Question 1

What mainly does the following passage reveal (paragraph 16)?

I remember when my friends and I would decorate our hands with henna on special occasions. And instead of drawing flowers and patterns we would paint our hands with mathematical formulas and equations.

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Malala was so passionate about her studies that she adapted traditions around her schoolwork.

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Girls are more interested in school when they can dress up and design things.

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Malala and her friends had to hide their schoolwork so they would not get attacked.

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Malala is confessing that she cared so much about her grades that she came up with innovative ways of cheating.

Question 2

How mainly do the following lines add to the development of the passage (paragraphs 34-37)?

I am Malala. But I am also Shazia.

I am Kainat.

I am Kainat Soomro.

I am Mezon.

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The challenges for girls trying to obtain an education are not isolated to Malala.

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Malala is one of several young women who are receiving the Nobel Laureate.

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Malala’s name has many meanings when translated to different languages around the globe.

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Malala is paying tribute to other historical figures who have previously won the Nobel Prize.

Question 3

Which of the following best explains the significance of Malala’s lines about a friend who dreamed of being a doctor (paragraph 44)?

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Girls face unique obstacles in obtaining their education.

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Her friend was killed by the Taliban.

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Malala is using her friend’s story as an inspirational tale.

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Malala is not in favor of women choosing having a family over their careers.

Question 4

What is most closely the meaning of “let’s begin this ending” (paragraph 68)?

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Malala would like to see secondary education available for children worldwide.

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Malala wants to see the Taliban eliminated once and for all.

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Malala is using her acceptance speech to announce her retirement from social justice.

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Malala is pushing for governments to outlaw forcing children into marriage.

Question 5

Which of these inferences is best supported by the text?

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Progressive ideas are at the core of many Muslims’ faith.

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Pakistani children have by far the worst struggles in getting a fair education.

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Malala was pushed much harder by her mother than her father.

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Malala was an anonymous figure before winning this award.

Question 6

Which sentence from the text most strongly supports the answer to Question 5?

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“And do you not know that the very first word of the Holy Quran is the word ‘Iqra’, which means ‘read’?”

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“Some people call me the girl who was shot by the Taliban.”

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“Many children in countries like Pakistan and India, as Kailash Satyarthi mentioned, many children, especially in India and Pakistan are deprived of their right to education because of social taboos, or they have been forced into child marriage or into child labour.”

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“I have brought with me some of my sisters from Pakistan, from Nigeria and from Syria, who share this story.”

Question 7

What is most closely a central idea of the text?

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Wealthy nations are not doing enough to aid and protect education in poorer countries.

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If striking down terrorists was a higher priority, children would have better educational opportunities.

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Malala thinks that she is not worthy of the Nobel Peace Prize and it should be given to someone who is standing up against violent conflicts.

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Malala has never had the opportunity to take high school courses.

Question 8

Which excerpt from the text most strongly supports the answer to Question 7?

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“Why do leaders accept that for children in developing countries, only basic literacy is sufficient, when their own children do homework in Algebra, Mathematics, Science and Physics?”

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“The number of children out of school has been halved, as Kailash Satyarthi said.”

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“But I think the more important question is why shouldn't they, why shouldn't they have this right to go to school.”

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“We could not just stand by and see those injustices of the terrorists denying our rights, ruthlessly killing people and misusing the name of Islam.”

Question 9

Match each vocabulary word with its corresponding synonym:

Question 10

What is most closely the meaning of the word sustainable as it is used in the passage below (paragraph 55)?

In year 2015, representatives from all around the world will meet in the United Nations to set the next set of goals, the Sustainable Development Goals. This will set the world's ambition for the next generations.

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adjective | able to be maintained without depleting resources

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adjective | paused until further notice

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adjective | permanent; never-ending

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adjective | hopeful

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