Midterm Informational Review

What purpose does paragraph 2 best serve in the text?

• It helps to explain why Chavez fought for change.

• It helps to explain why Chavez dropped out of school.

• It helps to explain why Chavez inspired so many people.

• It helps to explain why Chavez declined to join the Peace Corp.

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CCSS.RI.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.6

Which sentence from the text BEST supports the idea that the Community Service Organization was similar to the National Farm Workers Association?

• In 1952, he began working for the Community Service Organization (CSO) and spent the next ten years focused on gaining equal rights for workers and coordinating voter registration drives.

• Chavez became interested in the philosophy of nonviolent protest, ideas he learned through reading about Mohandas Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

• This is where he founded the National Farm Workers Association, which later became the United Farm Workers of America. 

• It was a slow process, but over time, the union gained members who wanted to support La Causa, or The Cause.

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CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.W.9-10.9

Based on the text, what does the word impoverished mean in the sentence?

"But Chavez turned the job down so he could continue the fight for impoverished workers."

• frail

• poor

• rich

• tough

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which BEST describes how the author structures the organization of the text? 

• comparison

• cause and effect

• chronological

• problem and solution

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CCSS.RI.9-10.3

A central idea of the text is that nonviolent protests can lead to change. 

Why is this a central idea? 

• It summarizes the entire text.

• It is developed throughout the passage.

• It develops in one important paragraph.

• It is expressed at the end of the text.

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CCSS.RI.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which sentence from the text BEST supports the author's point of view? 

• It also introduced the world to Cesar Chavez, the Mexican American leader who was fighting to improve their lives.

• Chavez continued to work in the fields, enduring terrible conditions.

• One of his triumphs was the California grape boycott.

• His vision for nonviolent social change will be an inspiration for generations to come.

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CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Which BEST provides an objective summary of the text?

• First, the author describes Cesar Chavez's early life. Then, she describes the accomplishments Chavez achieved in his life. Finally, she describes the legacy Chavez has left for current and future generations.

• First, the author describes the accomplishments Cesar Chavez achieved in his life. Then, she describes the legacy Chavez has left for current and future generations. Finally, she describes Chavez's early life.

• First, the author describes the miserable conditions of Cesar Chavez's early life. Then, she describes his unrealistic decision to seek change for farmworkers. Finally, she describes Chavez's unsatisfactory achievements.

• First, the author describes Cesar Chavez's early life. Then, she describes the hardships Chavez faced as a child and a young adult. Finally, she describes the time Chavez worked for the Community Service Organization.

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CCSS.RI.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.W.9-10.2

What is the author's purpose in the text?

• to inform

• to satirize

• to entertain

• to persuade

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CCSS.RI.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.9-10.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which sentence from the text BEST shows the influence of Mohandas Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Cesar Chavez?

• Chavez stopped attending school after the eighth grade.

• At the age of nineteen, Chavez joined the Navy but left after two years.

• One of his triumphs was the California grape boycott.

• Countless schools, parks, streets, libraries, and scholarships have been named in his honor.

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CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.W.9-10.9

Cesar Chavez is the founder of which organization? 

• La Causa

• Peace Corps

• Community Service Organization

• National Farm Workers Association