Close Reading

a. Vocabulary
1. Match the words that are similar in meaning :

rage suffer

abuse condemn

faculty anger

endure harassment

denounce staff

So the most similiar words are :

rage = anger

abuse = harassment

faculty = staff

endure = suffer

denounce = condemn

b. Parts of speech: Fill in the missing parts of speech on the dotted lines.

verb noun adjective

intervene intervention intervening
degrade degradation degrading
destroy destruction destroying
offend offending
empower empowertion

c. Modals: What do the underlined modals mean? Circle your choice.

1. “The girl believed she might be harmed…..” (paragraph 7) possibility / obligation
2. “Stick and stones may break your bones…” (paragraph 19) permisiion / possibility
3. “… but names can never hurt you.” (paragraph 19) ability / necessity
4. “… we can begin to change the culture…” (paragraph 20) permission / ability
5. “To do this we must … confront the use of these words.” (paragraph 20) assumption / necessity