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WorksheetsI Have a Dream
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 20mins
Which statement best summarizes Martin Luther King Jr.’s central claim in the speech as a whole?
Racial equality cannot be attained under the current American justice system.
Efforts to deny racial equality in America are part of the past, not of the future.
People should envision the benefits of racial equality taking place in the future
The benefits of racial equality will occur only as the result of effort and work
What is most likely the purpose of the extended metaphor used in paragraph 2?
To emphasize the idea that the Emancipation Proclamation created a new hope
To show that many years have passed since there was a cause for hope
To show why President Lincoln is a hero to many African Americans
To emphasize the positive results brought about by the abolition of slavery
Which word is an antonym for sweltering as it is used in the last sentence of paragraph 6?
Chilly
Painful
Refreshing
Uncomfortable
What year did “I Have a Dream” speech be delivered?
1963
1958
1962
1960
To what audience did Martin Luther King Jr. most likely direct his speech?
Everyone who fully supported the Civil Rights Movement
People who disapproved of efforts to achieve racial equality
People who questioned his ideas but still worked to achieve them
Those who agreed with his ideas and those who opposed them
Reread paragraph 11. In this part of his speech, Dr. King appeals to his audience by connecting with their-
Experiences with racism and bitterness about it
Sense of decency and hopes for the future
Use of logical reasoning and interest in its revelations
Knowledge of hardships and dread of their continuance
Read the following sentence
Every man, woman, and child deserves equal rights.
What is the best way to revise the sentence to include parallelism for greater impact?
Everyone deserves equal rights
Every man, each woman, and all children deserve equal rights
Equal rights are what every man, woman, and child deserve
Every man, every woman, and every child deserves equal rights
What form of evidence does Dr. King use most frequently to support his claims in his speech?
Statistics about the differences in the lives of African Americans and other Americans
Quotations from recognized experts or authorities in the area of civil rights
Examples and descriptions of the problems caused by racial inequality
Anecdotes about the experiences of African Americans who suffered from discrimination
What rhetorical devices are used in “I Have a Dream” speech?
Pathos and Ethos
Ethos and Logos
Pathos and Logos
Which word is an antonym for discords as it is used in paragraph 16?
definition: disagreement between people
Compatibility
Harmony
Dissonance
Disunity
