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"The hijab represents..." Newsela Article Test

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How would you feel if you HAD to wear a hijab anytime you left your home?

a)

Proud

b)

Embarrassed

c)

Irritated

d)

Angry

2.

To set free or release someone from control, duties, limits, or prison is...

a)

tolerate

b)

nuance

c)

resonate

d)

liberate

3.

The intolerance of other ideas, races and/or religions is...

a)

bigotry

b)

feminism

c)

liberation

d)

modesty

4.

The quality of behaving, speaking and dressing in a decent, non-revealing way is called having...

a)

liberation

b)

modesty

c)

Islamophobia

d)

bigotry

5.

When something resonates, it echoes and vibrates.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

If you are Islamophobic, you could be viewed as a bigot.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

A hijab goes beyond the head scarf.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

If someone gave you explicit directions to the party, you'd probably get lost.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

The central idea of a text is...

a)

the main point of the text

b)

includes as much info. as possible about the text

10.

The most common place for readers to locate the central idea is...

a)

the title

b)

the first paragraph

c)

the third paragraph

d)

the caption

11.

A summary is an average of three complete paragraphs long.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

An objective summary includes one's feelings and opinions.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

The author includes information about Dilara Sayeed, a woman who wears a hijab, first. What is a reason why the author chooses to provide information about Sayeed's father next?

a)

to explain the traditional view that Sayeed's father has about wearing a hijab

b)

to show how Sayeed has been affected by her father's views about wearing a hijab

c)

to show that Sayeed's father thinks she should be older before she wears a hijab

d)

to explain that Sayeed has a different view from her father about wearing a hijab

14.

What is the MAIN reason the author includes the section "Hannah El-Amin"?

a)

to explain how faith is the reason that some women choose to wear a hijab

b)

to reinforce the idea that women wearing a hijab have successful careers and act professionally

c)

to describe the hostility that a woman wearing a hijab has faced at her workplace

d)

to give an example of why it is wrong to judge a woman because she wears a hijab

15.

People who are Islamophobic are fearful of and do not like to see women wearing hijabs.

Which of the following BEST explains how the author's perspective is different?

a)

The author thinks women who wear hijabs are shy and quiet and do not pose a threat to anyone.

b)

The author believes that women who wear hijabs should be viewed and accepted as regular people.

c)

The author thinks some women who wear hijabs are a threat but that others should be accepted.

d)

The author believes that women who wear hijabs are religious and therefore strive to be good people.

16.

Read the following claim:

Women who wear hijabs are acting in an un-American way.


How would the women interviewed for the article MOST likely respond to this claim?

a)

We wear hijabs because it gives us strength to stand up to those who think we are un-American.

b)

We wear hijabs as a way to protest those things about America that we think need to be changed.

c)

We wear hijabs because we have the right to express ourselves as we choose in America.

d)

We wear hijabs mainly because we want people to learn about our un-American ways.

17.

LAFS.8.R.I. 1.2

In five complete sentences, write an Objective Summary of the article.

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