“North Koreans are defecting to South Korea because of K-pop”

1. Read the following paragraph from the section "High-Risk Entertainment For North Koreans." 

The risks for people in North Korea are real. There is a special unit of the police in charge of stopping pop culture. Even people under 18 years old who are caught can face up to a year in a re-education camp. Adults can face a lifetime of hard labor or they could even be killed. Which of the following is an accurate explanation of what this paragraph means?

• People in North Korea disagree about which kinds of music are best.

• People in North Korea face severe (very serious) consequences for listening to pop music.

• People in North Korea find ways to listen to pop music in secret.

• People in North Korea are protesting the strict rules their government makes.

Read the section "North Korean Control." Select the text from the section that explains HOW music is inspiring North Koreans to seek freedom.

• North Korea became a country in 1948, after World War II ended. The United States and the Soviet Union, now the country of Russia, were two winners in the war that involved many countries around the world. Japan was also on the losing side of the war. Japan controlled Korea at the time. The United States and Soviet Union punished Japan by dividing the region of Korea in half. The United States helped establish the country of South Korea, which became a democratic nation with a strong economy built around technology. The Soviet Union helped form North Korea. Because the Soviet Union was a communist country, North Korea became a communist country. They decided to have a paternal line of succession in their government. This means the government can only be led by men from the same family.

• Under a communist government, people cannot own land or vote for a leader. In North Korea, citizens need permission to leave the country, and it is difficult for visitors to enter. The government owns and controls everything. The government controls what people can watch on television and what music they hear. The people of North Korea do not know much of what happens outside, or even inside, of their country.

• Now, K-pop, pop music from South Korea, seems to be changing that. This music is causing some people to question what the North Korean government tells them. Many people are defecting. They secretly leave North Korea to live in another country. More and more defectors say that music is partly what led them to doubt their government.

• As more people get cellphones in North Korea, more people are able to listen to K-pop. They also get South Korean music and movies through the country's busy trade business with China. The North Korean government is against the music. The leader of the country, Kim Jong Un, has vowed to "crush"

What caused Kang Na-ra to defect to South Korea?

• She wanted to study for a business degree.

• She wanted to live in a communist country.

• She wanted to become a K-pop singer.

• She wanted to be able to express herself freely.

WHY did Ryu Hee-jin feel angry after seeing a documentary on Kim Jong Il?

• She learned that he was a fan of South Korean movies and TV shows, even though he forbids his country's people from watching them.

• She learned that he was the father of the current leader, Kim Jong Un, and gave him the job of leading the country without being qualified.

• She learned that he punished people for watching illegal footage of a K-pop concert that was given in the capital of North Korea.

• She learned that he punished a young woman for wearing blue jeans to the market by burning the jeans in front of her

In the context of this speech, what does pop mean?

“Ryu Hee-jin grew up in North Korea and sang songs about her country. The songs praised the country's leader.

One day she heard American and South Korean pop music. She could not believe how different it was. "When you listen to North Korean music, you have no emotions, but when you listen to American or South Korean music, it gives you the chills," she said. "The lyrics are so fresh, so relatable."

• burst

• disliked

• uncommon

• well-liked

Fill in the blank using the correct form of “by” to express how something is done.

The United States and Soviet Union punished Japan __________ the region of Korea in half.

• by divide

• by dividing

• by to divide

• by to dividing

Explain how the author proves that K-pop has an influence into why young people are defecting from North Korea?

Support your answer using textual evidence from the text.

Sentence Frames:

The author was (in)effective in proving that __________.

The first thing the author has the reader consider is __________.

The author presents the fact that __________.

In addition, __________.