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Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Story
Story
About Your Teacher
100
This vocabulary word means: when your body temperature gets dangerously low.
What is hypothermia
100
Main body (sides and bottom) of a ship
What is hull
100
Which is a central idea of the article? A The Hooks were moving to England B U-boats sank nearly 5,000 ships during World War I. C The sinking of the Lusitania was an enormous tragedy
What is C
100
In "A Rapidly Changing World" how is a mood of excitment and possibility shown?
What is by telling about all the new inventions
100
While we were talking about phobias, Mrs. Holloway said is not claustrophobic. However, she does have a phobia about what?
What is heights
200
clever, inventive
What is ingenuity
200
equipment and supplies used by the military, such as weapons and ammunition
What is munitions
200
According to the article, why did some passengers believe the Lusitania would not be sunk. There are 3 answers.
What is The Lusitania was too fast, the captain was experienced, Germany would not target a civilian vessel.
200
In "A Rapidly Changing World" what the the author compare and contrast?
What is how slow ocean travel was before the Lusitania.
200
What instrument does Mrs. Holloway's son play in band?
What is saxophone
300
scared of small, enclosed places
What is claustrophobic
300
In the sentence, “It was suddenly filled with shiny new automobiles, bright electric lights, and newfangled machines like the telegraph, which sent messages around the globe in seconds” (p. 7), newfangled most closely means: A dangerous B confusing C dated D modern
What is D Modern
300
Consider the information about poison gas in the caption on page 8. In which section of the article would that information fit best?
What is "The Horrors of War"
300
In the section "Horrors of War" is the author describing something or showing a problem/solution?
What is describing
300
What color is Mrs. Holloway's eyes?
What is blue
400
fancy and expensive, displays wealth
What is opulent
400
On page 8, the author most likely included the simile “Schwieger’s torpedo slithered through the water like a speeding snake” to A highlight speed and stealth of torpedo B compare the water to a snake C help readers understand how snakes move
What is A
400
True or False The sinking of the Lusitania was a turning point in the war
What is True
400
How did Captain Turner feel after the sinking of the Lusitania?
What is he felt deep shame because he survived when others didn't
400
Who is the creature above Mrs. Holloway's desk?
What is Dobby
500
You have a positive attitude
What is optimism
500
"The world shook when it learned of the Lusitania's demise" What does demise mean?
What is end, death etc
500
What is the author's tone in the final paragraph of the first section?
What is somber, sad, serious
500
On page 9, the author describes how Elsie's father decided they would be better off in the water. What can you infer about the kind of person he was?
What is calm, smart
500
What movie and book series is the creature above Mrs. Holloway's desk from?
What is Harry Potter