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WorksheetsLesson 6: Making Communities Better
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
The rights and responsibilities of citizens are called ________________.
boycott
canal
citizenship
common good
disabled
The things that are good for everyone in a community are the __________________________.
boycott
canal
citizenship
common good
_______________ is when workers stop working to try to get something they want, such as better pay.
boycott
canal
citizenship
strike
When people refuse to buy products from a certain business, they ________________.
boycott
canal
citizenship
common good
__________________ means not being able to do an everyday thing, such as walk, in the same way that most people can.
boycott
canal
citizenship
disabled
When Cesar Chavez led a strike with farmworkers, they agreed to ____________________.
move north.
work harder.
write letters
stop working.
Cesar Chavez made a difference by _____________________.
helping farmworkers in the United States.
fighting for the rights of disabled people.
making sure everyone could go to school.
protecting his community from dangerous chemicals.
A waterway made by humans is a __________________.
boycott
canal
citizenship
common good
Ruby Bridges made a difference by being very _____________.
angry
brave
pretty
smart
What did Ruby Bridges discover on her first day of school?
Her school was built over a dangerous chemical dump.
Her neighbors warmly welcomed her to the school.
She was the only student that showed up to school.
Her principal refused to let her sit in the classroom.
Ruby Bridges made it easier for all children in New Orleans to ________________.
play outside with others.
go to class in a wheelchair.
go to good schools together.
boycott businesses they did not like.
What did Lois Marie Gibbs say was wrong with a canal?
Chemicals in it made children sick.
Boats in it carried too many people.
Swimming in it wasn't fun.
Skating on it was dangerous in the winter.
Who formed a group to help disabled people be treated fairly?
Ruby Bridges
Cesar Chavez
Judy Heumann
Lois Marie Gibbs
How did Clara Barton help communities?
She founded the American Red Cross.
She helped improve the Love Canal.
She started the Disabled in Action group.
She led the United Farmworkers of America.
How did the Red Cross help people in New Orleans?
It provided shelter, hot meals, and water.
It set up an outdoor music show.
It told people to buy things in stores.
It let children go to good schools.
What is one way you can be a good citizen?
break your city's laws
ignore your classmates
treat people differently
treat everyone equally
What can you do for the common good of your community?
read a book at the library
play by yourself in the park
keep your community clean
ignore your responsibilities
