Ruby Bridges - 3rd Grade ELS MAAP Check

The author calls Ruby Bridges a very “brave little girl.” Which of Ruby’s actions shows that she was brave?

• Ruby was in a class where she was the only student.

• Ruby walked a long way to get to her kindergarten school.

• Ruby kept going to school even when people were mean to her.

• Ruby had to look at a statue ofherself every morning when she went to school.

How did many people who sent their children to William Frantz School feel about Ruby going to their school?

• They wanted to keep Ruby safe at school.

• They hoped that Ruby would keep going to school.

• They wanted Mrs. Henry to teach their children to like Ruby.

• They were mad that Ruby would go to school with their children.

Which quote supports the idea that people who sent their children to William Frantz School were mad that Ruby went to school with their children?

• . “. . . parents shouted at her as she walked into the school building.” (paragraph 4)

• “Ruby and her teacher Mrs. Henry had a good year together, . . .” (paragraph 5)

• “But Ruby kept going to school.” (paragraph 6)
  

• “Some of her neighbors even helped to protect Ruby’s family.” (paragraph 7)

What was important about the laws when Ruby went to her new school?

• The laws said that students could not walk to their own school.

• The laws allowed black and white children to go to school together.

• The laws were changed to allow students to have their own teacher.

• The laws were only for the school where Ruby attended kindergarten.

Which two sentences explain why Ruby's first day at her new school was unusual?

• She had to take many different kinds of tests.

• Her new school was not very far from her own house.

• She found out that she was the only student in her class.

• She found out that she had passed her kindergarten test.

• Guards had to take her to school so she could not be harmed.

Based on the information in the passage, how is the Ruby Bridges Foundation important?

• It is a place where people can see a statue of Ruby.

• It helps students feel safer when they choose their school.

• It helps teachers spend time helping students do better on tests.

• It helps people better understand how to be respectful toward each other.

What does the reader learn from the picture under paragraph 4?

• the number of parents that were angry.

• the time of day that Ruby went to school.

• what the weather was like on the first day of school

• what it looked like to be surrounded by many guards

Select two phrases that show the main idea of the passage.

• 1. “When she was four years old, her family moved to New Orleans, Louisiana.” (paragraph 1)

• 1. “. . . Ruby Bridges walked through the doors of this school, making her the first black child to

     attend an all-white elementary school.” (paragraph 3)

• 1. “. . . people believed in what Ruby and her family were doing and found ways to support

     them. “ (paragraph 7)

• 1. “In 1999, Ruby created the Ruby Bridges Foundation.” (paragraph 9)

• 1. “. . . the brave little girl who, just by going to school, helped to change the world.” (paragraph

     10)

Read the sentences from paragraph 2.

Back in the 1950s, schools were segregated. That meant that black and white children were not allowed to go to school together.

What does the word segregated mean as used in these sentences?

• kept apart

• opened to all

• put in one place

• brought together

Select two reasons why Ruby was given permission to go to William Frantz School.

• Ruby passed the test.

• Ruby wanted to learn to read.

• Mrs. Henry said that she wanted to teach Ruby.

• A new law allowed black and white children to go to school together.

• William Frantz School was closer to Ruby's home than her other school was.