Hip-Hop as Culture: The information in this essay shows that the author feels...

a personal connection to hip-hop music.

Vocabulary: To assert means to

insist on having your opinions recognized.

Hip-Hop as Culture: The author’s main purpose in the essay is to...

share facts and opinions about hip-hop.

Hip-Hop as Culture: The author’s purpose in the “Beyond Hip-Hop” section of the essay is to...

inform readers about the influence of hip-hop in areas other than music.

Hip-Hop as Culture: Why is Russell Simmons proud of what rap stands for?

It reveals the artists’ true feelings of frustration.

Vocabulary: Culture means...

the attitudes and behaviors of a group

Hip-Hop as culture: The author includes a quotation from Hip-Hop America to show that hip-hop...

affects many parts of American culture

I Am Somebody: In song lyrics, a chorus is...

a part of the song that is repeated.

"Stand up for your heritage, rejoice in the fact. Whether you’re red, white, tan, yellow, brown, or black" means...

feel proud of whatever race they are.

People should take responsibility for making their lives better. Which lines most strongly support this idea?

"So be good, speak up, don't wait for it to happen"

I Am Somebody: Which line from the lyrics tells the main idea of “I Am Somebody”?

Be proud of what you are and whatever you got.

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Vocabulary: If a person is an innovator, it means the person...
collects valuable art.
introduces something new.
follows directions exactly.
inspects something carefully.
2
Hip-Hop as Culture: The information in this essay shows that the author feels...
a personal connection to hip-hop music.
a concern about the future success of hip-hop.
a strong desire to write hip-hop music.
an urge to design hip-hop fashions.
3
I Am Somebody: Song lyrics have a structure most similar to...
an interview
a poem
a memoir
a short story
4
Vocabulary: To assert means to
change your answer at thelast minute.
insist on having your opinions recognized.
answer a questioncorrectly.
forgive someone for notkeeping a promise.
5
Hip-Hop as Culture: The author’s main purpose in the essay is to...
amuse the reader with funny stories about hip-hop.
share facts and opinions about hip-hop.
warn the reader about the dangers of hip-hop.
persuade the reader to listen to hip-hop.
6
Hip-Hop as Culture: The author’s purpose in the “Beyond Hip-Hop” section of the essay is to...
give an opinion about the challenges hip-hop creates for musicians.
inform readers about how hip-hop got started in inner cities.
inform readers about the influence of hip-hop in areas other than music.
give an opinion about what kinds of music will come after hip-hop
7
Hip-Hop as Culture: Why is Russell Simmons proud of what rap stands for?
It reveals the artists’ true feelings of frustration.
It warns people not to become gangsters.
It shocks people who don’t like it.
It helps inner-city artists become famous.
8
Vocabulary: To evolve means to...
end suddenly
solve a mystery
change over time
turn around
9
Vocabulary: Culture means...
the risks that people are willing to take.
the events that most affect a person’s life.
the attitudes and behaviors of a group
the number of family members in a group
10
Vocabulary: Self-esteem is a feeling of...
fear
hope
confidence
sadness
11
Vocabulary: Perspective is a...
moment of silence
change of plans
feeling of doubt
point of view
12
Hip-Hop as culture: The author includes a quotation from Hip-Hop America to show that hip-hop...
affects many parts of American culture
is related to rap music.
can only be understood by youth in inner cities
appeals to older people who want to feel young
13
I Am Somebody: In song lyrics, a chorus is...
any verse with a line that rhymes.
a part of the song that is repeated.
the last verse of a song.
14
Hip-Hop as Culture: The details in the essay indicate that hip-hop was started by...
big companies
famous athletes.
inner-city youth.
fashion designers.
15
Vocabulary: To achieve means to
succeed
try
quit
believe
16
I Am Somebody: Repeating the phrase “Say it loud” helps strengthen the song’s message of...
patience
pride
weakness
anger
17
"Stand up for your heritage, rejoice in the fact. Whether you’re red, white, tan, yellow, brown, or black" means...
ask everybody what race they are.
know how other people feel about race.
feel proud of whatever race they are.
learn about the meaning of race.
18
Vocabulary: A family's heritage is its...
future
neighborhood
background
work
19
People should take responsibility for making their lives better. Which lines most strongly support this idea?
"So be good, speak up, don't wait for it to happen"
"Don't criticize and knock one another"
"'Cause you and I are special, same as everyone else"
"But nothing you can do could make me feel shame"
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I Am Somebody: Which line from the lyrics tells the main idea of “I Am Somebody”?
If you don’t believe me, you’re only cheating yourself
Be proud of what you are and whatever you got.
It ain’t really that hard to just be a brother.
Every girl becomes a woman, every boy a man.

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