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Irish Potato Famine Vocabulary

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A disease, caused by a fungus, that destroys plants is called a

a)

drought

b)

blight

c)

feast

d)

fertilizer

2.

An immigrant is someone who

a)

comes to live permanently in a new country

b)

changes jobs

c)

changes religions

d)

learns a new language

3.

Persecution is the act of

a)

helping someone start a new life

b)

making someone suffer because of their beliefs

c)

leaving one country for a new one

d)

learning a new trade

4.

An extreme lack of food is called a

a)

flood

b)

blight

c)

drought

d)

famine

5.

Discrimination is

a)

people starting a new government

b)

people migrating to a new place

c)

unfair treatment based to groups of people

d)

people learning together

6.

The Christian group that recognizes the Pope as the head of the church are called

a)

Catholics

b)

Protestants

c)

Buddhists

d)

Jews

7.

The Christian groups that broke away from the Catholic church and the Pope are called

a)

Jews

b)

Buddhists

c)

Protestants

d)

Muslims

8.

To "convert" means to

a)

change from one language to another

b)

change from one religions to another

c)

move from one country to another

d)

move from one job to another

9.

"Unskilled labor" is a job that

a)

requires little eduction or training

b)

pays a lot of money

c)

is very hard to get

d)

requires a college eduction

10.

If a problem is dealt with wrongly and the situation was made worse, it was

a)

beneficial

b)

solved

c)

mishandled

d)

managed

11.

To "eliminate" something means to

a)

to get rid of

b)

to resupply

c)

to better understand

d)

to ignore

12.

"Social services" were created to help

a)

keep the environment clean.

b)

government officials who need re-elected.

c)

animals to need homes.

d)

people in the community.