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Context/Exigence Practice

Total questions: 7

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Martin Luther King, Jr. delivers I Have a Dream on August 28, 1963, at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C. What is the CONTEXT of his speech?

a)

A Civil Rights Movement, Jim Crow laws, segregation, Brown v Board of Education not implemented, nonviolent protests for equality

b)

B March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, 1963

2.

Abraham Lincoln delivers his second inaugural address after being re-elected as president during the Civil War. What is the EXIGENCE of his speech?

a)

A Lincoln's second inauguration

b)

B coming end of the Civil War, North winning and South losing, slavery is the dividing factor, need to unify nation

3.

Kobe Bryant writes Dear Basketball as his announcement that the 2015-16 season would be his last. What is the CONTEXT of his letter?

a)

A Bryant announcing his retirement

b)

B Bryant is one of the greatest players of all time, holds multiple records, Bryant suffered injuries previous seasons

4.

Megan Rapinoe gives her speech "We Have to Be Better" at the victory parade in New York after winning the Women's World Cup (soccer). What is the EXIGENCE of her speech?

a)

A Victory parade to celebrate winning the World Cup

b)

B World Cup is biggest soccer game, gender pay gap for players, soccer is most popular sport in world

5.

The New York Times publishes an article titled "Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court's Feminist Icon, Is Dead at 87". What is the CONTEXT of this article?

a)

B Ginsburg is second female judge on Supreme Court, instrumental in modern women's rights, part o the liberal minority on Supreme Court, opening on Supreme Court could be picked by President Trump and confirmed by Republican Senate, Roe v Wade

b)

A The death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

6.

ASB creates a post on Instagram discussing Suicide Prevention Month. What is the EXIGENCE of these posts?

a)

A National Suicide Prevention Month

b)

B Increase in suicide among teens, fewer services for teens to access, social media bullying and "happiness" effect (the pressure to be happy all the time)

7.

Following a school shooting, a congressman delivers a speech arguing that his state needs stricter gun control and better mental health services. What is the EXIGENCE of his speech?

a)

A School shootings have been increasing, students practice active shooter drills, poor mental health leads to isolation and disconnection, loopholes in gun purchases

b)

B The school shooting and the congress person's need for re-election