WorksheetsEncounter with MLK by Maya Angelou
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 14mins
What is the POV of the story?
First Person
Second Person
Third Person Limited
Third Person Omniscient
"Looking at him in my office, alone, was like seeing a lion sitting down at my dining-room table eating a plate of mustard greens."
This line is an example of what kind of figurative language?
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Simile
Personification
What joke does Dr. King play on Maya Angelou?
He puts a whoopie cushion in her chair
King surprises her by sitting in her chair with his back to the door
He tells her a joke
King does not play a joke on her
Why is Angelou afraid to tell Dr. King about her brother?
She is afraid of how he will react and that he might lose respect for her
King is not very good with being told bad news
She does not trust Dr. King
Angelou is afraid he might yell at her
Why did Dr. King want to meet Angelou?
He wanted her to write a story about him
He heard good things about Angelou
He needed help with SCLC
He wanted to thank her for her work and get to know a little about her
"He had an easy friendliness, what was unsettling"
This line is an example of-
Indirect Characterization
Direct Characterization
Pick the best synonym for the word shanty.
mansion
abode
hut
Pick the best antonym for the word fester.
Improve
Disturb
Go away
Pick the best synonym for the word redeem.
Rescue
Enslave
Preserve
Pick the best synonym for the word fray.
Conflict
Converse
Sew
Pick the best antonym for the word punctual.
Lazy
On time
Late
Reread lines 45-49. What does King's statement suggest about him?
He believes a person needs to fight the people that make them the most angry
A person is free no matter what other people think
Everyone needs to fight for something they believe in
He is understanding and care about others; he does not judge them
Reread lines 20-24. What change does the author notice in King's speech pattern?
He changed from a more causal, conversational tone to a church-like way of talking
He went from a serious tone to a more uplifting tone
He changed from the way he talks in church to a more casual, conversational pattern
His tone remains the same
Reread lines 10-13. What do you learn about King from Angelou's description of him?
He is friendly and powerful
He is boring and not interesting
He is mean and arrogant
He is not good at leading people
We get a sense of Dr. King's characters through?
Words that Angelou says
Direct characterization
Through thoughts
Through effect on others
What organizational pattern is used throughout the passage?
Cause and Effect
Problem and Solution
Chronological
Enumeration
