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WorksheetsPost-colonialism and Nationalism
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 34mins
From the text "Mohandas K. Gandhi":
Gandhi helped free India from the colonial rule of which nation?
America
Britain
France
Spain
From the text "Mohandas K. Gandhi":
The passage lists different tactics Gandhi used against the British government. Which of the following tactics did Gandhi NOT use?
non-violent protest
fasting
boycotts
physical assaults
From the text "Mohandas K. Gandhi":
Read the following sentences: “In 1947, Britain finally bowed to Gandhi’s peaceful pressure. India was finally granted independence.”
Based on the passage, “peaceful pressure” refers to what?
Gandhi’s legal work in South Africa
Gandhi’s nonviolent protests and disobedience
Gandhi’s imprisonment
Gandhi’s status as one of the greatest leaders of the 1900s
From the text "Mohandas K. Gandhi":
Read the following sentences: “Gandhi’s fasts drew public attention to his cause. Newspapers and the public began to sympathize with Gandhi. They put pressure on the British government to change its ways.”
As used in the passage, what does the word “sympathize” most nearly mean?
support
attack
ignore
encourage
From the text "Mohandas K. Gandhi":
What is this passage mainly about?
Gandhi’s childhood and inspirations
Gandhi’s nonviolent resistance and disobedience
Gandhi’s influence on political leaders
British colonial rule in India
From the text "How Salt Shook an Empire":
What is the central idea of the text?
It took longer for Gandhi to create positive change in India because he refused to use violence.
Gandhi was not arrested for making his own salt, as it was considered a small crime by the government.
Only the British were allowed to make their own salt, which Indians were forced to steal it in order to survive.
Gandhi peacefully protested the British tax of salt to bring about change in India.
From the text "How Salt Shook an Empire":
Which alternate title best expresses the main idea of the passage?
Mahatma Gandhi’s Life and Death
How Gandhi Challenged the Salt Tax
Why the People of India Needed Salt
The British Empire’s Takeover of India
From the text "How Salt Shook an Empire":
Which of the following describes the problem that prompted Gandhi to take part in civil disobedience?
The British government forced people to buy taxed salt from them.
The British government used violence to control the people of India.
The British government removed the supply of salt from India
The British government unfairly took control of India.
From the text "War in Sudan":
Which of the following describes a central idea in the text?
The violence in Sudan was a product of its pre-1953 history and represents one of many ongoing global conflicts.
South Sudan’s independence from Sudan was a victory for the common people against an oppressive government.
The struggle for power by different groups in Sudan and South Sudan has resulted in multiple armed conflicts.
The United Nations must take a more active role in preventing humanitarian crises like the genocide in Darfur.
From the text "War in Sudan":
Which statement best describes the relationship between leaders and civilians throughout the conflicts in Sudan?
Leaders persuade their supporters to distrust the other side and to overlook violence targeting other civilians.
Leaders want what is best for the civilians who belong to their side, which is why they choose to start wars.
Leaders use ethnic and cultural differences to divide people and start wars that hurt civilians on all sides.
Leaders direct soldiers to use violence against civilians, even though most soldiers consider that wrong.
From the text "War in Sudan":
Which of the following sentences from paragraph 9 best shows what the SPLA had hoped to change in Sudan?
“In reaction to these provocations, a new resistance group formed in the south, called the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA).”
“For a while, it looked like the north might agree to a more balanced system of government.”
“But in 1989, the politically and religiously extreme Omar al-Bashir seized control and made himself head of all parts of the government.”
“The south lost hope for a quick solution.”
From the TED Talk "The Leaders Who Ruined Africa and the Generation Who Can Fix It":
Which of the following identifies the central idea of the talk?
The sudden and violent changes in government that Swaniker has experienced in Africa makes him fearful for the quality of its future.
The previous three generations of Africa’s leaders have ruined Africa, but the fourth generation of leaders have given Swaniker hope that it can succeed.
While Africa has had problematic leaders in the past, Swaniker believes that Africa must prepare a fourth generation of leaders that will drive economic growth.
Swaniker believes that no generation of leaders in Africa will succeed until the power that is given to leaders is better controlled and monitored.
From the TED Talk "The Leaders Who Ruined Africa and the Generation Who Can Fix It":
Read the following excerpt from the talk and answer the following question:
"Let me show you an example of one person who is living up to this legacy of creating prosperity: Laetitia. Laetitia's a young woman from Kenya who at the age of 13 had to drop out of school because her family couldn't afford to pay fees for her. So she started her own business rearing rabbits, which happen to be a delicacy in this part of Kenya that she's from. This business did so well that within a year, she was employing 15 women and was able to generate enough income that she was able to send herself to school, and through these women fund another 65 children to go to school. The profits that she generated, she used that to build a school, and today she educates 400 children in her community. And she's just turned 18."
How does this paragraph contribute to the development of ideas in the talk?
It shows the potential that individual leaders possess.
It portrays Africa’s current economy as a struggling one.
It proves that Africa’s economy is improving with every generation.
It emphasizes the importance of pursuing an education.
