Susan B. Anthony

Text Dependent Questions

3rd Grade B.E.S.T. Benchmarks
Shanika Klett
Pinecrest Elementary

Multiple Choice

How does the author support the claim that Susan B Anthony believed in equality? (R.2.4)

• by showing a picture of what Susan looked like.

• by giving reasons why women could not do the same things as men.

• by sharing ideas of how to help women in the community.

• by telling stories about how men and women had different rights.

Multiple Choice

Read this sentence from paragraph 1.

“At the time Susan was born, however, this idea of equality was very unusual”

What is the meaning of the word equality as it is used in the sentence? (V.1.2)

• to get rid of women's rights.

• to add more right.

• having no right.

• having equal rights.

Multiple Choice

Read this sentence from paragraph 1.

“At the time Susan was born, however, this idea of equality was very unusual”

What is the meaning of the word unusual as it is used in the sentence? (V.1.2)

• not smart

• not allowed

• not common

• not funny

Multiple Choice

How do the photograph and caption contribute to the meaning of the passage on page 387? (R.2.1)

• They tell and show about the cost of women's rights.

• They tell and show how people sat and listened to her speech.

• They tell and show where and when Susan spoke on women's rights.

• They tell and show examples of why women should have the same rights as men.

Open Ended

What was the effect of Susan B. Anthony’s long, hard struggle for women’s rights?

Open Ended

How does the author help you know how she feels about Susan B. Anthony?

Do you agree or not?

Use Text evidence.

Multiple Choice

Read the sentence from paragraph 1 under “Early Struggles ”

“As a result, Susan’s family took her out of school, and taught her at home.”

Which text structure is used by the author in this paragraph? (R.2.1)

• chronology

• cause and effect

• description

• comparison

Multiple Choice

Read this sentence from paragraph 1 on page 388. 

“She always stayed excited and hopeful about her work”

What is the meaning of the word hopeful  as it is used in the sentence? (V.1.2)

• confident

• scared

• frustrated

• happy

Multiple Choice

Which relevant detail supports the central idea that “Susan B. Anthony worked hard

for women’s rights.”? (R.2.2)

• “She always stayed excited and hopeful about her work.” (paragraph 1)

• “They always did their work peacefully.” (paragraph 2)

• “Not everyone agreed with her ideas.”(paragraph 2)

• “Susan gave as many as 100 speeches around the country every year for forty-five years.” (paragraph 1)

Open Ended

What does the timeline add to the text? Use text evidence

Hotspot

Complete the table to show if the relevant detail is found in Passage 1 Elizabeth Stanton, Passage 2 Susan B. Anthony, or both passages. (R.3.3)