Malala United Nations Speech

Which statement about education does the speech best support?

• Children are forced into child labor at an early age.

• Books are necessary for people to learn to read.

• Members of terrorist groups should be denied an education.

• Education will empower people to overcome problems.

How does Malala support the claim that extremists act out of fear? Use details from the speech to support your answer.

Which two ideas best support the claim that people must fight together for human rights?

• Speaking out will bring equality to society.

• Success results from having common goals.

• Terrorism can be eliminated in schools.

• Activists should support universal education.

• Terrorists assume they can eliminate hope.

In her speech Malala states that Malala Day

• is not her day, alone

• recognizes every woman, boy and girl who have raised their voices for their rights

• honors the many, many people who have been injured and killed by terrorists, of whom she is just one

• All of the above

One of the most memorable parts of Malala's speech is when she says

• "Dear brothers and sisters. Do remember one thing..."

• "Here I stand, one girl among many..."

• "One child, one teacher, one book, and one pen, can change the world."

What are some of the rights Malala mentions that she feels are worth fighting for?

• The right to live in peace and to be treated with dignity

• The right to be educated and have equal opportunities

• All of the above

Malala structures much of her speech around

• a plan for education

• a call to action

• neither is true

Malala encourages her listeners to wage a global struggle against

• terrorism

• illiteracy

• poverty

• all of the above

Malala's use of repetition (saying the same thing over and over again) when she says "We call upon..."

• Makes her speech boring

• Makes her message stronger

• Has no real effect on her audience

Malala's speech is written in

• first person (I, we)

• second person (you)

• third person (they)