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Harriet Tubman

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the Underground Railroad?

a)

A group of people that helped slaves escape.

b)

A train that took slaves to safe places.

c)

The home where people bought slaves.

d)

The home where Harriet Tubman grew up.

2.

Harriet Tubman was COURAGEOUS and risked her life to help enslaved people escape. What does COURAGEOUS mean?

a)

shy

b)

sick

c)

quiet

d)

brave

3.

Why did Harriet Tubman sometimes faint and fall into a deep sleep?

a)

She was born with a disease that made her faint.

b)

She was tired all the time.

c)

She was scared.

d)

She had been hit in the head with an iron weight.

4.

What was Harriet Tubman's role on the Underground Railroad? (What was her job?)

a)

conductor

b)

soldier

c)

stationmaster

d)

mapmaker

5.

What might have happened if Harriet Tubman had been caught?

a)

She would have been given an award.

b)

She would have been punished.

c)

She would have been freed.

d)

She would have been sent to work on the Underground Railroad.

6.

Why did Harriet Tubman and her passengers often travel at night?

a)

The Underground Railroad only ran at night.

b)

It was easier to travel secretly in the dark.

c)

They could only see stations at night.

d)

Most people were outside at night.

7.

Harriet Tubman was born a slave.

a)

Fact

b)

Opinion

8.

Other people helped Harriet Tubman on the Underground Railroad.

a)

Fact

b)

Opinion

9.

Harriet Tubman is the bravest woman in history.

a)

Fact

b)

Opinion

10.

Harriet Tubman also worked as a spy during the Civil War.

a)

Fact

b)

Opinion