)

“ Soon after, more than 500 people had offered their homes to young refugees.” (7)

Answer explanation

C is the best choice because the detail is about how people

were horrified about the violence against Jewish

people unleashed during Kristallnacht, but does not

provide any information about the organization of the

Kindertransport.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Read the details from the section “A New Life” listed below.

Which detail does not support the central idea:

Lore faced challenges after moving to England.

“Despite these kindnesses, Lore was homesick and felt like an outsider.” (8)

“School was hard; her classmates didn’t speak German, and she struggled to understand the

lessons.” (8)

“She wasn’t used to English food and customs.” (8)

Do you need a gardener? A cook? she would ask.

Answer explanation

Not in the correct section.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Mood is the feeling the reader gets from a piece of writing.

The mood of the first two paragraphs of the introduction is...

energetic and pleasant.

anxious and suspenseful.

somber and calm.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Tone is the author’s attitude toward the subject matter or toward the reader or audience. Pick the word that best describes the authors’ tone in the second-to-last paragraph of “The End of the War.”

happy

admiring

overwhelmed

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Choose the word or phrase that is most

similar in meaning to each word: mitigate

lighten

worsen

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Choose the word or phrase that is most

similar in meaning to each word: oust.

take in

push out

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