"We Shall Overcome"

Read the sentence from paragraph 2 of the speech and the thesaurus entry that follows. Which synonym for guardians works best in the sentence?

• A. Attendants
• B. Caregivers
• C. Defenders
• D. Sponsors

Read the sentences from paragraph 4 of the speech. The word expansion means...

• A. process of changing
• B. denial by means of law
• C. increase in range or extent
• D. permission with limitations 

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

According to the speech, the most basic American right is to...

• A. elect one's own leaders
• B. send one's children to school
• C. identify as a Republican or Democrat
• D. choose to live in the North or the South

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What truth does the speaker attempt to convey in the speech?

• A. the issue of voting right is extremely complex
• B. every person should have an equal right to vote
• C. dignity can be found in the measure of a man's power or position
• D. many factors should be considered before granting a person voting rights

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

The speaker uses famous phrases like "government by consent of the governed" and "give me liberty or give me death" to---

• A. assert his authority over other leaders
• B. appeal to the reader's sense of history
• C. contradict the words of well-known Americans
• D. make the reader consider America's past mistakes

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Read the sentences from paragraph 1 of the speech. In these sentences, the speaker is trying to communicate that...

• A. voting rights issues affect all Americans
• B. voting rights issues are not actually a problem
• C. Democrats and Republicans agree on voting rights
• D. the North and South must each determine their own voting rights

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3