4.2 Vocabulary

Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word.

If someone was born into slavery, then they were---

• owned by another person

• powerful in their community

• free to do to as they pleased

• being treated fairly and equally

Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word.

People who worked as abolitionists---

• tried to start something

• wanted to become famous

• wanted to invent something new

• believed that slavery should be stopped

Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word.

If you saw violence in a movie, you most likely saw---

• people getting hurt

• people quietly talking

• people working together

• people solving problems

Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word.

They wanted to ensure equality for all people.

• differences

• fairness

• injustice

• positions

Read the question. Then choose the best answer.

Which word is a synonym for influential in the sentence below?

Shew as an influential person in her community.

• gentle

• helpless

• powerful

• unusual