Vocabulary
What word means "gave a claim or right to"
a. outspoken
b. reserved
c. entitled
c. entitled
While waiting for the police to arrest her, Rosa was tired of
a. working a hard day.
b putting white people first
c. walking to work
b putting white people first
What is a definition of reserved? Ex- The opposing fans were quite reserved at the game.
a. Loud and excited
b. Outside of an event
c. Quiet and calm
c. Quiet and calm
What is the nickname of Rosa Parks?
a. The Bus Driver
b. Mother of the South
c. Mother of the Civil Rights Movement
c. Mother of the Civil Rights Movement
Which word is the opposite of defy?
a. obey
b. cherish
c. motivate
a. obey
What did the women of the Women's Political Council encourage people to do?
a. stay off the buses.
b. stay home from work
c. ride their bikes.
a. stay off the buses.
Which word means almost the same meaning as the word sought?
a. tried to find
b. heard a story
c. received a gift
a. tried to find
Rosa Parks is well known for not moving seats on
a. a train
b. a plain
c. a bus
c. a bus
What does the word unequal mean?
a. Not the same
b. About the same
c. Exactly the same
a. Not the same
The "evil custom" African Americans referred to was that African American people...
a. had to give up their seats to white people.
b. could no longer ride busses.
c. could not go to the same school as white people.
a. had to give up their seats to white people.
What does the word outspoken mean?
a. clear and specific
b. honest and open
c. closed and distant
b. honest and open
True or False
Rosa Parks graduated from high school.
True-back then, only 7% of African Americans earned a high school diploma.
What does the word neutral mean?
a. choosing a side in a problem
b. not choosing a side in a problem
c. watching a problem happen and not doing anything about it.
b. not choosing a side in a problem
Who did everyone agree should speak for them against the injustice of inequality?
a. Rosa Parks
b. Raymond Parks
c. Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.
c. Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.
What does the word anticipation mean?
a. feeling of disbelief
b. feeling of excitement
c. feeling of worry
b. feeling of excitement
After Rosa refused to move seats for a white man, what did the African American population do?
a. Protested on major streets.
b. Sat in seats at the front of the bus.
c. Sparked a boycott (refused to use) buses in town.
c. Sparked a boycott (refused to use) buses in town.
What does the word reserved mean? Ex-We reserved a seat for Grandma.
a. set apart for a person or purpose
b. to be loud and excited
c. needing assistance or help
a. set apart for a person or purpose
People around the United States sent shoes, coats, and money to Montgomery because
a. they did not need them anymore
b. they wanted to support the people who stayed off the buses.
c. They wanted to support the bus drivers that got cold during winter.
b. they wanted to support the people who stayed off the buses.
Choose vocabulary word that fits best-Members on each team were ____________ so the game had to be rescheduled.
a. outspoken
b. unequal
c. neutral
b. unequal
‘Black Codes’ restricted African Americans to low-paying jobs and made it incredibly difficult for them to vote.
True or False
True