Comprehension Test Martin Luther King Alan C. McLean 1 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)? a Martin Luther King
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Comprehension Test
Martin Luther King Alan C. McLean 1 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)? a
Martin Luther King was born in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Martin Luther King first knew racism as a young boy.
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White farmers needed slaves to work on their farms.
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In the Second World War black soldiers and white soldiers fought together.
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Martin Luther King always wanted to be a minister.
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After 1807 it was against the law to own slaves.
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Joe Louis and Muhammad Ali were both boxers.
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Gandhi believed in the use of violence to change unfair laws.
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Rosa Parks was arrested because she would not get off the bus.
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The Montgomery bus boycott succeeded. 20 marks
2 What happened where? Match a number from A with a letter from B. A 1
John F Kennedy was killed in . . .
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The first restaurant sit-in was in . . .
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In 1954 black students tried to enter the high school in . . .
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Martin Luther King made his ‘I have a dream’ speech in . . .
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He was shot dead in . . .
B a … Greensboro, North Carolina. b … Memphis, Tennessee. c … Little Rock, Arkansas. d … Washington DC. e … Dallas, Texas. 20 markss 3 Which of these people said these things? Gandhi, Stokely Carmichael, Condoleezza Rice, Martin Luther King's father, Rosa Parks. Stage 3
a ‘Segregation is wrong, but things will get better in time.’ ………………… b ‘I don’t think I should have to stand up.’ ………………… c ‘If you love your enemies, you can beat them.’ ………………… d ‘Go home and get your guns.’ ………………… e ‘Martin Luther King told America it should be true to itself.’ ………………… 20 marks 4 What do the words mean? Match a number from A with a letter from B. 1
slavery
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right
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racism
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freedom
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boycott
a refusing to buy or use something as a protest b the belief that some people are better or worse than others based on the colour of c what you are allowed to do by law d being able to say or do what you want e when one person is owned by another person 20 marks 5 Martin Luther King quiz. Can you answer these questions? a How old was Martin Luther King when he died? ………………… b What was the name of Martin Luther King’s killer? ………………… c Which war did Martin Luther King protest against? ………………… d Where did Martin Luther King ask children to join in a protest? ………………… e When is Martin Luther King Day? ………………… 20 marks
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their skin
Multiple-choice Test
Martin Luther King Alan C. McLean
Places Choose the best answer. 1 Martin Luther King was born in _____. a [ ] Alabama
b [ ] Atlanta
c [ ] Washington DC
d [ ] New York
2 Men and women from _____ became slaves in America. a [ ] Africa
b [ ] Britain
c [ ] Portugal d [ ] Russia
3 Nat Turner led slaves in _____ against their owners. a [ ] Haiti
b [ ] Alabama
c [ ] Africa
d [ ] Virginia
4 _____ was a country for people who were once slaves. a [ ] Haiti b [ ] Liberia
c [ ] Spain
d [ ] Britain
5 In 1954 Martin Luther King became the minister of a church in _____. a [ ] Boston
b [ ] Montgomery c [ ] Atlanta
d [ ] Washington
6 Little Rock is the state capital of _____. a [ ] Georgia
b [ ] Alabama
c [ ] Arkansas
d [ ] North Carolina
7 The restaurant sit-ins began in _____. a [ ] Greensboro
b [ ] Montgomery c [ ] Atlanta
d [ ] Albany
8 Bull Connor was chief of police in _____. a [ ] Little Rock
b [ ] Selma
c [ ] Birmingham d [ ] Montgomery
9 Martin Luther King made his famous speech in _____. a [ ] Montgomery b [ ] Memphis
c [ ] Birmingham d [ ] Washington
10 Martin Luther King led a march _____. a [ ] from Montgomery to Memphis
b [ ] from Montgomery to Selma
c [ ] from Selma to Montgomery d [ ] from Selma to Washington 20 marks
People Choose the best answer. Stage 3
11 Martin Luther King’s father was a _____. a [ ] teacher
b [ ] lawyer
c [ ] minister
d [ ] doctor
12 President _____ wanted to end slavery in America. a [ ] Lincoln
b [ ] Kennedy c [ ] Johnson
d [ ] Truman
13 _____ was a famous black singer. a [ ] Duke Ellington c [ ] Paul Robeson
b [ ] Langston Hughes d [ ] Elton John
14 In 1937 _____ became the world boxing champion. a [ ] Max Schmeling
b [ ] Louis Armstrong
c [ ] Jesse Owens
d [ ] Joe Louis
15 Rosa Parks _____. a [ ] was friends with a white woman
b [ ] killed a white woman
c [ ] gave her seat to a white woman
d [ ] was arrested by the police
16 When Ernest Green entered Little Rock High School, white students _____ him. a [ ] spat at
b [ ] laughed at
c [ ] didn’t talk to
d [ ] helped
17 _____ordered the police in Selma to protect the marchers. a [ ] President Kennedy b [ ] President Johnson c [ ] George Wallace
d [ ] Martin Luther King
18 _____ killed a police officer. a [ ] Bobby Seale
b [ ] Malcolm X
c [ ] Huey Newton
d [ ] H. Rap Brown
19 _____ wrote a song for Martin Luther King. a [ ] Bob Dylan
b [ ] Stevie Wonder
c [ ] Jesse Jackson
d [ ] Duke Ellington
20 _____ was the first African-American Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs a [ ] Condoleezza Rice c [ ] Jesse Jackson
b [ ] Dexter Scott King
d [ ] Colin Powell
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Facts Choose the best answer. 21 Martin Luther King was born in _____. a [ ] 1963
b [ ] 1929
c [ ] 1938
d [ ] 1968
22 In 1929 _____ of black people lived in the South. a [ ] 90%
b [ ] 80%
c [ ] 75%
d [ ] 66%
23 More than _____ million Africans were taken to America to become slaves. Stage 3
a [ ] six
b [ ] ten
c [ ] five
d [ ] four
24 America ended the buying and selling of slaves in _____. a [ ] 1808
b [ ] 1807
c [ ] 1776
d [ ] 1860
25 Segregation in the US Army was ended in _____. a [ ] 1954
b [ ] 1941
c [ ] 1945
d [ ] 1948
26 _____ black students tried to enter Little Rock High School. a [ ] Four
b [ ] Six
c [ ] Nine
d [ ] Twelve
27 John F. Kennedy was elected President in _____ a [ ] 1960
b [ ] 1963
c [ ] 1954
d [ ] 1968
28 In 1963, Martin Luther King led a march of _____ people. a [ ] 100,000
b [ ] 500,000
c [ ] 50,000
d [ ] 250,000
29 In Selma only _____ of black people were registered to vote. a [ ] 10%
b [ ] 5%
c [ ] 1%
d [ ] 3%
30 In _____ Muhammad Ali went to prison. a [ ] 1964
b [ ] 1968
c [ ] 1963
d [ ] 1967
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Vocabulary Choose the best answer. 31 start fighting or hurting somebody a [ ] beat
b [ ] attack
c [ ] hit
d [ ] hate
32 a group of people who control a country a [ ] gang
b [ ] government
c [ ] band
d [ ] president
33 to make someone do something by talking to them a [ ] tell b [ ] discuss
c [ ] control d [ ] persuade
34 to keep someone or something safe a [ ] protect 35 pleased about something someone has done a [ ] happy b [ ] awake
c [ ] proud
d [ ] bored
36 to put your name on an official list a [ ] write
b [ ] clear
c [ ] register
d [ ] pay
37 surprised and upset a [ ] afraid
b [ ] worried
c [ ] crazy d [ ] shocked
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38 someone who controls a group of people a [ ] governor
b [ ] leader
c [ ] president
d [ ] supporter
39 a group of people who work together to get something done a [ ] organisation
b [ ] company c [ ] team d [ ] gang
40 the best player in a sport a [ ] greatest
b [ ] runner
c [ ] fighter
d [ ] champion
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Events Choose the best answer. 41 The American government made Martin Luther King’s birthday a holiday in _____. a [ ] 1983
b [ ] 1980
c [ ] 1968
d [ ] 2003
42 When he won a prize for speaking, Martin Luther King was _____ years old. a [ ] fourteen
b [ ] eleven
c [ ] sixteen
d [ ] eighteen
43 Britain ended the buying and selling of slaves in _____. a [ ] 1776
b [ ] 1807
c [ ] 1808
d [ ] 1861
44 In 1941 _____. a [ ] the Second World War began b [ ] the Second World War ended c [ ] America entered the Second World War d [ ] Britain entered the Second World War 45 The Ku Klux Klan was an organization of _____. a [ ] Black Panthers
b [ ] slaves
c [ ] students
d [ ] white racists
46 Joe Louis’s greatest fight was against _____. a [ ] Muhammad Ali b [ ] Max Schmeling c [ ] George Foreman
d [ ] Joe Frazier
47 President Eisenhower ordered the army to Little Rock to _____. a [ ] stop black students entering school b [ ] stop the riots c [ ] protect black students
d [ ] close the school
48 When people heard Martin Luther King’s speech in Washington, they were full of _____. a [ ] love
b [ ] fear
c [ ] anger
d [ ] hope
49 The Civil Rights Law of 1964 was signed by President _____. Stage 3
a [ ] Kennedy b [ ] Johnson
c [ ] Truman
d [ ] Eisenhower
50 In 1967 Martin Luther King attacked the US government because he thought that _____. a [ ] the war in Vietnam was wrong b [ ] too many Blacks were poor c [ ] education for Blacks was not good enough d [ ] Blacks still did not have equal rights 20 marks
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Martin Luther King 1 a T b T c T d F e F f F g T h F i F j T 2 1 e 2 a 3 c 4 d 5 b 3 a Martin Luther King’s father b Rosa Parks c Gandhi d Stokeley Carmichael e Condoleezza Rice 4 1 e 2 c 3 b 4 d 5 a 5 a 39 b James Earl Ray c the Vietnam War d Birmingham e 20th January
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