Civil Rights: Past Tense and Prepositions

Regular Past Tense

100

What is the past tense of "help"?

helped

200

What is the past tense of "demonstrate"?

demonstrated

300

Fill in the blank: "She _______ (refuse) to move from her seat."

She refused to move from her seat. 

400

Fill in the blank. "The students _______ (study) the Civil Rights Act last week."

The students studied the Civil Rights Act last week. 

500

Fill in the blank with a past tense vocabulary word: "Martin Luther King Jr. __________ black and white Americans."

united

Irregular Past Tense

100

What is the past tense of "go"?

went

200

What is the past tense of "be"?

was/were

300

What is the past tense of "write"?

wrote

400

Fill in the blank: "Martin Luther King Jr. _______ (give) a speech in 1963."

gave

500

Fill in the blank with the correct irregular past tense (vocabulary word): "They ______ for equal rights."

fought

Prepositions of Time

100

Fill in the blank: "The March on Washington happened _______ 1963."

in

200

Fill in the blank: "Protests took place _______ Monday."

on

300

What preposition fits? "The law was signed _______ 2PM.

at

400

Fill in the blank: "The Civil Rights Act was passed _______ July 2, 1964."

on

500

Fill in the blank: "Protests often happened _______ the night to avoid danger."

during

Civil Rights Vocabulary

100

What is the word for "an action to show disagreement or demand change"?

protest

200

What word means "keeping people apart because of their race"?

segregation

300

"To come together for a common goal" is to _______.

unite

400

What is the word for "to support or recommend a cause"?

advocate

500

What is the word for "To show or express an opinion in public"?

demonstrate

Fill in the Blank Sentences

100

Choose the best word to fill in the blank: "The students _______ (marched/sat) in the segregated restaurant."

sat

200

Fill in with a past tense verb: "Rosa Parks _______ to give up her seat."

refused

300

Fill in the blank with the correct past tense vocabulary verb: "Martin Luther King Jr. ________ the March on Washington." 

led

400

Fill in the blank with the correct past tense vocabulary verb: "Many activists __________ for desegregation during the Civil Rights Movement."

advocated

500

Fill in each blank with the correct vocabulary word (conjugate to past tense if necessary): Many people __________ together to fight against __________ in the United States. 

united; segregation