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Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr.

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English

6th Grade

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RI.6.2, RI.6.4, RL.8.3

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Which of the following is a main idea of the section called “Growing Up in the South”?

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King went to a segregated school with Black students.

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King grew up where Black people were treated unfairly.

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King lived in a Black neighborhood when he was young.

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King saw how unclean the places for Black people were.

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What is a March?

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an organized walk through the streets by people who are supporting or protesting something

2

something that represents the memory of a person, place, thing, or event

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an organized walk through a mall by people who are supporting or hating something

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Which of the following events in King’s life happened last?

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He got married.

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He finished college.

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He became a minister.

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He learned about a leader from India.

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Rosa Parks was arrested because she _______.

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would not move for a white person

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rode on a bus for white people only

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helped Martin Luther King Jr. protest

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asked a Black person to give up their seat

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What is Justice?

1

an organized walk through the streets by people who are supporting or protesting something

2

the league where superman, batman and wonder woman are

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the quality or act of being fair, honest, and morally right

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nonviolent

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What was the result of the protests in Montgomery, Alabama?

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Buses were no longer segregated.

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Schools became segregated again.

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Schools were no longer segregated.

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Black people could no longer ride on buses.

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What happened during the Birmingham protests?

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King’s house got bombed.

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Black people got the right to vote.

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Protestors were stopped by the police.

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Protestors used fire hoses and attack dogs.

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What are Civil rights?

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legal, social and economic righst that people get so they can buy coke wherever they are

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legal, social, and economic rights that guarantee freedom and equality for all citizens

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an action done to express strong disagreement or disapproval

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How was the protest in Montgomery different from the 1963 Birmingham protests?

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They protested King’s arrest in Montgomery, but they protested Parks’s arrest in Birmingham.

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They protested police in Montgomery, but they protested King’s arrest in Birmingham.

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They protested segregation in Montgomery, but they boycotted schools in Birmingham.

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They boycotted buses in Montgomery, but they protested segregation in Birmingham.

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What was the purpose of King’s famous speech?

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to lead a march

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to plan a protest

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to ask for equality for all

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to fight for the right to vote

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Which quote from the sidebar on page 14 best explains why protestors marched for voting rights for Black Americans?

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All Black people had the right to vote by 1920.

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Black voters were forced to take unfair tests or pay money before they could vote.

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Congress passed the Voting Rights Act to help fix these problems.

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Then a change was made to the law in 2013. The change allowed state leaders to pass new voting laws.

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What does Segregated mean?

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kept apart based on group differences, such as race

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kept apart based on herd differences, such as strength

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to keep apart based on group differences, such as if you are Gryffindor or Slytherin

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kept apart based on group differences, such as hair dye

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Why do people visit the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial today?

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because people are shocked about his death

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so that people can continue King’s work

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because King was killed in Tennessee in 1968

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so that people can remember and honor King

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The author wrote this book __________.

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to teach readers how to be like Martin Luther King Jr.

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to show readers why Martin Luther King Jr. was killed

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to inform readers about the life of Martin Luther King Jr.

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to make readers want to visit the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial

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What does unfair mean?

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honorable, supposed to be that way

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that was supposed to happen

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something unfair

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not just, honorable, or fair

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Open Ended

How did Martin Luther King Jr. help to make a difference in the lives of Black people? Use details to support your answer.

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Which of the following is a main idea of the section called “Growing Up in the South”?

1

King went to a segregated school with Black students.

2

King grew up where Black people were treated unfairly.

3

King lived in a Black neighborhood when he was young.

4

King saw how unclean the places for Black people were.

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