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Know your rights

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If a police officer or immigration officer talks to you, what does the right to remain silent allow you to do?

a)

Talk a lot and answer everything.

b)

Stay quiet and do not answer questions.

c)

Run away from them.

d)

Show them papers that are not real.

2.

Can you ask the officer if you are allowed to leave?

a)

No, you must always stay.

b)

Yes, you can ask if you are free to go.

c)

Only if you are a grown-up.

d)

Only if you have a special card.

3.

If an officer asks where you were born, what can you choose to do?

a)

Tell them a different place.

b)

You must tell them the truth.

c)

You can choose not to tell them.

d)

Show them a fake ID card.

4.

If you want to stay quiet, what should you say?

a)

Say "I want to stay quiet" out loud.

b)

Just think it in your head.

c)

Write it on a piece of paper.

d)

Whisper it very softly.

5.

If an officer wants to look in your bag or clothes, but you are not arrested, what can you say?

a)

"Yes, you can look."

b)

"No, you cannot look."

c)

"Only if you promise to be quick."

d)

"I will look for you."

6.

If you are taken by officers, what is the most important person to ask to talk to?

a)

Your best friend.

b)

Your teacher.

c)

A lawyer.

d)

Your favorite movie star.

7.

Before you put your name on any paper, what should you do?

a)

Sign it very fast.

b)

Ask someone else to sign it.

c)

Make sure you know what the paper means.

d)

Draw a picture on it.

8.

What does the freedom of assembly allow people to do?

a)

Start a business

b)

Gather together peacefully

c)

Write new laws

d)

Choose the president

9.

Which amendment gives the following rights/freedoms: Freedom of speech, religion, press, assemble and petition? (a)  

Choose from the below words
2nd Amendment
3rd Amendment
1st Amendment
4th Amendment
10.

Which freedom lets you ask the government to change something you think is wrong?

a)

Freedom of petition

b)

Freedom of speech

c)

Freedom of religion

d)

Freedom of the press

11.

Which of the following is NOT one of the five freedoms guaranteed by the First Amendment?

a)

Freedom of the press

b)

Freedom to vote

c)

Freedom of religion

d)

Freedom of speech

12.

What should you do if an officer asks to see your identification?

a)

Make up a story about your name.

b)

Refuse and walk away without saying anything.

c)

Give them someone else's ID.

d)

Show them your real identification if you have it.

13.

Which right allows you to express your ideas and opinions?

a)

Freedom of speech

b)

Freedom of assembly

c)

Freedom to vote

d)

Freedom of religion

14.

If you do not understand what an officer is saying, what can you ask for?

a)

Pretend you understand and agree to everything.

b)

Ask for a translator or someone to help explain.

c)

Start talking about something else.

d)

Leave without saying anything.

15.

What should you do if you do not understand a paper an officer gives you?

a)

Sign it without reading.

b)

Ask for help to understand it.

c)

Throw it away.

d)

Draw on it.

16.

Which right allows you to print your ideas in a newspaper?

a)

Freedom of the press

b)

Freedom of assembly

c)

Freedom of religion

d)

Freedom to vote

17.

If an officer asks to search your home, what should you ask to see?

a)

A search warrant

b)

Your friend's opinion

c)

Their badge number

d)

Their favorite color