Delivering Justice
Word Study
Vocabulary
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100

Why is Westley excited in the beginning of the selection?

  • A.He is going to eat biscuits.
  • B.He is going to see his mother.
  • C.He is going to go to the beach.
  • D.He is going shopping at Levy’s.
  • B.He is going to see his mother.
100

Choose the word that matches the definition.

to write your name

  • A. autograph

  • B. autocrat

  • C. automatic

  • D. automobile

A. autograph

100

Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the capitalized word. 

The nation’s policy of SEGREGATION was unpopular.

  • A. freedom

  • B. inclusion

  • C. preference

  • D. separation

D. separation

100

What does it mean to boycott something?

A nonviolent, organized, and collective refusal to deal with (purchase from, ride, or work for) a person, business, or organization to protest discriminatory policies and force social or political change.

200

When people are separated because of their race it is called —

  • A.regulation
  • B.integration
  • C.segregation
  • D.confederation
  • C.segregation
200

Choose the word that matches the definition.

a book about the life of a person

  • A. biography

  • B. biology

  • C. bionic

  • D. biosphere

  • A. biography

200

Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the capitalized word.

If someone is MISTREATED, he or she is —

  • A. treated cruelly

  • B. handled properly

  • C. given opportunities

  • D. considered to be equal

 

A. treated cruelly

200

What is one example of a peaceful protest?

Boycotting or Sit-Ins

300

What does Westley become when he grows up?

  • A.a teacher
  • B.a mailman
  • C.a preacher
  • D.a salesman
  • B.a mailman
300

The prefix micro- helps a reader know that a microscope is a tool that helps you see —

  • A. something small

  • B. something large 

  • C. something far away

  • D. something on television

A. something small

300

Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the capitalized word.

If someone is QUALIFIED, he or she —

  • A. performs poorly

  • B. is unable to do something

  • C. is not fit to complete a task

  • D. meets necessary requirements

D. meets necessary requirements

300

What were the two requirements to vote that prevented a lot of African American people from voting?

The needed to pay a fee and to take a difficult literacy test.

400

What do people take to Levy’s when they decide to boycott the store?

  • A.a basket full of clothes
  • B.a basket full of unpaid bills
  • C.a basket full of charge cards
  • D.a basket full of voter registrations
  • C.a basket full of charge cards
400

Which one of the dictation words refers to a list of sources (books, articles, websites) used for research on a project or essay?

Bibliography


400

Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the capitalized word.

The DEMONSTRATORS gathered peacefully.

  • A. lawmakers

  • B. officials

  • C. protestors

  • D. soldiers

C. protestors

400

Name TWO leaders in the Civil Rights Movement.

Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, Malcolm X, Westley Law, and more!

500

What happened in Savannah in 1961?

  • A.It became the first city where Black people could register to vote.
  • B.It became the first city where all the stores went out of business at once.
  • C.It became the first city in the United States to declare all its citizens equal.
  • D.It became the first city to build separate schools for black and white children.
  • C.It became the first city in the United States to declare all its citizens equal.
500

Which one of the dictation words refers to a kitchen appliance that cooks food rapidly by using invisible, high-energy radio waves?

microwaves


500

Which word or group of words is a synonym for sympathize in the sentence below?

I SYMPATHIZE with you about what you are going through.

  • A. disagree

  • B. feel concern for

  • C. express little interest in 

  • D. become suddenly aware of

  • B. feel concern for

500

What was Westley's dream job and why was he not able to get it?

A teacher; no schools in Savannah would hire him because of his membership in the NAACP.

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