WorksheetsVocabulary Rotation: Heritage or History?
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 10mins
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1.
Read the following selection.They had worn clothes emblazoned with the Confederate battle flag, which violates the school's dress code, according to school officials, students and parents.If something is "emblazoned," this means it:
a)
is made from
b)
is controversial
c)
is printed with
d)
is similar to
2.
Read the following selection from the section "Banned Since 2002.""It was an entire school year of significant racial tension," Drake said, adding that some of that violence has continued despite the ban. "I think certainly we value First Amendment rights, but we have to maintain an orderly and safe environment for all students."Which words in this sentenceemphasizes the scale of this problem?
a)
"school" and "tension"
b)
"entire" and "significant"
c)
"value" and "maintain"
d)
"orderly" and "safe"
3.
Read the following sentences, paying attention to the words "violates" and "violation."School officials say the flag violates the school's dress code and have banned it from school.The students, who attend Christianburg High School, see it as a violation of their free speech.All of the situations below are examples
of a "violation" EXCEPT:
of a "violation" EXCEPT:
a)
someone who drives 20 miles per hour over the speed limit in a school zone
b)
someone who posts their own journal entries on an anonymous website
c)
someone who reads another person's text messages without permission
d)
someone who leaves school during lunch, even though the school does not allow off-campus lunch
4.
"Southern pride is just a little cover-up, if you ask me," Morley said.What does Morley's use of the phrase "just a little cover-up" show about his attitude toward the issue of the flag?
a)
He is reluctant to talk to others about his opinions of the flag.
b)
He is skeptical about some people's claims about Southern pride.
c)
He is doubtful of anyone wanting to wear any flag to display pride.
d)
He is concerned that people are making a bigger deal out of the flag than they need to be.
5.
Read the following sentences, paying attention to the words "violates" and "violation."School officials say the flag violates the school's dress code and have banned it from school.The students, who attend Christianburg High School, see it as a violation of their free speech.All of the situations below are examples of a "violation" EXCEPT:
a)
someone who drives 20 miles per hour over the speed limit in a school zone
b)
someone who posts their own journal entries on an anonymous website
c)
someone who reads another person's text messages without permission
d)
someone who leaves school during lunch, even though the school does not allow off-campus lunch
6.
Read the following sentence."Southern pride is just a little cover-up, if you ask me," Morley said.What does Morley's use of the phrase "just a little cover-up" show about his attitude toward the issue of the flag?
a)
He is reluctant to talk to others about his opinions of the flag.
b)
He is skeptical about some people's claims about Southern pride.
c)
He is doubtful of anyone wanting to wear any flag to display pride.
d)
He is concerned that people are making a bigger deal out of the flag than they need to be.
7.
Read the following sentence.The students said they wore the flag to protest the rule.Which word or phrase would BEST replace the word "protest" in the sentence above?
a)
disobey
b)
break
c)
show dislike of
d)
show support for
8.
Use the sentence below to help you answer the following question.They said they were expressing their freedom of speech. This is the freedom to express thoughts and feelings.When people "express" something, this means they:
a)
speak loudly
b)
disagree with others
c)
share an idea
d)
have personal beliefs
9.
SAT word of the day: Abase
After being overthrown and abased, the deposed leader offered to bow down to his conqueror
After being overthrown and abased, the deposed leader offered to bow down to his conqueror
a)
laugh at
b)
to humiliate, degrade
c)
stand up to
10.
SAT word of the day: Abate
The rain poured down for a while, then abated
The rain poured down for a while, then abated
a)
speed, force
b)
increase, quickly
c)
to reduce, lessen
11.
SAT word of the day: Abdicate
When he realized the revolutionaries will surely win, the king abdicated his thrown.
When he realized the revolutionaries will surely win, the king abdicated his thrown.
a)
to give up a position
b)
to not give up
c)
moving forward
12.
Read the following excerpt.Drake said Confederate flag symbols have been banned at Christiansburg High since 2002, following a year when the campus was roiled by racially motivated fights between students, some of which were linked back to students wearing Confederate symbols.The word "roiled" helps convey a sense of:
a)
agitation
b)
disgust
c)
grief
d)
devastation
13.
Read the following excerpt.Drake said Confederate flag symbols have been banned at Christiansburg High since 2002, following a year when the campus was roiled by racially motivated fights between students, some of which were linked back to students wearing Confederate symbols.The word "roiled" helps convey a sense ofsentence above EXCEPT:
a)
analysis
b)
review
c)
examination
d)
division
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