News Debate: Phone Control
Authored by Fareed Abrahams
English
10th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which amendment protects against unreasonable searches and seizures?
the First Amendment
the Second Amendment
the Third Amendment
the Fourth Amendment
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.7
CCSS.RI.8.7
CCSS.RI.9-10.7
CCSS.RL.8.7
CCSS.RL.9-10.7
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The passage shows two sides of this debate: Should the police be allowed to dig through people’s cell phones? According to the passage, all of these people are against the police being allowed to dig through people’s cell phones EXCEPT
Detective Chris Grider
Justice Kathryn M. Werdegar
Valinten Perez
Gregory Diaz
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What can you most likely conclude about Gregory Diaz after reading the passage?
He was probably sentenced to jail.
He wasn’t actually guilty of a crime.
He was related to one of the judges.
He used to work as a police officer.
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
CCSS.RI.11-12.2
CCSS.RI.9-10.1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Read these sentences from the passage:
“Diaz was convicted. Later, however, he appealed the charges.”
In this sentence, the word convicted means
reported angry
acted alone
looked after
found guilty
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CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The author’s purpose for writing this passage was all of the following EXCEPT
to present evidence for both sides of the argument
to let the reader come to his or her own conclusions
to provide facts about the 2007 case People v. Diaz
to offer convincing proof that one side is clearly right
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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6
CCSS.RI.11-12.6
CCSS.RI.8.6
CCSS.RL.11-12.6
CCSS.RL.9-10.6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why did sheriffs arrest Gregory Diaz?
They said, he had participated in a bank robbery.
They said, he was involve in a murder case.
They said, he had participated in a drug deal
They said, he had participated in an illegal protest.
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.8.1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The question below is an incomplete sentence. Choose the word that best completes the sentence.
Gregory Diaz appealed the charges, _______ the California Supreme Court upheld his conviction.
for
or
as
but
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CCSS.RF.3.3B
CCSS.RF.3.3C
CCSS.RF.3.3D
CCSS.RF.4.3A
CCSS.RF.5.3A
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