Douglass/ Tubman Summative
Authored by Donna Fletcher
English
8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
"Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" can best be identified as an autobiography because —
it has a narrator describing real people
it has historical figures in authentic settings
it is told in first person about actual events
it is told in third person with accurate facts
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What would be Douglass's most likely reason for including the following statement?
As many of these as I could, I converted into teachers. (paragraph 4)
To illustrate how Douglass learned
to read
To show that his friends gave him hope that one day he would be free
To explain that not having knowledge
is sometimes
better than having knowledge
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was Douglass's most likely reason for including the following statement?
“Have not I as good a right to be free as you have?” (paragraph 4)
To illustrate how Douglass learned
to read
To show that his friends gave him hope that one day he would be free
To explain that not having knowledge
is sometimes
better than having knowledge
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.2.6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was Douglass's most likely reason for including the following statement?
As I writhed under it, I would at times feel that learning to read had been a curse rather than a blessing. (paragraph 6)
To illustrate how Douglass learned
to read
To show that his friends gave him hope that one day he would be free
To explain that not having knowledge
is sometimes
better than having knowledge
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In paragraph 2 of the selection, Douglass calls his mistress tigerlike to emphasize how —
threatening she became when she decided to deny him an education
confused she was about whether to hate or enjoy being a slave owner
forceful she became when it came to caring for the hungry or needy
angry she was when she noticed her husband mistreating the slaves
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.2.6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Read the sentence from paragraph 6.
The more I read, the more I was led to abhor and detest my enslavers.
Which word is best used in the place of abhor to keep the meaning of the sentence the same?
Annoy
Fear
Impair
Loathe
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Read the sentence from paragraph 6.
As I read and contemplated the subject, behold! that very discontentment which Master Hugh had predicted would follow my learning to read had already come, to torment and sting my soul to unutterable anguish.
Which word is best used in the place of discontentment to keep the meaning of the sentence the same?
Misery
Potential
Sensation
Uncertainty
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
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