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Vocabulary Level D, Unit 7 #1-6, Unit 6 #16-20

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

At the _________ of Althea Gibson's tennis career she was the first African American woman to win at Wimbledon and the U.S. open.

a)

apex (noun)

b)

tenacious ( adjective)

c)

Apex (adjective)

d)

tenacious (noun)

2.

Ellen Craft and her husband were slaves who refused to be separated so they came up with an incredible plan for her to use a ____________ disguise having her dressed like a man who was traveling with her male servant.

a)

tenacious (noun)

b)

bogus (noun)

c)

superfluous (adjective)

d)

bogus (adjective)

3.

The Daughters of the American Revolution were a group of racists who would not allow Marion Anderson to _______ herself at Constitution Hall, the first lady, Eleanor Roosevelt invited her to at the Lincoln Memorial.

a)

supplant (verb)

b)

assimilate (noun)

c)

supplant (noun)

d)

assimilate (verb)

4.

In the gymnastics world Simone Biles is one of four gymnasts to receive over thirty medals, placing gold in the 2016 Olympic games and in world competitions. Her latest gymnastics routine is to hold her foot securely on a balance beam and to spin six times without falling off. Some people who are unable to do this (a)   her saying that because she is so small any midget can do that.

5.

Having an acting career that spanned over six decades, Cicely Tyson prided herself on being able to (a)   the persona of her characters in order to give a performance that was real to her and would capture her audiences attention.

6.

Barbara Jordan was a trail blazing senator from Texas. She was (a)   in her service to the community giving a speech at the 1964 Democratic Convention that was riviting.

7.

Malala faced (a)   criticism and strife in Pakistan because she decided to speak up against girls being denied the right to go to school.

8.

Ida B. Wells was an advocate who fought against lynchings in the south. She took (a)   actions to let the world know that lynchings were a terrible thing that was happening to Blacks by writing in newspapers and publishing a book about the subject.

9.

Shirley Chisolm's race for the nomination of the Democratic party in 1972 for president could be considered the (a)   . of new blood coming on the horizon

10.

Cicely Tyson gave a great interview with Gayle King while looking back was her (a)   to the world because she died two days later at age 96.