Reading Comprehension Quiz (Theodore Roosevelt, “The Proper Place for Sports”)

Reading Comprehension Quiz

Theodore Roosevelt, “The Proper Place for Sports”

Read “The Proper Place for Sports” and check your comprehension by answering the following questions. Click the submit button when finished.

Question What advice does Roosevelt give his son Ted?

1. What advice does Roosevelt give his son Ted?

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Question Roosevelt says that he had to converse with Ted’s mother before he wrote the letter and admits that even as he writes the letter, he is not sure if he is “doing right now.” Based on the rest of the letter and what you know about Roosevelt, how does this characterize him?

2. Roosevelt says that he had to converse with Ted’s mother before he wrote the letter and admits that even as he writes the letter, he is not sure if he is “doing right now.” Based on the rest of the letter and what you know about Roosevelt, how does this characterize him?

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Question Why does Roosevelt ultimately give in to his son’s request?

3. Why does Roosevelt ultimately give in to his son’s request?

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Question Roosevelt references both Roman history and modern British history to his son. What might we, as the audience, infer about Roosevelt?

4. Roosevelt references both Roman history and modern British history to his son. What might we, as the audience, infer about Roosevelt?

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Question Because this is a letter, Roosevelt does not bother to explain who Renown or Bleistein were. Based on the passage, who were they?

5. Because this is a letter, Roosevelt does not bother to explain who Renown or Bleistein were. Based on the passage, who were they?

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Question Roosevelt says that he needs to be “even-tempered in dealing, not only with the knaves, but with the well-meaning foolish people, educated and uneducated, who by their unwisdom give the knaves their chance.” Based on this last line of the letter, how might the audience perceive Roosevelt’s feelings about the people he worked with?

6. Roosevelt says that he needs to be “even-tempered in dealing, not only with the knaves, but with the well-meaning foolish people, educated and uneducated, who by their unwisdom give the knaves their chance.” Based on this last line of the letter, how might the audience perceive Roosevelt’s feelings about the people he worked with?

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Question How might the tone of this article be described?

7. How might the tone of this article be described?

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Question In referencing his time with the Rough Riders, what is Roosevelt trying to say about leadership?

8. In referencing his time with the Rough Riders, what is Roosevelt trying to say about leadership?

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