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ELA Vocabulary

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the word "torture" mean?

a)

Pain / misery

b)

A type of turtle

c)

Flame / fire

2.

"Distill" means

a)

Drop

b)

To draw out / find the most important part

c)

Smooth a surface

3.

An essential question would be:

a)

An optional question

b)

An easy question

c)

The most important question

4.

Expansion is ______

a)

To grow, or become larger

b)

An element of art

c)

A line used in art

5.

Expansion impacted Native American communities. What does this mean?

a)

Expansion did not change these communities.

b)

Expansion affected or influenced these communities.

c)

Expansion helped these communities.

6.

The word, "culture" means:

a)

The customs, habits, and ways people live

b)

A color used in art

c)

An imaginary line around the earth

7.

Examples of culture include:

a)

Food and clothing

b)

Geography

c)

Money

8.

Values are:

a)

How we eat and dance

b)

Beliefs and morals

c)

How we sleep

9.

If I have something in abundance, it means ______

a)

I have less than what I need

b)

I do not need anything

c)

I have more than what I need

10.

Sally is thriving. She is ______

a)

Not doing well

b)

Doing well, and is successful

c)

Suffering from sickness

11.

The word "prosperous" means:

a)

Wealthy and successful, having more than enough

b)

Poor and alone, having little

c)

Middle class and suffering

12.

Examples of natural resources are:

a)

Water, coal, minerals

b)

Minerals, perfume bottles, makeup

c)

Cars, trains, airplanes

13.

A plateau is a _______

a)

Flat top of a hill or mountain

b)

A low area between mountains

c)

A small pond in the middle of a desert

14.

An example of subsistence would be ______

a)

An ancient folktale

b)

Bison or buffalo meat

c)

A custom or tradtiion

15.

A prairie would look like ________

a)

A mountain range

b)

Rolling hills of grass, surrounded by dense forest

c)

A wide, open, flat grassland

16.

To reinforce means _______

a)

To strengthen, add support

b)

To loosen

c)

To write a topic sentence

17.

A treaty is:

a)

A paper negotiation between two opposing sides

b)

A sweet dessert

c)

A traditional Native American home

18.

The word "justice" in Thunder Rolling in the Mountains means _____..

a)

Upholding what is fair, decent, and right

b)

A league of superheroes

c)

To make a good speech

19.

Synonyms of "truce" would be ________...

a)

Conflict, war, shooting

b)

Peace, treaty, agreement

c)

sweet, creamy, dessert

20.

Sound of Running Feet did not heed Chief Joseph’s instructions. "Heed" means _____...

a)

Hear

b)

Like

c)

Pay attention to

d)

Want