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Courage Unit CommonLit Vocabulary

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A person who works as part of an organized effort to bring about political or social change is:

a)

an associate

b)

an activist

c)

an organizer

d)

a protestor

2.

To be involved with someone or something; to be connected to someone or something in people’s minds (she associates friendship with loyalty) is:

a)

Spontaneous

b)

Segregate

c)

Associate

d)

Flair

3.

A lot of disagreement or argument about something, usually because it affects or is important to many people is a:

a)

Controversy

b)

Dreary

c)

Terrorize

d)

Spontaneous

4.

If the weather is dreary, it is:

a)

bright and sunny

b)

dull or drab

c)

lightning and thunder

d)

cold and icy

5.

If a person has a flair for something, they have

a)

a natural talent or skill

b)

a colorful felt-tip pen

c)

a lot of time to practice

d)

poor skills

6.

If something is instantaneous:

a)

it took a long time to plan

b)

it was sudden

c)

it is slow and careful

d)

it is broken

7.

A replica of a painting is:

a)

more valuable than the original

b)

damaged by time

c)

a copy of the original

d)

inspired by the original

8.

To separate or set apart from others or the main part of a group (doctors segregated the sick students in a special dorm)

a)

Terrorize

b)

Instantaneous

c)

Segregate

d)

Flair

9.

Something that is unplanned; coming from a natural impulse and not thought-out in advance is:

a)

Active

b)

Controversial

c)

Spontaneous

d)

Replicated

10.

To create and maintain extreme fear in someone is to:

a)

Segregate them.

b)

Terrorize them.

c)

Flair them.

d)

Associate them.

11.

The (a)   led the protests to improve public schools

12.

The students were (a)   by their teachers with the classmates they spent the most time with during lunch and recess.

13.

Some people believe that students should attend school 12 months per year, others believe that students should only attend school for 10 months per year. These beliefs are:

(a)  

14.

The (a)   paint on the house made it look small, sad, and somber.

15.

The student had a (a)   for dancing. Even without training, she was able to copy the video.

16.

We heard the boom of thunder almost (a)   after we saw the lightning flash, which meant the storm was very close.

17.

The art forger when to prison for creating (a)   of paintings and claiming they were originals.

18.

The Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Ed ended (a)   in U.S. public schools.

19.

After the entire class earned As on their test, the teacher organized a (a)   party for their students.

20.

The adult in the scary clown costume (a)   all of the neighborhood children.

21.

The goal of ___________________ is to frighten people into changing their behavior or political beliefs.

a)

Activism

b)

Terrorism

c)

Dreariness

d)

Spontaneity

22.

When she played the song correctly after hearing it once, Joan realized she had a _____ for guitar playing.

a)

Flair

b)

Controversial

c)

Replice

d)

Associate

23.

The ______ worked together to form a union that would create better working conditions for employees of the company.

a)

associates

b)

flairs

c)

controversies

d)

activists

24.

The ______ film did little to keep the young audience interested, but it was nominated for awards because the acting was excellent.

a)

controversial

b)

dreary

c)

replica

d)

segregated

25.

We spent many hours creating a ______ of the Space Needle out of toothpicks and gumdrops.

a)

flair

b)

terrorism

c)

replica

d)

imitation

26.

The _______ of the serial killer were questioned by the police many times about the murderers whereabouts.

a)

replicas

b)

activists

c)

associates

d)

enemies

27.

The ________ decision by the government to shut down TikTok was met with a number of protests by fans of the app.

a)

terrroristic

b)

segregated

c)

instantaneous

d)

controversial

28.

The students _______ found out their score on the self-graded assessment as soon as they finished taking it.

a)

spontaneously

b)

instantaneously

c)

actively

d)

drearily

29.

The school nurse ________ all of the sick children into one room until their adults could take them home.

a)

segregated

b)

replicated

c)

associated

d)

activated

30.

In a ___________ impulse, Mary's parents picked her up from school to take her to the Shore for the weekend.

a)

instantaneous

b)

spontaneous

c)

controversial

d)

flair