Number the Stars Worksheets

by Lois Lowry

Reading Level U · Lexile 670L · ATOS 4.5

In Nazi-occupied Denmark, ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen helps hide her Jewish best friend Ellen and finds unexpected courage as her family joins the Danish Resistance. A Newbery Medal classic.

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Number the Stars vocabulary words and comprehension questions

32 vocabulary words and 32 comprehension questions across 8 sections: Chapters 1–2 · Chapters 3–4 · Chapters 5–6 · Chapters 7–8 · Chapter 9 · Chapters 10–13 · Chapters 14–15 · Chapters 16–17 & Afterword.

Vocabulary words include occupation, contempt, Resistance, obstinate, synagogue, curfew, rationed, belligerently, tentatively, imprint, winced, peer, specter, appliqued, relocate, awe, wryly, deftly, casket, urgency.

Sample questions

Why do the German soldiers stop Annemarie and Ellen on the street, and how do the girls feel?
What is daily life like in Copenhagen in 1943 under German occupation? Give two examples.
Why do Annemarie's parents worry about the things Kirsti might say to the soldiers?

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