Lesson 14 - "James Forten"

Lesson 14 - "James Forten"

Part 1 = Vocabulary Questions

Multiple Choice

What does the word provisions mean in the sentence below?

The campers got their provisions at the village shop.

• approval

• supplies

• cash

• recommendations

Multiple Choice

What does the word aspects mean in the sentence below?

Adrienne understood all aspects of the job.

• appearance

• positions

• workers

• details

Multiple Choice

What does the word tentative mean in the sentence below?

The date for the dance was tentative.

• subject to change

• unprepared

• certain

• near

Main Selection: "James Forten"

Comprehension Strategy = Sequence of Events

Multiple Choice

Think back to the selection, "James Forten". Then answer the question.

What is the first thing Robert Bridges does when James is old enough to visit the sail shop?

• Sells the shop to James

• Lets James work around the shop doing odd jobs

• Pays to send James to a school created for African children

• Tells James he can't come around the shop until he gets an education

Multiple Choice

Think back to the selection, "James Forten". Then answer the question.

Right after Thomas Forten dies, James ---

• is born

• works on a ship

• continues to go to school

• gets permission to go to sea

Multiple Choice

Think back to the selection, "James Forten". Then answer the question.

Right after a cannonball is put into the gun barrel and pushed against the powder, the ---

• powder is ignited

• guns are reloaded

• cannonballs shoot out of the gun

• powder is tamped down by an assistant

Multiple Choice

Think back to the selection, "James Forten". Then answer the question.

James third job was ---

• working at a small store

• carrying gunpowder to guns on a ship

• working with his father at the sail shop

• owning the business where his father had worked

Multiple Choice

Put the following events from "James Forten" into the order in which they appear in the selection.

1. The Active is sold.

2. The Royal Louis turns its prisoners over to military authorities.

3. The Active surrenders.

4. Decatur brings the Royal Louis back to Philadelphia.

• 4, 3, 1, 2

• 2, 1, 4, 3

• 3, 4, 2, 1

• 1, 4, 3, 2

Active vs Passive Voice

Remember:

active = the subject actively completes an action

passive = the subject passively has an action done on them / it

Multiple Choice

Use what you know about active voice and passive voice to answer the question.

Which sentence is written using the ACTIVE VOICE?

• The sidewalk was shoveled last night.

• The planner was written on the board.

• Evan published an article online.

• The house was cleaned by me.

Multiple Choice

Use what you know about active voice and passive voice to answer the question.

Which sentence is written using the PASSIVE VOICE?

• The locker was left open.

• She read the novel in one night.

• Cora slept late on Tuesday.

• He burned the toast.

Multiple Choice

Use what you know about active voice and passive voice to answer the question.

Which sentence is written using the PASSIVE VOICE?

• The car turned the corner quickly.

• She locked her keys in the car.

• I ran five miles without stopping.

• The volume was turned down.

Multiple Choice

Use what you know about active voice and passive voice to answer the question.

Which sentence is written using the PASSIVE VOICE?

• Danny sprinted down the hall.

• Brent wore his lucky t-shirt to practice.

• The glass was broken by the ball.

• She slipped on a banana peel.