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They Call Me Guero - Vocab. Part 1 (pgs. 1-21)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

n. part of a plant that holds the plant firmly in the ground; used figuratively in The Call Me Güero to mean “your relatives” or “where you come from””

a)

ancestors

b)

bank

c)

heritage

d)

roots

2.

n. the ground at the edge of a river

a)

ancestors

b)

bank

c)

heritage

d)

roots

3.

n. people from one’s family that were part of an earlier, or older, generation

a)

ancestors

b)

bank

c)

heritage

d)

roots

4.

n. a person’s family or ethnic background, including culture and traditions

a)

ancestors

b)

bank

c)

heritage

d)

roots

5.

n. a place where someone is stopped to be examined or looked over

a)

quarantine

b)

checkpoint

c)

limbo

d)

passport

6.

n. an official document that shows one is a citizen of a particular country

a)

quarantine

b)

checkpoint

c)

limbo

d)

passport

7.

n. a place where someone is isolated, or kept separate, because of being thought to pose some threat

a)

quarantine

b)

checkpoint

c)

limbo

d)

passport

8.

n. a place of uncertainty

a)

quarantine

b)

checkpoint

c)

limbo

d)

passport

9.

n. a person who is a member of a particular country and given certain rights because of that status

a)

citizen

b)

battered

c)

green card

d)

resident

10.

n. a registration card that allows one to live and work in the United States

a)

citizen

b)

battered

c)

green card

d)

resident

11.

n. a person who lives in a particular place

a)

citizen

b)

battered

c)

green card

d)

resident

12.

adj. damaged or worn down because of overuse

a)

citizen

b)

battered

c)

green card

d)

resident

13.

v. combined, often by melting together

a)

fused

b)

parish

c)

lullaby

d)

lore

14.

n. a place with a church; a church community

a)

fused

b)

parish

c)

lullaby

d)

lore

15.

n. a soothing song or melody, meant to put a baby or child to sleep

a)

fused

b)

parish

c)

lullaby

d)

lore

16.

n. traditional knowledge or belief passed down through families that often teaches a lesson

a)

fused

b)

parish

c)

lullaby

d)

lore

17.

adj. having a variety, or made up of different kinds

a)

literal

b)

diverse

c)

shaman

d)

origin

18.

n. a person who cures the sick using magic or supernatural powers

a)

literal

b)

diverse

c)

shaman

d)

origin

19.

adj. referring to the exact, or true, meaning of a word or phrase; not figurative

a)

literal

b)

diverse

c)

shaman

d)

origin

20.

n. the source, or the place from which something begins

a)

literal

b)

diverse

c)

shaman

d)

origin