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"Malala the Powerful" Quiz
By Janifer A Douglas
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Question 1
1.
Which statement BEST summarizes the article?
The Taliban are a terrorist group
Many children around the world do not have the opportunity to go to school.
At great personal risk, a teenage girl in Pakistan spoke out for her right to get an education.
The Taliban launched a campaign against girls in the Swat Valley.
Question 2
2.
Consider the sentence from the article:
"She was also a crusader for a girl's right to go to school."
Context clues and word parts reveal that
crusader
means...
soldier
advocate
teacher
opponent
Question 3
3.
How does the author organize the information in the section "School Ban"?
Hint: What is text structure?
Information is compared and contrasted
Events about what happened in Pakistan are presented in chronological order
One city is described in detail
A problem is explained, followed by multiple solutions
Question 4
4.
After reading the "School Ban" section, you can infer that Malala and her classmates stopped wearing their uniforms because...
they didn't want the Taliban to know they were going to school
they outgrew them
they were evacuated from their home
their school had been closed
Question 5
5.
Which of the following best describes the way the author feels about Malala?
Hint: tone
inspired
critical
disappointed
overjoyed
Question 6
6.
Which quote supports your answer to question number 5?
"Attendance at Malala's school dropped" (7).
"The world waited, tense, furious" (3).
"Malala is from Mingora, a city in the Swat Valley in northwestern Pakistan" (6).
"Malala has become a powerful symbol of the struggle so many kids face" (9).
Question 7
7.
How does the information in the section "Life is Brutal" help to develop the article?
It tells why Malala's father kept his school open.
It describes how Malala felt about the Taliban.
It explains how the Taliban affected the life in Swat Valley.
It discusses different forms of Islam.
Question 8
8.
The text feature photograph on page 7 shows all of the following EXCEPT...
how violent the Taliban can be
people's outrage after Malala's shooting
how dedicated many girls in Pakistan are to learning
how violence is a fact of life in Pakistan
Question 9
9.
Listed is a central idea of "Malala the Powerful":
In defying the Taliban, Malala took an enormous risk.
Which piece of evidence below supports this central idea?
"Malala was helping to focus attention on what was happening" (7).
"The Taliban controlled Swat through violence and terror" (6.)
"Malala's crusade empowered her and other girls" (8).
Question 10
10.
Which TWO words best describe the MOOD of the section "To Serve Humanity"?
inspiring
humorous
critical
hopeful
creepy
terrifying