Multiple Choice - Interpreting Timelines

Which visual is used to show the order in which events occurred?

• a graph

• a venn diagram

• a time line

• a photograph

What is the meaning of chronological order?

• organizing events from first to last

• ordering events using pictures

• organizing events from most to least important

• ordering events from last to first

How many years are in a decade?

• 2 years

• 10 years

• 25 years

• 100 years

Which of the following years are organized in chronological order?

• 1958, 1995, 2000, 1954

• 1954, 1958, 1995, 2000

• 2000, 1995, 1958, 1954

• 2000, 1954, 1995, 1958

What did Dr. King accomplish in 1963?

• He became the pastor of a church in Montgomery.

• He led a march from Selma to Montgomery.

• He married his wife Coretta Scott.

• He gave his "I Have a Dream" speech.

In which year did Dr. King lead a march from Selma to Montgomery to demand equal voting rights?

• In 1968

• In 1965

• In 1955

• In 1954

In which year did two important events occur in the life of Ruby Bridges?

• In 1954

• In 1960

• In 1995

• In 2000

How many years passed between when Ruby became the first black child in the south to attend an all-white school and when her biography was published?

• 3 years

• 30 years

• 35 years

• 40 years

What type of information not provided on a timeline?

• dates

• major events

• facts

• opinions

Which of the following events would come first on a timeline of a person's life

• The year they died.

• The year they were born.

• The year they got married.

• The year they began school.