Vocabulary 1
What is a synonym of COMPULSORY?
Mandatory
What is the name for a shape with four equal sides?
Square
This city is the capital of France
Paris
What does "Free Egress" mean?
The ability to leave a building without obstruction.
What vocabulary word means to cause distaste and aversion?
What is repulsed?
What are the three types of schooling?
Private schooling, public schooling, and homeschooling.
Who is known for saying..."I have a dream" in a famous speech?
Martin Luther King Jr.
This south Americans landmark is known as "The Lost city of the Incas"
Machu Pichu
What floors was the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory on?
8th, 9th, and 10th floors.
What vocabulary word means very angry?
incensed
What does the word truancy mean?
Missing too much school
What is the name of the school Harry Potter attends?
Griffindor
Which vocabulary word means moving in a busy, energetic, noisy way?
bustling
How many people died in the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire?
146 people
What vocabulary word means agitated, unsettled, upset?
perturbed
Age 6
What caused people to want a compulsory schooling law?
A wave of poor Irish immigrants who brought a different culture with them to America.
Which vocabulary word means lacking in quality or quantity?
meager
What was the date of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire?
March 25, 1911
What vocabulary word means friendly and pleasant?
Amiable
What is the difference between compulsory education and compulsory schooling?
Compulsory education forces the town to OFFER school.
Compulsory schooling forces parents to SEND their children TO SCHOOL.
What country is known for its pyramids?
Egypt
Which vocabulary word means sulky and gloomy?
Sullen
Annie Moore, a 16 year old Irish immigrant
What vocabulary word means leading to success, favorable?
auspicious