Introduction to Making a Difference: It’s Our World, Too! – Flashcards
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The conflict in this excerpt affects Jesse because he decides to ______________.
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avoid speaking publicly about the situation.
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Read the excerpt from It's Our World, Too!: Young People Who Are Making a Difference.
When they entered the board's meeting room, Neto was terrified. They were alone with the ten white men who were the members of the Marsing school board. "I couldn't believe I was really doing this," Neto recalls. "Then I heard Baldy say, 'Neto wants to talk with you about the football team.'
"So I just started. I told them I was quitting and why. I told them word-for-word what I had heard. Only one of them looked like he was really listening. When I was finished, they thanked me for coming, but they didn't say they would do anything about it. I went home thinking, Well, at least I tried. Now they can't say nobody told them."
What detail in this excerpt further complicates Neto's conflict?
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The school board does not respond to Neto.
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Which statement best describes how Andy has been affected by the conflict?
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Andy is intent on making a change for the better and putting an end to the racist comments coming from the racist fans
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What detail from the excerpt causes Neto's conflict?
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He realizes that racist remarks are being made.
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What were the author's purposes in writing It's Our World, Too!: Young People Who Are Making a Difference? Check all that apply.
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to inform readers about the ways young people are changing the world.
to entertain readers with a story about high schoolers who made a change.
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Which idea best indicates that one of the purposes of the author of It's Our World, Too!: Young People Who Are Making a Difference is to persuade?
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Andy makes copies of the students' letters and ensures that the letters are passed out.
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Which statement best describes how Neto has been affected by the conflict he experienced?
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Neto now knows that he can make a difference if he decides to take a stand.
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In this excerpt, the author ______________ to persuade readers to believe in something.
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expresses opinions
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Why does the crowd grow silent after the speech?
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The crowd is moved by the students' compassion.
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The author's purpose in this excerpt is to
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encourage readers to do something about what they believe in.
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Which detail from the excerpt best indicates that one of the author's purposes in writing It's Our World, Too!: Young People Who Are Making a Difference was to create suspense?
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"I couldn't believe I was really doing this," Neto recalls.
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Which idea from this excerpt further complicates Neto's conflict?
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The coach doesn't support Neto, Jesse, and the other teammate.
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Events that set up the conflict in the beginning of the story are called __________.
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causes.
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Which statement best describes the change in Neto since the beginning of the conflict?
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Neto is determined to stay off the field until the conflict is resolved.
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The details of this excerpt reveal the author's purpose by ___________.
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including facts and details about the topic.
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Events that make a conflict more difficult are called ___________.
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complications.
