Font size
WorksheetsRefugee Chapters 10-18
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 14mins
beret p.64
people who are not loyal
a soft cap with a close-fitting headband and a round, flat top
very small
to go against the norm
dissidents p.100
terrible condition
very gloomy outlook
to divide into 2 sections
persons who disagree with the majority
What prank did Josef introduce to Ruthie, Renata, and Evelyne?
Soaping passenger's door knobs so people could not turn their door handles
Tickling people's noses with string
Pantsing people as they walk out of the restroom
Putting fish in people's pockets so seagulls chase them around
The two policemen who ran toward Isabel's boat were trying to...
arrest Isabel's father
desert Cuba and join them on their trip
steal their boat
scare her family into turning around
While walking the boat to the ocean, Isabel gets distracted by...
a riot
her kitten walking on the beach
an interviewer asking why they were leaving Cuba
the sunrise
Read this passage from Chapter 12.
"I had to go back for the phone," he told them. "How else am I going to play Angry Birds?'
This passage contains....?
simile: a comparison using like or as
onomatopoeia: the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g. cuckoo, sizzle ).
personification: giving human characteristics to something nonhuman (e.g. The sun smiled down on them.)
pun/ allusion- making fun of a serious situation using a infamous reference to relate to
What are piropos?
Flirtatious compliments Cuban men say to women in the street.
Tasty Cuban sodas best sipped on the sea.
Hidden beats underneath the music.
An expensive and rare type of sugar cane.
What did Mahmoud buy for Waleed in the camp?
A circus toy
A Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle
A set of Frozen characters
A red bandana
The passengers aboard the cruise ship think, "There's something they're not telling us." This is (a) what is to come later in the book.
The text says, when Josef saw a portrait of Hitler, his veins "ran with ice" this is idiom showing -- p.76
he is scared and angry
he is excited
he is cold, literally
he is cold, because he's dead
"But the hatred had followed them here, to the middle of the ocean.:" p98
idiom
allusion
personification
simile
A large portrait of Hitler hung in the middle of the room, watching over them all. Josef’s veins ran with ice. Select the 2 that apply.
personification
idiom
metaphor
allusion
It is obvious that there is a conflict between Isabel's grandfather and -- page 101
Isabel
her father
Ivan
Castro
Match the following
Lito was known for piropos
" I can't fall out of the boat, because I have already fallen for the princess of the sea."
Leave it to Mahmoud's father to make a pun.
After arriving in Turkey "Hey, were in luck! The circus is in town"
You can see and smell the imagery when Joseph is on the ship
The air was damp and smelled of cigarettes and cabbage and sweat
Joseph had thought he had found happiness in the middle of the ocean but based on this personification that was not the case.
But the hatred had followed them, even here, in the middle of the ocean
Mahmoud was terrified and needed to get out of the car. This hyperbole describes his feelings.
His heart was pounding so hard he thought it would burst right out of his chest. "'
Match the following Mood to the authors words that set the tone.
Joseph
Joyful/hopeful
As ____ dried his eyes, he realized he hadn't laughed like this for many years.
Mahmoud
threatening
One of the soldiers stood in front of the car, his rifle aimed loosely at the windshield...
Isabel
terrifying
It wasn't fear that shook her deep down to the pit of her stomach. It was the enormous tanker
Joseph
pessimistic
Cuba might decide she's full up with Jews when we get there and turn us away.
clave p.86
a covering for a woman's head
a rhythmic pattern used as a tool for temporal organization in Cuban music
to be ruled by one leader who has appointed themselves
flirtatious compliments
bar mitzvah p.57
ceremony of a Jewish boy who has reached the age of 13 and can take part in religious activities
a small hat
to assume leadership over a group of people
a place of worship for a particular group of people
paranoia p.74
staring blankly into the distance
to go against one's religious beliefs
unreasonably or obsessively anxious, suspicious, or mistrustful.
the end of time
Bisected p. 67
to go against the group
a cut or divided into 2 equal parts
to stare at for a long time
overly worried about something
Dubious p. 108
for certain to happen
doubtful; indicating doubt
jumping forward
divide into 2 sections
