"Brave"
Which of the following inferences most likely explains why Jensen could not answer the teacher’s math problem?
A. Jensen was not good at math.
B. Jensen was distracted.
C. Jensen hated his teacher.
D. Jensen did not need to know math to be an astronaut.
B. Jensen was distracted.
Was Eleanor Roosevelt excited to become First Lady? Refer to details from the text in your response.
Not at first. The text states that she did not want her husband to become President.
With which of the following statements about racism would the author most likely agree?
A. There is no possible solution to America’s racial divide.
B. The country’s racial problems are caused by the divide between the rich and poor.
C. Young people are generally less prejudiced than their parents and grandparents.
D. America in the late 1940s wasn’t ready for racial integration in professional baseball.
C. Young people are generally less prejudiced than their parents and grandparents.
Based on context clues from page 6, determine the meaning of apocalypse as it is used in the text.
a sudden, violent, and destructive event, like the end of the world
Which of the following is a synonym for campaign?
self-assurance
fearful
political race
liveliness
affecting
political race
What can you infer about Jensen at the end of text?
He is confused and sad that his friend did not partner with him.
What mainly does the following sentence reveal (paragraph 3)?
“It was pure selfishness on my part, and I never mentioned my feelings on the subject to him.”
A. Eleanor Roosevelt did not want to be First Lady, and did not tell her husband how she felt.
B. Eleanor Roosevelt rarely expressed what her true opinions were.
C. Franklin Roosevelt would have been angry at Eleanor if she told him how she felt.
D. Eleanor Roosevelt was not as generous as people thought she was.
A. Eleanor Roosevelt did not want to be First Lady, and did not tell her husband how she felt.
Which of the following best identifies the author’s feelings about why his teammates ultimately accepted him?
A. He thinks they only accepted him because he made the team more likely to win.
B. He thinks some of them cared about him, and eventually saw him as a friend.
C. Both A and B
D. Neither A nor B
C. Both A and B
TRIPLE POINTS!! Use context to determine the meaning of the word timid as it is used in Eleanor Roosevelt: A Life of Discovery.
without courage or confidence
Which of the following is synonymus with the word vibrancy?
self-assurance
fearful
political race
liveliness
affecting
liveliness
Why do the other kids leave Jensen alone when Jenny, Akilah, and Felipe arrive? Cite evidence from the text to support your response.
The bullies leave Jensen alone when Jenny, Akilah, and Felipe arrive because “they run the school newspaper and a popular vlog.” The bullies don’t want any negative stories that might affect their social standings in school.
FREE POINTS
DOUBLE POINTS!! Which of the following best explains the author’s feelings about Mr. Rickey’s intentions?
A. He wonders if he’ll ever know Mr. Rickey’s true intentions.
B. He thinks that Mr. Rickey wanted him to play because he was dedicated to advancing the cause of civil rights.
C. He believes that Mr. Rickey wanted to sell the Brooklyn Dodgers to someone else.
D. He thinks Mr. Rickey was very brave, even if he was motivated by self-interest.
D. He thinks Mr. Rickey was very brave, even if he was motivated by self-interest.
DOUBLE POINTS!!
Read the following dictionary entries
Which definition most closely matches the meaning of lurk on page 6 and again on page 14?
Definition number 2 most closely matches the meaning of the word lurk on page 6. Jensen describes dangers that are not easy to foresee: sunspots, earthquakes, tornadoes, and zombies.
Which of the following is the definition of hostile based on the way it us used in the passage?
Why does Jensen carry around a book titled “Zombie Survival Guide”? Cite evidence from page 6 to support your answer.
Jensen carries a book titled “Zombie Survival Guide” so that he can detect the warning signs of a “zombie apocalypse.”
Which of these inferences about Eleanor Roosevelt is best supported by the text?
A. Her parents planted the seed in her that she was capable of great things.
B. She spent her early years mostly living up to the expectations of others before finally deciding to pursue her own interests.
C. Her various travels and endeavors as First Lady prevented her from maintaining the traditional host duties of the role.
D. While living in the White House, she was often paranoid that she was being targeted for an attack.
B. She spent her early years mostly living up to the expectations of others before finally deciding to pursue her own interests.
Which of the following inferences about the author is best supported by the first paragraph of the excerpt?
I guess if I could choose one of the most important moments in my life, I would go back to 1947, in the Yankee Stadium in New York City. It was the opening day of the world series and I was for the first time playing in the series as a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers team. It was a history-making day. It would be the first time that a black man would be allowed to participate in a world series. I had become the first black player in the major leagues.
A. The author regrets becoming a baseball player.
B. The author is aware of his importance as a cultural figure.
C. The author thinks his life was much better when he was younger.
D. The author feels that black players should form their own league.
B. The author is aware of his importance as a cultural figure.
Which of the following is a synonym for poise?
self-assurance
fearful
political race
liveliness
affecting
self-assurance
Which meaning of the word condemned most closely matches its meaning in the following excerpt?
There was more than just making money at stake in Mr. Rickey’s decision. I learned that his family was afraid that his health was being undermined by the resulting pressures and that they pleaded with him to abandon the plan. His peers and fellow baseball moguls exerted all kinds of influence to get him to change his mind. Some of the press condemned him as a fool and a demagogue. But he didn’t give in.
A. | verb | expressed public disapproval of
B. | verb | sentenced to death
C. | verb | declared (of a building) unfit for use
D. | verb | proved or showed someone’s guilt
A. | verb | expressed public disapproval of
Double Points!!
Jenny, Akilah, and Felipe run the school newspaper and also a popular vlog. Why is it so important to Jensen that they publish his article on sunspots?
Jensen doesn't appear to have many friends. Perhaps he feels that if the school newspaper publishes his article more people will have respect for him and try to become his friend.
TRIPLE POINTS!
What mainly does the following passage reveal about Eleanor Roosevelt (paragraph 10)?
People meeting her for the first time often were startled by how “unjustly” the camera treated her. Photographs had not prepared them for her warmth and dignity and poise.
Photographs failed to show how warm and charming Eleanor was in person.
What do the following lines from paragraph 4 mainly reveal about the narrator’s views?
Black people supported me with total loyalty. They supported me morally: they came to sit in a hostile audience in unprecedented numbers to make the turnstiles hum as they never had before at ballparks all over the nation. Money is America’s God, and business people can dig black power if it coincides with green power, so these fans were important to the success of Mr. Rickey’s "Noble Experiment."
He realizes that he was only able to keep playing because he made money for the team owners.
Which of the following is a synonym for influential?
self-assurance
fearful
political race
liveliness
affecting
affecting
Which of the following is the meaning of bigoted as it is used in the passage?
marked by being prejudiced against a group of people or treating the members of a group with hatred or intolerance