SOL Review: Nonfiction (Massive Resistance)

Why did the author most likely write this article?

• to persuade the reader that the Supreme Court is important

• to inform the reader about Massive Resistance in Virginia

• to entertain the reader with a story about Harry F. Byrd, Sr.

• to explain the Supreme Court case of Brown v. Board of Education

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CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

In paragraph 2, the word comply means to:

• run away

• disagree

• obey

• struggle

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

Which effect is a result of the cause below?

In 1954, the Supreme Court ruled that segregated schools were unconstitutional. So, ...

• Public schools in the United States were ordered to desegregate.

• Harry F. Byrd, Sr. stopped the Massive Resistance movement.

• The governor of Virginia closed all of the public schools.

• All public schools in Virginia were segregated.

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CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

Why did Massive Resistance end?

• The governor of Virginia was fired.

• The leaders of Massive Resistance successfully won a court case allowing them to keep Virginia's schools segregated.

• All of the politicians changed their minds about desegregation.

• The federal court and the Virginia Supreme Court found the school closings unconstitutional.

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

Which would be the best heading for paragraph 2?

• The Life of Harry F. Byrd, Sr.

• Massive Resistance Begins

• Massive Resistance Ends

• Ways People Stopped Desegregation

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

Look at this sequence of events. What missing detail should be added into (3) ?

(1) Brown v. Board of Education (1954) rules that segregated schools were unconstitutional.

(2) Harry F. Byrd, Sr. called for Massive Resistance against desegregation.

(3) ????

(4) The governor of Virginia closed some public schools to avoid integration.

(5) Massive Resistance failed.

• All public schools in Virginia were desegregated.

• Many closed schools began to reopen.

• New laws were passed in order to slow desegregation.

• Children all over the United States attended segregated schools.

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

Which sentence from the article is an opinion?

• In February 1956, he began a movement called Massive Resistance.

• Across the state, thousands of students were left without access to public education.

• These unkind people made life difficult for many students who wanted to learn.

• It would take several more years before Virginia's schools would be fully integrated.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Which word from the article includes a prefix that means "again" ?

• desegregate

• prevent

• resistance

• reopen

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which statement best summarizes the main idea of this article?

• Harry F. Byrd, Sr. was a United States senator from Virginia.

• Through Massive Resistance, politicians tried to stop the desegregation of public schools in Virginia.

• The Virginia General Assembly passed many laws in the 1950s.

• During Massive Resistance, many students worked instead of attending school.

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

What can you conclude after reading this article?

• Massive Resistance was a successful campaign.

• The U.S. Supreme Court has only had one famous case.

• Education is the most important part of a child's life.

• Thousands of children were negatively affected by Massive Resistance.

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2