Making A Stand English A - Vocabulary Quiz

What does 'segregation' mean?

• Setting someone apart from other people

• Unfair treatment of different categories of people

• Very sudden and unexpected

• A series of organized activities with a particular goal

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 definition of 'discrimination'?

• A series of organized activities with a particular goal

• Unfair treatment of different categories of people

• Very sudden and unexpected

• Setting someone apart from other people

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What is a 'campaign' often used in the context of?

• Setting someone apart from other people

• Very sudden and unexpected

• Unfair treatment of different categories of people

• A series of organized activities with a particular goal

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What does 'abrupt' mean?

• A series of organized activities with a particular goal

• Very sudden and unexpected

• Unfair treatment of different categories of people

• Setting someone apart from other people

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What is the meaning of 'deprived'?

• Suffering a severe and damaging lack of basic material and cultural benefits

• Having special rights, advantages, or immunities

• A public display of group opinion

• Accepted and recognized by many people

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What does the term "boycott" mean?

• Being busy or occupied

• refusal to buy from, use, or participate in something as a punishment or protest

• Injustice

• A public display of group opinion, often in the form of a protest or

  march.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Which term refers to "the moral or legal entitlement to have or do something"?

• Responsibility

• Privilege

• Right

• Campaign

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

Which word refers to "the act of denying a person or place the possession or use of something"?

• Demonstration

• Establish

• Mentor

• Deprive

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What does the term "equality" mean?

• Lack of fairness or justice

• The state of being equal in status and rights

• A system of government by elected representatives

• Unjust or prejudicial treatment of people

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

A person who provides guidance and advice to someone less experienced is called a:

• Mentor

• Demonstrator

• Discriminator

• Campaigner

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.K.5A