Guilty!
What does it mean to stalk someone?
a. To follow someone without their permission.
b. To take legal action against someone.
c. To treat someone like an animal
a. To follow someone without their permission.
I hate fast food, so I only eat it as a _______________.
a. last call
b. last war
c. last resort
c. last resort
Who owes someone money? [1 person only]
a. Nancy has savings.
b. Peter has debt.
c. Crystal is frugal.
d. Daniel has a budget.
b. Peter.
Peter has debt.
Use the phrase "budget" in a sentence to show that you understand the meaning.
Budget: A plan for managing money.
You should set a monthly budget to track your expenses.
What does it mean to discriminate?
a. To make changes to a law.
b. To state that someone in government has committed a serious offense [something illegal].
c. To treat someone unfairly because of gender, race, or sexual orientation.
c. To treat someone unfairly because of gender, race, or sexual orientation.
The war ended with thousands of _______________ on both sides.
a. Civil unrests
b. Casualties
C. Overthrows
b. Casualties
Anna's boyfriend is rich, but he never takes her on dates. He is _______.
a. broke
b. impoverished
c. frugal
d. affluent
c. frugal
Use the phrase "affluent" in a sentence to show that you understand the meaning.
Affluent: Wealthy; having a lot of money and resources.
She lives in an affluent neighborhood with big houses.
What does it mean to harass someone?
a. To put pressure on someone, often meant to intimidate, annoy, or harm someone.
b. To put physical pressure or force on someone
c. To go onto someone else’s land without permission.
a. To put pressure on someone, often meant to intimidate, annoy, or harm someone.
A group of rebels tried to _______________ the government.
a. overthrow
b. underthrow
c. escalate
a. overthrow
Which one does not mean "having no/little money"
a. Broke
b. Making a killing
c. Paycheck to paycheck
d. Scraping by
b. Making a killing
Use the phrase "broke" in a sentence to show that you understand the meaning.
Broke: Having no money.
I can’t go out tonight—I’m completely broke!
What does it mean to bend the rules?
a. To put pressure on someone, often meant to intimidate, annoy, or harm someone.
b. To break the law/rules in a way that is thought to not be very harmful.
c. To make changes to a law.
b. To break the law/rules in a way that is thought to not be very harmful.
Because the two groups could not agree, civil unrest quickly escalated into a _______________.
a. all-out
b. civil war
c. overthrow
b. civil war
Which one does not mean "having lots of money"
a. Affluent
b. Rolling in it
c. Making ends meet
d. Filthy Rich
c. Making ends meet
Use the phrase "paycheck to paycheck" in a sentence to show that you understand the meaning.
Paycheck to paycheck: Living with just enough money to cover expenses until the next paycheck.
Many people are living paycheck to paycheck and can’t save for emergencies.
What does it mean to "amend" something?
a. To fix something that was broken.
b. To make changes to a law.
c. To do something illegal.
b. To make changes to a law.
Because of recent police brutality, the town is experiencing a lot of _______________.
a. rebel
b. civil unrest
c. civil war
b. civil unrest
People who live in an impoverished place probably dont:
a. make ends meet
b. make a killing
c. have debt
d. Tighten their belts
b. make a killing
Use the phrase "scraping by" in a sentence to show that you understand the meaning.
Scraping by: Just managing to survive financially.
We’re scraping by on one income after the job loss.