Question

rosa parks
rosa parks was part of the civil rights movement. on december 1, 1955, after a long day at work, rosa got on a city bus in montgomery, alabama. the city bus was segregated, and african americans had to sit in the back of the bus. on december 1, 1955, many white bus riders got on the bus, and rosa parks was asked to move further to the back of the bus. rosa declined the bus driver’s request to move to the back of the bus. rosa knew that his request was wrong, and she refused to move. due to her refusal to move, rosa got arrested and she was sent to jail.
rosa’s actions had a huge impact on the civil rights movement. other african americans decided to boycott and refused to ride the bus. this caused the montgomery city company to end segregation on the city buses because they lost a large amount of business.
part a
what caused rosa parks to get arrested?
ⓐ she refused to go home.
ⓑ she refused to move to the back of the bus.
ⓒ she refused to pay the bus fee.
part b
which detail supports your answer in part a?
ⓐ “rosa declined the bus driver’s request to move to the back of the bus.”
ⓑ “the city bus was segregated.”
ⓒ “other african americans decided boycott...”
part a
what is the meaning of the word declined?
ⓐ fought
ⓑ agreed
ⓒ said no
part b
which two statements provide a clue to the meaning of the word declined?
ⓐ “due to her refusal to move rosa got arrested and she was sent to jail.”
ⓑ “rosa knew that his request was wrong and she refused to move.”
ⓒ “rosa’s actions had a huge impact on the civil rights movement.”

Explanation:

Part A

To determine the meaning of "declined", we analyze the context. Rosa Parks was asked to move to the back of the bus, and she refused. "Fought" implies a physical or verbal battle, "agreed" is the opposite of refusal, and "said no" is a general refusal. But in the context of a request, "declined" means she refused the request, which aligns with "said no" (option C is about a boycott, not the meaning of "declined"). Wait, re - checking: the options for Part A are A. fought, B. agreed, C. "Other African Americans decided boycott...", D. said no? Wait, the original options for Part A: looking at the text, the options for Part A (what is the meaning of "declined"): A. fought, B. agreed, C. "Other African Americans decided to boycott...", D. said no? Wait, no, the user's image: Part A: "What is the meaning of the word declined? A. fought, B. agreed, C. 'Other African American decided to boycott...', D. said no". Wait, no, the correct context: Rosa declined the bus driver's request to move. So "declined" means she said no to the request. So the correct option is D? Wait, no, the options as per the image: let's re - read. Part A: "What is the meaning of the word declined? A. fought, B. agreed, C. 'Other African Americans decided to boycott...', D. said no". Wait, no, maybe a typo. Wait, the action: Rosa declined the request to move. So "declined" means she refused, so "said no" (option D) or maybe option A is wrong, B is opposite, C is about boycott (not the meaning of "declined"). Wait, maybe the options are mis - labeled. Wait, the correct answer for the meaning of "declined" (to refuse a request) is "said no", so option D? Wait, no, in the given options, if we consider that "declined" in the context of a request means she refused, so the closest is "said no" (option D). But wait, the original text: "Rosa declined the bus driver’s request to move to the back of the bus." So "declined" = refused, so "said no" (option D).

We need to find two statements that provide a clue to the meaning of "declined". "Declined" means refused.

• Statement A: "Due to her refusal to move Rosa got arrested and she was sent to jail." This shows she refused (declined) to move, so it's a clue.
• Statement B: "Rosa knew that his request was wrong and she refused to move." This directly says she refused (declined) the request, so it's a clue.
• Statement C: "Rosa’s actions had a huge impact on the civil rights movement." This is about the impact, not the meaning of "declined".

So the two statements are A and B.

• Option A: She refused to go home - the text says she was on a city bus at work, not related to going home.
• Option B: She refused to move to the back of the bus - the text states "Rosa declined the bus driver’s request to move to the back of the bus. Due to her refusal to move, Rosa got arrested." So this is the cause.
• Option C: She refused to pay the bus fee - the text has no mention of not paying the fee.

So the correct option is B.

Answer:

D. said no

Part B