PMA Unit 3 week 4

1.     Which sentence from the passage best shows that Law was a peaceful boycotter?

• At Levy’s, Westley and his group dumped the baskets of charge cards onto the sidewalk.

• Westley spoke about the arrests of the young people at Levy’s.

• Young black people there had staged a sit-in at a lunch counter in a local store.

2.     Which word best describes the author’s attitude about Law?

•   forgiving

• Admiring

•  Happy

• Doubtful

Read the sentence from the passage.

"They had refused to leave until they were served."

 

What is the synonym for the word refused?

• Allowed

• Declined

• Stopped

• Agreed

Read the sentence from the passage.

"Westley’s grandma pretended not to notice."

 

What is the antonym for the word pretended?

• acted

• listened

• sang

• truthful

5.     How did the author organize the passage?

• By listing all the protests that Law was a part of

• By describing Law’s life and accomplishments as a civil rights leader

• By comparing Law’s family to the other families

6.     Which sentence from the passage best supports the author’s point of view that Westley Law’s grandma gave him a vision of his future.

•  “She said that no matter how he was treated, he had no excuse not to ‘be somebody.’”

•  “Sometimes Westley got angry that black people were mistreated…”

• “But his grandma was always there to talk to him.”

Read the sentence from the passage.

"One day a large, burly white man punched one of the demonstrators in the face and broke his jaw."

 

What is the antonym for the word burly.

• weak

• strong

• fat

 Read the sentence from the passage.

"White people yelled and jeered at the protestors and tried to force them off the sidewalk."

 

What is the antonym for the word jeered.

• taunted

• whispered

• complimented