Trevor Noah
South Africa
Week 6 Vocabulary
Where Does the Comma Go?
Roll the Dice!
100

What rule was Trevor Noah born under?

Apartied

100

What European country/ type of people colonized South Africa?


Netherlands/ the Dutch

100

Define "audacious"

Bold, daring, courageous

100

Joffin and Gabriel have had their share of arguments.

No comma necessary

100

What program (two words) do you use to complete your Reading and Math assessments each year and each quarter? (In Hollywood Squares)

Renaissance STAR

200

Why was Trevor Noah's birth a crime?

Because it was illegal under apartied

200

The race at the top of society in South Africa is...


White race

200

Vocabulary word that would describe a sharp-edged knife?

Serrate/ serrated

200

I need sugar butter and eggs from the grocery store.

I need sugar, butter, and eggs from the grocery store.

200

Which program is designed to help you increase your reading and writing proficiency with articles, multiple-choice questions, and constructed responses? *Think of a synonym for accomplishment and a large number.

Achieve3000

300

What late-night show gave Trevor Noah his big break as the host and successor to John Stewart?

The Daily Show

300

Trevor Noah's mom is from this African tribal clan that begins with an X but starts with a hard clicking sound. (You heard it it the stand-up comedy of Trevor Noah).


Xhosa (pronounced Cosa)
300

When your belly is swollen and protrudes out, it could be described as...(this vocabulary word)

distend/ distended.

300

Please close the door behind you Addyson.

Please close the door behind you, Addyson.

300

Claim, Evidence, or Reasoning?

Ms. Samuels' class is the best class in the whole wide world.

Claim

400

Under apartheid, what was punishment for a black woman being with a white man? 

A. death by hanging

B. 5 years in prison

C. public whipping

D. cutting off one hand

B. 5 years in prison

400

During which decade did apartheid officially end?

A. 1970's

B. 1980's

C. 1990's

D. 2000's

C. 1990's

400

What does "sovereign" mean?

1. a supreme ruler or monarch (noun)

2. possessing extreme or ultimate power (adjective)

400

Oh I forgot to bring the snacks to class!

Oh, I forgot to bring the snacks to class.

400

What is the name of the holiday next Monday 10/11?

Indigenous People's Day in honor of the Native Americans whose land was stolen and colonized

500

Why does Trevor feel he received certain privileges as a kid?

His light skin color

500

What world-famous leader and anti-apartheid activist spent 27 years in jail, and then became the first African president of South Africa in his 70's?

Nelson Mandela

500

What part of speech is the word, "Tsotsi?"

Noun

500

"The boy in the red shirt Mohamed is very smart" said Ms. Samuels.

"The boy in the red shirt, Mohamed, is very smart," said Ms. Samuels.

500

Claim, Evidence or Reasoning?

Ms. Samuels gives you multiple chances because she believes in you and knows you can do better.

Reasoning

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