MLK Birthday

What is the main idea of the text?

• Martin Luther King Jr. was named Michael when he was born.

• Martin Luther King Jr. helped people fight for equal rights.

• Martin Luther King Jr. skipped two grades in high school.

• Martin Luther King Jr. was good friends with Rosa Parks.

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CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

According to the passage, which sentence best tells what Martin Luther King Jr. was like?

• He was tired from giving many speeches.

• He was serious about helping others.

• He was happy to help his family

• He was proud of his awards

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

The information in "Peaceful Protest" adds to the information in the rest of the passage by showing how King -(select the correct statement below)

• Finally learned how important education was.

• Became a leader in the civil rights movement.

• Faced hard times because of his choices.

• Earned many prizes for his work.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

In paragraph 5 "victory" most closely means-

• party

• protest

• win

• wish

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Based on the information in the passage, why do people honor Martin Luther King, Jr's birthday?

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CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2