wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

"Just Mercy" Ch. 7 Vocabulary

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following would best be described as affluent?

a)

A life jacket

b)

A waterfall

c)

A translator

d)

A wealthy business-owner

2.

Which of the following would most likely be considered an example of one's credentials?

a)

A personal diary

b)

A graduation diploma

c)

A grocery list

d)

an objective news article

3.

precedent means:

a)

something (sometimes a legal decision) that sets a standard for future events.

b)

a social group that holds extreme views

c)

a huge organization

d)

a lawyer

4.

inadvertently means:

a)

suspiciously

b)

unknowingly

c)

intelligently

d)

unconvincingly

5.

___________ occurs when separate people or things are brought together.

a)

Segregation

b)

Inadvertently

c)

Adorn

d)

Integration

6.

If you stubbornly refuse to change your mind about something, you are _______ about it.

a)

jurisdiction

b)

adamant

c)

solemn

d)

excited

7.

________ means having a legal right over something. A court can have ________ over a legal question, a government can have ________ over another country or territory.

(a)  

8.

How you view or perceive something is otherwise known as your ___________.

a)

perspective

b)

idea

c)

precedent

d)

jurisdiction

9.

"This book is about how quickly we condemn people in this country. It is about the dramatic increase in the # of people incarcerated in America..." (pg. 19 Stevenson).

What does condemn mean?

a)

to understand others

b)

denounce or openly criticize

c)

without knowledge or intent

d)

take something back

10.

When Ms. Peterson & Ms. Dominguez say "cite your sources," what do they mean?

a)

Express strong disapproval of

b)

To be unbiased

c)

Reference a quote as evidence

d)

To express compassion

11.

Choose TWO of the following words and write a few sentences using the words in context: adorn, sympathetic, retract

4 lines
12.

What does objective mean?

a)

Quotes as evidence to support your opinion.

b)

No statistics used to support the idea.

c)

Giving your personal reflections on the topic.

d)

No opinions or reactions, just the facts.

13.

The opposite of imposing is:

a)

unpredictable

b)

unimpressive

c)

unanswerable

d)

unbending

14.

adorn means to:

a)

dress something up by decorating it

b)

to admire

c)

to volunteer

15.

expressing compassion or friendly fellow feelings

a)

Condemn

b)

Inadvertently

c)

Adorn

d)

Sympathetic

16.

In your own words, explain what solitary confinement is. Use complete sentences

4 lines