My Brother MartinMy Brother Martin

VocabularyVocabulary

1. We met the 1. We met the ministerminister this this morning. morning.

a.a.government officialgovernment official

b.b.church leaderchurch leader

b. b. church leaderchurch leader

2. I wrote a paragraph about 2. I wrote a paragraph about my my ancestorsancestors..

a.a. favorite activitiesfavorite activities

b.b. past family memberspast family members

b. past family membersb. past family members

3.3. They have been in business They have been in business for for generations.generations.

a.a. About 30-About 30-year periodsyear periods

b.b. About 100-About 100-year periodsyear periods

a. About 30-year periodsa. About 30-year periods

4.4. The mother hen is The mother hen is shieldingshielding her chicks.her chicks.

a.a. protectingprotecting

b.b. groominggrooming

a. protectinga. protecting

5.5. I I avoidedavoided that cliff. that cliff.

a.a. paid attention topaid attention to

b.b. stayed away fromstayed away from

b. stayed away fromb. stayed away from

6.6. Please put the table by the Please put the table by the pulpitpulpit..

a.a. EntranceEntrance

b.b. PlatformPlatform

b. platformb. platform

7. John gave us 7. John gave us numerousnumerous excuses.excuses.

a.a. RidiculousRidiculous

b.b. SeveralSeveral

b. severalb. several

ComprehensioComprehensionn

QuestionsQuestions

8.8. Which is an OPINION (not a Which is an OPINION (not a fact)?fact)?

a.a. Christine was born earlier than Christine was born earlier than expected.expected.

b.b. The King children’s father was The King children’s father was an important minister.an important minister.

c.c. The King children grew up in the The King children grew up in the grandparent’s home.grandparent’s home.

d.d. Christine and her brothers Christine and her brothers played the piano.played the piano.

b. b. The King children’s The King children’s father was an father was an

important minister.important minister.

9.What is the MOST LIKELY 9.What is the MOST LIKELY reason the author wrote this reason the author wrote this story?story?

a. To describe the childhood of a. To describe the childhood of a famous person.a famous person.

b. To explain why it is b. To explain why it is important for children to important for children to behave.behave.

a.a. To describe the To describe the childhood of childhood of a famous person. a famous person.

10.10.Which of the following is Which of the following is a MAIN IDEA from the a MAIN IDEA from the

selection?selection?

a.a. The King children grew up when The King children grew up when laws kept black and white laws kept black and white people apart. people apart.

b.b. The King children stayed close The King children stayed close to home so they would be to home so they would be protected.protected.

a. a. The King children grew up The King children grew up when laws kept black and when laws kept black and white people apart. white people apart.

11.11. How were the King How were the King children and their children and their friends ALIKE.friends ALIKE.

a.a. They did not want to learn how They did not want to learn how to play the piano.to play the piano.

b.b. They did not care about the They did not care about the color of people’s skin.color of people’s skin.

b. They did not care about b. They did not care about the color of people’s skin.the color of people’s skin.

12. What effect did losing 12. What effect did losing their friends have on the their friends have on the King children?King children?a.a. They never wanted to play They never wanted to play

with white children again.with white children again.

b.b. They began to understand They began to understand the problems blacks faced.the problems blacks faced.

b. They began to b. They began to understand the problems understand the problems that blacks faced.that blacks faced.

13. M.L. promised his 13. M.L. promised his mother that one day he mother that one day he would “turn this world would “turn this world upside down” because he did upside down” because he did not not _______________________________._______________________________.

a.a.like the way he was like the way he was treated.treated.

b.b.like getting into trouble.like getting into trouble.

a. a. He did notHe did not like the like the way he was treated.way he was treated.

14. Which is a FACT from 14. Which is a FACT from the story (not an opinion)?the story (not an opinion)?a.a. The King family’s church was The King family’s church was

too crowded.too crowded.

b.b. M.L. grew up to be a great M.L. grew up to be a great speaker and leader.speaker and leader.

c.c. The King children played with The King children played with two white boys.two white boys.

d.d. Mother Dear was a very Mother Dear was a very talented musician.talented musician.

c. c. The King children played The King children played with two white boys.with two white boys.

15. Why did M.L.’s father 15. Why did M.L.’s father refuse to buy shoes at one refuse to buy shoes at one particular store?particular store?

a. The salesman was very rude to his black a. The salesman was very rude to his black and white customers.and white customers.

b. The salesman would only serve blacks at b. The salesman would only serve blacks at the back of the store.the back of the store.

b. b. The salesman would only serve The salesman would only serve blacks at the back of the store.blacks at the back of the store.

16. Which of these 16. Which of these events cane LAST in the events cane LAST in the selection?selection?

aa. M.L. listened to stories.. M.L. listened to stories.b.b. M.L. gave numerous speeches. M.L. gave numerous speeches.c.c. M.L. learned to play the piano. M.L. learned to play the piano.d.d. M.L. stayed close to home. M.L. stayed close to home.

a. M.L. gave numerous a. M.L. gave numerous speeches.speeches.

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17.17.How were M.L. and How were M.L. and his father ALIKE?his father ALIKE?

a.a. They became professional They became professional musicians.musicians.

b.b. They spoke out against They spoke out against hatred and bigotry.hatred and bigotry.

b. They spoke out against b. They spoke out against hatred and bigotry.hatred and bigotry.

18. How does the LAST 18. How does the LAST picture show the changes that picture show the changes that M.L. made in the world?M.L. made in the world?

GROUP WORK

It shows that children of It shows that children of different colors can play different colors can play happily together.happily together.

19. What was the dream 19. What was the dream that M.L. had?that M.L. had?

M.L.’s dream was that black M.L.’s dream was that black and white people would live and white people would live together as equals.together as equals.

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20. What did the author 20. What did the author mean when she said the mean when she said the stories her parents told stories her parents told “were as nourishing as the “were as nourishing as the food that was set before food that was set before us”?us”?

The stories helped the children’s The stories helped the children’s minds grow.minds grow.

The End

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