1-sheet Vocabulary Printables

1984
George Orwell
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Give students a vocabulary head start before reading.
20 words on one double-sided sheet.
No grading required.

How it works

Students preview 20 words from the reading, each in a sentence that supports understanding.

An optional post-reading quiz uses the same 20 words in excerpts from the text. Use it after reading, or skip it entirely.

Why it works

The pre-reading activity supports comprehension and primes students to notice the words in context. The optional post-reading quiz reinforces the same words while using excerpts from 1984.

Highlighted words:
approach, approach (2), compose, compose (2), compose (3), conscious, conscious (2), conscious (3), demonstrate, demonstrate (2), differentiate, establish, establish (2), heresy, imply, infer, obsolete, orthodox, rectify, relevant
Why these 20 words?

Selected for:

  • grade-level challenge
  • importance to comprehension
  • academic usefulness
  • memorable or artistic context
  • clear, standard usage
Resources
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1984
Aligned to CCSS ELA Language Standards
(context clues and determining word meaning).