Muay Thai Vocabulary in Context and Argument Review

What does the word "astonishing" mean in the text below?

"He had fought an astonishing 174 bouts by the age of 8." (Solomon 8)

• causing a feeling of great surprise or wonder

• a system of managing money

• a rough or temporary replacement

• a very bad or difficult situation

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

In the context of the following quote, what is an "economy"?

"Now Thailand has been left to reconsider the brutality of a sport that involves underage fighters - and the shadowy gambling economy built around it." (Solomon 7)

• a number that represents a person's intelligence

• a group of people with less money than others

• a system of how money is made and used within a country, region, or industry

• a percentage of people in a place whose income is too low to afford basic needs

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

"These act as boarding schools where elite young fighters live away from their families, sleeping piled together on tiny mattresses." (Solomon 8)

Based on the text, the word "elite" is used to describe someone who is

• enjoying something to a very high degree

• belonging to a select group that is most successful or powerful

• grown or produced without harming people or the environment

• very impressive or popular

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does "makeshift" mean in the quote below?

In small, makeshift training camps in rural parts of Thailand, children punch donated bags of rotting gloves." (Solomon 8)

• a very bad or difficult situation

• a rough or temporary replacement for something else

• the percentage of people with low income

• a system of managing money

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

"He had fought an astonishing 174 bouts since the age of 8" (Solomon 7)

"Bout" refers to a

• conversation

• competition

• struggle

• race

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Over the past 400 years, muay Thai has grown from a local sport into a worldwide phenomenon popularized by movies and video games." (Solomon 6)

Based on the passage above, what is a "phenomenon"?

• a rough or temporary replacement

• a very bad or difficult situation

• someone or something that is very impressive or popular, especially because of an unusual quality

• the percentage of people in a place whose income is too low to afford basic needs

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

"Let people know about the plight of child laborers worldwide - and what you are doing to help them"

The term "plight" refers to:

• a system of how money is made and used

• a rough or temporary replacement for something else

• a very bad or difficult situation

• a person who enjoys something to a very high degree

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What does "poverty rate" mean?

• the percentage of people in a place whose income is too low to afford basic needs

• a rough or temporary replacement for something else

• a system of how money is made and used within a country, region, or industry

• someone or something that is very impressive or popular

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

"Many people in rural areas, especially those not visited by tourists, continue to struggle."

What does the term "rural" refer to?

• Urban areas with high population density

• Areas related to the country and the people who live there

• Industrial regions with a lot of factories

• Coastal regions with access to the sea

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

For the poor, it can be a form of social mobility, a means for muscled young boxers - some as young as 6- to fight their families' way out of poverty and into the country's growing middle class." (Solomon 6)

What is "social mobility"?

• The ability to move to different locations for work

• The movement of individuals or groups to a different social class

• The social connections one makes in their community

• The ability to access different modes of transportation

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.6.4