Have an account?
Skip to Content
Build your own quiz
20 questions
Show Answers
See Preview
- 1. Multiple Choice
What does the word disorderly mean in the sentence below?
The substitute teacher warned, "Any disorderly children will be sent to the principal's office."
dirty
messy
older
unruly
- 2. Multiple Choice
What does the word intelligent mean in the sentence below?
Many people believe dolphins are very intelligent animals.
curious
dangerous
kind
smart
- 3. Multiple Choice
What does the word polls mean in the sentence below?
The voters went to the polls to elect a new governor.
places to cast votes
ballots that voters use
places where meetings are held
people running for public office
- 4. Multiple Choice
What is the meaning of the adage below?
Don't count your chickens until they are hatched.
Don't be afraid to try.
Don't be overconfident of success.
Don't go into business unless you know math.
Don't try to do something you've never done before.
- 5. Multiple Choice
What is the meaning of the proverb below?
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.
Do something twice before quitting.
If you don't win, it is your own fault.
Don't be afraid to start something new.
Keep working until you finally reach your goal.
- 6. Multiple Choice
What does the word denied mean in the sentence below?
The principal denied our request for a meeting.
considered
delayed
refused
understood
- 7. Multiple Choice
What does the word approve mean in the sentence below?
Will the school board approve the new textbooks?
put away for later use
deliver things to people
write a final copy of a book
agree officially to something
- 8. Multiple Choice
What is the meaning of the adage below?
Better safe than sorry.
Be satisfied with what you have.
Don't take any unnecessary risks.
To be successful, you need a dream.
You need to apologize if you hurt someone.
- 9. Multiple Choice
What is the meaning of the proverb below?
The grass always looks greener on the other side of the street.
Some people are luckier in life than others.
Some people care more about their homes than others do.
We always think that other people have better things than we have.
If you want to improve your life, study what other people are doing and copy it.
- 10. Multiple Choice
What is the meaning of the proverb below?
It's always darkest before the dawn.
Don't try anything new when you should be asleep.
Most people are afraid of the dark for a good reason.
Even when a situation looks hopeless, it may improve.
Life gets boring when every day is just like the one before.
- 11. Multiple Choice
Why did Esther decide to open her FIRST hat shop?
Her father told her that she could.
Her husband was not able to earn enough money.
Ladies wanted hats to match the dresses she made.
She wanted to meet political candidates through their wives.
- 12. Multiple Choice
Why did Esther decide to move to Illinois?
to vote there
to run for office there
to live near her father
to claim the land her husband owned
- 13. Multiple Choice
Why did Esther host a tea party in Wyoming?
to convince people to like her
to convince people to shop at her store
to convince voters to elect her to the office of judge
to convince candidates to support voting rights for women
- 14. Multiple Choice
How did Esther's view of the world compare to that of most people around her?
Unlike most people, Esther believed that some causes were not worth fighting for.
Unlike most people, Esther believed change was a good idea and was possible.
Like Esther, most people were hopeful that changes could improve the lives of women.
Like most people, Esther believed that the traditional roles of men and women should be respected.
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which conclusion brings together information from BOTH articles?
The right to vote is not a useful right.
Women got the right to vote because of only one person.
The President is the leader of the executive branch of government.
American citizens who can vote can use this right to make changes to the government.
- 16. Multiple Choice
How does "I Could Do That!" compare with "The Role of the Constitution"?
Both selections are told by a third-person narrator.
Both selections are told by a first-person narrator.
"I Could Do That!" is a firsthand account of the women's movement, but "The Role of the Constitution" is a secondhand account.
"The Role of the Constitution" is a firsthand account of the women's movement, but "I Could Do that!" is a secondhand account.
- 17. Multiple Choice
What does the word bill mean in the sentence below?
"Then, would you, if elected, introduce a bill in the legislature that would allow women to vote?"
proposal for a new law
statement of money owed
official order from the government
official announcement of an opportunity
- 18. Multiple Choice
What does the word proclamation mean in the sentence below?
One day, Esther read a proclamation tacked to a wall.
news story
advertisement
personal notice
official announcement
- 19. Multiple Choice
Why did Esther attend the meetings at the Baptist Church?
She did not believe that women should be able to vote.
She did not believe that people should be kept as slaves.
She did not believe that the United States should fight in a war.
She did not believe that only men should be allowed to own land.
- 20. Multiple Choice
Why is "I Could Do That!" a good title for this article?
It expresses Esther's determined attitude toward life.
It conveys how people in the 1800s felt about women.
It expresses the attitude of most women in the state of Wyoming.
It conveys the spirit of the American antislavery movement of the 1800s.
- Answer choicesTagsAnswer choicesTags