James Forten Selection Test

Which event in the passage happens first?

• James Forten is born

• James Forten goes to school

• Thomas Forten frees his wife

• Thomas Forten works making sails

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

What is the first thing that 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

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

Right after Thomas Forten dies, James--

• is born

• works on a ship

• continues to go to school

• gets permission to go to sea

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Which of these does James's mother do last?

• Gives birth to a baby boy

• Gives permission to go to sea

• Feels devastated by her husband's death

• Is freed when her husband earns enough money

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

What happens before James joins the crew of the Royal Louis?

• James carries gunpowder to the guns.

• The Active lowers its flags in surrender

• The ship sails out of Philadelphia

• James sees African captives on ships

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

James's 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

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

What genre is the story "James Forten"?

• Poetry

• Folktale

• Biography

• Fiction

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

What happens after the crew of the Royal Louis sights three British ships?

• The Royal Louis surrenders

• The captain carefully checks the ship

• The crew carries more gunpowder on board

• The Pomona takes off for the island of Barbados

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

The last thing that happens is that James--

• is taken aboard the Amphyon

• becomes an apprentice to Robert Bridges

• plays marbles with a captain's son

• becomes the owner of his own business

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9