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Lesson 6: Making Communities Better

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The rights and responsibilities of citizens are called ________________.

a)

boycott

b)

canal

c)

citizenship

d)

common good

e)

disabled

2.

The things that are good for everyone in a community are the __________________________.

a)

boycott

b)

canal

c)

citizenship

d)

common good

3.

_______________ is when workers stop working to try to get something they want, such as better pay.

a)

boycott

b)

canal

c)

citizenship

d)

strike

4.

When people refuse to buy products from a certain business, they ________________.

a)

boycott

b)

canal

c)

citizenship

d)

common good

5.

__________________ means not being able to do an everyday thing, such as walk, in the same way that most people can.

a)

boycott

b)

canal

c)

citizenship

d)

disabled

6.

When Cesar Chavez led a strike with farmworkers, they agreed to ____________________.

a)

move north.

b)

work harder.

c)

write letters

d)

stop working.

7.

Cesar Chavez made a difference by _____________________.

a)

helping farmworkers in the United States.

b)

fighting for the rights of disabled people.

c)

making sure everyone could go to school.

d)

protecting his community from dangerous chemicals.

8.

A waterway made by humans is a __________________.

a)

boycott

b)

canal

c)

citizenship

d)

common good

9.

Ruby Bridges made a difference by being very _____________.

a)

angry

b)

brave

c)

pretty

d)

smart

10.

What did Ruby Bridges discover on her first day of school?

a)

Her school was built over a dangerous chemical dump.

b)

Her neighbors warmly welcomed her to the school.

c)

She was the only student that showed up to school.

d)

Her principal refused to let her sit in the classroom.

11.

Ruby Bridges made it easier for all children in New Orleans to ________________.

a)

play outside with others.

b)

go to class in a wheelchair.

c)

go to good schools together.

d)

boycott businesses they did not like.

12.

What did Lois Marie Gibbs say was wrong with a canal?

a)

Chemicals in it made children sick.

b)

Boats in it carried too many people.

c)

Swimming in it wasn't fun.

d)

Skating on it was dangerous in the winter.

13.

Who formed a group to help disabled people be treated fairly?

a)

Ruby Bridges

b)

Cesar Chavez

c)

Judy Heumann

d)

Lois Marie Gibbs

14.

How did Clara Barton help communities?

a)

She founded the American Red Cross.

b)

She helped improve the Love Canal.

c)

She started the Disabled in Action group.

d)

She led the United Farmworkers of America.

15.

How did the Red Cross help people in New Orleans?

a)

It provided shelter, hot meals, and water.

b)

It set up an outdoor music show.

c)

It told people to buy things in stores.

d)

It let children go to good schools.

16.

What is one way you can be a good citizen?

a)

break your city's laws

b)

ignore your classmates

c)

treat people differently

d)

treat everyone equally

17.

What can you do for the common good of your community?

a)

read a book at the library

b)

play by yourself in the park

c)

keep your community clean

d)

ignore your responsibilities