from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Authored by Misty Pratt
English
8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The first person to help Frederick Douglass learn to read was?
Master Hughes
the little boys he met at the pier
the man who ran the bakery
the wife of Master Hughes
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why does Douglass say that learning to read was a curse rather than a blessing?
Learning to read has never helped anyone.
It showed his horrible situation, but not how to escape from it.
Learning anything new is never a blessing.
It showed that anyone can learn anything.
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RI.K.6
3.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is one way that Frederick Douglass continued to teach himself how to read? (there is more than one correct answer)
Running errands quickly so he could find the little boys on the dock.
Trading bread for knowledge of how to read.
Reading chronicles and other articles on his own.
Going to school daily.
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What word means the wise handling of practical matters?
prudence
apprehension
vindication
commence
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CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What word means a fear for the future?
unabated
vindication
denunciation
apprehension
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
According to the text, why does Douglass say the "learning to read had already come to torment him?"
He was reading funny stories that he could relate to.
He was reading about problems in slavery but didn't see a solution to the problem.
He was reading about solutions to the problems that he was facing.
He was reading about slavery.
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The more Douglass read books such as "The Columbian Orator," the more he ___________________________.
wanted to be a slave
accepted his fate
came to hate his enslaver or the master
loved the master
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.K.6
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