James Forten

What does the word aspects mean in the sentence below?

Lee solved all aspects of the problem.

• elements

• pledges

• entrances

• horses

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What does the word persuade mean in the sentence below?

Dolores wanted to persuade her parents to let her grow a vegetable garden.

• burden

• instruct

• entertain

• convince

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

What does the word tentative mean in the sentence below?

Wanda and her family made tentative plans to go on a picnic.

• With little food

• Without preparation

• Not fully worked out

• Never done ahead of time

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What does the word apprentice mean in the sentence below?

Linda became a carpenter's apprentice.

• one who refuses to learn new things

• one who studies different kinds of plants

• one who keeps track of a business's money

• one who learns by watching an experienced worker

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

What does the word provisions mean in the sentence below?

The cowboys took all their provisions with them when they were on a cattle drive.

• coins

• friends

• supplies

• remarks

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which event in the passage happens first?

• James Forten is born.

• James Forten goes to school.

• Thomas Forten frees his wife.

• Thomas Forten works making sails.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

What is the first thing that Robert Bridges does when James is old enough to visit the sail shop?

• Sells the shop to James

• Lets James work around the shop doing odd jobs

• Pays to send James to a school created for African children

• Tells James he can't come around the shop until he gets an education

Tags

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

Right after Thomas Forten dies, James

• is born

• works on a ship

• continues to go to school

• gets permission to go to sea

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Which of these does James's mother do last?

• Gives birth to a baby boy

• Gives James permission to go to sea

• Feels devastated by her husband's death

• Is freed when her husband earns enough money

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Right after a cannonball is put into the gun barrel and pushed against the powder, the

• powder is ignited

• guns are reloaded

• cannonballs shoot out of the gun

• powder is tamped down by an assistant