WorksheetsThe Children Who Escaped the Nazis
Total questions: 6
Worksheet time: 3mins
Which idea from the article’s opening section is developed in the section “A Storm of Hatred”?
Lore was sent to live with a family she knew nothing about.
Germany had become a dangerous place for Jewish people like Lore and her parents
A plan had been put in place to help Jewish children in Germany, Austria, and Czechoslovakia.
Lore felt like an outsider in England.
The article suggests that Germany’s loss in World War I
left Germans feeling discouraged, angry, and eager to believe Hitler’s promises
made Germans skeptical of Hitler’s claim that he would make Germany strong again
had little effect on the German people.
made Germans fearful of Hitler.
On page 5, the authors write that Hitler “fanned the flames” of centuries-old prejudice against Jewish people. The idiom “fan the flames” means
to fight a battle you have no hope of winning.
to make a joke of.
to reduce the intensity of.
to intensify or stir up.
Kristallnacht was significant because it
was the first act of anti-Semitism in Germany.
increased Germany’s support of Hitler.
shone a spotlight on the horrors being carried out by the Nazis.
discouraged many countries from taking in Jewish refugees.
According to the article, in England Lore
was treated with kindness but still felt like an outsider.
had no trouble fitting in but missed her parents
was treated cruelly by her foster family.
was angry about having been separated from her parents.
Which best describes the authors’ main purpose for writing “The Children Who Escaped the Nazis”?
to inform readers about the Kindertransport, including why it was created and how it affected those who were rescued through it
to give an analysis of the causes of World War II
to help readers understand the experience of a foster parent of a child brought to Britain on the Kindertransport
to pay tribute to the Germans who resisted Hitler and the Nazis
