C O M P R E H E N S I O N T E S T 1 Ar e these sentences tr ue (T ) or fals e (F) ? a Ma rtin Lu th er Ki ng was born in At lant a, Georgia. b Ma rtin Lu th er Ki ng fi rs t knew racism as a young boy. c White farmer s needed slav es to work on their farms. d In the Second Wor ld War bla ck sold iers and white soldiers fought together. e Ma rtin Lu th er Ki ng al wa ys wan te d t o b e a minister. f Af te r 1807 it was agai ns t th e la w to own slaves. g J oe Lo uis an d Mu ha mmad Al i wer e bo th boxers. h Gandhi beli ev ed in th e use of violence t o change unfair laws. i R osa Parks was arrested because she wou ld not get off the bus. j The Montg ome ry bus boy cott su cceeded . 20 marks 2 What happ ened wher e? Mat ch a number from A wit h a letter from B. A 1 J ohn F Kennedy was killed in . . . 2 The fi rs t r estaurant s it-in was in . . . 3 In 1954 bla ck s tu de nt s t ri ed to en ter t he high school in . . . 4 Ma rtin Lu th er Ki ng ma de hi s ‘I ha ve a dream’ speech in . . . 5 He was shot dead in . . . B a . . . Green sbo ro, Nor th Car oli na . b . . . Memphis, Tennessee. c . . . Lit tl e R oc k, Ar ka nsas. d . . . Wash in gto n DC. e . . . Dal la s, Texas. 20 marks 3 Whi ch of the se pe opl e sai d the se thing s? Gandhi , Stokely Carmichael , Condoleezza Rice , Martin Luther King's father , Rosa Parks. a ‘Segrega tion is wr ong , but thi ngs wil l get bett er in time.’ ………………… b ‘I don’t think I should have to sta nd up .’ ………………… c ‘If you lo ve y our enemies, y ou can beat them.’ ………………… d ‘Go ho me and ge t y our gu ns.’ ………………… e ‘Martin Lu ther King t old Americ a it sh ould b e true to itself.’ ………………… 20 marks 4 What do the wo rds mean? Match a number f rom A with a letter from B. 1 sla v ery 2 right 3 racism 4 freedom 5 boy cott a ref usin g to bu y or use s omet hing a s a pro test b the bel ief that some pe ople ar e bett er or worse than others based on the colour of their skin c wh at y ou ar e allo we d to do b y la w d being a ble to say or do w hat y ou want e wh en one pe rson is o wned b y anoth er pers on 20 marks 5 Martin L uther King quiz. Can you answer these questions? a How old was Martin Luther King w hen he died? ………………… b Wha t wa s the na me of Martin Lu ther King’ s killer? ………………… c Whi ch w ar did Martin L uthe r King p rotest against? ………………… d Wher e did Martin Lu ther Kin g ask childr en to join in a protest? ………………… e Whe n is Marti n Lu ther King Da y? ………………… 20 marks Total marks OXFORD BOOKWORMS LIBRARY STAGE 3 24 © OXFORD UNIVERSI TY PRESS PHOTOCOPIABLE Martin Luther King Alan C. McLean
