Nelson Mandela Assessment U1L5

What is apartheid?

• athletic ability

• business knowledge

• racial segregation

• severe weather

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Which word means things you wear to hide your identity?

• disguises

• threatens

• advances

• constants

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

Soil that produces a lot of crops is

• preserved

• fertile

• continuous

• dreadful

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

The word brace means

• to look for something you lost.

• to listen carefully to a speech.

• to use good handwriting.

• to get ready for a shock.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

Friends who work together are sometimes called

• agencies

• services

• comrades

• operators

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Why was Nelson Mandela sentenced to life imprisonment and which sentence best supports your answer?

• joined the African National Congress. / "Nelson later studied law and joined the African National Congress (ANC) Youth League, a political organization, to fight against the new discriminatory apartheid laws enforced by the South African government."

• opened the first black law firm in South Africa. / "Europeans Only signs were posted all over South Africa, igniting widespread protests and violence."

• traveled to other countries. / "However, upon his return to South Africa, Nelson was captured, convicted, and sentenced to life imprisonment for illegally leaving the country and for his involvement in the resistance movement."

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

What was the name Nelson was born with?

• Oliver

• Transkei

• Jongitaba

• Rolihlahla

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

How did other nations help Nelson’s cause?

• They put pressure on the South African government.

• They paid to get Nelson out of prison.

• They gave Nelson the Nobel Peace Prize.

• They helped him open the first black law firm in South Africa.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

Why were "Europeans Only" signs posted all over South Africa?

• To encourage people to travel to other countries.

• To support Nelson Mandela’s law firm.

• To enforce discriminatory apartheid laws.

• To celebrate Nelson Mandela’s achievements.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

In this selection, the word European means

• brown people.

• white people.

• black people.

• Indian people.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.3.4