The selection can best be identified as an autobiography because - it is told in first person about actual events

it is told in first person about actual events

it has a narrator describing real people

it has historical figures in authentic settings

it is told in third person with accurate facts

Choose the phrase that correctly uses an infinitive phrase in the underlined section in the sentence below. He got a lesson from his friends, he brought them bread.

To get a lesson from his friends

By getting a lesson from his friends

He was getting a lesson from his friends

Which of these conclusions about Douglass's unutterable anguish is supported by paragraph 6?

He realizes that reading the book has shown him what he is missing by being enslaved.

He sees that his life would have been in turmoil even if he had been born free.

He sees that there is no such thing as the truth or human rights in the world.

He realizes that his master was correct about how reading the book was a big mistake.

Part B Which sentence from paragraph 3 of the selection best supports the answer to Part A?

Mistress, in teaching me the alphabet, had given me the inch, and no precaution could prevent me from taking the ell.

From this time I was most narrowly watched.

If I was in a separate room any considerable length of time, I was sure to be suspected of having a book, and was at once called to give an account of myself.

All this, however, was too late.

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

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

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Quiz

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English

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8th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Hard

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CCSS

RI.8.6, RI.7.2, RI.4.3

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OPEN ENDED QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What is the most likely reason the author includes paragraph 4 in the selection? Cite evidence from the selection to support your answer.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

As many of these as I could, I converted into teachers. (paragraph 4)
Mark the box that matches the statement from the text to the author's reason for writing it.

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. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

As I writhed under it, I would at times feel that learning to read had been a curse rather than a blessing. (paragraph 6)
Mark the box that matches the statement from the text to the author's reason for writing it.

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. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Have not I as good a right to be free as you have?” (paragraph 4)
Mark the box that matches the statement from the text to the author's reason for writing it.

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.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

To which column does each effect belong? Write the letter of the effect in the correct column to match it with the corresponding cause.
Douglass’s mistress teaches him the alphabet.

Douglass learns how to read.

Douglass becomes intent on learning to read.

Douglass learns the arguments made for and against slavery.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

To which column does each effect belong? Write the letter of the effect in the correct column to match it with the corresponding cause.
Douglass makes friends with the poor white children in his neighborhood.

Douglass learns how to read.

Douglass becomes intent on learning to read.

Douglass learns the arguments made for and against slavery.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

To which column does each effect belong? Write the letter of the effect in the correct column to match it with the corresponding cause.
Douglass obtains a copy of “The Columbian Orator.”

Douglass learns how to read.

Douglass becomes intent on learning to read.

Douglass learns the arguments made for and against slavery.

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CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Quiz

17 questions

What is the most likely reason the author includes paragraph 4 in the selection? Cite evidence from the selection to support your answer.

As many of these as I could, I converted into teachers. (paragraph 4)Mark the box that matches the statement from the text to the author's reason for writing it.

As I writhed under it, I would at times feel that learning to read had been a curse rather than a blessing. (paragraph 6)Mark the box that matches the statement from the text to the author's reason for writing it.

Have not I as good a right to be free as you have?” (paragraph 4)Mark the box that matches the statement from the text to the author's reason for writing it.

To which column does each effect belong? Write the letter of the effect in the correct column to match it with the corresponding cause.Douglass’s mistress teaches him the alphabet.

To which column does each effect belong? Write the letter of the effect in the correct column to match it with the corresponding cause.Douglass makes friends with the poor white children in his neighborhood.

To which column does each effect belong? Write the letter of the effect in the correct column to match it with the corresponding cause.Douglass obtains a copy of “The Columbian Orator.”

The selection can best be identified as an autobiography because - it is told in first person about actual events

What is the most likely reason the author includes paragraph 5 in the text?

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As many of these as I could, I converted into teachers. (paragraph 4)
Mark the box that matches the statement from the text to the author's reason for writing it.

As I writhed under it, I would at times feel that learning to read had been a curse rather than a blessing. (paragraph 6)
Mark the box that matches the statement from the text to the author's reason for writing it.

Have not I as good a right to be free as you have?” (paragraph 4)
Mark the box that matches the statement from the text to the author's reason for writing it.

To which column does each effect belong? Write the letter of the effect in the correct column to match it with the corresponding cause.
Douglass’s mistress teaches him the alphabet.

To which column does each effect belong? Write the letter of the effect in the correct column to match it with the corresponding cause.
Douglass makes friends with the poor white children in his neighborhood.

To which column does each effect belong? Write the letter of the effect in the correct column to match it with the corresponding cause.
Douglass obtains a copy of “The Columbian Orator.”