Vocabulary • Ch 1 - The Book Thief • Fill in the blanks

He will _________ his work after taking a short break.

• ration

• resume

• futile

• differentiate

During the war, each soldier received a daily _________ of food to sustain them.

• ration

• berate

• communism

• perplex

It is important to choose _________ clothing for a job interview.

• appropriate

• differentiate

• resume

• direct

It is important to _________ between fact and opinion when evaluating information.

• communism

• ration

• differentiate

• pathetic

It was _________ to witness such behavior from someone in a position of power.

• conscious

• pathetic

• futile

• contort

She gave him _________ instructions on how to get to the destination.

• pathetic

• perplex

• direct

• ration

She gave me _________ instructions on how to complete the task.

• futile

• direct

• conscious

• simultaneous

She played a beautiful melody on the _________.

• direct

• assume

• accordion

• differentiate

We cannot _________ that everything will go according to plan.

• contort

• assume

• communism

• accordion

She made a _________ effort to be more mindful of her thoughts and actions.

• appropriate

• conscious

• incensed

• inquire