Module Two Vocabulary

What does internment mean?

               A.           having to join the army

               B.           moving to a new country

               C.           being confined like a prisoner

               D.           working for a short period of time

• being confined like a prisoner

• having to join the army

• moving to a new country

• working for a short period of time

 We were ___________ at the Seminole football game this weekend.

A.     Spectators

B.     Actors

C.      Soldiers

D.     Teachers

• Spectators

• Soldiers

• Actors

• Teachers

Zeni and his family were of Japanese ______________.

• Descent

• Army

• Spies

• Internment

It took a lot of will and ___________ to get the baseball field completed and ready for a game.

A.     Determination

B.     Independence

C.      Spectators

D.     Desolate

• Determination

• Spectators

• Desolate

• Independence

The spectators filled the stadium as the band marched onto the field.

               A.           empty seats

               B.           baseball players

               C.           band members

               D.           people watching

• empty seats

•   people watching

• band members

•    baseball players

 

6. The prefix mis- helps the reader determine that the word mishandled means —

A.      handled quietly

B.      handled carefully

C.       handled quickly

D.      handled badly

• handled quietly

• handled carefully

• handled quickly

• handled badly

The lot next to our old school looked desolate without the playground equipment we used to play on.

               A.           empty and sad

               B.           fresh and clean

               C.           crowded and muddy

• empty and sad

• fresh and clean

• crowded and muddy

Which word is a synonym for descent in the sentence below?

Many people of Haitian descent live in cities across America.

              

• small island

•   different location

• Haitian Background

•   friendly traveler

We tried to encourage our little brother to speak up when he felt we were not listening to him.

             

• to lose courage

• to give or provide courage

• to refuse courage

• to forget courage

10. In the story “Barbwire Baseball” the men _____________ an irrigation pipe causing water to flood the dirt on the field. After baking in the sun the wet dirt dries and creates the perfect clay for running the bases.

A.           Divert

B.          Internment

C.          Spectator

D.        Determination

•   Determination

•   Divert

• Internment

•   Spectator