What is the unstated main idea of the third paragraph
Mahalia Jackson

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English
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5th Grade
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Hard
Sarah Williams
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Mahalia always enjoyed singing.
Music made Mahalia cry.
Church influenced the style of Mahalia's music.
Mahalia only went to church because her aunt made her do it.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which detail from the third paragraph supports the main idea you selected ?
"Mahalia got the chance to see her idol, Bessie Smith,"
"Mahalia grew up loving music,"
"she learned a lot from listening to blues singers,"
"in her church, '. . . music was so strong and expressive,'"
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which inference can you draw about Mahalia's father based on the second paragraph of the passage?
He was a hard worker.
He enjoyed listening to jazz.
He did not love Mahalia.
He was very overweight.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which detail from the passage supports the inference you selected?
"Mahalia never lived with her father again,"
"worked on the docks during the day"
"more . . . good food per block"
"the city where jazz was born"
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the relationship between Mahalia and the singer Bessie Smith?
Mahalia wants to be friends with Bessie Smith.
Mahalia wants to attend church with Bessie Smith.
Mahalia wants to sing like Bessie Smith.
Mahalia wants to live with Bessie Smith.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which phrase from the passage best supports your answer?
"Mahalia was a close friend of Martin Luther King, Jr.,"
"Mahalia got the chance to see her idol, Bessie Smith,"
"Mahalia's first record was released."
"Mahalia's aunt was very religious,"
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the author's opinion of Mahalia Jackson?
she is a good but not great gospel singer
he wants everyone to know what a great blues singer she was
he thinks she is someone the reader should know about
he want to convince the reader that Bessie Smith was a better singer
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