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.

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.

Which of these things happened first in the story?

The author went to Chicago with a church group.

someone between 13 and 19 years old.

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

She went to work doing people's laundry.

Which is a statement of opinion?

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

What happened when Mahalia was five years old?

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

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

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