“Up From Slavery”

. According to the article, going to Hampton Institute was _____ for Booker T. Washington.

• boring

• easy

• expensive

• a waste of time

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CCSS.RI.8.1

Booker T. Washington became a former slave ______.

• at birth

• at age 9, when the Civil War ended

• at age 16, when he left West Virginia D after he left Hampton Institute

• after he left Hampton Institute

Based on the article, one of the skills taught at Hampton Institute was ______.

• mining

• teaching

• cotton farming

• cheese making

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.W.8.1B

CCSS.W.8.9A

You learn that Booker T. Washington became a writer and speaker ______.

• in the article’s opening section

• in the section “Rising Up”

• in the map caption on page 10

• in the photo caption on page 12

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Based on the story, which statement is NOT true of Booker T. Washington?

• He was born a slave.

• He fought in the Civil War.

• He worked as a school janitor.

• He started Tuskegee Institute.

If you had to give the story “Up From Slavery” a new title, which of the following would be the best choice?

• “The Civil War”

• “Tuskegee Institute”

• “The End of Slavery”

• “From Slave to Student”

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CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Based on the article, you can tell that Booker T. Washington believed getting an education was ______. y

• impossible

• inexpensive

• not necessary

• important

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.8.1

Based on the article, the Civil War was fought over ______.

• A whether slavery should be banned in the South

• whether there should be schools for slaves

• who should work in salt mines

• whether black people should be soldiers

Based on the article, one of the skills taught at Hampton Institute was ______.

• mining

• teaching

• cotton farming

• cheese making

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.2