Name ___________________ Anthem
Vocab. Worksheet Ch. 1
Directions: match the word on the left with its definition on the right.
____ pulpit A. a miserable, unhappy person
____ atone B. therefore, consequently
____ dais C. a utensil of wire mesh used to sift
____ portal D. an elevated platform used in preaching
____ thus E. to make amends
____ curse F. a loose or outer one piece garment
____ ward G. the evil or misfortune of an evil appeal
____ sieve H. a raised platform for speakers or guests
____ toga I. a room usually holding six people
____wretch J. a large doorway or entrance
Directions: fill in the blank with the appropriate word.
brigade larder mercy mould mandates
save toil transgression vocations strive
1. “We were punished when the Council of ______________ came to give us our life ______________ which tell those who reach their fifteenth year what their work is to be for the rest of their days.”
2. When faced with our punishment, we pleaded with the council to have ___________ on us.
3. “We ______________ to be like our brother men, for all men must be alike.”
4. “We stole a candle from the ______________ larder of the Home of the Street Sweepers.”
5. “There is green ______________ in the grooves of the letters and yellow streaks on the marble, which come from more years than men could count.”
6. “And we know well that there is no _______________ blacker than to do or think alone.”
7. “We Street Sweepers work in ___________ of three . . .”
8. In this society, it is believed that ___________ is good for a man’s soul.
9. “The Great Truth . . . is this: that all men are one and that there is no will __________ the will of all men together.”