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WorksheetsMLK Speech
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
“Now is the time to lift our nation from the quicksands of racial injustice...” What is being compared?
nation and lift
quicksands and racial injustice
now and time
racial and injustice
“Now is the time to lift our nation...to the solid rock of brotherhood.” What is being compared?
solid rock and brotherhood
now and time
lift and nation
solid and rock
“Now is the time to lift our nation from the quicksands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood.” What does this mean?
Americans are stuck in quicksand and need help getting out.
American people need to sit on rocks.
Martin Luther King Jr. will help people in quicksand.
America needs to stop racism and become united.
“Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation..." What is being compared?
now and time
rise and dark
the dark valley and segregation
dark and desolate
“…the sunlit path of racial justice.” What is being compared?
sunlit path and racial justice
sunlit and path
racial and justice
sunlit and racial
“Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice." What does this mean?
People need to get out of the valleys.
People need to find paths with a lot of sun.
People need to end segregation and create equality for all races.
People do not need to be outside at night.
“This sweltering summer of the Negro’s legitimate discontent…” What is being compared?
sweltering summer and discontent
summer and Negro
legitimate and this
sweltering and summer
“This sweltering summer of the Negro’s legitimate discontent…” What is being compared?
sweltering summer and discontent
summer and Negro
legitimate and this
sweltering and summer
“…there is an invigorating autumn of freedom and equality.” What is being compared?
there and autumn
invigorating and autumn
freedom and equality
autumn and freedom/equality
"This sweltering summer of the Negro's legitimate discontent will not pass until there is an invigorating autumn of freedom and equality." What does this mean?
The summer is going to be very hot for Black people.
Black people's unhappiness will not stop until they have equal rights.
Black people will get equal rights during in autumn.
Black people will not get equal rights in summer.
What does sweltering mean?
energizing
very cold
uncomfortably hot
sweating
What does invigorating mean?
energizing
uncomfortably hot
giving a speech
investigating
What does urgent mean?
needs to happen slowly
not important
needs to happen immediately
boring
Why does Martin Luther King, Jr. repeat his words?
He is a minister.
just because
he forgot what he said
His words are important, and he wants people to remember them.
Why do people use metaphors?
Metaphors are more interesting.
Metaphors help people understand difficult ideas.
Metaphors are easy to remember.
Metaphors help people relate to the message
