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Stuttering

Authored by Sarah Williams

English

7th Grade

CCSS covered

Stuttering
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What organization did Olivia Simmons join that empowered her and helped her with her stuttering?

SAY

NSA

You Speak

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What does SAY stand for?

The Stuttering Association for the Young

A Stuttering App for Youth

Standup And Yell

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What can cause a person to stutter?

frightening/sad event

funny/pleasant event

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which line helps readers understand how stuttering affected James Earl Jones as a child?

“After moving to Michigan, James Earl and his family still experienced discrimination.

“The doctor was called, and Randy soon recovered.”

“Worried that others would make fun of him, he rarely spoke at all.”

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How does the section “Breaking Out of Silence” contribute to the article?

It helps readers understand more about what stuttering is and what may cause it.

It describes James Earl’s life in Michigan

It explains why James Earl started acting.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The author likely included the sidebar “Famous People Who Stutter” to _______.

explain what stuttering is

show that many people experience and manage stuttering

show that stuttering is common in kids

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Author Allison Friedman writes of James Earl Jones, “Worried that others would make fun of him, he rarely spoke at all.” This line helps readers understand

why James Earl's family left Mississippi

how James Earl became an actor

when James Earl's stuttering began

how stuttering affected James Earl

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

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