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Touching Spirit Bear Vocabulary: Chapters #1 - 6

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a probation officer?

a)

a person who monitors criminals who are out of custody

b)

a security guard

c)

a police officer who is in trouble

d)

a nightwatchman

2.

What is a skiff?

a)

a shallow, flat-bottomed boat

b)

a yacht

c)

a row boat

d)

a sailboat

3.

What is a detainee?

a)

a person held in custody

b)

a victim

c)

a hostage

d)

an accomplice

4.

What does cowering mean?

a)

crouching down from something frightening

b)

ducking so to not get hit by something

c)

crouching down to play hide and go seek

d)

to play with a cow

5.

What is a prosecutor?

a)

a government official who pursues formal charges against a offender

b)

a defense lawyer trying to protect a criminal

c)

a judge who is trying to sentence a criminal

d)

None of the above

6.

What is sentencing?

a)

A hearing to determine the consequence of a crime

b)

A hearing to determine if someone is innocent or guilty

c)

A hearing to determine if someone is to go to a Sentencing Circle

d)

A hearing to drop charges against someone

7.

What is chafed?

a)

to rub or irritate

b)

to cut

c)

to tickle

d)

to pinch

8.

What does plead mean?

a)

to claim guilt or innocence in court

b)

to beg

c)

to hire a lawyer

d)

to deny any wrongdoing

9.

What is a juvenile delinquent?

a)

a child or teenager who commits a serious crime

b)

an adult who commits a serious crime

c)

a young person who is frequently late

d)

a child who is short for his/her age

10.

What does stifling mean?

a)

something that is stiff

b)

suffocating

c)

humid

d)

dry

11.

What does conscious mean?

a)

alert,awake, aware of one's surroundings

b)

having interest in something

c)

to be careful

d)

curious

12.

What is deadfall?

a)

a superhero

b)

a movie

c)

fallen trees and branches

d)

a zombie that fell down

13.

What does billowy mean?

a)

rolling wave or mass

b)

light-colored or clear

c)

slow-moving

d)

having to do with a pillow

14.

What does shrouded mean?

a)

enhanced

b)

revealed

c)

concealed

d)

transparent

15.

What does unflinching mean?

a)

steady, unafraid

b)

confused and scared

c)

timid and shaking

d)

riled and angry

16.

What is an arraignment hearing?

a)

where a defendant is asked to enter a plea of guilty or not guilty

b)

where the punishment is determined

c)

where a defendant finds out if he/she is guilt or not

d)

where testimony is given

17.

What does moseyed mean?

a)

having to do with Moses

b)

moving in a slow and leisurely way

c)

moving with a limp

d)

rushing along

18.

What is a deposition?

a)

testimony taken down in writing

b)

handcuffs

c)

DNA samples

d)

where the jury deliberates

19.

What does fleeting mean?

a)

lasting for a very short time

b)

having to do with the U.S. Navy

c)

drifting or fading away

d)

firm and secure

20.

What does brandished mean?

a)

wave in a threatening way

b)

polish

c)

hide away

d)

to hit with a hammer