Lesson 10
Exercise 1 • Answering Multiple-Choice and Open-Ended
Comprehension Questions
4 Read the following selection. Then, use the selection to answer the questions below..
Hull House: A Home for Social Work
Jane Addams was born into a wealthy family, but she devoted her life to the social
welfare of those less fortunate. As a young woman, Addams became convinced that in
order to help the poor, she must know them first. She told a friend, Ellen Gates Starr,
her ideas. Addams wanted to establish a special home. Privileged young women would
live and work among the poor of Chicago. Starr was enthusiastic. The two women
decided to turn Addams’ idea into a reality.
In September 1889, the two women opened Hull-House. Named for the builder,
Hull-House became Chicago’s first settlement house. Hull-House became a hub of
community social work. There, Addams and Starr ran a nursery. They started a
kindergarten. They also provided games and counseling for older children. They took
care of sick children and talked doctors into donating their services. The women
taught adult classes in childcare, cooking and nutrition, and home management.
The activities of Addams and Starr extended beyond the walls of Hull-House.
The two women began by helping wherever they were needed. They worked alongside
the people in the community. In doing so, they gradually earned respect.
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Volunteers began to offer their services to Hull-House. Programs that fit the needs
of the community were launched. Classes to teach immigrants the English language
were started. Classes were held to assist the unemployed find jobs. There were social
activities for the elderly. There were even concerts and art shows at Hull-House.
Hull-House became a place of hope. It offered its neighbors respect and support.
It offered them opportunity.
4 Read each question and answer choices.
4 Fill in the bubble for the correct answer.
4 Read this sentence from the passage.
Programs that fit the needs of the community were launched.
1.
What is the meaning of the underlined word in this sentence?
A begun
B finished
C considered
D needed
2. In the phrase “they gradually earned respect” the word gradually means
A quickly.
B usually.
C slowly.
D frequently.
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3. This passage is mainly about
A women who taught classes in Chicago.
B the concerts and art shows held at Hull-House.
C a friendship between two women.
D two women who started a settlement house to help people.
4. If you wanted to learn more about Jane Addams and her work at Hull-House, which
source would provide the best information about her?
A a book about Chicago in 1889
B an article about childcare
C a biography about Jane Addams
D an article about Ellen Gates Starr
5. Information in this passage supports the idea that
A concerts and art shows were very important to the success of Hull-House.
B people learned to appreciate the work of Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr.
C Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr worked hard to teach English.
D people born into wealthy families are not usually willing to help others.
Number
/5
Correct ____________
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6.
If you were going to design a place like Hull-House, what important features would
you include in your plans? Explain why you would include each feature (size, types of
rooms, purpose for the rooms, and so on).
Trait
Ideas/Content
Organization
Word Choice
Sentence Fluency
Conventions
Point
Total Number
/10
Correct ____________
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