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WorksheetsThe Berlin Wall (Sadlier Level E) UNit 6
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 13mins
In 1961, East Germany’s Communist government built the Berlin Wall, which divided the city in two. The construction of this wall was a (a) act.
It had been planned by a vengeful regime determined to ______________ its power in the decades following the Allied victory over Hitler’s Germany
brandished
brandish
brandishing
brand
In a (a) statement of double-speak, East Germany’s leaders claimed that the wall would shelter its people from “the ravages of capitalism.”
Even if the wall’s real purpose had not been made (a) already, the truth was soon obvious to all.
that ugly concrete wall with its ___________ watchtowers was a daily reminder of control and repression
destitute
ominous
ironic
officious
Germans tried to escape a country in which everyday life was marked by our political leaders’ (a) rules.
Every law was rigidly enforced by the _____________________ secret police.
officious
supple
musty
venal
It was regular people like me who finally brought down the wall. We simply walked through its checkpoints. (a) , isn’t it?
On November 10, my friend Anja and I went to the (a) Brandenburg Gate
We had huge smiles on our faces. I swear, it was the (a) of our lives,
the happiest day ever! Imagine the (a) that comes from realizing that in just 24 hours, we had gone from being enemies to being friends.
Joy was ______________ in everyone’s eyes.
musty
rampant
innoportune
extirpate
we had concerns about what was ahead for our country. To get by, East Germans had learned __________________ their hopes and dreams.
suppressing
suppressed
suppress
to suppress
Citizens had to (a) to the rules of the communist system or face prison—or worse
How would we (a) the fears and anxieties that had plagued our lives?
