1. Vocabulary Paragraph Assignment
By: Judith Lambright
Part I: Vocabulary: Pick the best word from the vocabulary list below to complete the sentences.
Put your choice for each blank after the same number below the story.
Deity mount patron immortal myths
Polytheistic intuitive oracle temple
As a 12-year-old Greek boy, Gus was already attending school. He was glad about that. When he
was younger he spent the morning being tutored by one of the male slaves who worked for his
family. The slave had taught him about the stories of the Greek gods and goddess. These stories
were known as ____1_____. Gus was amazed to know that gods were _____2_____, which meant
they would never die. Now that he went to school, Gus was pleased to be with the other boys, but
his day was busy. He missed the time when he would sail his little boat upon the seas or fish along
the coast. There Gus would spend time day-dreaming about the stories of the gods who lived on
____3____ Olympus.
Gus’s father thought Gus was going to be a special athlete. In an effort to guarantee his
son’s success, father talked to a(n)____4_____ to see if she could predict the future for his son.
She suggested that he sacrifice a small goat outside the ____5____ to try to please the god Zeus
who was the _____6____ god being honored there. Gus wasn’t sure Zeus was the ____7_____ he
should be praying to. Greek culture believed in many gods. In other words, they were
_______8______. Because of that, Gus’s mother often prayed to many different gods to help her
family. She had a funny way of knowing that Gus was going to be a very special leader someday.
Because of this special ability she had, people in their city-state thought she was ______9______.
Gus didn’t know what the future would bring. He only knew that this was his life as a boy in
Greece.
Put the correct word after the number where it best made sense in the story.
1. Myths
2. Immortal
3. Mount
4. Oracle
5. Temple
6. Patron
7. Deity
8. Polytheistic
9. Intuitive
Part II. Write a Paragraph about a Greek god/goddess.
Directions: Create a paragraph explaining which of the Greek gods was most interesting to you.
Capitalize all proper nouns and punctuate properly. Follow the 1:3:1 format.
TIP BOX
1: Introduce the god you have selected
3: Middle details explain the god’s special power, describe the symbol which represents him/her, explain what he/she
is known for
1: Concluding sentence should explain why he/she was interesting to you