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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.

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Which statement best explains the main idea of the excerpt "from Through My Eyes"?

Ruby Bridges faced hostility while integrating a school but continued attending with courage.

Ruby Bridges disliked learning and struggled in her classes.

Ruby Bridges preferred her new school because it was closer to her home.

Ruby Bridges wanted to become famous for attending a new school.

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Which detail from the text best supports the idea that Ruby Bridges showed bravery?

She liked learning new subjects in class.

She sometimes rode in a car on the way to school.

She walked to school every day with federal marshals.

She preferred her teacher over the other adults in the building.

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What is the most likely reason the author includes descriptions of the crowd outside the school?

To show that the school building was very large

To explain why students enjoyed attending the school

To show that the community supported integration

To emphasize the danger and tension Ruby experienced

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What effect does the author’s use of descriptive language about the crowd have on the reader?

It explains why the school rules were changed.

It shows that the crowd was confused about the event.

It helps readers imagine the fear and hostility Ruby faced.

It creates a humorous tone about the situation.

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Which statement best describes the author’s perspective in the excerpt?

The author wishes she had not attended the school.

The author reflects on a difficult experience that helped change history.

The author believes attending school was an unimportant event.

The author thinks the protests were justified.

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What is the central idea of the poem “The Unknown Citizen”?

Citizens should strive to meet all expectations placed upon them

Governments should celebrate ordinary citizens for their achievements

A man’s life can be fully understood through statistics and records

Society often reduces individuals to data and ignores their true humanity

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Which line from the poem best supports the idea that the citizen is judged only by measurable data?

“He held the proper opinions for the time of year”

“He was found by the Bureau of Statistics to be / One against whom there was no official complaint”

“He worked in a factory and never got fired”

“Our researchers into Public Opinion are content”

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How does the phrase “the proper opinions for the time of year” most affect the tone of the poem?

It shows admiration for the citizen’s intelligence

It adds sarcasm by suggesting opinions are controlled and predictable

It emphasizes the citizen’s individuality

It creates a respectful tone toward the citizen

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From which perspective is the poem primarily told?

An enemy criticizing the citizen’s behavior

A close friend of the citizen reflecting on his life

A government or institutional voice evaluating the citizen

The citizen himself describing his experiences

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In “The Unknown Citizen,” what is the effect of describing the man as a “Modern Man”?

It praises him as innovative and ahead of his time

It highlights his uniqueness and individuality

It suggests he perfectly conforms to society’s expectations at that time

It criticizes him for rejecting modern technology

Independent Reading Questions

Independent Reading Questions

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”?

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”?