L4 TKAM Chapters 12-16 Vocabulary Review

What is the meaning of the word 'penitentiary'?

• A place for meditation and relaxation

• A penitentiary is a prison for people convicted of serious crimes.

• A center for rehabilitation and therapy

• A type of military training facility

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does the term 'defendant' refer to?

• The person or party against whom a legal action is brought.

• The witness called to testify in a legal case

• The judge presiding over a legal case

• The person who brings a legal action against another

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is the synonym for 'postponement'?

• Delay

• Cancellation

• Hasten

• Advance

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What does the word 'uncouth' mean?

• Lacking good manners, refinement, or grace; rude.

• Polite and well-mannered

• Friendly and courteous

• Sophisticated and refined

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is the meaning of 'dispel'?

• To dispel means to create something new

• To dispel means to intensify a feeling or belief

• To dispel means to make something, especially a feeling or belief, go away or disappear.

• To dispel means to ignore something

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Who is a 'preacher'?

• A scientist who studies the growing of crops such as cotton

• A young new teacher at her first job in a new place

• A person who delivers sermons or religious speeches at church to a crowd

• A person who works another person's field in exchange for a small share of the crop at the end of the season

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is a 'congregation'?

• A congregation is a type of song

• A congregation is a type of food

• A congregation is a type of farming job

• A 'congregation' is a group of people assembled for religious worship.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does 'morbid' mean?

• Exciting and thrilling

• Happy and joyful

• Normal and healthy

• Morbid means characterized by or appealing to an abnormal and unhealthy interest in disturbing and unpleasant subjects, especially death and disease.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the synonym for 'discreet'?

• Reckless

• Unnoticeable

• Careless

• Rash

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What does 'caste' refer to?

• Caste refers to a social class or system based on heredity, job, race, or wealth.

• Caste refers to a type of flower found in Alabama

• Caste refers to a popular African American dance

• Caste refers to a type of food cooked by Calpurnia

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4