Cesar Chavez Level Q Test

What is the most likely reason the author wrote Cesar Chavez: Migrant Hero?

• to entertain the reader with stories of Chavez’s childhood

• to inform the reader about the history of migrant farm

  workers

• to persuade the reader to join a union

• to inform the reader about the life and influence of

  Cesar Chavez

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CCSS.RI.5.8

What was the main problem Cesar Chavez was trying to solve?

• Migrant farm workers were treated unfairly.

• There were not enough jobs for migrant farm workers.

• The children of migrant farm workers could not

  go to school.

• The migrant farms workers did not have enough food.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

Which word best describes Cesar Chavez?

• brave

• shy

• scared

• angry

The best hope for migrant workers is .

• refusing to work

• education for their children

• working for little pay

• working even harder

How did Cesar Chavez fight to solve the problem of migrant workers being exposed to pesticides?

• He told the workers to leave the fields.

• He went on a hunger strike.

• He talked with the owners of the farms.

• He did not try to solve the problem.

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.3

Why did many people believe it was impossible to create a union for farm workers?

• Farm workers did not care about being treated better.

• There were not enough farm workers to create a union.

• No one wanted to create a union.

• Farm workers move around a lot to find work.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

In 1975, the state of California ______.

• passed a law that all children of migrant farm workers must

  go to school

• was no longer allowed to hire migrant farm workers

• passed a law that protected farm workers from being

  fired when they tried to unite

• gave Cesar Chavez an award for all of his hard work

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.3

Where was Chavez's family from?

• Colombia

• Dominican Republic

• Ecuador

• Mexico

What caused Chavez's family to look for jobs as migrant farm workers?

• They wanted to move.

• They liked farming.

• They lost their jobs.

• They lost their land.

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.3

What were some ways migrant workers experienced social injustice? You can choose more than one answer

• They were paid unfair wages.

• They were exposed to pesticides.

• They were paid a lot of money.

• They were treated nicely.

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CCSS.RI.5.2