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Unsolved Mystery - Close Read

Authored by Mohammad (DCPS)

English

6th - 9th Grade

CCSS covered

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Unsolved Mystery - Close Read
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the meaning of the word idly as it is used in this sentence?


"I cannot sit idly by in Atlanta watching what is happening in Birmingham."

Angrily

Inactively

Lazily

Suspiciously

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What country is the Guantanamo Bay Prison located in?

America

Cuba

Guatemala

Mexico

3.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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Please select all the places that are segregated in Birmingham according to Dr. King in "Letters from Birmingham."

Amusement Parks

Classrooms

Restaurants

Train Stations

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

4.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Please select all the ways black people are disrespected according to Dr. King.

Signs that say "white" and "colored"

Calling all men "boy"

Women are not called "miss" or "mrs"

Their churches are burned

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which one of these is not a step outlined in the four basic steps of nonviolent action by Dr. King?

Collection of facts to find injustices

Negotiation

Self-Purification

Bargaining

Direct Action

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

6.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Finish this quote - "For years now I have heard the word "_____." This "____" has almost meant "never."

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the definition of the word implored as it's used here:


He implored the government not to appeal his ruling, because “seven years of waiting for our legal system to give them an answer is more than plenty.”

Begged

Suggested

Wanted

Yelled At

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

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