"Hunger Games" salute now banned by Thailand's military lead

Read the section “Reading 1984.” Information under which two paragraphs is MOST relevant to include in a summary of the article.

• paragraphs 2 and 3

• paragraphs 1 and 5

• paragraphs 3 and 4

• paragraphs 3 and 5

Select the sentence that BEST supports the main idea of the article.

• Supporters of the government said it was elected democratically and should stay.

• Premieres of “Mockingjay” were canceled at two Bangkok movie theaters.

• In Thailand, five other student protesters were arrested for using the three-finger salute.

• Defenders of human rights criticized the government for banning even symbols of protest.

Read the sentence from the article. Thailand's military took over the government on May 22 and imposed martial law, cutting back civil liberties and preventing people from protesting. Which of the following options best replaces the phrase "cutting back" as used in the above sentence?

• curbing

• extending

• expanding

• shortening

Select the sentence that contains a word that means the same as "disturbed."

• “Life in Thailand is growing more absurd by the day," John Sifton wrote in a Twitter post.

• Defenders of human rights criticized the government for banning even symbols of protest

• Thailand had been affected by demonstrations for and against the former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.

• A colonel with the city's police said the three students arrested were taken to an army camp for “attitude adjustment.”