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Vocabulary 1
Vocabulary 2
Seedfolks
Muslim Girl Boxing
Bug Bites
100
A fixed or oversimplified idea about a group of people held by another group of people
Stereotype
100
Fill in the blank: I love the _______ of bread baking. exploit aroma gesture thrive
aroma
100
What does Kim plant in early April?
beans or lima beans
100
What do you call the head covering that Amaiya wears.
hijab
100
The most popular bugs to eat are _________ and termites
crickets
200
What does the word adolescent mean in this sentence: Adolescents need 8-10 hours of sleep per night.
teen, teenager
200
Fill in the blank. My teacher looked at me __________ when I said I lost my homework for the 10th time. suspiciously thrive carefully lazy
suspiciously
200
How did Leona get the Public Health Department to pay attention to the mess in the empty lot?
She brought a bag of trash with her
200
What boxing rules does Amaiya want to change?
can't cover head, arms or legs below the knees.
200
Once scientist thinks grasshoppers taste like _________
green peppers
300
What does the word "timid" mean in this sentence. Amaiya's mom watched her go from a timid girl to a confident young person.
scared
300
What does the word "edible" mean in this sentence: The most popular bugs to eat are crickets and termites, ... but lots of other bugs are edible too
can be eaten
300
What does Gonzalo mean when he says "The older you are the younger you get when you move to the United States"
Older people, who don't speak English, need younger people to help them do things in the U.S.
300
What sport allows players to wear religious head coverings?
soccer (FIFA)
300
What seafood used to be known as the "cockroaches of the sea"
lobsters
400
Correctly use the following word in a new sentence: "benefit" Note: you cannot use one from the text
________ is a benifit of ________.
400
What does "the times" mean in the heading "Boxing's old-school rules, a teen girl says, must catch up with the times.
the present, now, this time in history
400
What sport did Amaiya's dad want her to try before boxing?
fencing
400
How many types of insects do people eat?
1,500
500
What does the word "dictatorship" mean in this sentence: Myanmar used to have a dictatorship, but now it has a democracy.
a government run by one person, usually the head of the military
500
Use the word "customary" correctly in a sentence.
It is customary to ....
500
What did Amir mean when he said "In America there are a million crabs hiding in a million crevices"
People keep to themselves. They don't talk much to people they don't know.
500
Amaiya helps other muslim girls by __________ on Saturday mornings
teaching a boxing class
500
Moviegoers in Columbia eat roasted _______ instead of popcorn
ants