Name Date
from The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano Copy Master
Vocabulary Practice
consternation / countenance / pestilential / copious / nominal / scrupleA.Directions:Write the word from the box that correctly completes each sentence.
1. Fearing that they would become ill, people avoided swimming in the ______river.
2. The guest lecturer had so many interesting things to say that all of the students took ______notes.
3. Because he was completely without ______, Jason did not hesitate to read his sister’s diary when he accidentally came upon it.
4. Janice’s ______reflected her disappointment when she realized that she did not make the cheerleading squad.
5. The aging patriarch was the ______head of the company, but it was his ambitious, young grandson who made the day-to-day decisions.
6. We were filled with ______when we realized how far our little boat had drifted out to sea.
B. SPANISH COGNATES
When words in two different languages have identical or similar spellings and meanings, they are called cognates. You can use your knowledge of a cognate in one language to determine its meaning in a different language.
A.Directions:Choose the Spanish cognate that you think completes the meaning of each sentence. Then write the word as it is spelled in English.
medicina / creativo / guitarra / objetivo / visita1. I would like to learn how to play the ______.
2. The young man wanted to pay a ______to his grandmother before he left town.
3. She bought the ______at the pharmacy.
4. My ______is to finish my homework before Sunday.
5. His artwork shows that he is very ______.
Name Date
from The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano Copy Master
Reading Check
Directions:Recall the events in this selection. Then answer the questions below in a sentence or two.
1. What are some of the emotions Equiano experiences when he is first aboard the slave ship?
2. Why is Equiano allowed to stay mostly on the deck?
3. Why does Equiano feel a little better when he hears that he will work for white people?
4. How does the crew’s disposal of their leftover fish show their cruelty?
5. Why does the system of selling slaves cause Equiano to call buyers “nominal Christians”?