WorksheetsMadam C.J. Walker Reading ELA Test Prep
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
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1.
Place check marks before TWO statements that show WHY Sarah Breedlove moved to Missouri.
a)
to be with her brothers
b)
because her husband died
c)
to start a line of hair care products
d)
to find a better school for her daughter
e)
because she ran out of money
2.
Part A - Which is the BEST adjective to describe Sarah Breedlove?
a)
friendly
b)
hardworking
c)
resentful
d)
indifferent
3.
Part B – Place a check mark BEFORE the sentence that BEST shows the adjective in Part A.
a)
During the 1890s, Sarah began suffering from a scalp condition that caused her to lose a lot of hair.
b)
She experimented with numerous homemade, as well as store bought, hair products.
c)
One product was “Hair Conditioning Cream” which softened hair.
d)
Her husband helped her advertise the products, and encouraged her to call herself “Madam C.J. Walker”.
4.
Part A - Which is the correct meaning of the word, “entrepreneurship” as used in this passage?
a)
The capacity and willingness to develop, organize and manage a business.
b)
The creativity needed to research a product and learn about its characteristics.
c)
The intelligence necessary to improve one’s own situation as well as the situations of others.
d)
The ability to fight back when its seems like the whole world is conspiring against you.
5.
Part B – Place a check mark BEFORE the statement that helps the reader understand what the word “entrepreneurship” means.
a)
By 1908, she opened her own factory and beauty school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
b)
She remained very interested in advancing the status of African-Americans.
c)
In her later years, she became involved with many educational scholarship programs.
d)
She is also renown for donating the largest amount of money, from an African-American, for the creation of the YMCA in Indianapolis, Indiana.
6.
What motivated Sarah Breedlove to become interested in a hair-care line of business?
a)
She knew the haircare line was very profitable.
b)
She knew she would be the first one to create a haircare product.
c)
She wanted to advance the prospects of all African-Americans.
d)
She developed a scalp condition and wanted to do something about it.
7.
Place a check mark before the TWO statements that BEST reveal Sarah Breedlove’s contributions to African-Americans, as well as society as a whole.
a)
Sarah spent a lot of time in Mississippi picking cotton.
b)
Sarah created many educational scholarship opportunities.
c)
Sarah saved enough money to send her daughter to public schools.
d)
Sarah’s portrait was chosen for a postage stamp.
e)
Sarah made a large donation for the creation of a YMCA.
8.
Which text structure, if added to the text, would improve the organization of this article?
a)
sub-title
b)
illustrations
c)
headings
d)
maps
9.
What TWO central ideas are found in this text?
Select one answer only. The two ideas are found within one single answer.
a)
A young woman begins her own haircare line and eventually succeeds.
b)
The importance of following through with goals in life and helping others.
c)
Sarah Breedlove became Madam C.J. Walker and led a happy life.
d)
The importance of earning a good income and becoming a success.
10.
Which option numbers the events in the correct order?
a)
1, 2, 3, 5, 4
b)
5, 4, 3, 1, 2
c)
5, 4, 1, 2, 3
d)
4, 5, 2, 1, 3
11.
Part A – Which is an example of an idiom?
a)
During the 1890s, Sarah began suffering from a scalp condition
b)
One product was “Hair Conditioning Cream” which softened hair.
c)
She died from hypertension at the age of 51,
d)
Madam C.J. Walker is gone, but not forgotten.
12.
Part B – What is emphasized with the idiom in Part A?
a)
Madam C.J. Walker was an inventor.
b)
Madam C.J. Walker invented haircare products.
c)
Madam C.J. Walker died many years ago.
d)
Madam C.J. Walker is remembered with admiration and respect.
13.
She remained very interested in advancing the status of African-Americans. In her later years, she became involved with many educational scholarship programs. She is also renown for donating the largest amount of money, from an African-American, for the creation of the YMCA in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Which rhetorical device is being used in this excerpt?
a)
Ethos
b)
Kairos
c)
Logos
d)
Pathos
14.
Madam C.J. Walker became a millionaire by selling her hair-care products. Her products cured all scalp conditions.
What type of reasoning does this use?
a)
Deductive
b)
Inductive
c)
Abductive
d)
No reasoning
15.
Table Match - Which table correctly shows whether each description applies to Passage 1 – Liger or Tigon?, Passage 2 – Madam C.J. Walker, or both passages?
a)
A.
b)
B.
c)
C.
d)
D.
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