Nielsen
English 10
Name: _______________________
Vocab List #2 Practice
Definitions Check
A) Put a check by the answer to each question.
1) Which sentence describes a way to constrain someone?
_____ Seatbelts keep passengers in a vehicle from moving too much.
_____ Car stereos keep passengers entertained while they travel.
2) Which sentence describes a person who chooses to exclude something?
_____ The judge did not allow the evidence to be heard.
_____ Everyone in the courtroom stood when the judge entered.
3) Which sentence includes an example of a contemporary topic?
_____ Hanif learned about electron microscopes at school.
_____ Hanif learned about the War of 1812 at school.
4) Which sentence is about someone trying to alter something?
_____ Eduardo is adding more color to his art project.
_____ Eduardo is studying his art project closely.
B) Write the word from the box that completes each sentence.
alter
contemporary
impose
constrain
exclude
1) The club will not __________________ people based on race.
2) Some rules can _______________ students’ freedom.
3) Marco enjoys reading ________________ novels written about modern times.
4) Fran’s wedding dress fit very well, so she did not have to __________ it.
5) Most U.S. states ___________ a sales tax on items bought in stores.
C) Complete the sentences below.
1) It is easy to alter ________________________________________________.
2) One contemporary problem is _______________________________________.
3) Schools impose rules about ________________________________________.
4) A judge can exclude ______________________________________________.
5) Some people try to constrain ________________________________________.
Nielsen
English 10
Name: _______________________
Vocab List #2 Practice
Reporters Without Borders
Not all governments respect freedom of the press. Some governments retain control over
news organizations. They implement laws that restrict the media. Reporters Without Borders, a
group based in France, works to expand freedom of the press worldwide. Since its founding in
1985, the group has tried to persuade some governments to alter the way they treat the media.
Each year Reporters Without Borders examines freedom of the press in the
contemporary world. They ask journalists and legal experts from around the world fifty
questions about freedom of the press in their home countries. The group publishes the survey
results in the Worldwide Press Freedom Index. Countries whose governments constrain the
news the least are ranked the highest. Those that restrict the news the most are ranked lowest.
Reporters Without Borders publishes the index to educate the public and put pressure on the
countries that are lowest on the list.
Sometimes conflicts arise between government officials and journalists; sometimes
governments exclude journalists from important meetings and restrict freedom of the press.
Reporters Without Borders often helps these journalists. The group investigates cases in which
journalists have been mistreated or arrested for reporting the facts as they see them. Reporters
Without Borders also maintains information about the considerable challenges that journalists
deal with in war zones. These journalists are exposed to the dangers of war as well as
government opposition.
Some governments impose extra restrictions on the press during times of war. Why do
you think they do this?
Nielsen
English 10
Name: _______________________
Vocab List #2 Practice
Comprehension Check
A) Write T if the sentence is true. Write F is the sentence is false.
_____ 1) Governments in all countries constrain freedom of the press and try to control the
media.
_____ 2) Reporters Without Borders wants to alter nature.
_____ 3) Reporters Without Borders is a contemporary group.
_____ 4) Some governments impose more restrictions on journalists in times of war.
_____ 5) Governments never exclude journalists from anything.
B) Write the word from the box that completes each sentence.
alter
contemporary
impose
constraining
exclude
Some governments retain control over the media, (1) _______________ journalists freedom.
These governments may (2) ______________ more restrictions during times of conflict.
Reporters Without Borders wants these governments to (3) _______________ their policies
and to not (4) ______________ journalists and media outlets from important government
matters. Reporters Without Borders also looks at (5) _________________ issues.
C) Write the word from the box that replaces the underlined words.
alter
contemporary
impose
constrain
excluded
________________ 1) Journalists do not want to be left out of important government
matters.
________________ 2) Some governments use authority to bring about laws that restrict the
press.
________________ 3) Press freedom is a modern issue in world politics.
________________ 4) Governments can change the way they treat journalists.
________________ 5) In some countries, governments try to keep the media from doing
their job.