Vocabulary p. 3-17 Practice

Choose the BEST definition for the word satire.

• the use of humor or irony to criticize or ridicule particular people, politics, or institutions

• a discrepancy between what we expect and what actually happens

• an exaggeration to make people laugh at ridiculous things in the world

• a cartoon which shows a big guy sitting at a table dropping crumbs to "the people".

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Choose the BEST definition for the word capitalism.

• A political philosophy which advocates a focus on money as the driving value over all other possible values.

• An economic philosophy developed in the 18th century that opposes any government intervention in business affairs

• An economic system characterized by private ownership in which the free market alone controls the production of goods and services

• A scale of justice with pros and cons which defines America's system of politics

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Choose the BEST definition of the word creed.

• A set of Christian values which guides all people's behavior who share this belief

• a set of beliefs which aims to guide someone's actions

• A kind of faith that places greater value on the ten commandments and the belief in behaving like Christ.

• any organization which shares the beliefs and values of those who are members

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

The idea of ​ (a)   is the action of people coming to live in a new country while ​ (b)   is the act of leaving one's own country to settle permanently in another country.

• immigration
• emigration
• urbanization
• assimilation

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What is the BEST definition for the word urbanization?

• movement from cities to the outlying areas with wide open spaces like farms and lots of land

• costal towns with a large population and a focus on city jobs and activities

• people who live on farms and areas outside of the big cities

• a population shift from rural areas to city centers, decreasing the population in the rural areas.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

The act of ​ (a)   is when people move from an ​ (b)   area to a more ​ (c)   region, often driven by employment or other economic opportunities.

• urbanization
• rural
• urban
• immigration

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

A small ceramic or metal container in which substances are melted or subject to very high temperatures is called a ___.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Mexico ​ (a)   the land that is now Arizona twenty years before the South tried to ​ (b)   from the union of the United States of America.

• ceded
• secede
• cede
• seceded
• subjugated
• subjugate

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

Match the following words to their definitions:

• subjugate

• to bring under control by conquest

• cede

• to promote growth

• foster

• to give up power

• secede

• to withdraw formally from membership

• assimilate

• to take in (or understand)

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

To fracture could mean all of the following except ___.

• to break

• to sustain a break

• to split into fragments (pieces)

• to crumble like sand

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C