Medgar Evers
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English
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6th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
1. Part A - In Paragraph 2 of Medgar Evers, what does the word “culmination” mean?
Turning point
Justification
Conclusion
Triumph
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.4
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
2. Part B – Which sentence from Paragraph 2 BEST supports the answer in Part A?
For Evers, this was just the beginning
In 1948, he entered the Alcorn Agricultural and Mechanical College.
Just a few years later, he married fellow student, Myrlie Beasley.
They eventually had three children together: Darrell, Reena, and James.
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RL.6.1
CCSS.RL.6.2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
3. Part A - Which character trait does Medgar Evers share with
Madam C.J. Walker?
sense of humor
careful and persistent work ethic
resentful of government
neglectful of the poor in society
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
4. Part B - Choose the sentence that BEST shows the answer in
Part A.
Eventually, Evers moved back to Mississippi.
This time he chose Jackson because he became the first state field secretary of the NAACP in Mississippi.
With his position as field secretary, he recruited NAACP members throughout the state and organized voter-registration efforts, demonstrations, and economic boycotts of companies that practiced discrimination.
By 1955 Evers was the best known civil rights leader in Mississippi.
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RL.6.1
CCSS.RL.6.2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
5. Select the text structure of the article, “Medgar Evers”.
Descriptive
Cause and Effect
Comparison and Contrast
Order and Sequence
Tags
CCSS.RI.4.5
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
6. Which is the definition of “situation” as used in Paragraph 4?
Circumstance
Location
Position
Surroundings
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.4
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
7. What is the central idea of this article?
Medgar Evers gave his life fighting for equal rights.
A young man fights for civil rights.
Medgar Evers was an honorable family man.
A young man fought to make a difference.
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.2
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
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