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WorksheetsAll Together Now - End of Text Quiz
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 16mins
a text in which the author tries to persuade the reader with a coherent series of reasons, statements, or facts intended to support or establish a point of view
claim
argumentative text
statement
reason
What is the main significance of Barbara Jordan referring to herself as the keynote speaker, but also as "a Barbara Jordan" (paragraphs 2-4)?
She dislikes giving speeches
She is emphasizing that she could never have spoken at the Republican National Convention.
She plans on running for President.
She is acknowledging the significance of an African-American woman giving a keynote address at a national convention.
Which of these inferences is best supported by the following passage (paragraphs 7-8)?
"But this is the great danger America faces—that we will cease to be one nation and become instead a collection of interest groups"
She is concerned Americans will become too divided to work together.
She thinks America is too troubled to save.
She feels only Democrats can solve America’s problems.
She wants each region to become its own country.
Which of the following best summarizes Jordan’s remarks about “public servants” (paragraph 13)?
She is identifying herself as a citizen and not as an elected official.
She is bragging about her record as evidence of her trustworthiness.
She is telling the public they must be smarter than politicians.
She is telling politicians to lead by example and be more responsible.
Why might Barbara Jordan quote both Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln in her speech?
She thinks Jefferson and Lincoln are unintelligent.
She uses their quotes to help support the message of unity and harmony.
She wishes to emphasize the dark history of slavery.
She wants to prove she is smarter than the audience.
What is most likely a central idea of Barbara Jordan’s speech?
Democracy was a terrible idea.
The public needs to set an example for elected officials, not the other way around.
It is up to the American people to decide what they collectively want, and work together toward those goals.
The country is too divided to work together, so we should re-start the Civil War.
Which sentence from the text most strongly supports the idea that the American people must work together?
“We cannot improve on the system of government handed down to us by the founders of the Republic.”
“This is the question which must be answered in 1976: Are we to be one people bound together by common spirit, sharing in a common endeavor; or will we become a divided nation?”
“If we promise as public officials, we must deliver.”
“There is something special about tonight. What is different? What is special?"
Which of these inferences about the “common endeavor” is best supported by the text?
It states that democracy will never work.
It proves unity is a silly goal.
It is only possible now because we have arrived in a world where she can be a keynote speaker.
If the people come together, they can be more powerful than any individual candidate.
Which of the following words is a synonym for the word deferred ?
effort
honor
put off
false impression
Which of the following words is a synonym for the word endeavor ?
maintain
false impression
put off
effort
illusion
maintain
false impression
effort
put off
Which of the following words is a synonym for the word distinction ?
false impression
honor
effort
put off
Which of the following words is a synonym for the word sustain ?
put off
false impression
maintain
honor
