Vocabulary Unit 9, Level C
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The great renown that Rosa Parks earned as the "mother of the civil rights movement" often overwhelmed this modest woman. She changed the course of American life, yet her simple refusal to capitulate to racism was unplanned. As she explained, she was just one of many who fought for freedom.
What is the meaning of renown as it is used in the paragraph above?
infamy
praise
rewards
fame
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.4C
CCSS.L.6.4C
CCSS.L.7.4C
CCSS.L.8.4C
CCSS.L.9-10.4C
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The great renown that Rosa Parks earned as the "mother of the civil rights movement" often overwhelmed this modest woman. She changed the course of American life, yet her simple refusal to capitulate to racism was unplanned. As she explained, she was just one of many who fought for freedom.
Which word means the OPPOSITE of capitulate in the above paragraph?
succumb
resist
surrender
respond
Tags
CCSS.L.6.4A
CCSS.L.7.4A
CCSS.L.7.5B
CCSS.L.8.4A
CCSS.L.9-10.4A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
On December 1, 1955, Parks took a city bus home from her job at a store in downtown Montgomery, Alabama. According to the segregation laws of the day, Parks, an African American, was required to sit in the back of the bus, but instead, she took a seat toward the front. She was accused of encroaching on the whites only section. The bus driver attempted to convince her to obey the law, but Parks kept both her dignified mien and her seat. Finally the driver warned her that he would send for penal authorities. "Go ahead and call them," Parks answered.
What does encroaching most likely mean as it is used in the above paragraph?
intruding
performing
demonstrating
encamping
Tags
CCSS.L.7.6
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.W.7.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
On December 1, 1955, Parks took a city bus home from her job at a store in downtown Montgomery, Alabama. According to the segregation laws of the day, Parks, an African American, was required to sit in the back of the bus, but instead, she took a seat toward the front. She was accused of encroaching on the whites only section. The bus driver attempted to convince her to obey the law, but Parks kept both her dignified mien and her seat. Finally the driver warned her that he would send for penal authorities. "Go ahead and call them," Parks answered.
What is the meaning of mien as it is used in the above paragraph?
bearing
beliefs
attire
temper
Tags
CCSS.L.1.6
CCSS.L.3.6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
On December 1, 1955, Parks took a city bus home from her job at a store in downtown Montgomery, Alabama. According to the segregation laws of the day, Parks, an African American, was required to sit in the back of the bus, but instead, she took a seat toward the front. She was accused of encroaching on the whites only section. The bus driver attempted to convince her to obey the law, but Parks kept both her dignified mien and her seat. Finally the driver warned her that he would send for penal authorities. "Go ahead and call them," Parks answered.
Penal comes from the Latin noun poena. Poena most likely means...
authority
disaster
punishment
rules
Tags
CCSS.L.4.4B
CCSS.L.5.4B
CCSS.L.6.4B
CCSS.L.7.4B
CCSS.L.8.4B
6.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 4 pts
dire
a person who leads a life shut up or withdrawn from the world
bludgeon
a short club used as a weapon
recluse
freedom from punishment
impunity
warning of trouble to come
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.4C
CCSS.L.6.4C
CCSS.L.7.4C
CCSS.L.8.4C
CCSS.L.9-10.4C
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
SYNONYMS: Select the item that means the SAME as the underlined word.
endow a new museum wing
rearrange
purchase
grant
raze
Tags
CCSS.L.6.4A
CCSS.L.7.4A
CCSS.L.7.5B
CCSS.L.8.4A
CCSS.L.9-10.4A
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