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WorksheetsTexas Studies Weekly: Week 29 The 20th Century
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 4mins
Answer after reading the article “Texas Blasts Off Into the Future.”
What is paragraph 2 mainly about?
how fast the oil industry was growing
why people were moving from farms
how many new businesses provided jobs for people
why people did not like to live in cities
Answer questions after reading the article “Texas Blasts Off Into the Future.”
After World War II African Americans and Hispanics had more rights because—
laws were passed to make sure people were treated fairly
many of them worked for NASA
technology industries were opening in Texas
they all moved to Texas to open businesses
Answer question after reading the article “Texas Blasts Off Into the Future.”
Which word in the article helps the reader understand the meaning of the word opportunities?
rights
chances
passed
races
Answer question after reading the article “Notable Texans of the 20th Century.”
Look at the following web of information from the story. What would be the best title for this web?
Lyndon Johnson’s Jobs Before Becoming President of the United State
Ways President Johnson Improved Life for U.S. Citizens
How Lyndon Johnson Helped Mexican American Families Before His Presidency
Lyndon Johnson’s Goals as a U.S. Congressman
Answer question after reading the article “Notable Texans of the 20th Century.”
The reader can tell that Barbara Jordan ______.
liked attending school at Texas Southern University
could never f ind a college in which to attend law school
was not afraid to try things that had not often been done before
did not mind when people were treated differently because of their skin color
Answer question after reading the article “Notable Texans of the 20th Century.”
Why did Henry Gonzalez probably want to be a member of the U.S. Congress?
It would be a better job than one he could get in Mexico.
He wanted to make sure all people were treated fairly.
It would be a good paying job.
He did not have the education for any other job.
Answer question after reading the article “Notable Texans of the 20th Century.”
The author organizes the story by ______.
telling the main ideas about three people’s lives and giving details about what they did
explaining why people need equal rights
describing three people who worked in the U.S. government
comparing the ideas men and women have about civil rights
Answer question after reading the article “Texas Technology—Industry for the Future.”
In paragraph 1 the word global is used to describe how some businesses ______.
provide goods and services to people
have opened up technology companies in Texas
spend a lot of money on computers
work with people in countries all over the world
