Studies Weekly Week 11

1. Something that citizens are expected to do is called __________.

• a civic responsibility

• a public office

• military duty

________________ is when people do what is best for everyone. a. b. c. d.

• A party

• Volunteering

• The common good

• Civic responsibility

Which of the following responsibilities is enforced? a. b. c.d.

• serving in the military

• jury duty

• holding public office

• voting

How old was Helen Keller when she became sick? a. b. c. d.

• about nineteen

• about eighty-seven

• about one and a half

• about eighteen

What were Helen’s biggest disabilities?

• She couldn’t walk or run.

• She couldn’t speak or listen.

• She was blind and deaf.

• She was treated unfairly.

. According to the article, which character traits did Helen Keller exemplify?

• perseverance and faith

• kindness and inspiration

• good citizenship and eagerness

• perseverance and good citizenship

When did Ruby Bridges move to New Orleans?

• when she was 54

• when she was two

• when she went to school

• when she became an adult

Who are civil rights activists?.

• people who worked for equality for all citizens

• students who attended an all-white school

• people who stood outside the school yelling

• police who followed Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

How does Ruby Bridges make a difference in her community today?

• She attends schools

• She shares the message of equality in education

• She tests children.

• She treats parents and teachers kindly and bravely

When Clara Barton helped her brother, she became interested in _______________. a. b. c. d.

• people

• farming

• nursing

• soldiers