1. In the sentence below, the word bungled means___________.“Later in the hour, when one of my classmates had bungled an answer, Miss Bean came back to me with the girl’s mess and established me as a smart person.” (Paragraph 5)
A. improved.
B. handled poorly.
C. whispered.
D. corrected.
In the excerpt below, the word establish means______“I gulped and answered her question and the follow-up. They weren’t brilliant answers, but they did establish the facts that I had read the assignment and that I could speak English.” (Paragraph 5)
A. challenge.
B. hide.
C. demonstrate.
D. exaggerate.
Central Point and Main Ideas3. Which sentence best expresses the central point of the article?
A boy used to Harlem schools had to go to a previously all-white school in Grand Rapids.
B. The author was a lot smarter than the other kids thought he would be.
C. A teacher helped the first black student in school to grow intellectually and to be welcomed as an individual.
D. Teachers are the most important influences in a person’s life.