Marian Anderson: A Voice for Change

Reading Comprehension:
Marian Anderson can be called "a voice for change" because _________.

• her beautiful voice kept improving
• her singing voice helped her to fight for women's rights
• she used her talent to help attain equality for African Americans
• She was able to work with people like Martin Luther King Jr.

Reading Question:
Anderson's 1939 concert symbolized ________.

• the injustice of racial discrimination
• her ability to sing
• her ability to overcome poverty
• the importance of monuments

Vocabulary: 
Racial inequality has been an ______ for many years.

• issue
• article
• aerobics
• entrance

Vocabulary:
The singers gave a ______ at which they performed five songs.

• auditorium
• concert
• congregation
• determination

Vocabulary:
The town meetings are held in the ________.

• auditorium
• concert
• congregation
• determination

Vocabulary:
The minister is happy that his church's ______ has elected to form a choir.

• temptation
• frustration
• congregation
• determination

Vocabulary:
I admire his _______ to get the project done.

• auditorium
• inability
• congregation
• determination

Vocabulary: 
This book about the types of religious music includes a chapter about __________.

• canals
• spirituals
• spirals
• auditorium

Vocabulary:
Racial discrimination is a great _________.

• injustice
• paradise
• intermission
• congregation

Reading Comprehension:
As Marian Anderson was growing up, what goal did she pursue?

• She wanted to change the world.
• She wanted to change America.
• She wanted to become a singer.
• She wanted to finish high school.