WorksheetsNelson Mandela "A Long Walk to Peace" (SB Act. 3.14)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Which of the following defines "literary nonfiction?"
a story about a real person or event
a made up story about a fake person and event
a text that gives facts and information about a major event
Which of the following are examples of a literary nonfiction text?
biography
memoir
journal
autobiography
A biography is
a story written about an event
the life story written by SOMEONE other than whom the story is about
a story about the life of a person written BY THAT PERSON
He went on trial for treason in 1956 - 1961 and was acquitted in 1961.
What is the meaning of the word acquitted as it is used in the sentence?
found guilty
put on probation
declared innocent
What was the name of the political group that Nelson Mandela was a part of?
the National Party
the Liberal Party
The African National Congress
TRUE OR FALSE?
Nelson Mandela was arrested in 1962 and sentences to five year's imprisonment with hard labor.
TRUE
FALSE
TRUE OR FALSE?
Nelson Mandela was in support of violent tactics and founded the military wing of the ANC.
TRUE
FALSE
What was the sentence given to Mandela after being found guilty of treason in June of 1964?
life in prison
25 years in prison
10 years in prison with hard labor
Which of the following describes the "anti-apartheid movement?"
The anti-apartheid movement was a time in which people were fighting for equal rights.
The anti-apartheid movement was when Mandela felt races should be segregated.
The anti-apartheid movement was a time in which people fought for equal rights of women.
TRUE OR FALSE?
Nelson Mandela was elected the first black president in South Africa in 1991.
TRUE
FALSE
An autobiography is
a story about a person's life written by THAT PERSON
a story about a person's life written by SOMEONE else
a story about a specific time in a person's life
Which of the following describes Nelson Mandela's idea of freedom?
Freedom can only be achieved when both the oppressor and the oppressed are free.
Freedom can only be achieved when the whites leave the blacks alone.
Freedom will never be attainable because people are too set in their ways.
Which of the following is a FACT expressed in the excerpt from Long Walk to Freedom?
Nelson Mandela's autobiography was published in 1994.
Nelson Mandela's autobiography is the best book ever written.
Nelson Mandela's living conditions in prison were the worst.
I yearned for the basic and honorable freedoms of achieving my potential, of earning my keep, of marrying and having a family.
What is the meaning of the word yearned as it is used in the sentence?
to not want
to not care about
to long for
" Freedom is indivisible; the chains on any one of my people were the chains on all of them, the chains on all of my people were the chains on me."
What type of FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE is used in the sentence?
simile
metaphor
hyperbole
idiom
An oppressor is
one who is held down and unable to be free
one who holds down others, preventing them from being free
one who is able to live freely
A person who is oppressed is
one who has been held down and is unable to be free.
one who prevents others from being free.
one who lives a free life.
Details used within a text to create vivid images are referred to as all of the following EXCEPT
imagery
sensory language
sensory details
opinions
Mandela writes, "...that is when the hunger for my own freedom became the greater hunger for the freedom of my people."
Which of the following describes the literal meaning of this metaphor?
Mandela means that he was going to fight for freedom no matter the cost.
Mandela means that he was poor and did not have food growing up, so as adult, he hungered for so much.
Mandela means that the want for his own freedom made him want the freedom of his people even more.
How does the use of sensory language impact the ability to comprehend a text?
The use of sensory language allows the reader to visualize what the author is describing.
The use of sensory language can be confusing to the reader.
The use of sensory language does not have any affect on how the text is understood.
