WorksheetsReading 2
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 11mins
Vocab: Amistad Rising
died
coax
perished
nightfall
Vocab: Amistad Rising
to steer a ship
perished
ushered
navigate
Vocab: Amistad Rising
accompanied
escorted
ushered
coax
Vocab: Amistad Rising
the beginning of night.
ushered
nightfall
coax
Vocab: Amistad Rising
to persuade gently
ushered
coax
escorted
Vocab: Amistad Rising
led to a place by another person
perished
ushered
escorted
Main Character from the story "Amistad Rising"
Celestino
Joseph Cinque
John Adams
Why are Joseph and the other African taken from their home?
to build a village
to be sold as slaves
to be killed
What do the captive Africans do on board the Amistad?
take over the ship
sink the ship
buy their freedom
What were the rules about slavery at this time?
Slave trading was legal.
slave trading was not legal
slave owning was no legal
In what country are the Africans jailed after leaving the Amistad?
Africa
Cuba
United States
What happens to the Africans jailed after leaving the Amistad?
They are set free to retunr to Africa
They are freed to live in New London
They are tried and jailed for life.
Vocab: Rip Van Winkle
-Person who runs an inn
landlord
sprawled
rascals
Vocab: Rip Van Winkle
-Do a favor or service for someone
rascals
husking
oblige
Vocab: Rip Van Winkle
-sat in a relaxed posotion with arms and legs spread out.
rascals
keg
sprawled
Vocab: Rip Van Winkle
-small barrel,which can hold about 10 gallons of liquid.
husking
keg
rascals
Vocab: Rip Van Winkle
-removing the outer covering from a corn.
husking
keg
oblige
Vocab: Rip Van Winkle
-mischievous or dishonest people; rogues
rascals
sprawled
keg
Rip Van Winkle thinks childrens ar too noisy.
true
false
"Rip Van Winkle" takes place just before the time of the Revolutionary War.
True
False
Rip Van Winkle sleeps in the mountains for over 20 years
True
False
Rip Van Winkle will rather spend time with his friends than work.
True
False
Rip Van Winkle meets no one on his journey into the mountains.
True
False
While Rip Van Winkle is gone, the Revolutionary War is fought.
True
False
what is the setting of the story Rip Van Winkle
A village in the castkill mountains
In China
In Africa
