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- 1. Multiple Choice
"These people - mainly young men from rural Pakistan and neighboring Afganistan - are members of a group called the Taliban." Rural means
City area
School area
Countryside
Political area
- 2. Multiple Choice
"During the day, she frequently walked by corpses of men and women executed by the Taliban and left on the the street as a warning to those who would dare defy them." The meaning of defy is
To challenge the power of
To pay taxes
To follow orders
To ask for permission
- 3. Multiple Choice
"Those who live in areas under Taliban control are forced to follow oppressive religious rules." Oppressive means
Granting permission
Causing hardship
Causing calmness
Graning forgiveness
- 4. Multiple Choice
"Some residents saw the Taliban as a welcome alternative to Pakistan's government and military which have been plagued by curruption." Plagued means
Causing relief
Causing gratitude
Causing disease or evil
Causing laughter
- 5. Multiple Choice
"To protect her identity, she used a pseudonym." A pseudonym is
A word that means the opposite
A word that means the same
A royal name
A false name
- 6. Multiple Choice
"Along with millions of refugees, Malala and her family were evacuated south." A refugee is
A person forced to stay in his/her country due to danger across the border
A person forced to work against his/her will
A person forced to leave his/her country to escape war, persecution or natural disaster.
- 7. Multiple Choice
"In Pakistan, millions lifted up prayers for her. Candlelight vigils were held across the globe." A vigil is
A night of sleeping
A gathering or watch
A day for feasting
- 8. Multiple Choice
"It seemed that by trying to silence her, the Taliban had unwittingly helped thousands more find a voice of their own." Unwittingly means
Unintentionally
Knowingly
Without humor
Without strength
- 9. Multiple Choice
"She envisions a world in which all children, and especially girls, can get the education they need to become whatever they want - from doctors and scientists to politicians and journalists." To envision means to
See through glasses
See on a screen
Picture mentally
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