
Comprehension: Sitting Down to Take a Stand
Authored by Patricia Cardoza
English
5th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 9 pts
Who were the Greensboro Four, and what did they do in 1960?
Four black teens who sat at a "whites-only" lunch counter to protest segregation.
Four white students who supported segregation in schools.
Four politicians who passed the Civil Rights Act.
Four teachers who taught about civil rights.
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CCSS.RL.7.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 9 pts
What was the main goal of the Greensboro Four's sit-in at the lunch counter?
To stop the unfair treatment of black people at lunch counters and other places in the United States.
To get free food from the lunch counter.
To become famous in the news.
To support the restaurant's business.
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CCSS.RL.7.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 9 pts
Which Supreme Court case ruled that segregation by race in public schools is illegal?
Brown v. Board of Education
Plessy v. Ferguson
Miranda v. Arizona
Roe v. Wade
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CCSS.RI.3.5
CCSS.RI.4.5
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 9 pts
How did the Greensboro Four and their supporters bring about change at the lunch counter?
By returning to the lunch counter every day until they were served.
By writing letters to the president.
By organizing a boycott of all restaurants.
By moving to another city.
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CCSS.RL.7.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 9 pts
Why was the sit-in movement started by the Greensboro Four important for the civil rights movement?
It inspired similar nonviolent protests in many other cities and helped bring attention to segregation.
It was the first protest in American history.
It ended all segregation laws immediately.
It was only important in Greensboro, North Carolina.
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CCSS.RL.7.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 9 pts
What important law did President Lyndon B. Johnson sign in 1964 to ensure equal rights for all Americans?
The Voting Rights Act
The Civil Rights Act
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Bill of Rights
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CCSS.RI.3.5
CCSS.RI.4.5
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 9 pts
What does the word "legacy" mean as used in the text?
A new law
Something that is handed down or received from the past
A type of protest
A disagreement between people
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CCSS.RI.5.4
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RL.4.4
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RL.5.4
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