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Practice Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 2hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the Correct Answer

a)

acquaintance

b)

accquaintance

c)

acquanetance

d)

aquantance

2.

What is the Correct Word

a)

aparatus

b)

apparatus

c)

apperetus

d)

aperetusd

3.

What is the Correct Spelling

a)

bangrupcy

b)

bankruptcy

c)

bank ruptcy

d)

bank-ruptcy

4.

What is the Correct Spelling

a)

changble

b)

changeable

c)

changeble

d)

change-able

e)

c

5.

When is Martin Luther King's Birthday

a)

January 09

b)

January 15

c)

February 18

d)

December 25

6.

Where is Martin Luther King's Birth Home

a)

Atlanta, Georgia

b)

North Pole

c)

Austin, Texas

d)

California

7.

What day was MLK assassinated?

a)

April 04

b)

December 08

c)

July 09

d)

April 10

e)

a

8.

Did MLK play a big role in the American Civil Rights Movement

a)

yes

b)

no

c)

maybe

d)

i dont know

9.

Martin Luther King Jr.’s work to change unfair laws was caused by a desire for people to be treated fairly. What was an effect of King’s work?

a)

Martin Luther King led marches and gave speeches

b)

Equal rights laws were passed, so Americans are treated fairly.

c)

African Americans and whites went to separate schools.

10.

In “I Have a Dream”, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., urges his followers to

a)

work toward gradual change

b)

demand equality and justice now

c)

use any means necessary

d)

distrust white people 

11.

Dr. King is convinced that

a)

dreams rarely become reality

b)

the struggle must continue

c)

equality has been achieved

d)

justice is a privilege

12.

How did Dr. King appeal to his audience?

a)

He compared them to children

b)

He appealed to their sense of justice, fair play, and patriotism

c)

He reminded them of the homeland from which they have come

d)

He made them angry about their history by repeatedly referring to slavery

13.

Toward the end of the speech, in the paragraphs beginning with the now-famous phrase "I have a dream," Dr. King mentions certain members of his own family. Why does he do this?

a)

To connect with his audience as a fellow parent and have them think of their own children

b)

To show everyone how well he has raised his children

c)

To get the white members of the audience to feel guilty for how they treated his children

d)

To have a reason to bring his children to the speech

14.

At the end of his speech, Dr. King repeatedly calls out, "Let freedom ring." Which is NOT a reason why he did this?

a)

To emphasize that his speech is about freedom, justice, and equality, not just politics

b)

To help him to show that freedom needs to come from all areas - not only from the North but also the South

c)

To show that African-Americans were asking only for freedom, which was given to other citizens, and not special privileges

d)

To get the crowd involved by having them sing along

15.

In what city was Rosa Parks involved in a bus boycott?

a)

Birmingham

b)

Selma

c)

Montgomery

d)

Atlanta

16.

In the 1954 trial of Brown v Board of Education, the US Supreme Court ruled that

a)

private schools should be controlled by the federal government

b)

issues of racial segregation should be decided by the states.

c)

racially segregated public schools are unconstitutional

d)

the "separate but equal" doctrine should be continued

17.

Rosa Parks' arrest

a)

led to violence and people burning busses.

b)

encouraged more segregation in public areas.

c)

encouraged others to join the movement and boycott busses.

d)

encouraged everyone to ride the bus.

18.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964

a)

made sure that employers do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, or gender.

b)

made everyone a citizen.

c)

only benefited women.

d)

allowed employers to hire only the people they liked.

19.

The Civil Rights Movement

a)

encouraged African Americans to work for equal rights.

b)

encouraged segregation.

c)

encouraged the separation of schools by race.

d)

provided shelter for the homeless.

20.

"I am as hungry as a bear!" The kind of figurative language used here is _______

a)

simile and personification

b)

personification

c)

simile

d)

metaphor

21.

"Time flies by!" The kind of figurative language used here is _______

a)

idiom

b)

simile

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

metaphor

22.

"The raindrops danced on the tabletop." The kind of figurative language used here is _______

a)

alliteration

b)

simile

c)

idiom

d)

personification

23.

What's the meaning of this simile?

"My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."

a)

She gets really angry.

b)

She is a volcano that can erupt any time.

c)

She is really kind

d)

She loves doing the dishes

24.

BAM! The door shut behind me.

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

personification

c)

simile

d)

idiom

25.

What is the Correct Spelling

a)

accommodation

b)

acomodation

c)

accomadation

d)

acommadation