3.4.2 Reading Quiz

Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word. If someone was born into slavery, then they were —

• owned by another person

• powerful in their community

• free to do as they pleased

• being treated fairly and equally

Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word. People who worked as abolitionists —

• tried to start something

• wanted to become famous

• wanted to invent something new

• believed that slavery should be stopped

Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word. If you saw violence in a movie, you most likely saw —

• people getting hurt

• people quietly talking

• people working together

• people solving problems

Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word. They wanted to ensure equality for all people.

• differences

• fairness

• injustice

• positions

Read the question. Then choose the best answer. Which word is a synonym for influential in the sentence below? She was an influential person in her community.

• gentle

• helpless

• powerful

• unusual

Choose the answer that has the boldfaced VCCCV word correctly divided into syllables. contrast

• co/ntrast

• con/trast

• cont/rast

• contra/st

Which detail best supports the idea that Jane wanted to share her ideas about peace and fairness?

• She had eight brothers and sisters.

• Her father worked in the government and in business.

• Hull House grew to have more than ten buildings.

• She gave important speeches around the world.

What is the main idea of the selection?

• Jane Addams liked to give speeches.

• Jane Addams won the Nobel Peace Prize.

• Jane Addams helped the schools in Chicago.

• Jane Addams did many things to help other people.

The most likely reason that Jane opened Hull House is —

• she wanted to give speeches

• she needed a house to live in

• she wanted to travel to different places

• she thought it was important to help others

What inference can you make about how Hull House affected people’s lives? Use details from the story to support your answer. Write your response on a separate sheet of paper.