WorksheetsMarch 16 to 20 Quizizz
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 49mins
Rosa Parks has been called the "mother of the civil rights movement." She is one of the most important people of the 20th century. In December of 1955, she refused to give up her seat on a city bus to a white passenger. The bus driver had her arrested. She was sent to court. She was found guilty of breaking the law.
Her act sparked a boycott of the bus system by blacks. Blacks refused to use the buses for more than a year. The boycott introduced the country to a man named Martin Luther King, Jr. People all over the country came to know King. Soon, the U.S. Supreme Court made segregation on city buses against the law.
Over the next forty years, Rosa Parks helped make Americans aware of the history of the civil rights struggle. She earned many honors, including the Martin Luther King Jr. Nonviolent Peace Prize. She is an example of courage and strength. She inspires all Americans to live free.
The summary of this passage is:
Rosa Parks was arrested for not giving up her seat on a bus to a white passenger. Then, the buses were boycotted, and Martin Luther King, Jr., became very well known. He had a prize named after him.
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a bus. The bus driver had her arrested, and then she was found guilty of breaking the law. She was important to American history.
Rosa Parks boycotted the bus system. This boycott brought Martin Luther King, Jr., to the front of the civil rights movement. People all over the country got to know Martin Luther King, Jr.
Rosa Parks was an important person of the 20th century. She refused to give up her seat on a bus, which led to a boycott of the bus system. She earned many honors for her work in the civil rights movement.
In his sophomore year of high school, Michael Jordan tried out for the varsity basketball team at Laney High School in Wilmington, North Carolina. But at five feet and eleven inches tall, the coach believed that Jordan was too short to play at that level, so Jordan was cut from the team. Jordan didn’t let this obstacle defeat him. In fact, it pushed him to work even harder. He trained vigorously and grew another four inches the following summer. When he finally made the varsity squad, Jordan averaged 25 points a game and went on to become one of the greatest basketball players in history. What is the theme?
The theme is to Never give up.
you should never turn evil.
The main idea is Never give up.
Micheal Jordan is cool
The alarm buzzed. Jordan smashed her fist down on it--hard. It flew off the nightstand and bounced off her cat, Armstrong. The cat yowled indignantly and rocketed out the room.
What is the tone of the dialogue?
Lightning is the flash of light that occurs when electricity moves between clouds or between a cloud and the ground.
A lightning bolt that flashes in the sky can reach a temperature of 60,000 degrees Fahrenheit. That is about five times hotter than the sun! The heat from lightning causes the surrounding air to expand, resulting in the loud sound known as thunder.
What evidence can you find that explains how thunder is created??
Thunder is created from the rain.
Heat from the lightning creates thunder.
Running a comb through your hair creates thunder.
Every day after work Paul took his muddy boots off on the steps of the front porch. Alice would have a fit if the boots made it so far as the welcome mat. He then took off his dusty overalls and threw them into a plastic garbage bag. On his way in the house, he dropped the garbage bag off at the washing machine and went straight up the stairs to the shower.
Based on the text, how do you know Paul works in construction?
He has tools
He goes straight up the stairs to shower
His boots are muddy and his overalls are dusty
He wears a hat
Crack! Thunder struck and rain poured. Max stared blankly out the window, trying to contain his emotions. He was beginning to lose it. Dropping the kite from his hand, Max broke out into full sob. His mother comforted him, "There, there, Max. We'll just find something else to do." She began to unpack the picnic basket that was on the counter and offered him a snack. Max snapped, "I don't want a snack!" A flash from the sky lit up the living room. Boom! Mom sighed.
What line in the text tells you that Max is upset it is raining?
He says, "I don't want a snack!"
Dropping his kite from his hand, Max broke out into a full sob.
Thunder struck and rain poured.
Mom sighed.
What is the author's purpose?
Read the following sentence:
The man stretched slowly, then continued his sluggish walk down the street.
How would the meaning of the sentence change if the author used the word "unhurried" instead of the word "sluggish"?
The man would seem less lazy
the man would seem funnier
the man wold seem more talented
the man would seem animal-like
The oven has been tested by the best chefs in the world.
A figure of speech that makes reference to a well-known person, event, or place is called...
personification
illusion
imagery
allusion
Comparisons between two unlike things using the words "like" or "as" are called...
similes
alliteration
metaphors
dialects
Identify the main text structure used in the passage below.
A river is a large natural stream of flowing water. The source of a river is the place where the river starts. This is usually the highest point in the river. Many rivers begin in springs, places where underground water flows to the Earth’s surface. Some rivers begin in melting glaciers high up in the mountains or in lakes.
description
problem/solution
compare/contrast
sequence
Define Author's Craft.
Citing specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.
An activity involving skill in making things by hand like a boat or a ship.
Reading closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it.
How the author intentionally uses literary devices and narrative elements to tell a story, persuade, or inform an audience.
Select all that apply. Which of the following are specified as Word Craft techniques?
Imagery
Details
Word Choice
Vivid Verbs
In the novel Skeleton Creek, what question causes Ryan and Sarah to start investigating their town?
How much gold was every mined at the dredge?
Why is there a new park ranger in town?
Why is Gladys Morgan so grumpy?
Why name a town Skeleton Creek?
In the novel Skeleton Creek, what does a dredge do?
bores holes
mines for gold and silver
turns writing into braille
none of the above
In the novel Skeleton Creek, what happened to Old Joe Bush?
He died in his sleep
He fell off a cliff
He was crushed by the dredge
He was run out of town because of his odd behaviors
