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Grammar
Vocabulary
New York City
Shirtwaist Factory
Your Classmates
100
Subordinate conjunctions come in this kind of clause.
dependent
100
The people caught in the factory fire suffered a terrible _____. definition: (noun) - destiny; events in our lives beyond our control
fate
100
Our college is named after the famous New Yorker, Fiorello LaGuardia. What did he do?
He was the mayor of New York City from 1934-45.
100
Which two places were most of the young women who worked at the factory from?
Eastern European (Jews) and Italian (Catholics)
100
Three of our classmates have not yet visited anyplace else in the U.S. Name one of the them.
Estafania, Heraldo, Sylvia
200
These words are used to describe verbs. (Hint: They often end in '-ly')
adverbs
200
Rafik _______ to the subway to make it to class on time. definition: (verb) - to move very quickly to get somewhere; hurry, rush
raced
200
What is the population of New York City? (coming within one million is acceptable)
8.4 million souls!
200
What was the 'money-saving measure' done by the factory owners that nearly cost many young women their lives?
They locked the back exits.
200
This classmate gets up earlier than any of us, at 3:30a.m!
Karola
300
Use the correct coordinating conjunction to complete the sentence. New York city is not boring, _______ is it easy!
nor
300
Rolando is an ______ follower of sports. definition: (adj.) having or showing interest or enthusiasm for something
avid
300
Sometimes referred to as 'the most diverse place on the planet', which NYC borough has a population in which 49% of its citizens are foreign-born?
Queens!
300
What would the Shirtwaist Factory be known as today? Our text describes this as 'a factory where underpaid workers labor long hours in a crowded, unclean, unsafe work environment.'
A sweatshop
300
This classmate is the only one who graduated from a public high school in New York (that's not LaGuardia), and one of only two classmates who lives alone.
Joaquin
400
Use the correct verb tense in the sentence. Sylvia _______________ in CLIP since last year.
has been studying
400
Fatiha often prepares ___________ meals at home. definition: (adj.) beautiful, elegant, lovely
exquisite
400
What is the name of the famous traffic circle at 59th street and Broadway, on the southwest corner of central park?
Columbus Circle
400
What kind of material was the factory filled with that made it especially deadly for a fire? (Hint: It was chosen as a new vocab word by many of you.)
Flammable material
400
This classmate's hero is Gandhi because of how he motivated and influenced so many others.
Hugo
500
Use the correct subordinating conjunction to complete the sentence. _________ we like English or not, it won't go away!
Whether
500
In order to achieve her dreams, Sevara continues to study _________. definition: (adv.) doing something with constant effort; doing it thoroughly and well
diligently
500
What is the name of the famous elevated park on the lower west side of Manhattan? It was built on disused railroad tracks, and now gets about 5 million visitors a year.
The High Line
500
A side note in our text describes the factory's 'Deadly Door Design'. What was problematic about the doors in an emergency?
They opened inward instead of outward, which made it hard for rescuers from the outside to push them open when crowds of people inside are tightly pressed against them.
500
This classmate's favorite sport is Karate because he/she likes the discipline involved.
Leydy