WorksheetsExit Ticket: Ruby Bridges
Total questions: 5
Worksheet time: 3mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why did Eleanor Roosevelt write a letter to Ruby?
a)
to tell Ruby to go to a new school
b)
to encourage and support Ruby
c)
to teach Ruby about racism
d)
to give a job to Ruby’s father
2.
Which happened FIRST?
a)
The Supreme Court ruled against segregation in schools.
b)
U.S. Marshals protected Ruby as she went to school.
c)
Ruby took a difficult test to get into a white school.
d)
Eleanor Roosevelt wrote a letter to encourage Ruby.
3.
Mrs. Henry was the only teacher who agreed to teach Ruby. What does this say about Mrs. Henry?
a)
She was afraid of the U.S. Marshals.
b)
She taught Ruby how to read and write.
c)
She believed the school should be integrated.
d)
She thought the school should be segregated.
4.
In 1954, the Supreme Court ruled that school segregation was ILLEGAL. What does ILLEGAL mean?
a)
something that separates people
b)
something that teaches people
c)
something that people dislike
d)
something that is against the law
5.
What is one reason why Ruby Bridges is a role model?
a)
She won the Supreme Court case that ended segregation in schools.
b)
She worked with Eleanor Roosevelt to end segregation.
c)
She bravely stood up for equal rights when she integrated a school.
d)
She became the first African-American U.S. Marshal.
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