Read this excerpt: "Actually, time itself is neutral; it can be used either destructively or constructively. More and more I fee
l that the people of ill will have used time much more effectively than have the people of good will. We will have to repent in this generation not merely for the hateful words and actions of the bad people but for the appalling silence of the good people. Human progress never rolls in on wheels of inevitability; it comes through the tireless efforts of men willing to be co-workers with God, and without this hard work, time itself becomes an ally of the forces of social stagnation. We must use time creatively, in the knowledge that time is always ripe to do right. Now is the time to make real the promise of democracy and transform our pending national elegy into a creative psalm of brotherhood. Now is the time to lift our national policy from the quicksand of racial injustice to the solid rock of human dignity." What is the central idea of the text? *
Now is the time to stand up against racial inequality
Now is the time to change the world
Now is the time to be silent
Now is the time to rely on the government
Which line of text best supports the central idea? *
"More and more I feel that the people of ill will have used time much more effectively than have the people of good will."
"Now is the time to make real the promise of democracy and transform our pending national elegy into a creative psalm of brotherhood."
"Actually, time itself is neutral"
"We will have to repent in this generation not merely for the hateful words and actions of the bad people but for the appalling silence of the good people."
Which sentence below would NOT belong in an objective summary of this excerpt? *
King states that good people who remain silent when bad things happen are as guilty as the bad people.
King argues that the current time is the time to demand real social change.
King believes that only hard work and brotherhood will result in the necessary changes that need to be made.
King states the government will need to apologize for its past misgivings to the people.
Which sentence below would accurately summarize the text? *
Now is the time for "bad people" to become allies of the forces of social stagnation; time is our ally.
Social justice is inevitable; all we need to do is get out of its way.
Because progress is never inevitable, now is the time that we as a people must work to change the course of racial injustice.
America should wait patiently for social justice.
Read the last sentence again: Now is the time to lift our national policy from the quicksand of racial injustice to the solid rock of human dignity.
What type of figurative language is used in the above passage? *
