Vocabulary
Misused Words
The Rent Collector
Real World Application
Miscellaneous
100

Hard to accomplish, takes a lot of effort

What is arduous?

100

I will go to my grandmother’s house (than/then) my sister’s.

What is “then”?

100

Author of The Rent Collector

Who is “Camron Wright”?

100

A formal document that many jobs require during an application process.These are typically lists of your qualifications for a job. This includes education, skills, awards/activities, and references.

What is a resume?

100

Vocabulary - To lose value over time; to become cheaper

What is “depreciate”?

200

Characterized by a feeling of like or dislike for someone or something when the feeling is not reasonable or logical

What is biased?

200

The romance movie had a powerful (affect/effect) on the audience.

What is “effect”?

200

Sopeap Sin left a final story for Sang Ly that involved an animal who was dying. Name the type of animal.

What is an elephant?

200

Kyle Wiens will not hire people who use this.

What is poor grammar?

200

This poem by Walt Whitman depicts working class people “singing” as they do their everyday jobs.

What is “I Hear America Singing”?

300

Does this sentence correctly use the word "surmised"?

After looking at the evidence, the judge surmised the defendant to be guilty.

What is "no" because when you surmise, you make a decision without having any evidence. 

300

The designer wanted to let the model know her shoes (complimented/complemented) her dress.

What is a “complement”?

300

Name the regime that ruled Cambodia from 1975 to 1979. This regime was also responsible for the destruction of up to 80% of written works, as well as the lives of more than 2 million people.

What is “Khmer Rouge/Regime”?

300

This document typically accompanies a resume and is specifically catered to the business/company one is applying to.

What is a cover letter?

300

Jack London’s short story “To Build a Fire” was written with three specific writing movements. Name at least one of these literary movements.

What is “naturalism”, “regionalism”, or “realism”?

400

Does the sentence correctly use the word “hindrance”? Explain your reasoning. 

“His hindrance helped him win the math tournament.”

What is “No, because a hindrance is something that holds you back or slows you down”?

400

“The Rent Collector” was filled with many (allusions/illusions) to the texts Sopeap teaches Sang Ly.

What is “allusions”?

400

This short story from The Rent Collector was also known as the “Cambodian Cinderella”.

What is Sarann?

400

Someone who can give positive information about your work experiences, habits, characteristics, and skills in a particular setting.

What is a reference?

400

In The Rent Collector, the crazy aunt in Sang Ly's home village did this with a book.

What is she tore out the pages and used them to build a fire?

500

Determine which word best fits the sentence: 

Teachers should (cognizant/accommodate) for their students’ needs.

What is “accomodate”?

500

Though he is not officially trained, the (principal/principle) offers students meaningful (council/counsel) to the students.

What is “principal” and “counsel”?

500

FINAL JEOPARDY 

Name Sang Ly's son and tell Sopeap Sin's (the teacher) real name.

Who are "Nisay" and "Soriyan"?

500

If a job had activities that needed to be completed prior to you being hired, they would be called this (it's a vocab word).

What are prerequisites?

500

Definition: To charge with a crime

What is indict?