Question

which two statements are main ideas of the article? 1. playgrounds for black children in segregated cities were dirty and broken. 2. many cities in the south used segregation to keep white and black children apart. 3 black people were trying for a long time to end segregation in birmingham. 4 children marched and were arrested in order to force an end to segregation. (a) 1 and 2 (b) 1 and 4 (c) 2 and 3 (d) 3 and 4 read the section \many people feared protesting.\ which statement summarizes the section? (a) children spent many days or even weeks in jail for agreeing to protest segregation by marching in birmingham. (b) many people were afraid of getting arrested for protesting segregation, so only about 150 people volunteered to help. (c) king told shuttlesworth and other black ministers to begin holding meetings about segregation at their churches. (d) leaders were failing to get adults afraid of losing their jobs to protest, so they decided to have children protest instead. what caused martin luther king jr. to go to birmingham? (a) birmingham closed all of its parks after a judge ordered it to open them to everyone. (b) black leaders in the city were urging people to protest segregation peacefully and fill up the jails. (c) children were being arrested and sent to jail for marching to protest against segregation. (d) police chief \bull\ connor told his men to attack protesting children with fire hoses and police dogs. what effect did the childrens marches in birmingham have on other cities? (a) they caused similar protests against segregation by young people in other cities. (b) they caused young people in other cities to be afraid to protest against segregation. (c) they caused many other cities to end segregation before young people could protest. (d) they caused segregated parks where young people played in other cities to be repaired.

Explanation:

1. The main ideas of the article are about the long - standing efforts of Black people to end segregation in Birmingham and children's role in protesting segregation by marching and getting arrested. So statements 3 and 4 are main ideas.
2. The section "Many People Feared Protesting" is about leaders getting children to protest instead as adults were afraid of losing jobs.
3. Martin Luther King Jr. went to Birmingham because Black leaders in the city were urging people to protest segregation peacefully and fill up the jails.
4. The children's marches in Birmingham caused similar protests against segregation by young people in other cities.

Answer:

1. D. 3 and 4
2. D. Leaders were failing to get adults afraid of losing their jobs to protest, so they decided to have children protest instead.
3. B. Black leaders in the city were urging people to protest segregation peacefully and fill up the jails.
4. A. They caused similar protests against segregation by young people in other cities.