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Always Running Vocabulary

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"It was an Anglo neighborhood." What does Anglo mean?

a)

A tree

b)

A triangle

c)

White

2.

"They lived in Watts." What does Watts mean?

a)

City in LA

b)

Lightbulb

c)

Clock

3.

"The boy was possessed." What does Possessed mean?

a)

A ghost

b)

Hypnotized/ To take control of.

c)

A lion

4.

What is All American?

a)

Having American qualities

b)

American Dream

c)

Rich/Nice House

d)

All of the Above

5.

"Everything seemed cool." What does it mean to be cool?

a)

Good/ Okay

b)

Bad/ Evil

c)

Nice/Mean

6.

"He proceeded to the car." What does proceeded mean?

a)

Go backwards

b)

Walk or move forward

c)

Tell on someone

7.

"The groceries splattered on the floor". What does splattered mean?

a)

Ran Away

b)

Fell down and squished (exploded)

c)

Laughed

8.

"I seized the highlighter." What does Seized mean?

a)

Throw away

b)

Play with

c)

Grab and Hold

9.

"There was spew on his shirt." What does spew mean?

a)

Throw up

b)

Blood

c)

Tears

10.

What does Greasers mean?

a)

A good work to describe kids

b)

A bad word to describe teenagers

c)

A funny word to describe cats

11.

"He had a good rep." What does rep mean?

a)

Car

b)

Bad attitude

c)

Reputation - The way people see you.

12.

What does pathetic mean?

a)

Sorry for them. Pity.

b)

Happy

c)

Funny

13.

What does coming of age mean?

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14.

I feel ready to read "Always Running" with my class.

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

A little bit