Reading Comprehension Quiz

Could this be the same man who never raised his voice at home?

He stood firm even when his opinion wasn’t popular.

…I knew my dad well as a father and a man.

…my father has been told many times…

to be quick to believe something without proof

to have power and respect within your team or community

to take responsibility for your actions

to take over the roles and responsibilities of a particular job

to be distinct or important

to explain the meaning of a word

an entry in a dictionary

a very exciting event or time period

will have forced

are forcing

has been forcing

No change

Jackie used his influence to challenge an unjust system within American history.

Jackie challenged us to study hard and to be a better friend.

Jackie told his daughter, “Just put your fingertip in my tea and I won’t need any sugar.”

Jackie never raised his voice at home.

The fictional character based on a black singer-dancer was named “Jim Crow.”

The thirteenth and fourteenth amendments were passed.

Former slaves finally went to school for the first time.

After the Civil War ended, African Americans were still segregated from white people.

“…African men, women, and children were enslaved and forcibly brought to the American colonies.”

“They passed state laws to restrict the rights of blacks and to keep them from voting.”

“…the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a state’s right to pass racial segregation laws.”

“By 1870, there were approximately 4,000,000 African Americans in the United States…”

to give background information on her grandparents

to explain how Jackie Robinson helped break down segregation

to explain how, over time, segregation became a way of life in the United States

to explain that the Fifteenth Amendment granted all male citizens the right to vote