Widow

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/widow

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the definition?A person whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
2. What is the state of being?The condition is termed widowhood, with 'widowerhood' also existing
3. What does it mean when someone is called a widow?A widow is a woman whose husband has died and who has not married again.
4. What is the difference between a widow and a divorced person?A widow becomes widowed when their spouse dies, while a divorce ends a marriage while both people are alive.