Module 6 Week 2 Vocabulary

Maya, Olivia, and Michael are discussing about a common belief about a group of people. Michael says that this belief is "stereotypical". What does Michael mean by "stereotypical"?

• something believed about a particular group, but it is false

• A type of camera lens

• A type of musical instrument

• A type of weather phenomenon

Priya is known for her authenticity. If we say Priya is "authentic", what does it mean?

• Priya is exaggerated and embellished

• Priya is real and true to herself, not fake or phony

• Priya is unoriginal and copied

• Priya is fake and dishonest

In a school project, Abigail, Elijah, and Maya are working together. If Abigail decides to distribute the tasks based on their skills and interests, but Elijah decides to leave Maya out of the important tasks because he thinks girls are not good at it, what is Elijah's behavior considered as?

• Treating someone fairly based on their characteristics

• Ignoring someone's characteristics when making decisions

• Discriminatory, as he is leaving out a group of people or treating them unfairly

• Treating everyone equally regardless of their characteristics

Grace, Abigail, and Benjamin are in a classroom. Grace sneezes and does not cover her mouth. Abigail says that sneezing like that is "contagious". What does "contagious" mean in this context?

• It spreads quickly among people

• Caused by supernatural forces

• Only affecting a small group of people

• Difficult to understand

Amber is _____ and true to herself. Her friends are trying out for the play, but she wants to be the director.

A ______ belief from the past is that girls can't do the things that boys can do.

Because we aren't sure if Avery's cough is ______, Evelyn and Henry decided to study for their school project at home today.

Elijah and Arjun are having a debate. Elijah states his opinion but Arjun disagrees. What does it mean for Elijah to "support" his opinion in this context?

• Elijah repeats his opinion multiple times

• Elijah makes his opinion sound more extreme

• Elijah ignores Arjun's opposing viewpoints

• Elijah proves his opinion makes sense using examples and facts

During a group study session, Charlotte asked Elijah, "What does it mean to "explain" your answer?"

• To ignore Charlotte's question and move on

• To tell the meaning using your own words

• To provide a one-word response to Charlotte

• To give a random answer to Charlotte without any reasoning

Can you _____ what the person looked like?

• dispute

• describe

• reject

• ignore