Wit & Wisdom Mod 2, Vocab List 1

Which option is best described as "the act of excluding people from certain places or activities because of their race or ethnicity; exclusion?"

• Marginalization

• Segregation

• Equality

• Bullying

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

Which option best defines "marginalization?"

• the act of excluding or treating as being of no importance

• the act of excluding people from certain places or activities because of their race or ethnicity

• of or relating to a momentous tragic event

• the belief that a country should not be involved with other countries

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

Which option would be a good example of a sacred place?

• A library

• A school

• A church

• Walmart

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Catastrophic also means...

• destroy

• assault

• barren

• disaster

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which word is best defined as "cold, windswept, or barren?"

• Catastrophic

• Bleak

• Sacred

• Pulverized

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

The beliefs, customs, and mores of a culture or group handed down from one generation to the next is ​a (a)   . But the language, customs, beliefs, and art characteristic of a particular group of people is a ​ (b)   .

• tradition
• culture

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which of these options is an example of Isolationism?

• A student hides in the bathroom during class

• America refused to join the allies on the fighting in Europe during World War II

• America joins WWII after Japan attacks Pearl Harbor

• A teacher comes in and starts teaching in another class

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which word is defined as "any cultural characteristic specific to America or Americans?"

• Cheeseburgerism

• Americana

• Americanism

• America

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

Which suffix means "practice; process; characteristic, state or condition"?

(a)  

• -ist

• -ism
• pre-

• -ly

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which option is NOT an example a motto?

• "I will work harder"

• "Always faithful"

• "Be prepared"

• "A square has 4 sides"