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Understanding idioms and expressions. On each blank line, write the letter of the correct phrase to complete the sentence.

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On each blank line, write the letter of the correct phrase to complete the sentence.

1. Civil rights refers to ________.

a. certain rights to liberty and equal opportunity guaranteed by law

b. rights gained after a civil war

c. rights given to some citizens but not to others

2. Over and over means _________.

a. upside down

b. many times

c. around and around

3. Second-class means _________.

a. not as good as first-class

b. a military rank

c. a grade in school

4. Before the Civil War, free states were those that _____.

a. didn't tax residents

b. gave away land

c. didn't allow residents to own slaves

5. In the 1960s, a sit-in was ________.

a. a game

b. a way to protest segregation

c. blacks having to sit at the back of the bus

 

Taking words apart

 

A. L-i-v-e spells two different words. One is a verb with a short i sound. The other is an adjective with a long i sound. The plural noun lives also has a long i. There is also an adjective alive (pronounced with a long i sound).

 

Complete these sentences with one of these words: the noun life or lives, the adjective live or alive, or the verb live in the correct tense.

 

1. Dr. King's speeches were heard by _______ audiences and by radio and TV audiences.

2. Black slaves ________ in primitive homes. Their _______ were very difficult.

3. Martin Luther King Jr. is no longer _______. His _____ was too short. He _________ a short time.

 

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