Wordly Wise Lesson 2

1. b – c2. b – d3. d – c4. a – d5. b – d6. d - a

Part A

7. c - d

8. b - a

9. d - c

Part B

1. boycott2. campaigning

3. ceremony4. integrated5. verdict6. degrade7. detained

8. violated9. segregation

10. vacated11. custody

Part C1. a, b2. b, c, d3. a, c, d4. b, d5. a, c6. a, b, d7. b, c, d 8. a, c

Part D1. timid – arrogant2. release – detain3. segregate – integrate

4. supreme – lowest5. disaster – triumph6. violate – obey7. vacate – return8. extend - shorten

9. conceal – unveil

10. poverty - wealth

Part E1. African Americans had to find other types of

transportation during the bus boycott.2. Extend means “to make longer.”3. Rosa Parks was detained by the police.4. Custody means “being held by the police.”5. One can’t appeal a Supreme Court decision

because it is the highest court.6. Segregation caused African Americans to

be treated like second-class citizens; it was degrading and unjust.

7. Campaign means “a series of actions intended to accomplish a goal.”

Part E8. The laws degraded African Americans because

they were treated unfairly and didn’t have the same rights as other people.

9. Some whites believed that African American protesters were acting arrogantly because they wanted the same rights the white people had.

10. Rosa Parks was found guilty.11. The Supreme Court order to integrate the

buses proved that African Americans were not second-class citizens.

12. Triumph means “a noteworthy success.”13. The African American people sitting next to

Rosa Parks vacated their seats.

Part E14. A ceremony honoring Rosa Parks

might have speeches about her courage or award a scholarship in her honor.

15. Violate means “to treat in an improper or disrespectful way.”

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