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WorksheetsGrizzlies and Olaudah vocab and comprehension
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
What is an Origin Legend?
A modern story that comments on society.
A fictional story that predicts the future.
A traditional story that explains the beginnings of a culture, people, or natural phenomena.
What does mythical mean?
Pertaining to or existing in myths; legendary
Pertaining to earth
Pertaining to folklore and country living
What is Folklore?
Pertaining to or existing in myths; legendary
A traditional story that explains the origin or beginnings of a culture, people, or natural phenomenon.
The beliefs and principles that guide the decisions of a particular group.
The traditional beliefs, customs, stories, and practices passed down within a culture, often through oral tradition.
What does transformation mean?
Remaining the same; unchanging
a significant change or metamorphosis, often involving a complete alteration in form or nature.
A minor change that is practically imperceptible to others.
What is Oral Tradition?
Doing the same thing every year.
The passing down of stories, history, or cultural knowledge through written records.
The passing down of stories, history, or cultural knowledge through spoken word or story telling rather than through written records.
What is Cultural Significance?
The importance or meaning of a story, practice, or artifact within a particular culture.
A change or metamorphosis
A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning.
What is Symbolism?
A significant change or metamorphosis
The use of symbols that mean exactly what is expected because it is literal.
The use of symbols to represent ideas, qualities, or concepts beyond their literal meaning.
What is a Creation Myth?
A type of Folklore that predicts human behavior.
A type of Allegory that explains the future.
A type of Origin Legend that explains the creation of the world or humanity.
What is the meaning of Allegory?
A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.
A story, poem, or picture that reveals human behavior.
A story, poem, or picture that predicts future actions and comments on society.
A story, poem, or picture that reveals how something came into being.
What are Cultural Values?
The commentary on society from the majority.
The beliefs, customs, and principles that guide the behavior and decisions or a particular cultureal group.
Pertaining to myths; legendary
Define "Bewitched."
Under the influence of a spell or magic, typically with malevolent intentions.
To be a witch or called a witch
To perform spells to control others.
Define the VERB: harbors.
A place where ships dock.
Provides a safe place or refuge for someone or something
What does dejected mean?
joyful
creation
cultural value
depressed; sad
What does dejected mean?
joyful
creation
cultural value
depressed; sad
What is the definition of "literary nonfiction"?
fictional story with literary elements
a type of folklore
writing using literary techniques to describe real-world events
nonfiction writing with no literary techniques
Define wretched.
very unhappy; miserable
happy; joyful
allegory
mytical
"Slave narrative" is an example of what?
fictional literature
literary nonfiction
allegory
folktale
What do slave narratives typically describe?
real world experiences of slaves during legal slavery, often highlighting its horrors
myths and legends of slaves, often highlighting the terrible conditions
creation myths of the slaves
allegorical stories
Define loathsome.
joyful
smelly
very sad
causing disgust
Slave ship crews would control the slaves in all of the following ways except...
chaining the slaves together
feeding them lots of fish
too little fresh air
dehydration
What did Equiano see on the ship that made him feel that he was in a "magical" place?
palm trees
white people
flying fish
nothing
What led the crew to over-filling the ships despite knowing some would get sick or possibly die on the journey?
greed
fear of more powerful people
hate
When they first arrived in Barbados, the African captives were crying all night because they feared what?
The feared the weather in Barbados.
They thought the white men were going to eat them.
They were so ill that they had no fears.
How old was Equiano when he was captured and put on a slave ship?
16
11
6
23
Why was Equiano allowed to roam the ship freely and stay mainly on deck during the journey?
He was so skinny and young.
He wasn't.
He was funny and provided entertainment.
He danced and sang for the crew.
