New Builiding Bridges Listening test Grade 6

1 You are going to hear a text about Rosa Parks. First, read the sentences below. Then listen and choose true or false. Rosa Parks was an important woman in the history of the USA. True False She was black. True False Black people had to sit at the front of the bus. True False She didn’t want to sit where the bus driver wanted. True False She hit the bus driver. True False Now black and white people sit where they like on buses. True False 2 You are going to hear the text about Rosa Parks again. First, read the sentences below. Then listen and choose the correct answer, a or b. Rosa Parks changed the lives of African Americans living in the United States of America. Africans. Her full name was Rosa Louise Parks. Rosa Louise McCauley Parks. She was born on 4 February 1913. 14 February 1930. Her mum was a teacher. a carpenter. When she was in elementary school, she walked to school because school buses did not accept white pupils. black pupils. When she got on the bus in 1955, she moved to the coloured section at the back of the bus. didn’t want to move to the coloured section of the bus. 3 Complete the sentences with the words given. 1 Rosa Parks was a very important woman in American history because she did something really brave once.2 When she was in elementary school she walked to school every day because school buses did not accept black pupils.3 She went to work by bus, where she had to sit at the back, where only black people could sit.4 One day, in 1955, the bus got really crowded, and the driver told her to move to the black section of the bus. 4 Match the sentences that are similar. Rosa Parks was an African American. Rosa Parks was black. Rosa Parks was arrested. The police took Rosa Parks away. Rosa Parks had a job. Rosa Parks went to work. Rosa Parks rode on a bus. Rosa Parks took a ride on the bus.