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.”