W11 - Critical Vocabulary - 11

Master critical vocabulary! Use advanced words in sentences and boost reading skills.

To see how many Critical Vocabulary words you already know, use them to complete the sentences. 1. He thought sincerity was a better means to an end than artifice.2. Day and night, the pain was unremitting.3. If we all work to clean the park, we can eradicate litter.4. The felicity at winning the award was shared by the whole family.5. The rich furnishings of the house underscored the owners’ affluence.6. How did he contrive to build that machine?7. The little glass toys seemed silly and trifling.8. In trouble again, is he? He is incorrigible. What reason did Franklin have for placing Temperance first? He hoped to achieve the most difficult goal first. Mastering it would make the others easier to achieve. Since it was mentioned by other writers, it must be most important. Temperance was the virtue he valued most. Why did Franklin make a book with a chart for each of the virtues? To keep track of how well he was doing To share the information with the people he knew Because his friend Pythagoras told him to do it He preferred thinking in visual terms What did Franklin think of the endeavor, once he realized he would not achieve his original goals? He believed the endeavor had been a waste of time and nothing had been gained. He decided that his ideas about reason and order were probably wrong. He was better and happier than he would have been if he hadn’t tried. He believed he was a worse man than he had been when he started out. Draw Conclusions: How do you think Franklin’s ideas about human perfectibility changed as a result of his iniciative? Cite specific details that suggest when his view changed. Support your responses with evidence from the text.