Starter quiz

  • Put these parts of a biography about Harriet Tubman in the correct order.
    • 1
      ⇔
      introduction
    • 2
      ⇔
      early life
    • 3
      ⇔
      activism
    • 4
      ⇔
      conclusion
  • The main sections of a biography include __________ information.
    • general
    • specific  ✓
    • vague
  • Information in a biography should be factual and written ...
    • in an informal tone.
    • in chronological order.  ✓
    • as descriptively as possible.
  • Which of these should the activism section do?
    • give the reader specific information about Harriet Tubman’s activism  ✓
    • engage the reader  ✓
    • give the reader specific information about Harriet Tubman’s early life
    • give the reader general information about Harriet Tubman’s early life
  • Select the facts which are appropriate to include in the activism section.
    • Harriet Tubman was born in 1820.
    • Harriet Tubman was a conductor on the 'Underground Railroad'.  ✓
    • Harriet Tubman was born into enslavement.
    • Harriet Tubman worked in the US Military.  ✓
    • Harriet Tubman lived and worked on a plantation.
  • Put these events from Harriet Tubman's adult life in the correct order.
    • 1
      ⇔
      runs away from the plantation
    • 2
      ⇔
      begins working for the Underground Railroad
    • 3
      ⇔
      helps her family escape slavery
    • 4
      ⇔
      helps Northern troops in the civil war
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