Nicky & Vera: A Quiet Hero of the Holocaust and the Children He

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English
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1st - 5th Grade
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Leslie Tharp
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9 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What were some of Nicky's accomplishments? (Check all that apply!)
He opened a flower shop.
He founded an old people's home.
He helped open a school.
He helped find families for refugee children who were fleeing from Nazi soldiers.
Tags
CCSS.RI.4.9
CCSS.RI.5.9
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RL.4.2
CCSS.RL.5.2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Who was Vera?
One of the children that Nicky saved.
Nicky's wife.
Nicky's daughter.
One of Nicky's neighbors.
Tags
CCSS.RF.2.4C
CCSS.RF.4.4C
CCSS.RF.5.4C
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.3.2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
What country was Vera from?
France
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Germany
Tags
CCSS.RI.1.1
CCSS.RI.1.4
CCSS.RL.1.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Where did Nicky set up his office to make the list of children, take their pictures, and find train connections for them?
an apartment building
a dance studio
a newspaper office
a hotel in Prague
Tags
CCSS.RI.1.4
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RL.1.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What did Nicky serve as in the war?
a pilot
an ambulance driver
an infantry man
a sniper
Tags
CCSS.RI.1.4
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.1.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
How many children did Nicky save from the Holocaust?
114 children
257 children
500 children
669 children
Tags
CCSS.RI.1.5
CCSS.RI.2.5
CCSS.RI.3.5
CCSS.RI.4.5
CCSS.RI.5.5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What did Nicky do during World War II?
He opened a flower shop.
He helped open a school.
He helped find families for refugee children fleeing from Nazi soldiers.
He founded an old people's home.
Tags
CCSS.RI.1.1
CCSS.RI.1.4
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
8.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Nicky was invited as a guest on __________________ where we was surprised to meet the children he saved from the Holocaust.
a television show
a cruise
a radio show
a military base
Tags
CCSS.RL.1.10
CCSS.RL.2.10
CCSS.RL.3.10
CCSS.RL.4.10
CCSS.RL.5.10
9.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Complete Nicky's quote: "I was not a hero. I did not face and danger, as real heroes do. _____________________________"
I only did it for the money.
I only did it for the glory.
I only did what my father taught me.
I only saw what needed to be done.
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
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