What does the author mean when she says that "Daddy practiced what he preached"?

Daddy lived up to the beliefs he taught.

What does M.L. mean when he says Mother Dear, one day I'm going to turn this world upside down.

He intends to fight for racial justice.

Which event gave the King children hope for the future?

Their mother told them that someday things would be better.

Which event first showed the King children that some people treated African American's unfairly

Their white friends were not allowed to play with them.

The author's purpose in writing this selection was to----

tell readers about MLK's childhood

A system called segregation sought to keep black people down. Segregation means---

separating one group of people from others

Martin's father reacted to the unfair laws against black people by----

speaking out against hatred and injustice

How would this article been different if it were written by someone who didn't know MLK?

They wouldn't know about events that motivated MLK

Because of the laws that treated black people unfairly, Martin's father decided to---

keep his children close to home

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My Brother Martin-Reading Comprehension

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1
What does the author mean when she says that "Daddy practiced what he preached"?
Daddy gave the same sermons to everyone.
Daddy memorized his sermons.
Daddy had difficulty speaking.
Daddy lived up to the beliefs he taught.
2
What does M.L. mean when he says Mother Dear, one day I'm going to turn this world upside down.
He intends to fight for racial justice.
He intends to search for something he lost.
He intends to travel around the world.
He intends to play tricks on people.
3
Which event gave the King children hope for the future?
They saw local policemen treat their father with respect.
Their mother told them that someday things would be better.
The WHITES ONLY signs were removed from City Hall.
Their mother started to become a successful musician.
4
Our family avoided streetcars. What does the word avoided mean?
liked very much
rode on
stayed away from
collected
5
Which event first showed the King children that some people treated African American's unfairly
Their piano teacher stopped giving them lessons.
Their white friends were not allowed to play with them.
They were forced to sit in the balcony of a theater.
They were kicked off a streetcar.
6
The author's purpose in writing this selection was to----
teach readers how to play MLK's favorite games
persuade readers to visit MLK's childhood home
tell readers about MLK's childhood
list MLK's most notable achievements
7
A system called segregation sought to keep black people down. Segregation means---
living together happily in one common place
dividing a city into parts based on income
separating one group of people from others
training people to work in certain jobs
8
The King children loosened the legs on the piano bench because they----
thought the piano bench was too tall
wanted to avoid piano lessons
needed wood for a school project
liked to saw pieces of wood
9
Martin's father reacted to the unfair laws against black people by----
speaking out against hatred and injustice
pretending the laws did not exist
becoming sad and angry
telling his children to be quiet and safe
10
How would this article been different if it were written by someone who didn't know MLK?
They would write about MLK's father and mother
They wouldn't know about events that motivated MLK
They would have to ask his sister to help them write it
There wouldn't have been an I Had a Dream speech
11
Certain places in our country had unfair laws. The word unfair means---
one who is fair
very fair
fair again
not fair
12
Because of the laws that treated black people unfairly, Martin's father decided to---
give up his career as a minister
keep his children close to home
explain the laws to his children
move away from Atlanta

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