LEVEL

H
Quick Check Dr. King’s Memorial

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Instructions: Read each question carefully and choose the best answer.

1. What major event occurred 4. The author most likely mentions

in 1964? Rosa Parks to show .
A Laws were made to keep A how the unfair laws
some people apart. had been changed
B Martin Luther King Jr. B that other people disagreed
was born. with the unfair laws too
C Unfair laws were changed. C that some people didn’t
care about the unfair laws
2. Why did the author write
this book? 5. A memorial is .
A to inform the reader A a speech given to a
about laws large group of people
B to tell the reader B a law passed to treat
to have dreams everyone equally
C to inform the reader C a place that represents the
about Dr. King memory of a person or event
3. Which of the following events 6. Extended Response: What did
happened first? the author mean when she
wrote, “They carry on Dr. King’s
A Dr. King gave an important work”? How do you carry on
speech.
Dr. King’s work?
B Laws were written that were
not fair to Black people.
C Dr. King marched with
many people.

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 LEVEL
H
Quick Check Answer Sheet Dr. King’s Memorial
Main Comprehension Skill: Sequence Events

1. C Sequence Events
2. C Author’s Purpose
3. B Sequence Events
4. B Make Inferences / Draw Conclusions
5. C Vocabulary
6. Answers will vary slightly but
should include the idea that
Dr. King worked peacefully
for equality for all people and
that we carry on this work by
treating others fairly, both in
our daily lives and in the laws
of our country. Students should
provide specific examples of ways
they treat others with kindness,
respect, and equality.

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