WorksheetsSpringboard 1.5 (11th): Fulfilling the Promise
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What does the word pregnant mean in this context?
"I arrived in America. My young, strong body, my heart and soul pregnant with the unlived lives of generations clamoring for expression."
Birth
Ready to face a new life
Ready to go back to the old life
Bodily function
Read over the following and see if you can determine the meaning of sap in context:
"The hidden sap of centuries would find release; colors that never saw light—songs that died unvoiced—romance that never had a chance to blossom in the black life of the Old World."
energy, vitality
being lethargic, lazy
happy with life
depressed with life
Read over the following and see if you can determine the meaning of sterile in context:
"In the golden land of flowing opportunity I was to find my work that was denied me in the sterile village of my forefathers."
answering questions
growth and development
unable to grow or develop
listening to music
Read over the following to determine the context of the following word:
"Here I was to be free from the dead drudgery for bread that held me down in Russia."
crying and whining
exciting, fun
dull, boring
reading a book
Read of the following to determine the meaning from context:
"How could they know the gnawing ache of my avid fingers for the feel of my own, earned dollars? "
uninterested, averse to
high-end tech - seriously look it up
a program where students learn strategies
very eager, desirous
Read the following and determine the definition by the context it appears:
“I'm the quickest shirtwaist hand on the floor. But my heart wastes away by such work. I think and think, and my thoughts can't come out.”
a designer who builds cars
a designer who builds brick walls
a tailored blouse worn by women
a blouse worn by women bought at the store
Read the following and determine the definition through context:
"I felt that the America that I sought was nothing but a shadow—an echo—a chimera of lunatics and crazy immigrants."
a grotesque monster made up of different parts
a grotesque monster; ugly, and abusive
a grotesque monster made up of no parts
a grotesque monster made up same parts
Read the following to determine the context:
"They made no demands on anybody, but on their own indomitable spirit of persistence."
incapable of defeat
capable of defeat
incapable of laughter
capable of laugher
The word ghetto has changed meanings over time. In the upcoming reading, it means something different. Take a guess at what the old definition meant.
a great place to live
a small section of town
crowded areas of minority groups
slums
The English language is made up of words from other languages. Take a guess about the word persistence which has a Latin prefix. What does the prefix mean?
Per = through completely
Per = obstacle
Per = emotion
Per= hunger
