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The Story of Ruby Bridges

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why didn't Ruby and her family sometimes not have enough food to eat?

a)

Ruby would give her food to the homeless.

b)

Ruby's family was very poor.

c)

There weren't many grocery stores near their house. 

2.

What was Ruby's father's job?

a)

He was a teacher.

b)

He picked crops.

c)

He was a doctor. 

3.

What trait best describes Ruby's parents?

a)

Hardworking

b)

Lazy

c)

Curious

4.

What wasn't fair about school when Ruby was young?

a)

Black children and white children were allowed to go to school together.

b)

White children weren't able to go to school at all.

c)

Black children didn't get as good of an education as white children.

5.

What was Ruby chosen to do?

a)

Go to a school in another state.

b)

Go to an all white school.

c)

Go live with her grandparents in Ohio.

6.

How did Ruby's family feel about her attending an all white school?

a)

Proud

b)

Sad

c)

Confused

7.

Ruby was treated well on her first day at her new school.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

How do you think Ruby was feeling when she went to school each day?

a)

Lonely

b)

Excited

c)

Angry

9.

"The Marshalls tried to move Ruby into the school but she wouldn't budge."

What does the word budge mean as it is used in the sentence?

a)

To move

b)

To play

c)

To cry

10.

Ruby prayed each day for the people who stood outside her school yelling at her.

What character trait does this action show readers about Ruby?

a)

She is kind.

b)

She is careless.

c)

She is lazy.