Selective Reading

Grade Level: 3rd Grade

Content Area: Civics
SOL Standard: 3.11c
The student will explain the importance of the basic principles that form the foundation of a
republican form of government by identifying the contributions of George Washington; Thomas
Jefferson; Abraham Lincoln; Rosa Parks; Thurgood Marshall; Martin Luther King, Jr.; and Cesar
Chavez.
WIDA Standard: 5: The Language of Social Studies
WIDA Proficiency Level: 3 (Developing)
Purpose: The purpose of this assessment is to assess students knowledge about the
accomplishments of major American contributors by choosing the correct vocabulary word from
the multiple choice items.
Objectives:
Content: SWBAT identify the correct contributions of selected American individuals.
Language: SWBAT identify the correct vocabulary word describing the contribution of
the selected American individual.
Directions: Circle the best response to fill in the blank in the sentence. (2 points each)
Example:
Ex. Winnie the Pooh loves to eat ____________.
a. cookies
b. candy
c. honey
d. chips
Assessment:
1. Cesar Chavez helped improve conditions for ____________ workers.
a. factory
b. cafeteria
c. farm
d. hard
2. Rosa Parks worked for equal rights for ____________ people.
a. good
b. tall
c. all
d. poor
3. Thurgood Marshall was the first African American Supreme Court ____________.
a. president
b. lawyer
c. chief
d. judge
4. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a leader for ____________ rights.
a. all
b. civil
c. speech

d. voting
5. Abraham Lincoln helped free the ____________.
a. slaves
b. poor
c. dogs
d. cats
6. Thomas Jefferson wrote the ____________.
a. Declaration of Independence
b. Constitution
c. Bill of Rights
d. Gettysburg Address
7. George Washington was the first ____________ of the United States.
a. King
b. President
c. Minister
d. Governor
Answer Key:
1. C
2. C
3. D
4. B
5. A
6. A
7. B

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VDOE. (2010). Standards of learning documents for history and social science. Retrieved from
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WIDA. (2012). English language development (ELD) standards. Retrieved from
https://www.wida.us/standards/eld.aspx#2012
WIDA. (2014). Can do descriptors. Retrieved from http://www.wida.us/standards/CAN_DOs/