Medgar Evers

Medgar Evers

6th Grade

8 Qs

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Medgar Evers

Medgar Evers

Assessment

Quiz

English

6th Grade

Practice Problem

Medium

CCSS
RI.6.2, RI.5.4, RL.4.3

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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.5.4

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.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

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.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

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.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

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