Ruby Bridges

In the 1960s, black and white people couldn’t ride together on the bus, drink from the same fountains or go to the same schools. What was this separation called?

• compassion
• integration
• segregation
• determination

What is the article mostly about?

• How the U.S. Supreme Court works
• William Frantz Public School in New Orleans, Louisiana
• One of the first African American students to attend an all-white school.
• What schools were like in the U.S. in 1960

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CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.2.6

Which line from the text explains why Ruby could not play on the school playground?

• "But the first grade marched right into the school..."
• "White students joined them in class too."
• "School officials worried someone might try to hurt her."
• "They did not want Ruby to go inside."

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

What is the meaning of the word "attend" in the article?

• work
• go to
• walk toward
•  allow

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CCSS.L.2.4A

CCSS.RI.2.4

Who first decided that school segretation was illegal?

• Ruby Bridges
• the U.S. Supreme Court
• The President of the United States
• the principal of William Frantz Public School

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CCSS.RI.2.3

Why does Ruby visit schools today?

• She is a doctor.
• She is a principal
• She wants kids to learn from her past.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.2.6

Based on the title and images, what do you think the article is mostly about?

• a President
• an important event in history

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CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.2.7

Which of these events happened last?

• Ruby went to William Frantz Public School
• The Supreme Court ruled that segregation was illegal.
• New Orleans was ordered to end school segretation.

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CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.5

What book did Ruby write?

• My Time at School
• Through My Eyes
• The Day I Felt Scared

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

True or False: When Ruby got to second grade, her class had both white and black students.

• True
• False

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CCSS.RL.2.1