EOC ELA8

As used in this passage, what does the word TOLERATE mean?

• forbid

• understand

• put up with

• look at

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

The main purpose of this passage is to

• describe the history of slavery in America

• tell readers about an important event in history

• inform readers about the life of a brave woman

• convince people to fight for what they believe in

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CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

What does the phrase "first taste of empowerment" mean in the fifth paragraph?

• She felt powerful for the first time.

• She realized things would soon change.

• She discovered what it was like to be free.

• She realized she was meant to be in charge.

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

When Sojourner said that "no man could head me," she means that...

• no man could outwork her.

• no man was taller than her.

• no man was as smart as she.

• no man could tell her what to do.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

According to the article, what is a sojourner?

• a person who sings

• a temporary resident

• a born leader

• a truthful person

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Sojourner can BEST be compared to Rosa Parks in that...

• both wrote letters to Abraham Lincoln

• both had children who were slaves

• both tried to end segregation on public transportation

• both championed women's rights to vote

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The excavation was unusual because it...

• took place on an island.

• was authorized by the government.

• involved digging deep into the ground.

• was started by a single dedicated person.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

With which statement would the author most like agree?

• Some historians have inaccurate ideas about the past.

• Life in Jamestown sounds was difficult but enjoyable.

• William Kelso should not have investigated James Fort.

• The colonists did nothing to anger the Native Americans.

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CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

Which sentence best supports the idea that Kelso's discoveries differed from some popular beliefs about what had happened in Jamestown?

• "They'd actually found the outline of James Fort."

• "However, a severe drought caused most crops to die."

• "The Jamestown colonists were starving and desperate."

• "He found out that the people of James Fort were not lazy."

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

What is the main idea of this article?

• Many factors contributed to the death of the first people in Jamestown.

• People in Jamestown eventually entered into conflict with Native American.

• William Kelso make a discovery that helped people learn about life in Jamestown.

• William Kelso discovered artifacts that proved people in Jamestown hunted and fished.

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2