Roosevelt's first Fireside Chat
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11th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The word readjustment, as it is used in the passage, suggests that the financial system was being adjusted
for the first time.
again.
for the last time.
indefinitely.
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CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Knowing that this speech was given near the end of the Great Depression, which of the following BEST explains the speech's importance?
The people needed a renewed sense of hope and responsibility after such difficult times.
The people caused the depression with irresponsibility; FDR wanted to make sure it didn't happen again.
The people needed to feel that the president was their friend as much as their leader.
The people wanted to be reassured that the depression was really over.
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CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the effect of the speaker's use of anaphora in the first paragraph with the lines, "more important than currency, more important than gold"?
It adds emphasis to the importance of confidence.
It makes the speaker sound less sure of his words.
It contributes to the angry tone of the speech.
It produces a lulling quality that would soothe listeners.
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CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Franklin D. Roosevelt's Fireside Chats were a series of radio addresses given to the American people. What tone of voice would Roosevelt MOST likely have used to achieve his purpose?
stern
playful
sarcastic
optimistic
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CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A student wants to incorporate digital media into her presentation on Roosevelt's Fireside Chats. Which of the following would add the MOST relevant information to her presentation?
a diagram of a radio from the 1930s
an audio recording of one of the president's addresses
a timeline of the events of Roosevelt's presidency
a chart comparing the number of households with radios to those with TVs
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CCSS.RI.11-12.8
CCSS.RI.9-10.7
CCSS.RL.11-12.8
CCSS.RL.8.7
CCSS.RL.9-10.7
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