Comprehension Test Martin Luther King - Alan C. McLean.pdf

Comprehension Test

Martin Luther King Alan C. McLean 1 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?

a

Martin Mart in Luther King was born in Atlanta, Georgia. Geor gia.

 b

Martin Luther King King first first knew racism as a young boy. boy.

c

White White farmers needed slaves slaves to work on their farms. farms.

d

In the Second World War black soldiers soldiers and white white soldiers soldiers fought together.

e

Martin Mart in Luther King always wanted to be a minister. minister.

f

After 1807 it was against against the law to own slaves. slaves.

g

Joe Louis and Muhammad Muhammad Ali were both boxers.

h

Gandhi believed in the use of violence to change unfair laws.

i

Rosa Parks was arrested because she would not get off the bus.

 j

The Montgomery bus boycott boycott succeeded. 20 marks

2 What happened where? Match a number from from A with a letter from from B.

A 1

John F Kennedy was killed killed in . . .

2

The first first restaurant sit-in was in . . .

3

In 1954 black black students tried to enter enter the high high school in . . .

4

Martin Luther King made his ‘I have a dream’ speech in . . .

5

He was shot dead in . . .

B a … Greensboro, North Nort h Carolina. 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  Martin Luthe Lutherr Ki K i ng's ng' s fat father, her, Ro R osa 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

2

right

3

racism

4

freedom

5

boycott

a refusing to buy or use something as a protest  b the belief that some people are better or worse t han 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

Total 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 c [ ] from Selma to Montgomery 20 marks

 People Choose the best answer.

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b [ ] from Montgomery to Selma

d [ ] from Selma to Washington

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 c [ ] George Wallace

b [ ] President Johnson

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

20 marks

 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.

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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

20 marks

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

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d [ ] shocked

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

20 marks

 Events Choose the best answer.

41 The American government made Mart in 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 c [ ] George Foreman

b [ ] Max Schmeling d [ ] Joe Frazier

47 President Eisenhower ordered the army to Little Rock to _____. a [ ] stop black students entering school c [ ] protect black students

b [ ] stop the riots

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 _____.

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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

Stage 3

Martin Luther King  Places 1

b

2

c

3

a

4

d

5

c

6

a

7

b

8

c

9

d

10

a

 People 11

c

12

b

13

a

14

b

15

d

16

b

17

b

18

d

19

b

20

c

 Facts 21

c

22

b

23

a

24

c

25

b

26

b

27

b

28

a

29

c

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30

a

Vocabulary 31

b

32

b

33

d

34

a

35

c

36

c

37

d

38

b

39

a

40

d

 Events 41

a

42

a

43

b

44

c

45

d

46

b

47

c

48

d

49

b

50

a

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