Embargo Act

An official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country

• Embargo

• Impressment

• Blockade

• Neutral

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What is the primary meaning of the term 'Embargo' in English?

• A restriction on trade

• A type of ship

• A diplomatic agreement

• A form of currency

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'embargo' correctly?

• The embargo was lifted, allowing trade to resume.

• The embargo sailed across the ocean.

• The embargo was a delicious dish.

• The embargo was a type of dance.

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CCSS.L.5.5C

Identify the synonym of 'embargo' from the options below.

• Ban

• Permit

• Encourage

• Support

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

In which sentence is the word 'embargo' used incorrectly?

• The government placed an embargo on all imports.

• The embargo was a popular song last year.

• The embargo affected the economy significantly.

• The embargo was announced in the news.

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What part of speech is the word 'embargo'?

• Noun

• Verb

• Adjective

• Adverb

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Choose the correct sentence structure for using 'embargo' in a sentence.

• The embargo on goods was lifted.

• Embargo the goods was lifted.

• Goods embargo was lifted the.

• Lifted was the embargo goods.

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which of the following is an example of an embargo?

• A country stops all trade with another country.

• A country increases its exports.

• A country signs a trade agreement.

• A country lowers its tariffs.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

What is the opposite of 'embargo'?

• Trade

• Blockade

• Sanction

• Restriction

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which literary device is used in the phrase 'an embargo of silence'?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Personification

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4