6 ELA: Unit 1 Study Guide

Read the claim.

Raphael was dedicated.

Which excerpt from "The Child of Urbino" best supports the claim?

• "For hours at a time Raphael would stand quietly beside the old man as he worked, noting each detail of the potter's skill, and storing up in his little head the things he learned there."

• "Poor Luca was in despair. He knew very well that his chance of winning Pacifica was gone. Raphael's tender heart was touched."

• "Raphael called Luca to see his work. Trembling with eagerness, he uncovered his jar and platter and showed them to his friend."

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    "Raphael kissed the duke's hand. Then he turned to his father. 'Is it true,' he asked, 'that my jar and platter have been chosen?'"

Read the sentence.

Lincoln's will was a stone fortress in the battle to abolish slavery.

Which statement best interprets the bolded figurative language in this sentence?

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    It means that Lincoln protected slaves by relocating them to safehouses.

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    It means that Lincoln's determination to end slavery was a huge benefit to the cause.

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    It means that Lincoln started the Civil War to end slavery.

• It means that Lincoln built a stone fortress to recognize the sacrifices of slaves during the Civil War.

Which statement best describes an argument made in "President John F. Kennedy's Speech at Rice University"?

• To remain a leader among countries, the United States must enter the race for space.

• Space exploration will lead to increased conflict among nations and should be discouraged. 

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    The United States should address more serious problems before focusing on exploring space.

• Developing new space technologies will repair damaged relationships among nations. 

Which excerpt from "Mary Cassatt: Artist and Trailblazer" best supports the idea that Cassatt blazed a trail for future female artists?

• "Though women in her time had little freedom and few choices, she achieved her ambition to become a professional artist."

• "More than any other person, Mary Cassatt helped introduce Americans to the work of the Impressionists."

• "In Paris, Cassatt studied with successful artists. She carefully copied paintings in the Louvre."

• "Her teachers admired them so much that they encouraged her to try to get them displayed in the great annual art exhibition called the Salon."

From on the Front Lines with Thurgood Marshall: "Thurgood Marshall was focused. He always believed in racial integration and wanted to strike down the segregation laws and practices within the United States. I would like him to General George Marshall during the Second World War. He was the one who got all the troops together from all different areas, competencies, and abilities and melded them into a focused unit.
We worked with law professors and practitioners, social psychologists, and historians. He was like the orchestra conductor who brought everyone together and focused them into a single melody."

What evidence from the text best supports the following inference? One of his talents was organizing others to work together.

• “He was like the orchestra conductor who brought everyone together and focused them into a single melody.”

• “We worked with law professors and practitioners, social psychologists, and historians.”

• “I would liken him to General George Marshall during the Second World War.”

• “He always believed in racial integration and wanted to strike down the segregation laws and practices within the United States.”

Read the excerpt from Mohandas Gandhi: Truth in Action: "Thief,” though Mohandas Gandhi. “I am a thief.”
Fifteen-year-old Mohandas looked at the gold in his hand. He had stolen it from his brother. It was not his first theft: earlier, he had stolen coins from the family’s servants. But now the gold in his hand burned like a hot coal. He sat down and wrote a letter of confession to his father.
Would his father punish him? Mohandas watched as his father read the note. Tears rolled down his father’s cheeks, wetting the paper. But there was no scolding. Silently, his father tore the letter into pieces. Later, Gandhi realized that, in his father’s response, he had seen the principle of Ahimsa—of nonviolence in action.

What evidence from the text best supports the following inference? One experience can change the course of a person's life.

• "Later, Gandhi realized that, in his father’s response, he had seen the principle of Ahimsa—of nonviolence in action."

• "It was not his first theft: earlier, he had stolen coins from the family’s servants."

• "Mohandas watched as his father read the note."

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    "Silently, his father tore the letter into pieces."

Based on the details in "'Equal Justice Under Law': Thurgood Marshall," what can be inferred about how children responded to segregation?

• Most children were unaffected because their parents won lawsuits to end segregation.

• Because they had other transportation options, black and white children refused to ride on segregated buses.

• Most children adopted their parents' attitudes about race.

• Unlike the adults around them, black and white children were more accepting of one another.

Read the sentence from "Mohandas Gandhi: Truth in Action."

“Nonviolence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind."

What does the phrase at the disposal of mean as used in this sentence?

• thrown away

• destroyed

• concluded

• available to

What is a central idea of "Mohandas Gandhi: Truth in Action"?

• Gandhi led his people to independence and self-sufficiency without using violence.

• Gandhi believed the Untouchables deserved more rights than other Indians. 

• Gandhi thought South Africans should let Indians sit anywhere on trains.

• Gandhi learned to live a life of nonviolence from his father's friend.

What is a central idea of "'Equal Justice Under Law': Thurgood Marshall"?

• Marshall dedicated his life to proving that segregation was unconstitutional.

• Marshall sometimes misbehaved as a student in school. 

• Marshall attended Howard University and realized that he wanted to be a lawyer.

• Some African Americans were unsure if America was ready for desegregation.