Malala the Powerful

Which sentence below best summarizes the article “Malala the Powerful”? 

• Many girls around the world don’t go to school. 
•  Members of the Taliban believe that music should be banned. 
• Malala risked her life to help girls get an education
• Malala has won many awards.

You can infer that Malala and her classmates stopped wearing their school uniforms _____.

• because the uniforms were unattractive

• to hide the fact that they were going to school

• to protest the school’s dress code

• because the Taliban had banned uniforms

How was Malala injured?

• shot in the head

• shot in the shoulder

• shot in the stomach

• shot in the heart

The article states that notes began appearing under Malala’s door ordering her to give up her crusade. You can infer that the notes were from _____. 

• Malala’s parents 
• Pakistan’s president
• Malala’s classmates
• Taliban members 

The article says, “The hours following the shooting were a nightmare.” What does this mean? 

• It was a confusing, scary, awful time
• It was all a dream; it didn’t really happen. 
• It was late at night.
• Malala had dreamed about being shot.

Which line from the article supports the sentence, "The hours following the shooting were a nightmare"?

• “Malala’s friends were not critically injured . . .”

• “A bullet had destroyed her left ear and sent fragments of bone into her brain.”

• “Her family soon joined her.”

• “. . . Malala has made a remarkable recovery.”

Which statement BEST summarizes the article?

• The Taliban are a terrorist group

• Many children around the world cannot go to school

• The Taliban launched a campaign against girls

• At great personal risk, a teenage girl in Pakistan spoke out for her rights to an education.

You can infer that Malala and her classmates stopped wearing their uniforms because

• they were too small

• they were sent away from home

• they didn't want the Taliban to know they were going to school

• school was closed

The text says Malala was "a crusader for a girl's right to go to school." A crusader is:

• a soldier

• teacher

• advocate

• opponent

When the Taliban ordered all schools to be closed, Malala's father

• went into hiding

• kept his school open

• closed his school

• built an additional school