After she dropped out of school, what did Mahalia do?

She went to work doing people's laundry.

someone between 13 and 19 years old.

Which is a statement of opinion?

"The blues are like having the flu in your feelings."

Which detail supports the main idea of the story the most?

Even if she didn't sing the blues, she learned a lot from it

the practice of owning another person.

What's it mean? "How could slaves be truly free if they worked for people who'd owned them?"

Slaves had no other way to earn a living.

What happened when Mahalia was five years old?

Her mother died, and she went to live with an aunt.

Which of these things happened first in the story?

The author went to Chicago with a church group.

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Reading Street 5.3.4

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A #vocab and #comprehension quiz for Reading Street 5th grade Unit 3 Week 4

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1
After she dropped out of school, what did Mahalia do?
She went to work doing people's laundry.
She worked in a canning factory.
She became a nanny for a wealthy family.
She went to work at a recording studio.
2
A teenager is
a mature person.
someone between 1 and 10 years old.
someone between 13 and 19 years old.
a special person.
3
Which of the following can help prove this fact: "The roots of the blues go back to slavery?"
a bibliography
a dictionary
an encyclopedia
a biography
4
Which is a statement of opinion?
"The blues are like having the flu in your feelings."
"In 1946, Mahalia's first record was released."
"The people who had owned slaves still owned the land."
"Mahalia Jackson was not a blues singer."
5
A choir is a
courtyard.
gallery.
group of singers.
group of players
6
Which of these did Mahalia NOT do when she was in Chicago?
worked as a maid in hotels
went to a Bessie Smith show
joined a gospel group
went to college at night
7
Which detail supports the main idea of the story the most?
"Slavery ended in 1865, but freedom didn't take its place."
"Mahalia's singing brought her Thomas Dorsey's attention."
Even if she didn't sing the blues, she learned a lot from it
"Imagine somebody owning you like I own my car."
8
Where did Mahalia and her aunt go every day?
to their vegetable garden
to church
to the park
to the library
9
When someone is religious, it means they
are harmless.
have a strong belief in God.
are innocent.
have a knowledge about God.
10
When a book or picture is released, it is
displayed.
made public.
thrown out.
approved.
11
When you appreciate something, you
value it.
desire it.
purchase it.
mend it.
12
Slavery is
the protection of private property.
the selling of goods and services.
the practice of owning another person.
the ways that laws are passed.
13
What's it mean? "How could slaves be truly free if they worked for people who'd owned them?"
People who work for others are never free.
Slaves had no other way to earn a living.
People who own land are hard workers.
Slaves were still owned by the landowners.
14
A barber is
a person who makes bread.
a person who cuts hair.
a gardener.
an inventor.
15
Where did Martin Luther King Jr. ask Mahalia to sing?
at a service at his church in Montgomery, Alabama
at his wedding to Coretta Scott
at a gospel music festival in Chicago
at the March on Washington
16
What happened when Mahalia was five years old?
Her mother died, and she went to live with an aunt.
Her aunt gave her a piano.
Her family's home was destroyed by fire.
Her father moved her family to New York.
17
Which of these things happened first in the story?
The author wrote this selection.
The author didn't value Mahalia's singing.
The author heard Mahalia sing.
The author went to Chicago with a church group.

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