"IN PAKISTAN, A SELF-STYLED TEACHER ..." Quiz 1
Authored by Thomas Proctor
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7th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why does Kohli teach without pay?
She was denied an education when she was younger.
She wants to offer children an education.
She cannot work in the fields.
Her family has money.
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CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why are a large number of children not attending school?
The government does not require children to attend school.
Pakistan has not hired nearly enough teachers for its schools.
Families do not have the money to send children to school.
There is no way for children to get to school.
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CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following best describes a central idea of the text?
The state of education in Pakistan is severely inadequate because individuals don’t hold the government accountable for fixing this problem.
Aansoo Kohli and other activists are uniting Pakistani local governments to demand the resources that children in the city receive.
The efforts of Aansoo Kohli are helping to bring attention to and correct the flaws of the Pakistani educational system.
Pakistan’s poverty crisis prevents the government from affording to hire teachers to educate the children who live in the countryside.
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CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does the quoted phrase “‘What’s she going to do once she’s educated?’” (Paragraph 9) frame the attitude towards educating the children of this Pakistani village?
It highlights the focus on farming skills that the poor need in order to work in Minah Ji Dhani, which is valued by the locals in Aansoo’s village.
It shows the villagers are jealous of Aansoo’s courage and persistence to study, which demonstrates their lack of interest and trust in the educational system.
It highlights the villagers’ disappointment in Pakistan’s treatment of the poor, thus framing their negative attitude towards their children going to school.
It shows that the villagers depend more on labor than academics, thus explaining why they question the value of education.
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CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which answer choice best supports the inference that people in Pakistan do, sometimes, put aside differences and band together for the common good?
'Aansoo’s message is being heard beyond her village. Liaquat Ali Mirani, a principal in the Sindhi city of Larkana, runs a website that publishes the names and photos of absentee teachers in the hope this will shame them into doing their jobs.'
'“I told them God’s on their side,” says Dalwani. “He’ll help them.” This seems to have worked. Ram Chand, a farm worker, has allowed three of his daughters to go to the cattle shed: “I am very happy,” he says. “We don’t want the children to lead the life we’ve led.”'
'Overwhelmed by numbers, she teaches some of the older children, who then squat on the ground and impart what they have just learned to the smaller kids, some as young as three. Somehow the village whipped up enough money to buy some dog-eared government textbooks and hand-held blackboards.'
'Aansoo’s cowshed “school” is her answer to that question. She has no teaching qualifications and works without pay. This hasn’t deterred her from pushing ahead with a personal campaign to give her village’s children—girls as well as boys—the chance to get educated.'
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CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does the author reveal his point of view in the passage?
He contrasts the heroic efforts of Aansoo Kohli with the shameful actions of officials in Pakistan's Education Department in order to shame them into adopting a compulsory education plan for all children.
He uses numerous pieces of factual information such as statistics and expert opinions in order to support his argument that Pakistan discriminates against its poor Hindu minority in issues of education.
He illustrates numerous selfless, compassionate acts by Aansoo Kohli as he tells her life story and attempts to motivate young women to challenge traditional stereotypes about what their role in society should be.
He spotlights a major problem in Pakistan by revealing how the efforts of a single individual contrast with the actions of many corrupt government officials and teachers.
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CCSS.RI.7.6
CCSS.RI.7.9
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
CCSS.RI.6.9
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In Paragraph 3 why is the word "school" in quotation marks?
It is interpreting the Hindu word hung outside the cowshed and restating it in English for the benefit of readers who would not understand it otherwise.
It is quoting the word used by Aansoo Kohli to describe the activities that go on inside the cowshed where 150 boys and girls from her village meet.
It is emphasizing the irony of the use of the term when it has almost none of the qualities traditionally associated with a place of learning.
It is symbolizing the term the author chooses to use to represent a concept of education that does not exist in the Hindu culture in which girls are expected to follow strict expectations.
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CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
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