This formative checks your understanding of an excerpt about Ruby Bridges by focusing on main idea, supporting evidence, author’s purpose, and the effect of descriptive language.
Which statement best explains the main idea of the excerpt "from Through My Eyes"?
Which detail from the text best supports the idea that Ruby Bridges showed bravery?
What is the most likely reason the author includes descriptions of the crowd outside the school?
What effect does the author’s use of descriptive language about the crowd have on the reader?
Which statement best describes the author’s perspective in the excerpt?
What is the central idea of the poem “The Unknown Citizen”?
Which line from the poem best supports the idea that the citizen is judged only by measurable data?
How does the phrase “the proper opinions for the time of year” most affect the tone of the poem?
From which perspective is the poem primarily told?
In “The Unknown Citizen,” what is the effect of describing the man as a “Modern Man”?