Harriet Tubman Comprehension

What is the genre of the text?

• narrative nonfiction

• informative text

• autobiography

• advertisement

What is the author's purpose of the text?

• to entertain us

• to persuade us

• to inform us

How did Harriet get the scar on her forehead?

• She fell down

• She fell off the horse

• She ran into a wall

• She was hit on her head

What happened to her sisters?

• They were sold as slaves

• They were taken away to another farm

• They ran away

• They were killed

Why did Harriet's brothers decide to return to the plantation, after they ran away?

• They were happy to work there

• They were taken away to another farm

• They were scared to be caught and die

• They were scared of freedom

Why did Harriet's and her brothers decide to ran away?

• They were about to find freedom

• They were about to be sold

• They were going to be killed

• They were afraid of the master

Who helped Harriet escape?

• An evil, old lady

• A kind, old man

• A kind, old lady

• An evil, old lady

What was the Underground Railroad?

• It was a house on the plantation

• It was an underground house

• It was a train, going south

• It was the path to freedom

Where did Harriet have to travel to?

• Pennsylvania

• America

• Maryland

• Texas

Harriet could not read nor write?

• true

• false