SOL Passage Practice 1

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Which sentence from the letter best reflects the author's attitude toward slave owners?

A Surely there will be a day of reckoning for those who defraud the laborer of his hire.

B I want to know particularly what the good chance is you propose to give me.

C You will also please state if there has been any schools opened for the colored children of your neighborhood.

D I am doing tolerably well here.

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In Paragraph 3, the word recompense means-

A with lack of respect

B a former slave

C payment for services

D a perceived injustice

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Read this sentence from paragraph 2.
"The teacher says Grundy has a head for a preacher."
The author's use of an idiom best shows that Grundy-

A has the skills of a preacher

B is smarter than a preacher

C is friends with a preacher

D looks similar to a preacher

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Jourdon would most likely describe Colonel Anderson as-

A an outsider

B an innocent

C a villain

D a trickster

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Based on the passage, the reader can most likely conclude

A Jourdon's master is an honorable man.

B Journdon's master regrets his treatment of slaves.

C Jourdon had a better life in Tennessee

D Jourdon will not return to Tennessee

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Which sentence from the letter best demonstrates the author's use of irony?

A Sometimes we overhear others saying, "Them colorered people were slaves" down in Tennessee.

B Give my love to the m all, and tell them I hope we will meet in the better world, if not this.

C Say howdy to George Carter, and thank him for taking the pistol from you when you were shooting at me.

D We trust the good Maker has opened your eyes to the wrongs which you and your fathers have done to me and my fathers, in making us toil for you for generations without recompense.

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The tone of this passage is best described as-

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Jourdon says he will return if Colonel Anderson

A creates a job for Jourdon's wife

B pays him for the work he has already completed

C grants Jourdon his freedom

D provides housing for his family

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Read this sentence from paragraph 3.
"Here I draw my wages every Saturday night: but in Tennessee there was never any pay-day for the negroes any more than for the horses and cows."
The author most likely includes this comparison to show-

A the role of livestock in an agricultural setting

B slaves and animals were considered equals

C animals were considered more valuable than human workers

D slaves were valued for their contributions

Which sentence from the letter best reflects the author's attitude toward slave owners?

In Paragraph 3, the word recompense means-

Read this sentence from paragraph 2. "The teacher says Grundy has a head for a preacher." The author's use of an idiom best shows that Grundy-

Jourdon would most likely describe Colonel Anderson as-

Based on the passage, the reader can most likely conclude

Which sentence from the letter best demonstrates the author's use of irony?

The tone of this passage is best described as-

Jourdon says he will return if Colonel Anderson

Read this sentence from paragraph 3."Here I draw my wages every Saturday night: but in Tennessee there was never any pay-day for the negroes any more than for the horses and cows." The author most likely includes this comparison to show-

Which sentence from the letter best reflects the author's attitude toward slave owners?

In Paragraph 3, the word recompense means-

Read this sentence from paragraph 2. "The teacher says Grundy has a head for a preacher." The author's use of an idiom best shows that Grundy-

Jourdon would most likely describe Colonel Anderson as-

Based on the passage, the reader can most likely conclude

Which sentence from the letter best demonstrates the author's use of irony?

The tone of this passage is best described as-

Jourdon says he will return if Colonel Anderson

Read this sentence from paragraph 3."Here I draw my wages every Saturday night: but in Tennessee there was never any pay-day for the negroes any more than for the horses and cows." The author most likely includes this comparison to show-

Read this sentence from paragraph 2.
"The teacher says Grundy has a head for a preacher."
The author's use of an idiom best shows that Grundy-

Read this sentence from paragraph 3.
"Here I draw my wages every Saturday night: but in Tennessee there was never any pay-day for the negroes any more than for the horses and cows."
The author most likely includes this comparison to show-

Read this sentence from paragraph 2.
"The teacher says Grundy has a head for a preacher."
The author's use of an idiom best shows that Grundy-

Read this sentence from paragraph 3.
"Here I draw my wages every Saturday night: but in Tennessee there was never any pay-day for the negroes any more than for the horses and cows."
The author most likely includes this comparison to show-