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WorksheetsPablo Escobar Biography Vocabulary
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 49mins
A piece of stone that marks a grave and may give the dead person's name and dates of birth and death; gravestone.
Tombstone (Lápida Sepulchral)
Head (El Jefe)
Lavish (Prodigar)
Fund (Financiar)
a position of leadership or authority, or the person in such a position
Tombstone (Lápida Sepulchral)
Head (El Jefe)
Lavish (Prodigar)
Fund (Financiar)
being large in amount or expensive; more than enough.
Tombstone (Lápida Sepulchral)
Head (El Jefe)
Lavish (Prodigar)
Fund (Financiar)
to establish a source of savings for.
Tombstone (Lápida Sepulchral)
Head (El Jefe)
Lavish (Prodigar)
Fund (Financiar)
the quality of lacking pity or compassion for others.
Ruthlessness (Crueldad)
Surrender (La Rendición)
Accommodating (Complaciente)
Subsequently (Después)
to turn over or yield to the power or control of another.
Ruthlessness (Crueldad)
Surrender (La Rendición)
Accommodating (Complaciente)
Subsequently (Después)
willing to help or please; obliging
Ruthlessness (Crueldad)
Surrender (La Rendición)
Accommodating (Complaciente)
Subsequently (Después)
after a particular thing has happened; afterward
Ruthlessness (Crueldad)
Surrender (La Rendición)
Accommodating (Complaciente)
Subsequently (Después)
What illegal activities did Pablo Escobar take part in as a teenager before he became involved in drug smuggling?
stealing stereo equipment and stealing tombstones to resell
The Medellín Cartel
funding various projects to help the poor
handling problems with “plata o plomo"
What organization did Escobar help start in the mid-1970’s?
stealing stereo equipment and stealing tombstones to resell
The Medellín Cartel
funding various projects to help the poor
handling problems with “plata o plomo"
What did Pablo Escobar do in the 1980’s that earned him comparisons to Robin Hood?
stealing stereo equipment and stealing tombstones to resell
The Medellín Cartel
funding various projects to help the poor
handling problems with “plata o plomo"
What was one thing Pablo Escobar did that made people consider him a “ruthless” person?
stealing stereo equipment and stealing tombstones to resell
The Medellín Cartel
funding various projects to help the poor
handling problems with “plata o plomo"
What luxuriess did Escobar’s prison; La Catedral have?
a nightclub, sauna, waterfall, soccer field, telephones, computers, and fax machines
The Medellín Cartel
funding various projects to help the poor
handling problems with “plata o plomo"
How was Pablo Escobar killed?
a nightclub, sauna, waterfall, soccer field, telephones, computers, and fax machines
a shootout with police
funding various projects to help the poor
handling problems with “plata o plomo"
BONUS: What show is based on Pablo Escobar's life?
(Hint: Netflix)
Riverdale
Teresa
La Rosa de Guadalupe
Narcos
