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Worksheetsfrom "Harriet Tubman", chapter 3
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 17mins
Which of the following choices best explains why someone taught Harriet about the North Star?
They want to teach Harriet that it can be used to find the way North.
They want to teach Harriet that the North Star always shines in the West.
They want Harriet to become an astronomer.
They want Harriet to know the North Star is always changing.
Which of the following choices best explains why Harriet hears the song sung so quiet that it is “almost whispered” (paragraph 14)?
"Old Rit taught Harriet the words of that song that the slaves were forbidden to sing, because of the man named Denmark Vesey, who had urged the other slaves to revolt by telling them about Moses and the children of Israel. Sometimes, in the quarter, Harriet heard snatches of it, sung under the breath, almost whispered: “Go down, Moses... .” But she learned the words so well that she never forgot them."
The song was a secret that enslaved people were not eager to share with one another.
Enslaved people were only supposed to sing religious songs on Sundays.
Enslaved people knew they could get in trouble if they were caught singing the song.
The song was a spiritual tune that felt most powerful in low tones.
What does the following passage mainly reveal (paragraph 18)?
"The children under eight had neither shoes, stockings, jacket nor trousers. They were issued two tow-linen shirts a year—short, one-piece garments made of a coarse material like burlap, reaching to the knees. These shirts were worn night and day. They were changed once a week. When they were worn out, the children went naked until the next allowance day."
. The special issue days were the only time children received clothing.
The children wore any extra clothes that the adults were not using.
Harriet was quite upset at how limited her access to clothing was.
The children on the plantation were given better care than the adults.
Which of these inferences is best supported by the text?
Ben was able to know so much about the world since he was free when he was growing up.
Ben used his knowledge about nature to inform Harriet about the world beyond the plantation and inspire her to seek freedom.
Harriet does not trust Edward Brodas’s relationship with her father.
Ben learned everything he could about the outdoors because he wanted to start his own farm.
What is most strongly a central idea of the excerpt?
Other than talking to their immediate families, enslaved people on the plantation tended to keep to themselves.
Many of the most valuable lessons Harriet learned came from her parents.
Harriet did not trust either of her parents.
When the enslaved were together, they had nothing to worry about.
Which sentence from the text most strongly supports the central idea of the text?
. “He was always talking about the woods, the berries that grew there, the strange haunting cries of some of the birds, the loud sound their wings made when they were disturbed and flew up suddenly”
“She saw the grown folks freeze into stillness, not moving, scarcely breathing, while they listened."
“The slaves cooked in the quarter and washed their clothes and sang and told stories.”
“At the same time, someone had taught her where to look for the North Star, the star that stayed constant, not rising in the east and setting in the west as the other stars appeared to do; and told her that anyone walking toward the North could use that star as a guide.”
unaware
equivalent
absolute
unconscious
absorbed
unchanged
absolute
constant
unconscious
equivalent
total
constant
absorbed
equivalent
absolute
Sunday was important in Harriet's life because:
It was a day enslaved people did not have to work in the fields.
It was a rare occasion when enslaved people received food and supplies.
What is a 'patteroller'?
person who searched for and caught enslaved people who ran away
a freedman who encouraged enslaved people to run away by telling them about Moses
a person who owned the enslaved people and forced them to work for free
a person who was the overseer of the plantation and told the enslaved people what to do
Who was the man Harriet knew who was named Ben?
the master of the plantation
a patteroller
her father
her grandfather
Why did people eventually call Harriet Tubman "Black Moses"?
because it is a metaphor that compares her to a man from American history
because it is a simile that compares her to Moses, who led the Israelites out of slavery in the Bible
because they thought it sounded good and she didn't like her real name
because it is a metaphor that compares her to Moses from the Bible, who led people out of slavery as well
What does the "underground" part of Underground Railroad mean?
that they travelled through tunnels
that they slept in shelters built underground
that it was a secret that only certain people knew about
that everyone knew about it
What is mainly the significance of the following passage (paragraph 4)?
"At the same time, someone had taught her where to look for the North Star, the star that stayed constant, not rising in the east and setting in the west as the other stars appeared to do; and told her that anyone walking toward the North could use that star as a guide."
Answer choices for the above question
. The passage shows Harriet’s interest in astronomy.
The passage explains the false myths about the North Star.
The passage proves Ben is college-educated.
The passage suggests how an enslaved person like Harriet might escape to freedom.
Harriet Tubman was born a ___________________.
teacher
slave
sweet girl
New Yorker
What did she follow by night on her journey?
a compass
the North Star
maps
other slaves
Because of Harriet Tubman's legend of freeing slaves and assisting other to freedom she was known as
St. Catherine
Moses
Araminta Ross
Egypt
An abolitionist works to end slavery. What does ABOLISH mean?
to start
to continue
to end
to have fun
