Medgar Evers

1.  Part A - In Paragraph 2 of Medgar Evers, what does the word “culmination” mean?

• Turning point

• Justification

• Conclusion

• Triumph

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

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

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

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.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

5.  Select the text structure of the article, “Medgar Evers”.

• Descriptive

• Cause and Effect

• Comparison and Contrast

• Order and Sequence

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

6.  Which is the definition of “situation” as used in Paragraph 4?

• Circumstance

• Location

• Position

• Surroundings

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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. 

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

8.  Why did Medgar Evers move back to Mississippi?

•  to join the army

• to work as an insurance salesman

• to get married

• to work as a field secretary

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10