Assessment: How Do People Improve Their Communities?

When farmworkers decided to strike, they agreed to

• A. move north.

• B. work harder

• C. write letters

• D. stop working

How did a boycott help make farm owners treat workers better?

• A. People phoned the owners.

• B. People yelled at the owners.

• C, People drew silly pictures of the owners.

• D. People stopped buying from the owners.

Ruby Bridges made a difference by being very

• A. angry

• B. brave

• C. pretty

• D. smart

What did Lois Marie Gibbs say was wrong with a canal?

• A. Chemicals in it made children sick.

• B. Boats in it carried too many people.

• C. Swimming in it wasn't fun.

• D. Skating on it was dangerous in the winter.

Who formed a group to help disabled people be treated fairly?

• A. Ruby Bridges

• B. César Chávez

• C. Judy Heumann

• D. Lois Marie Gibbs

Which of these is a natural disaster?

• A. a bad fight

• B. a hurricane

• C. a polluted river

• D. an unfair law

How did the Red Cross help people in New Orleans?

• A. It provided shelter, hot meals, and water.

• B. It set up an outdoor music show.

• C. It told people to buy things in stores.

• D. It let children go to good schools.