The British Empire - Mohandas K. Gandhi

Gandhi helped free India from the colonial rule of which nation?

• America

• Britain

• France

• Spain

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CCSS.RI.5.3

The passage lists different tactics Gandhi used against the British government. Which of the following tactics did Gandhi NOT use?

• non-violent protest

• fasting

• boycotts

• physical assaults

Read the following sentences: "In 1947, Britain finally bowed to Gandhi's peaceful pressure. India was finally granted independence."

Based on the passage, "peaceful pressure" refers to what?

• Gandhi's legal work in South Africa

• Gandhi's nonviolent protests and disobedience

• Gandhi's imprisonment

• Gandhi's status as one of the greatest leaders of the 1900s

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.5.4

Read the following sentences:

"Gandhi's fasts drew public attention to his cause. Newspapers and the public began to sympathize with Gandhi. They put pressure on the British government to change its ways."

As used in the passage, what does the word "sympathize" most nearly mean?

• support

• attack

• ignore

• encourage

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RI.5.4

What is this passage mainly about?

• Gandhi's childhood and inspirations

• Gandhi's nonviolent resistance and disobedience

• Gandhi's influence on political leaders

• British colonial rule in India

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CCSS.RI.5.2

Choose the answer that best completes the sentence below.

___________ the British police arrested and badly beat Gandhi, he did not fight back with fists or weapons. Instead, he vowed to work peacefully to change unjust laws.

• Although

• Because

• Since

• However

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CCSS.L.5.1A