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WorksheetsReading Test: Rosa Parks
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 27mins
Rosa Parks was tired. She had worked ____ hours that day as a seamstress at a local clothing store in Montgomery, Alabama.
short
long
much
less
However, it was not because she was ______ tired that she refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white man. It was because she was worn-out from being pushed around.
physically
mentally
carefully
cheerfully
She was tired of the discrimination in ____ world around her.
a
an
the
-
Discrimination is when a person is treated differently or judged unfairly by _____.
other
another
the same
others
Rosa Parks lived at a time and in a place ____ people were discriminated against based on the color of their skin.
when
where
which
how
Black people ______ differently than white people.
often were treated
were treated often
were often treated
often treated
Black people could not shop at the same stores, eat at the same restaurants, or ____ the same water fountains as white people.
even using
even use
using
use even
Schools were _____ , or separated, according to a person’s skin color.
segregated
regenerated
disintegrated
accumulated
As a child, Mrs. Parks remembered school buses taking white children to their schools. _____ , black children had to walk miles to their often run-down schools
In short
In addition
Meanwhile
Although
There were some white children in her neighborhood who would bully black children. Mrs. Parks often _____ to them, sometimes even resorting to using her fists.
brought up
came up
stood up
looked down
_____ Mrs. Parks saw a lot of hatred and unkindness, she also knew that not all people were like that.
Even though
However,
Despite
Moreover
On December 1, 1955, Mrs. Parks took a stand ____ discrimination by remaining seated on the bus.
when
against
among
where
______ often had to stand, or even get off the bus, if there was not enough room for white passengers.
Black drivers
Black passengers
White passengers
White customers
As more white passengers ____ the bus that day, the bus driver demanded that Mrs. Parks and three other passengers in the “colored” section give up their seats to four white passengers.
got off
boarded
get on
stood on
“Well, if you don’t stand up, I’m going to have to call the police and have you _____ ,” said the bus driver
bedridden
arrested
executed
celebrated
Rosa Parks became a ____ that helped ignite the fight against segregation.
spark
park
sparkle
sprinkle
After her arrest, over 40,000 black people boycotted riding the bus. They ______ together, and used cabs operated by black drivers.
use cars
carpooled
carride
car seated
While that type of segregation no longer exists in America today, there is still _____ , and there are wrongs that need to be righted. Rosa Parks fought for racial, criminal and social justice for her entire life.
equality
inequality
equation
inability
