NewsELA: Rosa Parks

Which sentence from the biography BEST supports the idea that Rosa Parks helped change an unfair rule?

• Later, Parks recalled that she was not physically tired, but she was tired of giving in.

• The NAACP planned a boycott of Montgomery's buses for the day of Rosa's trial. People were encouraged to stay home, take a cab or walk to work.

• In 1954, the Supreme Court decided segregation had no place in public schools.

• The Montgomery Bus Boycott was one of the largest and most successful movements against segregation in history.

Based on information in the biography, which of these statements is TRUE?

• Rosa Parks was educated at an excellent school in Pine Level, Alabama.

• Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat because she was too tired to stand up.

• Rosa Parks spent many years in jail because she refused to give up her bus seat.

• Rosa Parks inspired the bus boycott when she refused to give up her bus seat.

Which of the following answer choices BEST describes the structure of the following paragraph from the biography?

"Riding the Montgomery buses was unpleasant for African Americans. White passengers rode at the front of the bus, while blacks had to sit in the back. When the front seats filled up, the bus driver could make black passengers give up their seats."

• main idea and details

• compare and contrast

• problem and solution

• sequence of events

Overall, the biography is organized around:

• a city and a law

• a person and an event

• a city and a state

• a person and an award

Why did Rosa Parks say that she didn't give up her seat on the bus?

• She was tired of giving in

• She was physically tired.

• She had injured her leg and couldn't stand.

• She was asleep and didn't hear the bus driver's request.

The word "segregation" in this article most closely means...

• making rules to support only white people.

• a Supreme Court case

• a political movement

• setting someone or a group of people apart from other people

How did Rosa Park's decision not to give up her seat impact America?

• Riding the Montgomery buses was unpleasant for African Americans.

• She and her husband lost their jobs.

• In 1954, the Supreme Court decided segregation had no place in public schools.

• She started one of the largest and most successful movements against segregation in history.

How old was Rosa Parks when she died?

• 85

• 75

• 82

• 92

Where was Rosa Parks born?

• Pine Level, Alabama

• Montgomery, Alabama

• Detroit, Michigan

• New York, New York

What detail from the article describes the school that Rosa Parks attended.

• "He belonged to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People"

• "Rosa attended segregated schools that sometimes even lacked desks."

• "At one point, the Ku Klux Klan, a racist group, marched down their street."

• "In 1954, the Supreme Court decided segregation had no place in public schools."