My Brother Martin

The author's purpose in writing this selection was to-

• List Martin Luther King, Jr.'s most notable achievements
• Persuade readers to visit Martin Luther King, Jr.'s childhood home
• tell readers about Martin Luther King, Jr.'s childhood
• teach readers how to play martin Luther King, Jr's favorite games

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The King children who loosened the legs on the piano bench because they- 

• liked to saw piecs of wood 
• thought the piano bench was too tall
• needed wood for a school project
• wanted to avoid piano lessons

Because of the laws that treated black people unfairly, Martin's father decided to-

• keep his children close to home
• explain the laws to his children
• move away from Atlanta
• Give up his career as a minister

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CCSS.RL.4.3

Which event first showed the King children that some people treated African Americans unfairly?

• They were kicked off a streetcar.
• Their white friends were not allowed to play with them.
• They were forced to sit in the balcony of a theater.
• Their piano teacher stopped giving them lessons.

Which event gave the King children hope for the future?

• Their mother told them that someday things would be better.
• The WHITES ONLY signs were removed from City Hall.
• Their mother started to become a successful musician.
• They saw loal policemen treat their father with respect. 

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Martin's father reacted to the unfair laws against black people by-

• Pretending the laws did not exist
• telling his children to be quiet and safe
• Becoming sad and angry
• speaking out against hatred and injustice

Read this sentence.
Our family avoided streetcars.
What does the word avoided mean?

• Liked very much
• Rode on
• Stayed away from
• Collected

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CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.RI.4.4

Read this sentence.
A system called segregation sought to keep black people down. 
The word segregation means- 

• Training people to work in certain jobs?
• Separating one group of people from others.
• dividing a city into parts based on income. 
• Living together happily in one common place. 

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CCSS.L.4.4A

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Read this sentence.
Certain places in our country had unfair laws.
The word unfair means-

• fair again
• very fair
• one who is fair
• not fair

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CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.RI.4.4