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Refugee: Josef Vocabulary and Figurative Language

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"That was a sham" means __________

a)

It was a cover-up

b)

It was against the rules

c)

It was not appreciated

d)

It was the last in a series of events

2.

"stood like a statue" is an example of _____

a)

metaphor

b)

similie

c)

hyperbole

d)

onomatopoeia

3.

"He didn't flinch" means ____

a)

He didn't like what was happening.

b)

He didn't move.

c)

He didn't pretend.

d)

He didn't feel sorry for him.

4.

Josef's father "blubbered" means _____ (There are 2 answers)

a)

cried uncontrollably while talking

b)

talked so fast it was hard to understand

c)

talked so slowly that no one understood

d)

tried to talk while crying hard

5.

Which words below indicate that the passengers were irritated and worried? (There are three answers)

a)

pandemonium

b)

boiling over

c)

suffocating

d)

flogging

6.

Which three words below describe Josef's father? (There are three answers)

a)

broken

b)

gaunt

c)

paranoid

d)

guilty

7.

Which words below mean "crying"? (Three are three)

a)

whimpering

b)

blubbering

c)

suffocating

d)

wailing

8.

Which three words/phrases below indicate a negative emotion?

a)

panicked

b)

anxious

c)

sewed

d)

thrashed around

9.

"Joseph's heart raced" means _________________ (There are three answers)

a)

He was scared.

b)

He was anxious.

c)

He was frightened.

d)

He was wounded.

10.

"The words struck Josef like slaps to the face" is an example of _________________

a)

similie

b)

metaphor

11.

Which three things are all part of the scene when Josef's father jumps overboard? (There are three answers)

a)

sirens

b)

diver

c)

struggled

d)

barred

12.

Which three words/phrases describe what Josef's father did after Scheindick trashed their cabin?

a)

curled into a ball

b)

barricaded the door

c)

rocking and muttering to himself

d)

had his bearings

13.

Which two words below are synonyms?

a)

lurched

b)

lunged

c)

whimpered

d)

spat

14.

What is the Gestapo?

a)

Hitler's police force

b)

the firemen on the ship

c)

the officers on the ship

15.

"Joseph wasn't able to put his family back together again" is....

a)

a simile, comparing his family to a broken jar

b)

a metaphor, using figurative language to compare his family to a puzzle that is in many pieces

c)

a hyperbole

16.

"They were three lonely islands separated by an ocean of misery" is an example of a _________.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

hyperbole

17.

Which of these events happened? (There are three)

a)

Josef felt as though he was outside of his own skin as he watched the diver rescue his father

b)

Josef felt like his was the adult and his father was the child

c)

Josef's father would rather die than risk going back to Germany

d)

Josef's father clung to the railing of the ship

18.

Which of these words are synonyms?

a)

quivering

b)

shaking

c)

gazing

d)

gathering

19.

What is the meaning of "haphazard"?

a)

messy

b)

orderly

c)

tired

d)

dull

20.

What does "break the surface" mean?

a)

broke the glass

b)

came up above the water

c)

got his bearings

d)

looked stunned