Reading Comprehension Quiz

This is the story of Barack Obama, the first Black president. As a child, he sometimes doubted himself and felt as though he did not fit in.

This is the story of who?

• Logan Paul

• Barack Obama

• Jenna Ortega

• Michelle Obama

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

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Learning about other Black people who struggled in their communities inspired Barack to help people and make the world a better place. Barack developed a passion to change the practices that had made him feel like an outsider.

Barack had a passion to...

• Change the practices that made him feel like an outsider

• Change the world

• Play basketball

• Play tennis

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Barack's devotion to wanting to improve the world led him on the path to become the 44th president of the United States of America.

What answer below best matches this passage?

• Barak became the 1st president of the United State of America

• Barack liked being president

• Barack became the 44th president of the United State of America

• Barack did not like being president

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Barack Obama Jr., called Barry during his childhood, was born in 1961 in Hawaii. His mother, Ann Dunham, was from the state of Kansas. His father, Barack Obama Sr., was from the country of Kenya, in eastern Africa.

Barack Obama was born in...

• Hawaii

• Kansas

• Kenya

• Minnesota

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

After he graduated from high school in Hawaii, Barack went to college in Los Angeles.

Barack went to college in...

• New York City

• Honolulu

• Minneapolis

• Los Angeles

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

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During the time Barack was in college, he and other students spoke out against

South Africa's white government, which supported terrible treatment of Black people.

What do you think Barack did next?

• Barack took classes in college

• Barack wanted to help change the injustices he saw

• Barack went to South Africa to speak about the injustices he saw

• Barack went back to Hawaii

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

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CCSS.RL.3.1

Barack wanted to learn how laws and government worked. He wanted to help change some of the injustices he saw. In 1981, he transferred to Columbia University in New York City.

What do you think happened next?

• Barack graduated with a degree in political education

• Barack graduated with a degree in biology

• Barack graduated with a degree in political science

• Barack graduated with a degree in engineering

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

By the time Obama finished college, he knew he wanted to help people in communities. He wanted to involve people in creating better lives for themselves. He also wanted to see local laws changed so people would receive fair treatment. He found a job and moved to Chicago in 1985.

What do you think happened next?

• Barack went back to college

• Barack moved away from Chicago

• Barack became president

• Barack became the director of an organization that helped people in low-income neighborhoods find jobs and improve their lives

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Before Obama moved to Chicago, he held a job with a big business for a short time. He started earning good money, but he was not happy. He hungered to be involved in something bigger than his own life.

What do you think Barack did next?

• He ran a non-profit organization

• He quit his job and found one where he could help people

• He became CEO of the business

• He moved to a different state

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1