Malala the Powerful

"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

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RI.6.4

"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

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.4D

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

"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

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

"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

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.4D

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

"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

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

"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.

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

"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

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

"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

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RL.6.4

"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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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4