EOC ELA8

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

• forbid

• understand

• put up with

• look at

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

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.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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.

Tags

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

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.

Tags

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.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

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."

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

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.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2