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WorksheetsOn This Day in Black History Test
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 16mins
Born on February 27, 1897______________, classical singer who became the first African American to perform at the Metropolitan Opera. in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Mary J. Blige
Mahilia Jackson
Marian Anderson
Marian Williams
When was Nelson Mandela released from prison?
February 4, 1994
February 11, 1990
February 10, 1990
February 1, 1991
•On this day February 21, 1917, jazz great was born, an American jazz pianist and composer.
Theodore Roosevelt
Theo Huxtable
Theo James
Thelonious Monk
___________________was the leading black spokesman for almost 50 years. He was a major abolitionist, lecturer, and editor.
Henry Lewis
Otis Boykin
Carter G. Woodson
Frederick Douglass
What happened on February 19,1992?
Michael Jackson won eight Grammy Awards
Debi Thomas became the first African American to win a medal in the Winter Olympic Games
Director John Singleton became the first black nominated for the Academy Award for best director and best screenplay
Toni Morrison won the Pulitzer Prize
On February 26,1869 _______________ guaranteeing the right to vote sent to the states for ratification
the 5th Amendment
the 15th Amendment
the Congressional Black Caucus
the first black representative in Congress
•On this day in ______________, Otis Boykin patented the electrical resistor. The device was used in all guided missiles and IBM computers
1961
1960
1973
1975
This person's home was bombed and a week later was assassinated while giving a speech.
Alex Haley
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Frederick Douglass
Malcolm X
Frederick Douglass, "The Great Emancipator," is born.
Feb. 14, 1857
Feb. 14, 1817
Feb.15, 1851
Feb. 14, 1867
On February 25,1948, Martin Luther King ......
was ordained as a Baptist minister.
gave his "I Have A Dream" Speech
was assassinated
won the Nobel Peace Prize
On February 23,1965, the highest elective office held by a black woman in a major American city was
Marian Anderson
Constance Baker Motley
Toni Morrison
Barbara Jordan
First formal protest against slavery by organized white body in English America made by Germantown Quakers at monthly meeting.
February 18, 1866
Feb. 18, 1865
Feb. 18, 1688
Feb. 18, 1931
By the end of WWII,________men had graduated from Tuskegee. They carried out more than_____ bomber escort missions, damaged _______German planes, _______ ground units and sank a battleship.
950,409,200, 992
409,950,992,200
992,200, 409, 950
200,992, 950, 409
On this day , Feb. 10, 1992,__________renowned author of Roots, dies
Henry Lewis
Alex Haley
Frank E. Peterson
Carter G. Woodson
Carter G. Woodson started
Black History Month
Black Folks Day
Negro History Week
African- American Anniversary
On February 28,1708 a Slave revolt in Newton, Long Island (N.Y.) resulted in how many people being killed?
11
17
22
21
•On this day Feb.21, _______ the first black women elected to the House of Representatives, Barbara Jordan was born.
1936
1940
1931
1934
Henry Lewis becomes the first black to lead
black abolitionist to invade a coutroom
black pilots into WWII
a slave revolt
a symphony orchestra in the United States
Rebecca Lee Crumpler became the first black woman to receive an M.D. degree on this day_____________________.
February 25, 1866
February 19, 1842
February 24, 1864
February 23, 1869
What occurred on February 17, 1997 ?
Frank E. Peterson Jr. named the first black general in the Marine Corps.
Virginia House of Delegates votes unanimously to retire the state song, "Carry Me Back to Old Virginia" .
President Nixon met with members of the Congressional Black Caucus and appointed a White House panel to study a list of recommendations made by the group
Feb. 18, 1685 ?
First formal protest against slavery by organized white body in English America made by Germantown Quakers at monthly meeting.
Rebels abandoned Charleston. First Union troops to enter the city included twenty-first U.S.C.T., followed by two companies of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteers.
Black abolitionists invaded a Boston courtroom and rescued a fugitive slave.
Arsenio Hall, who became the first Black Late Night talk show ; was born on this day.
February 13, 1965
Feb. 17, 1963
Feb. 16, 1951
February 12, 1955
Legendary singer Nina Simone was born
Feb. 21, 1940
Feb. 12, 1934
Feb. 16, 1951
Feb. 18, 1931
What three items make up a thesis statement?
topic sentence, introduction, and conclusion
identification of topic, claim (what you believe), and direction (reasons)
reason 1, reason 2, and reason 3
introduction, body, and conclusion
What is the purpose of the thesis?
To state your opinion or claim and prove it
To hook the reader's attention
To use vocabulary words
To remind your reader what your paper is about
Which of the following is not a function of a thesis statement?
To reflect a perspective on a topic
To leave a final impression on your reader
To announce the topic of your paper to your reader
To provide a blueprint of your essay to the reader
What is a thesis statement?
Sentence that gets the reader's attention.
Sentence that is the first sentence of a paragraph, it provides the subject of the paragraph.
Sentence that provides a specific detail or example.
Sentence that answers the prompt, explains the claim, and the provides the reasons that support your claim.
What is the first step to writing a thesis statement?
create a claim
write your thesis statement
identify the topic
Change the prompt to a question
What is the second step to writing a thesis statement
create a claim
combine your thesis statement
identify the topic
list 3 reasons why
What is the third step to writing a thesis statement?
choosing a topic
list three reasons
ask a question
write the thesis statement
What is the fourth step to writing a thesis statement?
create a claim
list 3 reasons
ask a question
combine and write a thesis statement
Topic+ Claim + _________= thesis
reasons
thesis
opinions
paragraphs
