I Am Malala HMH

Select two sentences that show Malala's beliefs about the importance of education.

• "I'd already heard the rooster crow at dawn but had fallen back to sleep." (Para. 3)

• "After the fifteenth of January, no girl, whether big or little, shall go to school." (Para. 25)

• "How would I complete my studies and become a doctor, which was my greatest hope at the time." (Para. 36)

• "I wrote about how hard it was to study or sleep at night with the constant sounds of fighting in the hills outside town." (Para. 49)

• "In my next entry, I wrote about how school was the center of my life and about how proud I was to walk the streets of Mingora in my school uniform." (Para. 51

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What inference can you make about Malala's parents?

• THey want Malala to become famous.

• They want Malala to follow the Tailban's rules.

• They want Malala to be brave and to speak out against injustice.

• They are afraid of the Taliban and want to silence Malala so that she will not get hurt.

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Select the excerpt that best supports the answer to the previous question.

• "In our culture, girls do not defy the males in their family." (para. 34)

• "School had been due to end of the first week of January for our usual winter break, so my father decided to postpone the holiday." (para. 35)

• "My father didn't argue with him. The Taliban were cruel; but even they wouldn't hurt a child, he wanted to say." (para. 41)

• " 'Speaking up is the only way things will get better,' [my mother] said." (para. 46)

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Which quote best supports how Malala is characterized as being a good scholar?

• "I jumped in that Tuesday morning and never looked back."

• "It's seven thirty and you're late for school!"

• "I'd heard the morning call to prayer from the mosque nearby."

• "I'd stayed up far too late the night before, studying for an exam."

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

What happened to Malala when she was late for school in Shangla?

• She got detention.

• She got hit with a stick.

• She got kicked out of school.

• She did not get to eat lunch.

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What country is Malala from? 

• Pakistan 

• Afganistan 

• India 

• Bangladesh 

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CCSS.RL.K.6

How would you summarize how Malala's day suddenly changed from the information in paragraphs 1 through 24?

• Her ride from school took an alternate route through the city where she sees the typical hustle and bustle of the urban setting.

• Malala's best friend becomes very upset with her because she was hiding secrets from her.

• Instead of enjoying a typical ride home, she encountered two men who stopped the ride and asked for her.

• She realized that she had failed the test that she was studying for and is now falling behind.

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Malala is trying to explain... by using specific numbers (such as the number of girls remaining or specific dates).

• How girls feel about education and how valuable education is to them.

• Education is something that should be taken for granted.

• Time is infinite and there are ample opportunities for her and her peers to learn.

• Religion is a major factor in supporting Malala's activist actions.

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What does Malala's dedication to advocating for women's education tell you about her purpose for writing towards a large audience?

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By describing the clothes she is wearing on page 107, paragraph 54, she demonstrates a trait of BRAVERY.

• True

• False

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