NewsELA: MLK Jr. Civil Rights Leader

Which of the following statements BEST summarizes a central idea of the article?

• King's influence was narrowly focused.

• King viewed gradual progress as sustainable change.

• King's words and actions created lasting change in America.

• King believed violence was a last resort in pursuing social justice.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

Which of the following sentences from the article would be MOST important to include in a summary of the article?

• In January 1957, Martin Luther King Jr. and more than 60 ministers and civil rights activists founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) to coordinate their civil rights efforts.

• From his jail cell in Birmingham, King eloquently spelled out his theory of nonviolence: Nonviolent action seeks to create a crisis, so that a community is forced to confront the issue and deal with it.

• All over the country people began questioning the South's segregation (or "Jim Crow" laws) and the discriminatory treatment of African-American citizens.

• By 1968, King was becoming discouraged at the slow progress of civil rights in America and began to take up other causes as well.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

Which of the following options BEST represents King's approach toward social justice?

• authoritativeness and planning

• collaboration and assertiveness

• perseverance and peaceful methods

• in-depth knowledge and negotiation

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Based on the information in the article, which of the following statements is TRUE?

• The Montgomery bus boycott launched King's career as an activist.

• The ability for African-Americans to vote was King's main concern in his efforts.

• King's training as a minister had little influence on his ideas about social justice.

• King's philosophy included responding to action rather than instigating action.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

With which of the following statements would King most likely AGREE?

• Fighting for a cause is not worth going to jail.

• The best way to create change is with nonviolent actions.

• Sometimes violence is necessary to improve a situation.

• Discussing ideas is not an effective way to influence people.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

Which sentence from the article BEST represents one of the article's main ideas?

• For more than 380 days, African-Americans in Montgomery walked to work and were threatened and harassed.

• King spoke about his belief that someday all men could treat each other like brothers, regardless of race.

• In 1964, the Civil Rights Act outlawing discrimination in public places was passed.

• King changed how African-Americans were treated in America.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

How old was Martin Luther King Jr., when he started college

• 18

• 14

• 15

• 21

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Select the best definition for the word "boycott" as it is used in the article.

• large enough to be noticed or have an effect

• an officially accepted set of rules or ideas about what should be done

• to refuse to buy, use, or participate in (something) as a way of protesting

• the act or force of one thing hitting another

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What significant historical event occurred on August 28, 1963 during King's March on Washington?

• King was shot and killed.

• The famous bus boycott began

• King delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech.

• King was arrested.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

How did Martin Luther King Jr., die?

• In 1968, he died in a car accident.

• He died of a heart attack in 1963.

• He died naturally at his home in 1964

• He was assassinated in 1968 by James Earl Ray.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5