Writing Exercise

English 3rd Semester / Book 1: Rocket V 11th Grade

Colegio Leonard Eulerd
Students name: ______________________________________________
Date:______________________
Teachers Name: ______________________________________________ Group:
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Critical Thinking
I. Match with the correct definition of each word. (Vocabulary)
1. To think badly of someone because of their race, religion, color, gender etc.(
)
AGEISM
2. A person is discriminated against because they are homosexual (gay)
(
) RACISM
3. Is the attitude that people of a certain race are inferior
(
) SOCIAL
4. This is usually discrimination against those who are poor.
(
)
PREJUDICE
5. A person is discriminated against because of their gender (male or female) (
)
HOMOPHOBIA
6. Discrimination against the age of a person.
(
) SEXISM
II. Read the text on the pages 2 and 3, then answer the questions below.
(Writing)
1. Who freed the slaves?
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2. Who said that black children were inferior?
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3. Who defended the rights of the black people in 1950s?
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4. Where were Slaves brought from?
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5. Were blacks allowed to vote? Yes or No.
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6. What was the Ku Klux Klan?
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7. Who fought for black rights in 1960s?
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8. Black won the vote because of
______________________________________________________________________________________
9. Who thought of black as animals?
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10. Its a judgment or opinion that we form in spite of the facts.
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Writing Exercise
English 3rd Semester / Book 1: Rocket V 11th Grade
Colegio Leonard Eulerd